Ryan Garcia has insisted that heâs fully focused on Javier Fortuna despite talks of a Gervonta Davis fight in the future.
While he may have an impressive 22-0 unbeaten record in professional boxing, many fans and pundits alike still question the success and longevity of Ryan Garcia as a bonafide world champion. The youngster isnât in possession of an undisputed world title just yet but this weekend, heâll hope to take a big step towards accumulating one as he prepares to square off against Javier Fortuna.
The two will meet at Crypto.com Arena down in California with Garcia hoping a big knockout will secure him a bout with an even bigger name - most likely, Gervonta Davis.
âTankâ and âKingâ have been at each otherâs throats for years now and hopefully, weâll see a few questions get answered if they do lock horns.
For now, though, Garcia has Fortuna to focus on, and heâs taken the time to explain why Davis isnât the only thing on his mind.
"So if you're playing baseball and you know you're playing the A's after you play the Yankees, it's just no secret like, âOh, I'm gonna play the Yankees tomorrow, but today I'm playing the Angels. But you know to focus. You're in the game. You're going to be focusing on the Angels while they're pitching. You know, âOk, here comes the ball and bang. Here's this pitcher, and you just assess it in the momentâ.Â
"It's the same thing for Fortuna. I know that I'm fighting Fortuna. It's no secret, but I also know that Gervonta is up next. I'll talk about it, but it's not like I'm losing focus on Fortuna. People can't separate their mind thing. They can't multitask. I just know that when I'm talking about Tank for a future fight. When I'm talking about Fortuna, it's about a present fight. I know how to separate the two. Now people could call it however they want."
Whereâs Tank?
Following on from his TKO win over Rolando Romero in May, Gervonta Davis has taken some time to figure out what heâs going to do next as the WBA lightweight champion.
Whatever it may be, you can bet itâll be explosive.