Ryan Garcia was known for his left hook. Against Conor Benn, it was a devastating right hand that ended the fight in Round 2.
That left hook has been the signature shot for Garcia for years but a big overhand right catching Benn coming at him flat footed, Benn utilizing no defense basically, caused the damage tonight mostly.
Some notes on this tonight in boxing;
- Pre-fight talk centered entirely on Garcia’s left hook
- Benn trained specifically to neutralize that one punch
- A Round 1 hook buckled Benn and reinforced the pattern
- The finishing shot was a counter right, not the hook
- Benn pressed forward and walked directly into it
- Garcia timed it perfectly as Benn stepped into range
- Garcia revealed his right hand has been injured for years
- Two straight fights without hand issues changed everything
- Benn fought as if Garcia had nothing beyond the hook
- Future opponents can no longer game-plan for one hand
At the end of the day, he has many tools in his belt at this stage, he has proved that, has Ryan Garcia.
The left hand and the right hand can be both very effective for him and in different ranges, on the outside proved to be optimal again tonight.
Some said Benn needed to box close and close the distance to have success against Garcia, that right hand came on the outside and having the fight there only played into Garcia’s hands tonight against Benn.
Garcia displayed solid counter punching on the back foot tonight and covered up solidly also defensively in the small flurry Benn did try to get off tonight in the Garcia vs Benn fight.
The Garcia vs Benn match proved entertaining in the end for as long as it lasted.
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