EXCLUSIVE
I was knocked out by Gervonta Davis, but fighter I KO’d in 98 seconds hit harder, his punches were like rocks
Ryan Garcia has told marvelbet369.com that Gervonta Davis is not the hardest hitting boxer he's faced.
The 25-year-old is set to challenge Devin Haney on Saturday night, live on talkSPORT, in what will be the second PPV fight of his career.
3
The first, of course, came against Davis, better known as Tank, last year.
Both men put their unbeaten records on the line with Tank coming out on top.
The renowned power puncher floored Garcia with a stiff right hand in round two, then stopped him with a body shot in round seven.
However, despite this result, 'KingRy' is adamant that he's faced other opponents with more power than Tank.
More In Boxing
Devin Haney shoves Ryan Garcia in heated first face-off before grudge fight
When asked who's hit him the hardest, Garcia told marvelbet369.com: "That's probably Romero Duno.
"Even though I knocked him out in a minute, when he touched my back it felt like I was getting hit by a rock.
"And then Oscar Duarte, he hit hard.
"He had hands of stone, that s*** hurt.
Most read in Boxing
3
3
"So those are the two hardest punchers that I remember."
Discussing how most people would have assumed his answer would have been Davis, Garcia said: "People that criticise that comment have never boxed a day in their life, they don't know s***.
"You don't even need big pressure to knock somebody out. You need 6lbs of pressure.
"The only difference is if you don't see the shot coming - that's when you get dropped or hurt or whatever.
"He's good at disguising his punches, but when I saw them they did not hurt at all."
Devin Haney vs Ryan Garcia will be live on talkSPORT from 4am on Sunday morning.
Boxing WhatsApp channel
Get the latest fight news, reaction and the best opinion from talkSPORT pundits in our
Follow our Boxing channel
Topics