If that number were a little higher - say something like +500 - I might be tempted to roll the dice and take Garcia to win by KO/TKO/DQ. Garcia is +800 to win by decision and +300 to win by KO/TKO/DQ. Laying 7-5 on a veteran with a 92.9 KO percentage to win by knockout over an unproven young fighter in his first bout of this magnitude is an attractive play. Under is even money.ĭavis by decision is +500 and Davis by KO/TKO/DQ is -140. The over-under is 7.5 rounds, with over a slight favorite at -135. If you like Davis and his crushing power to win, it's not going to be often for the rest of his career you'll be able to get him at this low of a price.īut there are other ways to play this one instead of just taking a side. (Sye Williams/Getty Images) (Sye Williams via Getty Images) Gervonta Davis (L) is a -245 favorite Saturday to defeat Ryan Garcia (R). He's performed at a high-level on a big stage and when he had an opponent who trash-talked nonstop and vowed to knock him out in the past, he stopped Rolly Romero in the sixth round.ĭavis isn't likely to meet anyone quicker or faster than Garcia, but will Garcia be the aggressive fighter he was against, say, Javier Fortuna when he knows that he's not going to be able to walk through the shots that will be coming back? It's unlikely. Davis is 28-0 with 26 KOs and while he hasn't faced a ton of world-beaters, he's shown enough talent and power that he sits near the pound-for-pound Top 10.

There is, though, always a but and the Davis side is intriguing, as well. You could do worse than get nearly 2-1 in your favor on a guy like that. He's quicker than Davis, is great to the body where Davis has been hittable in the past and he has a lethal left hook. Garcia is 23-0 with 19 knockouts, has a 4½-inch height advantage and a 3-inch reach advantage. That's a good number because it's difficult to choose.

Davis is a -245 favorite with Garcia at +190. The main event, however, presents a multitude of fascinating options. There's not much to pick on any of those fights.

And in the PPV opener, Elijah Garcia is a -1400 favorite to defeat Kevin Salgado, who is +700. Bektemir Melkikuziev is a -1800 favorite over Gabriel Rosado, who is +800.

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