The work team of British challenger Conor Benn has begun to break down the technical variables of the fight scheduled for next September 12 in Las VegasSnowfall.
In his first public statements of the camp, boxing coach Tony Sims analyzed the capabilities of Ryan Garcia facing the sporting commitment where the welterweight belt of the World Boxing Council.
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The European corner coach dismissed the physical strength of the defending monarch in the 147-pound category and argued that the American’s current tonnage does not correspond to that of a pure welterweight.
In an interview given to the specialized magazine The RingSims indicated that Ryan Garcia He lacks the necessary physical conditions to impose conditions of force against his client on the canvas.
“Actually, it’s just an inflated lightweight.”Sims explained to The Ring when assessing his counterpart’s physical transition in recent months. “Before this fight came up I was talking about going down to 140 pounds again, so I don’t think I can hurt him or stop him. My opinion is that Conor Benn will be too strong for him”the strategist detailed in his dialogue with the aforementioned media.
The question about the fighting spirit
The corner of the European challenger considers that the disparity in body dimensions will be the defining tactical element of the evening at the T-Cell Environment. In addition to the physical size, Sims questioned whether Ryan Garcia He has the necessary temperament to assimilate punishment in soft areas, remembering previous episodes of his professional history in the North American rings.
“It will be a complicated fight, there is no doubt about that, and Conor will arrive as an underdog in Las Vegas to face Ryan Garcia. “Everything will be resolved by Ryan,” argued Sims in the talk with The Ring. “But I think the size difference between the two will be an important ingredient. Plus, Conor has that fighting spirit, but do you have it Ryan Garcia? With the body shot he took from Davis, he could have gotten up, but he didn’t. We will see what happens on September 12,” the coach detailed.
Welterweight experience under scrutiny
The British strategist’s analysis also focused on the recent performance of the monarch, who won the 147-pound belt after beating Mario Barrios by unanimous decision in the month of February. For Benn’s coach, this result does not constitute a precise parameter of adaptation to the new weight category, suggesting that the opposing opposition presented very convenient characteristics for the rival corner.
“Ryan Garcia “He has fought against good boxers, he had that victory over Devin Haney and he is a good fighter,” Sims acknowledged. “But if we talk about 147 pounds, he’s really only beaten Mario Barrios. I don’t want to disparage Mario, he’s a good boxer, but I feel like he was a tailor-made opponent for Ryan.”constantly advancing with his hands covering his head,” the strategist explained.
Finally, the British coach established differences between Barrios’ qualities and the physical conditions that Conor Benn will bring to the Las Vegas card. Sims stressed that the challenger has a career that includes middleweight fights against Chris Eubank Jr., which gives him a blow assimilation advantage that nullifies the offensive power of the current welterweight champion.
“Conor Benn is not going to fight that way and, furthermore, Conor Benn is a much bigger boxer than Mario Barrios. Ryan is another fighter who has moved up from lightweight, while Conor twice faced a big middleweight, or even super middleweight, like Chris Eubank Jr. Eubank failed to hurt him even once in their 24 rounds together, so I don’t really see him Ryan Garcia hurting Conor Benn”, concluded the strategist.
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