This week, four-division legend Roy Jones Jr. talked about the Ryan Garcia vs Gvota Davis fight, which ended last week, in which three-division champion Davis finally won a seven-round knockout of Garcia.
Jones believes that Garcia lost because he made a fatal mistake, which is why keep storming Davis?
Jones revealed that he watched Garcia's preparation before the game and thought that if Garcia continued to put pressure on Davis, he was asking for trouble, because Garcia lacked a hard jaw like granite, so it was not enough to help him fight Davis.
Garcia's ability to resist striking has been much talked about, and he was once hit hard by Luke Campbell, and if Garcia's ability to resist hitting is really poor, then launching an onslaught on Davis is indeed crazy.
"I saw Garcia in training one day and I told him that if you keep pounding Davis and don't have a hard jaw, it's very dangerous," Jones said. Davis is a fighter who combines technique and strength, he has a lot of power and technique is not bad, it is difficult to say which one Davis is good at, but why is Garcia chasing a guy as fierce as a bulldog? ”
In Jones's view, Garcia simply used the wrong tactics, so it was only a matter of time before he suffered a heavy hit. "If you keep chasing Davis, it's just going to get him to catch you, not you grab him, so the fight will end between 6-9 rounds and sooner or later Davis will get a chance because Garcia played the wrong game and that's what happened," Jones said. ”
The author believes that even if Garcia does not continue to storm Davis, it will be difficult to win. Garcia's attack is very sharp, and he also showed his due level in the game, but in terms of comprehensive strength, he is indeed inferior to Davis, which includes experience, tactical use, psychological state and other comprehensive factors, in short, Garcia is still tender compared with the battle-hardened Davis, if this game is staged a year later, it may be more suspenseful.
Judging from past matches, Garcia is good at using speed to get close to the target, and then implement the left hook attack, but unfortunately his style of play is slightly single, more relying on the left hand to win the match, before being able to win consecutive battles, in the final analysis, he has not encountered such an opponent as Davis, and Garcia has never been a purely technical fighter, compared with standard "technical masters" such as Vasily Romachenko and Devin Hani, there is still a big difference, how can you expect him to implement other tactics to counter Davis?
Jones believes Garcia shouldn't keep the onslaught, referring to his somewhat aggressive approach and that this is true. In the second round of the bout, Garcia was in a storm and was knocked out by taking advantage of the opportunity, and then as the match progressed, his mentality changed and he became more passive. Garcia could play a little more patiently, but even that wasn't enough to win the game, Davis would gradually eat away at his opponent, Garcia might have lost more decently, but that's about it.