Top Rank promoter Bob Arum chats with Fight Hype about Shakur Stevenson’s future as he heads into this weekend’s fight, before answering questions about the much talked about fight between Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Ryan Garcia.
Now, obviously, a fight between Tank and Garcia has yet to be formally announced, but both fighters are pretty sure they’re going out of their way to hint at it on social media. So, when asked about his thoughts on the potential matchup, Arum explains why he believes this fight will ultimately not happen anytime soon.
Arum on who he thinks wins between Tank and Garcia
“I think the public would win (if they fought) because it would be a good fight. But then again, I don’t see that fight happening. That’s the truth, I don’t see it happening. But then again, if the fight happened, it’s a good fight and it’s hard right now to really pick the winner.”
On why he doesn’t think the fight will come to fruition
“Because every man is valuable to your company. And it’s very, very hard to get a company to take a risky fight unless the payoff is really big. And I don’t see the reward right now being that big. And look at Floyd’s career: Floyd was really happy to take easier fights and build a big fight where he would make a lot of money.
“And that plan, as I see it, is what they’re laying out for ‘Tank’ Davis. There’s nothing wrong with that, but I don’t think they’re going to put Davis right now with Garcia because it’s a fight that they’re really not sure he’s going to win.”
