Ryan Garcia is able to bounce again from his latest loss when he takes on Oscar Duarte this Saturday night time, December 2, on the Toyota Heart in Houston, Texas.

This Saturday’s Ryan Garcia vs. Oscar Duarte occasion might be proven live on DAZN at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Garcia (23-1, 19 KOs) says he’s not bothered by his defeat in opposition to Gervonta Davis final April as a result of he wasn’t as dedicated or as sharp for that battle as he’s now.

The load stipulations, inactivity, and delay of the battle with Tank wound up undermining the 25-year-old Ryan.

This Saturday, Ryan received’t want to fret concerning the weight for his battle in opposition to the succesful #9 WBO light-weight contender Duarte for his or her battle at 140.

Duarte is the B-side, so he received’t be capable of sport the system by draining Ryan with a double whammy of 136-lb catchweight and a rehydration clause, as we noticed in his battle with Tank Davis.

It’s Ryan’s fault for agreeing to these issues; if he’d stood his floor, Tank and his promoters at Mayweather Promotions would have caved in as a result of they’d no nice choices for big-money fights within the 135-lb division with out taking a significant threat by combating Vasily Lomachenko, Devin Haney & Shakur Stevenson, which they weren’t going to do.

Ryan Garcia able to dominate 140-lb division

“By no means. You bought to do not forget that after 2021, after I beat Luke Campbell, I needed to go on my psychological well being break, and from there, I took many steps backward,” mentioned Ryan Garcia to Brian Custer’s site when requested if his final battle in opposition to Gervonta Davis was ‘the perfect, most dedicated Ryan Garcia.’

“It didn’t impact me. It simply didn’t really feel prefer it was me,” mentioned Ryan on how his defeat in opposition to Tank affected him. “I didn’t really feel like I misplaced. I simply really feel like a model of me misplaced that wasn’t how I’m as a fighter and the way sharp I’m,” mentioned Ryan.

It could be a good suggestion for Ryan to place Tank Davis out of his thoughts and overlook about combating that man for 2 or three years as a result of if he’s critical about eager to get his revenge, he’s not going to do it if he faces him in his subsequent battle after Duarte.

That mentioned, if that is nearly Ryan getting a second payday in opposition to Tank, he ought to go forward, however his profession might be within the mud after one other knockout loss. It’s a tradeoff. Ryan will make a bunch of cash for the battle, nevertheless it’ll finish badly for him and harm his long-term incomes potential.

“I’m a means higher fighter, and it didn’t have that sort of salt on it. I misplaced, however I felt nothing actually mattered to me,” mentioned Ryan. “I used to be so depleted and defeated eternally of different issues. The load lower didn’t assist, and all the opposite issues I needed to undergo. I simply didn’t really feel it was me in any respect.”

It seems like Ryan has satisfied himself that his loss to Tank resulted from being drained and never mentally with it, which is a delusion on his half as a result of that’s not why he misplaced the battle.  He’s not in the identical class as Tank Davis, and his prior expertise as a professional hadn’t ready him for the sort of fighter.

“That’s why it didn’t impact me, nevertheless it did get up some starvation in me as a result of two months later, I felt, ‘Oh, shoot, I misplaced. It doesn’t matter what occurred, I misplaced, and I don’t like dropping,’” mentioned Ryan.
“So, it awoke that competitor in me, and it drove me to to that is the place I’m at now. That is the place it began.

“It’s powerful, however I really feel like I’m the higher fighter [than Tank]. I don’t care what anyone says. I do know I’m the higher fighter, and if I get my rematch, I’m going to beat him. Whatever the consequence of the primary battle, I do know I can come again, and I can beat him,” mentioned Ryan.

If Ryan believes he’s a greater fighter than Tank Davis, why is he combating Duarte, a fringe-level light-weight somewhat than a 140-pounder like Gary Antuanne Russell, Arnold Barboza Jr., or Subriel Matias?

Ryan might have picked any a kind of fighters, and so they’d have gladly confronted him, and if he actually had the expertise to beat Tank, he’d beat these guys.

“So, my complete factor is to win a world title at 140, and dominate at 140 and 147, each of these weight courses, and earn my spot,” mentioned Ryan. “I need to earn it. I need to beat some guys that I’ve to undergo, and if it must be Teofimo Lopez, and if it must be Devin Haney, whoever. I’ll do it to get that rematch [with Gervonta] to indicate him I can beat him,” mentioned Ryan Garcia.

Kingry misplaced himself

“I misplaced myself, I misplaced who I used to be as a fighter. I couldn’t even bear in mind the issues that I understand how to do within the ring,” mentioned Ryan Garcia. “Making that comeback, I felt a little bit rushed into it. I nonetheless had actually unhealthy habits for my psychological well being points.

“I went into consuming a little bit bit and doing no matter I needed. I misplaced the love for all the things. I got here again as a result of I needed to. I used to be losing time, and time was ticking. I willed myself again into it,” mentioned Ryan.

What Ryan ought to have accomplished was hearken to his promoter Oscar De La Hoya, who needed him to face Mercito Gesta in a tune-up battle to get him prepared for the Gervonta conflict, as he’d been out of the ring for 9 a lot since his victory over Javier Fortuna in 2022.

Ryan wanted a strong opponent to organize himself for Tank Davis, however he opted to leap straight into that conflict with none warm-up on prime of the load stipulations that the Baltimore native’s handlers threw in to extend their possibilities of profitable.

To say that Ryan by no means stood an opportunity of profitable is placing it mildly. The deck was stacked in opposition to him the second he agreed to take the battle.

“I obtained again into it with Tagoe, and clearly, that wasn’t my finest efficiency as a result of I used to be nonetheless figuring issues out,” mentioned Ryan. “I began feeling my rhythm once more after I fought Fortuna, and I felt a little bit sharper. I nonetheless wasn’t my sharpest, however I needed to get into one other battle.

“I needed to battle Tank, and so they iced me for an entire 12 months. They saved saying, ‘You’re going to battle. You’re going to battle. For those who take one other battle, we will’t battle you.’ They mentioned it was going to be in December. So loads of that stuff was throwing me off.

“I took myself again to when was I my sharpest, when was at my finest? I seemed again to my youthful days. So, okay, I’ve to get that dedication. So, I’m absolutely dedicated. I skilled with Derrick [James] regardless if there was a battle coming. I used to be with him in Vegas for the Spence battle.”

The early success that Ryan had in his profession will assist him in opposition to Duarte, however most likely not if he chooses to battle Devin Haney or one of many killers within the 140-lb division like Subriel Matias, Teofimo Lopez, or Regis Prograis. Duarte is extra of a second-tier degree fighter, so he’s not going to organize Ryan to battle these guys.

“I used to be simply touring wherever he went. Not solely that, I used to be scratching out loads of the habits that I had,” mentioned Ryan. “I simply put my full psychological deal with boxing and was dedicated. Now, I’m so sharp. It’s really disgusting how sharp I’m. I might actually lower anyone with one among my punches. It’s disgusting.

“I’m simply completely satisfied the place I’m proper now. I’ve that peace inside. Nothing can get to me as a result of I do know the place I’m proper now as an individual and as a fighter. That’s what I imply by I wasn’t as dedicated,” mentioned Ryan.