Ryan Garcia needed just 85 seconds to TKO Conor Benn, then immediately called out champion Teofimo Lopez in a chaotic post-fight scene tonight.
Even though he claimed to be at peace after getting a victory tonight against Conor Benn, Ryan Garcia looked angry and in turmoil.
After, he called out another champion at 147 pounds, Teofimo Lopez, Lopez defeated Rolly Romero on points recently.
Some notes on this;
- Range control decides everything — Garcia needs distance, Lopez needs to smother him on the inside.
- Garcia’s untellegraphed left hook vs. Lopez’s right-hand counter is the chess match to watch.
- Lopez hinted Benn’s style was “made for Garcia,” suggesting he thinks he has Garcia figured out.
- Both are elite counterpunchers, but Garcia ends fights with one shot while Lopez builds combinations.
- Garcia weighed 145.5 lbs — his lightest since Haney — showing his body has adapted to 147.
- Garcia flipped from worship music calm to screaming at Lopez through the ropes post-fight.
- A win here gives either man huge leverage toward an undisputed 147-pound showdown.
- Lopez uses clinching and rough tactics; Garcia fights clean — referee style matters.
- Garcia has barely been tested past two rounds recently, so deep waters favor Lopez.
- Neither man wins on points — whoever lands their signature shot first ends it.
Lopez possibly comes into such a fight as underdog, as, Ryan Garcia looked strong tonight at the 147 pounds division.
Still has some punch and some speed, no doubt, although tough to learn anything from Garcia vs Benn tonight as the fight ended before it basically started.
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