Ryan Garcia is done cutting weight for Gervonta Davis. Fresh off a second-round knockout of Conor Benn to retain his WBC welterweight title, Garcia announced that a rematch will only happen at 147 pounds — unlike their first fight at a 136-pound catchweight, where he suffered a knockout loss.
However, Davis, who naturally competes at 135 pounds, is highly hesitant to jump up two full weight classes. Because of this, Garcia thinks the former three-division world champion is scared to face a larger, fully fueled version of “King Ryan” on even physical terms.
Ryan Garcia Teases Gervonta Davis Rematch Only If Tank Proves He’s Not Scared
The balance of power between the two superstars has shifted dramatically since their first encounter. Garcia is currently operating at the absolute peak of his powers. He put on a dominant show at T-Mobile Arena against Benn, dropping the British challenger with a right hand before forcing a referee stoppage at 1:25 of the second round.
Having previously captured the WBC Welterweight Championship from Mario Barrios via a dominant 12-round unanimous decision, Garcia now commands the 147-pound landscape and has cemented himself as the marquee attraction in American boxing.
Tank Davis, meanwhile, has been entirely inactive for roughly 18 months. The undefeated knockout artist last fought in March 2025, which ended in a highly controversial majority draw against Lamont Roach Jr.
However, Garcia is using his new leverage to demand a fair rematch. Speaking on The Ariel Helwani Show, he shared his terms for the weight limit.
“I want that, I want to clean that up. He don’t want it though. He knows it. He knows I’m a bad man. He don’t want me at 147. So there’s really nothing to be said,” Garcia said. “I mean, cool you got me at 136, get me at 147, prove to me you really like that. He doesn’t. He doesn’t want to prove it to himself, he doesn’t want to prove it to me… he’s a little bit scared, I ain’t going to lie.”
The 136-pound limit stems from their April 2023 clash, where Davis’ team contracted at a 136-pound catchweight with a strict 10-pound rehydration clause capping Garcia at 146 pounds on fight morning.
Davis then managed to stop a drained Garcia in the seventh round with a body shot. Since then, Garcia has consistently and publicly stated that the severe weight drain heavily compromised his performance. Now that he holds a welterweight title, he refuses to cut down again.
The Three-Pound Gap Holding Up the Rematch
Davis first agreed to move up to 140 pounds but refused to go higher. When Garcia rejected that, Davis raised his offer to 144 pounds, posting that he had already spoken with adviser Al Haymon about the change.
Garcia refuses to drop below 147 pounds. Here the gap is only three pounds. He sees the gap as proof that Davis wants to avoid fighting at a weight where he lacks a size advantage. “Tank” has spent most of his career at 130 and 135 pounds, making a jump to 147 a significant risk against a natural welterweight champion.
If Davis wants a tune-up fight before signing the contract for a rematch, Garcia is perfectly okay with that. However, whether Davis will agree to this condition remains to be seen. Until then, Garcia is working to lock in a massive title unification fight against his bigger fish, WBA welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez.
