The fight between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia has undoubtedly jolted the boxing world and, hopefully, the promoters.
Both contenders were media hungry, and it was surprising that the young and fast ‘King Ryan’ chose one of the most dangerous opponents he is likely to face in his career.
Garcia’s fearlessness was lauded, but it ultimately demonstrated that he was still a little too raw to compete against one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.
Ryan is now discussing a rematch, but “after a couple of fights” and at a weight class higher than lightweight.
It only took one fight between two stars to reaffirm that the best must fight the best, a principle that is particularly well applied in the UFC, where Dana White makes all of the decisions.
In the absence of big heavyweight fights, such as Crawford vs. Spence or Canelo vs. Charlo or Benavidez, the real entertainment is at lightweight, where there is an undisputed champion.
That is Devin Haney, who will defend his titles against Vasyl Lomachenko on May 20 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The Dream, the young WBC champion, faces off against the veteran and spectacular Matrix.
Whoever wins will not be able to hide from the division’s uncrowned king, Tank Davis, who has it in his hands to become the new Pay-Per-View king in the United States of America if he does not star in many more scandals.
It makes no difference whether Davis fights ‘Loma’ or Haney; both would be dream fights.
But, to this picture, we must add a new fighter who has made the transition to lightweight: Shakur Stevenson, a training partner of ‘Bud’ Crawford.
Stevenson is an exceptional boxer who moves in the ring like few others and possesses a wide range of resources, particularly defensive ones.
Many believe he is the only one capable of stopping Gervonta Davis, and this fight may not be too far away.
