Conor Benn’s aggressive pressure style created angles Ryan Garcia exploited all night.
Conor Benn needed to cut the ring off against Ryan Garcia but he never came close to.
A fatal thing in the end for Conor Benn in his second round knockout defeat.
Some notes on this and more technical boxing notes on the fight;
- Benn is naturally orthodox but fights in aggressive, forward positions
- Garcia found angles by pivoting against Benn’s forward pressure
- Foot positioning became the key differentiator in the matchup
- Garcia’s left hook worked because Benn’s guard was centered
- Lateral movement created the angle for the right hand
- Benn’s tendency to lean forward left him open to overhands
- His corner likely drilled the overhand right during camp
- The knockdown came when Benn was pulling back
- Pressure fighters often struggle against opponents who pivot
- Benn’s inability to cut off the ring left him a sitting duck
The Ryan Garcia overhand right had been the telling factor ultimately in the bout.
A big shot that Benn could not get over, the flurry that finished it after an inevitable one.
The Ryan Garcia feet movement made it also tough for Benn to try to cut the ring off ultimately on fight night.
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