Many fans and followers might find the analogy a bit unexpected for their tastes. Ryan Garcia believes that the fight with Devin Haney was way tougher than the one he had with Gervonta Davis. So much so, the former told Patrick Bet-David during their conversation that ‘The Dream’ would rather defeat ‘Tank’ if ever there is a clash between the two. The whole exposition from someone currently embroiled in one of boxing’s most embarrassing controversies might sound a bit far-fetched to many. So why would he say that the boxer whom he dropped three times ten days ago proved to be a much harder nut to crack?

Moreover, apart from the fight itself, both the lead-up and the aftermath have been nothing short of controversial. On the day of the final weigh-in, he missed weight! Following the fight, reports of Ryan Garcia failing drug tests soon took over the boxing world by storm. Ever since, he has been fending off fire, especially from Team Haney and their supporters. So to call out his archrival as a much heavier-duty fighter than a past opponent is something a diehard may find hard to contemplate.

Ryan Garcia and Shocking Contrasts

“I will beat Gervonta Davis worse than I beat Devin Haney. Devin Haney is a harder fight than Gervonta Davis,” said Ryan Garcia. He was talking to Patrick Bet-David on his show. The latter asked if there was a fight between Devin Haney and Gervonta Davis, and then who emerged as the winner. ‘KingRy’ replied, “Haney beats Tank.”

He continued, “I don’t think Tank could; ah, Tank won’t get to Haney. Definitely, Haney will beat Tank.” At the beginning of the show, Bet-David wanted to know if Garcia could distinguish between the way Devin Haney hit and the way Gervonta Davis struck. Ryan Garcia replied, “Well, Haney, um, actually caught me, I mean Gervonta. I didn’t really it wasn’t a hard fight; I was just weak. That’s not a hard fight for me.“

The months following the fight announcement saw Ryan Garcia at his bizarre best. Especially the outlandish social media activities took everyone by surprise. Many even thought whether he he is mentally fit enough to pursue the fight.

Days of Highs and Lows

Then Ryan Garcia exceeded the mandated weight limit by 3.2 pounds. As a result, he forfeited his claim to Haney’s WBC light welterweight belt. But that was not all; he also ended up parting with reportedly $600,000 of his purse money.

But perhaps the disaster was reserved for after-fights. At the beginning of the month, increasing news reported that Ryan Garcia returned positive test results for the banned performance-enhancing drug (PED) ‘Ostarine’. Garcia, though, proclaimed his innocence and denied any sort of involvement in wrongdoing. Per the latest available reports, he seems to have requested his B-Sample be tested.

But amidst all the commotion, what came as a surprise to many was the expression of support Ryan Garcia received from Gervonta Davis. So much so that the WBA lightweight has signaled a green light for a tentative rematch with ‘KingRy’. But now, given how Ryan Garcia has rated Devin Haney so highly, many fans will be looking forward to how ‘Tank’ reacts to the astounding revelations.

What’s your take on Ryan Garcia’s assessment of the two fights? Do you agree with him? Please share your views with us in the comments below.

Boxer Ryan Garcia had been defending himself from the two alleged failed drug tests that came out after his fight against Devin Haney. He has always maintained his innocence and said that if he took these substances, he wasn’t on purpose and his food may have been tempted. In a third test that was conducted this week, the results came out negative for a third banned substance called nandrolone. The first two allged failed tests were for banned substances ostarine and a nandrolone metabolite. However, that second positive test required further analysis. After that analysis, Ryan Garcia has been cleared of nandrolone usage but that didn’t stop people like Claressa Shields to go after Ryan Garcia.

A fellow fighter who has always defended Ryan from this scandal is none other than Gervonta Davis, who defeated Ryan when they fought. ‘Tank‘ has always maintained that he doesn’t believe Ryan Garcia would use a banned substance on purpose. On the X platform, he even defended Ryan from Shields’ attacks. Writing: “So Ryan beat buddy ass fair and square. What the French bulldog face lady [Claressa Shields] have to say about this? And she blocked me. I should’ve blocked her as for the way she look. Her scare me.”

Ryan Garcia has been cleared of his second positive test

In the latest turn of events, journalist Dan Rafael was the one who reported that Ryan Garcia has been cleared from his second banned substance usage but the first one remains pending after an appeal from Garcia’s team. Meanwhile, Ryan started taking victory laps on his X account and even got Devin Haney to react. This is what he wrote: “So yall realize I didn’t fail the tests now. No substance other then this imaginary ostrich substance. Level so low wouldn’t have any effect. THEY TRIED BUT NO LIE STANDS. PRAISE GOD.”

Gervonta Davis has defended Ryan Garcia after he escaped a positive test for a second banned substance.

Garcia beat Haney in an astonishing upset after dropping his rival three times, but the win was thrown into controversy after he tested positive for ostarine on two VADA drug tests in an around the contest.

‘King Ry’ also tested positive for a metabolite of second banned substance nandrolone, but it required further analysis and was pending enquiry.

Journalist Dan Rafael obtained the report and revealed that a third test in the lab did not come back positive for banned substance nandrolone, which cleared him of use of a second banned substance.

However, it did still show readings for ostarine and he will be required to prove his innocence.

Davis has reacted to the news on Twitter, igniting beef with female boxing star Claressa Shields, writing: So Ryan beat buddy ass fair and square.

“What the French bulldog face lady [Claressa Shields] have to say about this?”

‘Tank’ has surprisingly leapt to the defence of former rival Garcia, who he fought and stopped in April 2023.

He even approached the fighter he conquered in private messages, where Garcia denied the claims and urged the American to pursue a rematch.

His 25-year-old rival has been adamant throughout the process that he did not deliberately used PEDs.

Gervonta Davis was Floyd Mayweather‘s prodigy, and he gave an interview recently after the press conference he had for the Frank Martin fight and what was more surprising than anything else was that he said he would like to fight Floyd Mayweather.

Aside from Mayweather, Davis named Shakur Stevenson, Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez, however, he specified that the one who would give him the most fight in case he could get in the ring with him, would be his former mentor.

Davis says he has a better career than Mayweather at his age

Davis already has history with the first 3 he mentioned and even fought Ryan Garcia; he has already had words with Shakur Stevenson and recently starred in a brawl in Las Vegas after the Canelo Alvarez vs Jaime Munguia fight.

Meanwhile, Floyd shared an image on social networks about his next fight in Mexico City and although there are no details of the fight, the mere fact that ‘Money’ wants to fight in Mexico has sports fans very excited.

Although it has not yet been confirmed who will be Mayweather‘s opponent in the next exhibition, there have been rumors linking him with several opponents, including a proposed rematch with Gotti III, which did not materialize.

Floyd Mayweather retired from boxing in 2017 undefeated after giving Olympic boxing lessons to several fighters including Canelo Alvarez, however, rumor has it that ‘Money’ is extremely upset with his prodigy Gervonta Davis.

What did Gervonta Davis say?

Gervonta is following the Mayweather school of bragging about his boxing talent and power, this apparently went to his head, as in an interview, Tank said he would beat Mayweather.

As expected, Mayweather could not sit idly by, and rumor has it that Mayweather may be coming back from retirement just to prove that he is the ultimate authority in his category in professional boxing.

After a press conference to promote his fight against Frank Martin, Davis responded.

“Me and Floyd? A beatdown,” Davis responded.

While it is highly unlikely that Mayweather and Davis will face each other, given their significant age difference and Mayweather‘s retirement from professional boxing in August 2017, the former five-weight world champion has continued to participate in exhibition bouts and is considered active in the sport.

His most recent exhibition bout was in June 2023 against John Gotti III, which ended in chaos when Gotti was disqualified, triggering a pitched battle in the ring.

Although it has not yet been confirmed who Mayweather‘s opponent will be in the next show, there have been rumors linking him to several opponents, including a proposed rematch with Gotti, which failed to materialize.

The Mayweather-Davis feud

The relationship between Mayweather and Davis began to deteriorate after Davis left Mayweather Promotions, the company that guided him to his first world championship in 2017 and collaborate exclusively with his advisor Al Haymon.