Pound for pound rated Gervonta Davis last year knocked out Ryan Garcia in emphatic fashion.
When you think about it, it shows Garcia’s mental toughness to bounce back at the weekend, again, to beat Devin Haney and drop him three times.
Davis had the following to say after Garcia’s latest win:
Garcia’s win at the weekend makes Davis’ KO of Garcia last year look even better now, all things considering.
A possible rematch at some point could certainly be in play.
They are both still young and arguably are not even in their primes yet.
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Great times for the sport of boxing to see so many elite world level fighters floating in and around the pound for pound contention list.
It all filters down to grass level amateur boxing too of course in all nations.
With the competition at the top so high, aspirations and work ethic at grass roots level only grows – on quest for the stars of the future looking up at the likes of Garcia, Haney, Davis, Stevenson and more.