Having beforehand shared 4 rounds of sparring with Conor Benn, former world champion Shawn Porter has thought of how the Brit may fare towards Ryan Garcia.
‘The Destroyer’ comes off a snug 10-round factors victory over Regis Prograis, that includes on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov final month.
In doing so, he remained within the win column at a catchweight of 150lbs after exacting his revenge over Chris Eubank Jr of their middleweight rematch final November.
Because the WBC’s highest-ranked welterweight contender, although, Benn is about to drop again all the way down to 147lbs in pursuit of a showdown with Ryan Garcia.
The American claimed his WBC world title in February, dethroning Mario Barrios with a one-sided factors victory after flooring his man within the opening spherical.
Consequently, Garcia secured his first victory since scoring an eighth-round end over Oscar Duarte in 2023, which was adopted by a no-contest towards Devin Haney and a unanimous choice loss to Rolando Romero.
Hoping for a extra constant run of kind, the 27-year-old is about to defend his title later this yr, maybe in the summertime, with obligatory challenger Benn having emerged as a probable opponent.
However whereas crediting Benn for his “versatility”, Porter has advised Boxing King Media that he believes the pace of Garcia might doubtlessly result in a dramatic end.
“Primarily based on how Ryan Garcia regarded in his final combat, it seems like he beats Conor Benn.
“The type conflict favours Ryan Garcia due to his pace – due to his energy from the skin – so it’s positively a troublesome combat for Conor Benn.
“I’d say 60/40 [that] Ryan Garcia wins that combat, presumably [by] KO. However Conor may be very robust. That’s what I already knew about him, however I acquired to see it first-hand after we sparred.
“He’s rather more versatile than [what] we noticed within the first combat with Eubank. He comes again within the rematch towards Eubank and we see the flexibility, we see the pace, the foot motion and issues of that nature.
“These had been the issues I noticed once I sparred him for 4 straightforward rounds.”
Regardless of their associated historical past of failing doping assessments, or maybe partly due to it, a conflict between Garcia and Benn is more likely to appeal to appreciable consideration.
