Lightweight contender Ryan Garcia and former two-time world champion Javier Fortuna faced off at the final press conference for their DAZN clash on Saturday at the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. Fortuna gave Garcia his Chicago Bulls hat as a gift after Garcia stated that he likes the Chicago Bulls.
Ryan Garcia: “I’m determined to do something amazing, entertain the fans and give them a show. He wants to knock me out too, so we’re going to come in and throw our punches and give the fans a great show…we know what we do. I’m coming to f*ck him up too. I don’t care if he gave me a hat or not.”
Javier Fortuna: “Obviously there have been a couple of times in my career where I left it up to the judges and it wasn’t a good thing. It’s either he kills me or I kill him. Me giving you this hat doesn’t guarantee I won’t break your face on Saturday. I don’t want any excuses.”
– Looking to see a good scrap here.
– Not rooting for either fighter.
Garcia has better handspeed, harder punches, but his chin stays suspect. Either way, looking forward to this.
I don’t know how much Fortuna has left in the tank, but he’s definitely not a push over. He’s slick, scrappy and he has noooo problems fighting dirty and bending the rules. He’s a seasoned vet who knows all the tricks of the trade. Not to mention he’s a southpaw.
When Ryan fought Luke Campbell, who’s also a southpaw, he looked very uncomfortable. Even though Ryan won that fight, he didn’t look like he understood the mechanics of battling for proper foot position. Maybe Javier can exploit that!
Ryan’s size, reach and speed can be an issue for Fortuna, especially later in the fight, but it won’t be anything Fortuna never seen before, being that he also fought Robert Easter jr.
If it this Fortuna from 5 years ago I would bet the house on him, but like I said, he’s 32 now and hasn’t been that active lately. We’ll see!
I usually root for the underdog. I’d like to see Fortuna cut Ryan a piece of humble pie and bring him back down to earth!
If Ryan does get past Fortuna, I would like to see him step it up and fight a big name finally. He has to live up to all the hype. Too many bells and whistles surrounding him without the actual receipts!!!!
Enjoy the fights fellas
Nice Article, Steve Kim is that you?
Ryan Garcia appears to have the skills and style to be a remarkable fighter. That being said, Javier Fortuna is not the fighter he should be fighting. Fortuna does deserve a fight like this, however, skill-wise, he is not going to give Garcia a serious challenge.
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