Garcia’s sponsors include Gatorade, which paired him with the N.B.A. He is also a savvy self-promoter who has parlayed his massive social media following ( 9.6 million Instagram followers) into mainstream prominence. Garcia has never held a top-tier world title, but his blend of reach, hand speed and punching power has yielded impressive results - his 23 wins include 19 knockouts. His record outside the ring includes arrests for a hit-and-run accident that injured four people (he’ll be sentenced next month) and pending charges that he struck a woman at his home in Parkland, Fla. Their heavily hyped showdown is expected to attract a celebrity-studded capacity crowd to T-Mobile Arena Saturday night.ĭavis’s 28-0 record includes world titles in three weight classes, a series of sold-out venues and several highlight-reel knockouts. That debate preceded one about who would break whose jaw, and followed an exchange in which the boxers swapped promises to knock each other unconscious. “You’re shocked I’m on weight, though,” said Davis, who is known as Tank. Davis, an undefeated power puncher from Baltimore, countered that the limit would only affect Garcia, who normally scales closer to 140-pound super-lightweight limit. Garcia, an undefeated 24-year-old from Los Angeles, accused the 28-year-old Davis of looking drained, suggesting his opponent was struggling to cut down to the 136-pound weight limit contracted for their bout. LAS VEGAS - When Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia stood face to face, posing for the photos that closed out their news conference on Thursday, another argument erupted between the two boxers.

Food Fight by Linda B. Davis