{"id":118621,"date":"2023-03-09T16:10:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T21:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=118621"},"modified":"2023-03-09T16:46:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T21:46:28","slug":"gervonta-davis-ryan-garcia-press-conference-gets-heated-breaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=118621","title":{"rendered":"Gervonta Davis &#8211; Ryan Garcia Press Conference Gets Heated &#8211; Breaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=118621\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=118621\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-118622 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/thumbnail-5-3-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/thumbnail-5-3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/thumbnail-5-3.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo by Amanda Westcott\/SHOWTIME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Undefeated boxing superstars Gervonta \u201cTank\u201d Davis and \u201cKing\u201d Ryan Garcia went face to face for the first time at a press conference in New York on Wednesday as they previewed their highly anticipated 12-round showdown that headlines a pay-per-view event on Saturday, April 22 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The telecast is being produced and distributed by SHOWTIME PPV and will be available across pay-per-view providers including DAZN PPV.<\/p>\n<p>Davis vs. Garcia is promoted by GTD Promotions, TGB Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the live event go on sale Friday, March 10 at 10 a.m. PT and will be available through www.axs.com.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-sale tickets will be available TOMORROW, Thursday, March 9 from 10 a.m. PT to 10 p.m. PT with the code: BOXING<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In a rare matchup of unbeaten superstars in the primes of their careers, Davis vs. Garcia is set up to be a crossover event that captures the sporting world\u2019s imagination. With contrasting, colorful personalities and aggressive, dynamic styles in the ring that translate to highlight-reel knockouts, April 22 projects to be the must-see boxing event of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Davis and Garcia squared off for a long and animated face-off at the conclusion of the press conference, offering a glimpse of the intensity on deck for fight night. Here is what the press conference participants had to say Wednesday from Palladium Times Square:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>GERVONTA DAVIS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re back at it. This time we got another dance partner. I know that it\u2019s going to be tough. This fight is definitely going to be tough. But this is what we came to do. We want the big fights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been boxing since I was seven. I fought a lot coming up. I\u2019m just happy to be a part of this moment and share the ring with a young fighter like Ryan Garcia who\u2019s daring himself to be great. He talked his way into this fight. April 22 he\u2019s going to have to show it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m coming from Baltimore and a lot of people don\u2019t make it from there. I\u2019m just happy to be a part of this event. I couldn\u2019t have done this by myself. I had a great team that got me here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve stayed focused and kept our head down and continued to grind. That\u2019s what really matters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this is important because we\u2019re both young. Both of us are at our peak. A lot of young fighters don\u2019t fight each other. We both made our name coming up and the time is now. We\u2019re both great fighters and we put it all on the line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll I have to do is keep working and beat whoever they put in front of me. That starts with Ryan Garcia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy strategy is going to depend on what he brings that night. Whether he\u2019s coming fast or slow, I always want to take my time. It all depends on what he brings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is going to be an explosive fight. It\u2019s two young guys who are hungry. It\u2019s all about who wants it more. Whoever is really built like that, that\u2019s who\u2019s going to win. Nobody can fight for him. It\u2019s about who\u2019s got that dog in them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RYAN GARCIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a fight that I\u2019ve been wanting for a very long time. To be a champion, you have to beat the best. It\u2019s not about the titles, it\u2019s about who you beat. It\u2019s a testimony to the respect I have for Gervonta as a fighter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to be the best. During this whole journey, I put boxing first and the fans first. I had to accept a lot of stipulations, but my power comes from within and from above. My strength comes from my heart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really came together and conquered the poison that\u2019s been stopping boxing from making the biggest fights. We found a way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApril 22 is the time where the words won\u2019t matter anymore. The truth will come out. We\u2019re both great fighters and we\u2019ll settle it in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at boxing, it\u2019s been hard to get prime fighters together. It usually happens too late. This is a moment that boxing has been longing for. You really can\u2019t make a bigger fight than this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a defining moment in our careers. This is about legacy. This is about who really wants the crown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019Tank\u2019 has the image of a devastating puncher. He\u2019s a great fighter. I\u2019ll know within myself what type of fighter I am after this fight. This is what I\u2019ve always wanted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just didn\u2019t want to take the risk of an interim fight before this one. There are a lot of little things that can happen. I didn\u2019t wait this long to mess it up at the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to be ready for 12 rounds. You have to respect your opponent. You can\u2019t just jump in to get a knockout. It might be more of a mental fight than people might believe. Different opponents make you approach fights in different ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CALVIN FORD, Davis\u2019 Trainer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese two are bringing boxing back. You\u2019re going to feel this energy. These are two great fighters. Y\u2019all made it happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis fight is about the next generation of boxing to come. I can\u2019t wait for the night to be on this new level. After this fight, who\u2019s going to be sitting on this throne? It\u2019s a passing of the torch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been waiting for something like this for years. This is the fight that\u2019s going to make the other fighters actually fight. This is how it\u2019s done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cY\u2019all ain\u2019t seen nothing yet. The best is yet to come. I really can\u2019t wait. We\u2019re ready. Let\u2019s do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>JOE GOOSSEN, Garcia\u2019s Trainer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat a great event this is going to be. When you get the two fighters together, it becomes real. We\u2019ve both been training, but I think after this press conference, you get a renewed invigoration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know it\u2019s going to be a tough fight. Ryan is a great fighter and I know that you\u2019re both going to put on a great show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese two men are going to go down in history. This is an incredible pairing that you don\u2019t see too often. This is a pay-per-view that I would not miss. Because it\u2019s going to be that exciting. We have two of the best fighters of this era sitting down at this table and I just can\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>TOM BROWN, President of TGB Promotions<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s happening. This highly anticipated super fight, which the fans have been begging for, is happening April 22 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Make no mistake, this is a super fight. It\u2019s one of the biggest that boxing has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not often in today\u2019s game that we see two fighters in their prime, both undefeated and both powerful knockout punchers, colliding in their primes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is boxing at its best. It wasn\u2019t ordered. It\u2019s the case of the two best fighters in the division making this happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny fight with \u2018Tank\u2019 equates to big business and financial success. He\u2019s broken records everywhere he\u2019s fought and it\u2019s made him one of boxing\u2019s biggest stars. He\u2019s one of the most explosive and dangerous fighters in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>LEONARD ELLERBE, Boxing Promoter<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is two undefeated guys coming together and it\u2019s going to be nothing but fireworks. You have to give all the credit to the two fighters. It\u2019s not about the promoters, it\u2019s about Ryan forcing this fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is by far the biggest fight in the entire sport. I recall that a couple of years ago when I was in Miami, Ryan approached me and said I want to \u2018eff your boy up\u2019. That\u2019s the only fight that he wanted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019Tank\u2019 Davis is going to go out there and show you why he\u2019s one of the best fighters in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>OSCAR DE LA HOYA, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a mega-fight. That phrase gets thrown around a lot. How often do you get two guys who are undefeated, with huge fan bases and who are early in the peak of their career?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is bringing the best two fighters in their weight division in the same ring. We\u2019re all working together to make this big mega-fight. It almost never happens, but this is one that the world is not going to miss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to bring back the glory days because of Ryan Garcia. April 22 these two fighters are going to battle it out. I\u2019m not going to fight for them. They have to do the job themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese two wanted this fight. Ryan Garcia wanted this fight years ago and now it\u2019s here. May the best man win. I have a lot of respect for \u2018Tank\u2019. He\u2019s a special fighter, but Ryan Garcia is special as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>BERNARD HOPKINS, Golden Boy Promotions Partner<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one of those fights that we didn\u2019t see except for once or twice a year in the 1980s or 1990s. This fight has the ingredients. These two fighters will be future Hall of Famers. This is the biggest fight of this year. We should all treat it that way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTell everyone who aren\u2019t fight fans to tune in to this one. This is going to be a fight that hooks them and makes them stay in the sweet science.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t ask me who is going to win, because you know which side I am on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>STEPHEN ESPINOZA, President, SHOWTIME SPORTS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019Tank\u2019 Davis and Ryan Garcia are two fighters in the core social media demographic who are legitimate fighters with huge fan bases. This is a social media promotion. These guys don\u2019t get the credit they deserve for being skilled boxers. They are obviously bringing in fans beyond the core base. They are brands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have two very different fan bases geographically who both travel. Ryan\u2019s fan base is really strong in Southern California, the Southwest, and among the Mexican-American community. \u2018Tank\u2019s\u2019 core is the East Coast, although he has obviously done well across the country. We have two very engaged fan bases, and two very different fighters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis fight is the rising tide that lifts all boats. There is an enthusiasm that permeates everything else. It elevates the level of action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis fight is one of the cornerstones of our very ambitious 2023 schedule. It\u2019s a battle of the two most popular young fighters in the sport, two fighters in their athletic prime and two of the most exciting fighters in any weight division. Put that together and you have the biggest fight that is on the boxing schedule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen a fight this big gets made, there is no shortage of people rushing to take credit. \u2018Tank\u2019 Davis and Ryan Garcia deserve the credit for this fantastic event. Throughout the long negotiating process, they never wavered. They remained focused, refused to take the easy way out and take other opportunities, and delivered what the sport and the fans wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by Amanda Westcott\/SHOWTIME Undefeated boxing superstars Gervonta \u201cTank\u201d Davis and \u201cKing\u201d Ryan Garcia went face to face for the first time at a press conference in New York on Wednesday as they previewed their highly anticipated 12-round showdown that headlines a pay-per-view event on Saturday, April 22 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":118622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[30585],"class_list":["post-118621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-gervonta-davis-ryan-garcia-press-conference-gets-heated-breaking-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=118621"}],"version-history":[{"count":-2,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/118622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=118621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=118621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=118621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}