Gervonta Davis, the WBA lightweight champion, recently urged Ryan Garcia to retire through a now-deleted post on social media platform X. This statement came shortly after Garcia's contentious victory over Devin Haney at Barclays Center, Brooklyn. Davis holds an undefeated record of 29-0, with 27 wins by knockout.
Davis and Garcia faced off last April at the T-Mobile Arena in a match that ended with Garcia being stopped within seven rounds. The fight garnered over $100 million, marking it as the fifth highest-grossing boxing event in Nevada's history. Following Garcia's latest fight where he won against Haney by majority decision, Davis posted, "It’s best Ryan retire now. He [Garcia] is going to get hurt bad."
Garcia's recent bout with Haney saw him dropping Haney three times despite exhibiting unpredictable behavior leading up to the fight and weighing in over the 140 lbs limit by more than 3lbs, which led to financial penalties. Despite his win, which improved his record to 25-1 with 20 knockouts, Davis’s comments suggest concerns for Garcia's future in boxing.
Responding to Davis’s critique, Garcia challenged him back on platform X stating, "Everyone wanna talk about the little stupid Tank. Let’s fight nuff of that funny talk. Come see me at 144 and let’s stop the talk. If you beat Frank [Martin on June 15] let’s run it."
Everyone wanna talk about the little
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) April 23, 2024
Stupid tank
Let’s fight nuff of that funny talk
Come see me at 144 and let stop the talk
If you beat frank let’s run it @Gervontaa
