Spanish boxing is on a roll at the moment and I think his technical superiority gives him right about a 50/50 shot against Fundora’s volume and freakish dimensions. It’s hard to deal with Fundora, and he’s gotten better since his draw with Jamontay Clark in 2019, too. But he’s a good fighter, and while anyone is going to give up massive height to Fundora - who is between 6’5” and 6’7” depending on the latest press release about it - Garcia is a much more technically sound fighter. That was in early 2019, and Garcia has had four fights since, doing basically nothing to capitalize on that momentum. In the most notable fight of his career to date, Sergio Garcia went to London and dominated Ted Cheeseman. Sebastian Fundora vs Sergio Garcia predictions Scott Christ (59-20) Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME Gervonta Davis (3-0)! Cruz ducks into a face-melting uppercut sometime in the first few rounds. Though Davis can be pressured and doesn’t have the legs to keep Cruz out of his wheelhouse, he’s a lot more dangerous than “Pitbull” in said wheelhouse. Cruz is exactly the sort of Vicious Little Bastard (tm) I support, but his love of wading into the pocket with either wild swings or a low head in lieu of a jab make him an easy target for Davis’ vicious counters. Rankings-wise, this is every bit as valid as the Romero fight, and it figures to be even more violent despite the lack of personal beef. He’s the IBF top contender, sits in two other top 10s, and always brings the heat. Like I said when it was first announced, Cruz was about as good a last-minute replacement as you could get. Much like his bout against Leo Santa Cruz, it’s only a matter of time before Tank lands the big one, and I think it’ll come much sooner this time around. This is exactly the kind of opponent that Tank feasts on because he won’t have to worry about getting sparked by any one singular shot, and that will only emboldened him to stand in punching range until Cruz gets punished for his mistakes. It just has too many favorable conditions going for Tank for me to see any real path to victory for Cruz.įor one, Cruz is actually a smaller fighter than Tank (who is pretty small himself) and is going to be too aggressive and too wide with his shots going up against a sharpshooting counterpuncher. Styles make fights and this one here just doesn’t have much of any intrigue for me - especially as a PPV. I’m not going to lie, there seems to be more people than I expected who believe that Isaac Cruz is a more formidable opponent to Gervonta Davis than Rolando Romero. US boxer Gervonta Davis waves to the public before his fight against Mexican boxer Isaac Cruz during their WBA Lightweight Championship bout at the Staples center in Los Angeles, California on December 5, 2021.Bet on Davis (-1400) or the Cruz (+750) upset at DraftKings Sportsbook! Wil Esco (63-16) Gervonta Davis of the USA (L) fights Isaac Cruz of Mexico (R) during their WBA World Lightweight Championship fight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. 5, 2021.Ĭredit: CAROLINE BREHMAN/EPA-EFE/Shutter/CAROLINE BREHMAN/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Gervonta Davis, left, receives a punch from Isaac Cruz during their WBC lightweight title boxing bout in Los Angeles Sunday, Dec. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP) (Photo by APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images) US boxer Gervonta Davis (L) fights Mexican boxer Isaac Cruz during their WBA Lightweight Championship bout at the Staples center in Los Angeles, Californiaon December 5, 2021. Gervonta Davis, left, throws a punch at Isaac Cruz during their WBC lightweight title boxing bout in Los Angeles Sunday, Dec. US boxer Gervonta Davis (R) fights Mexican boxer Isaac Cruz during their WBA Lightweight Championship bout at the Staples center in Los Angeles, California on December 5, 2021. US boxer Gervonta Davis (L) fights Mexican boxer Isaac Cruz during their WBA Lightweight Championship bout at the Staples center in Los Angeles, California on December 5, 2021. The 27-year-old Davis is now 26-0, with 24 knockouts. The judges scored it, 115-113, 115-113, 116-112, in favor of Davis, who went the full 12 round for the first time in his career. Gervonta Davis remained undefeated as he retained his WBA lightweight title with a unanimous decision win over an up-to-the-challenege Isaac Cruz at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Dec.
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