Top fighters face off in ring

BY MIKAI BRUCE Staff Writer

April 22, lightweight boxers Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis faced off in the ring and were scheduled for a 12-round bout. Garcia and Davis have been on a collision course for quite some time and this was the most sought after fight boxing has seen in a long time. Davis and Garcia had been feuding for quite some time before this fight was scheduled. It all began on social media, with each boxer going after the other in an attempt to goad him into a fight.

In the world of boxing, there is an emphasis on having an undefeated record because losing fights makes your stock as a fighter take a hit. Fighters often cherry pick fights that they know they have a great chance in so they can pad their records.

These days, it’s somewhat rare for two top fighters to agree to fight and potentially blemish their records, but that’s what made this fight such a big draw.

Both fighters are at the top of their profession with undefeated records going into the fight. Garcia had a record of 23-0 and Davis had a record of 28-0. Garcia is from California and Davis comes from Baltimore but both have dominated their division to the point that the next fight that made any sense was against each other.

Any other fight would have been pointless and drawn claims among fans that the two fighters were avoiding each other, Garcia especially had been accused of fighting lesser opponents, and Davis had just come off of fighting Rolly Romero — arguably, the third best boxer in the division. Going into the fight, Davis was the favorite due to his superior boxing skill and experience, despite him being the shorter fighter with shorter reach. Davis stands at 5-feet5-inches with a reach of 67 and a half inches, and Garcia stands at 5-feet-8-inches with a reach of 70-inches. Physically, Garcia had the advantage, but ul-