Shakur Stevenson's Post-Fight Take On Ryan Garcia: “I Saw A Lot Of Weakness In His Game”


In response to Ryan Garcia's eighth-round knockout victory against Oscar Duarte last night, WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson didn't hold back, stating that the well-liked Kingry displayed "A lot of weaknesses."

Shakur pointed out that Ryan (24-1, 20 KOs) was still completely unimpressive even though he had a fighter in Duarte (26-2-1, 21 KOs) who was practically "tailor-made" for him. Shakur identified two areas of weakness in Ryan's strategy:


1) No inside game: Ryan looked inept and useless on the inside, either holding or turning his back to Duarte while looking at the referee for help. It was submissive behavior on Ryan’s part, showing that he’s not a top-tier-level fighter. 


2) Absence of a right hand: Shakur felt that Ryan didn’t know how to use his right hand, and rarely threw it during the fight, which is nothing new for him. Ryan’s right hand is similar to the useless arms of the T-Rex dinosaur. In other words, it’s a vestigial structure that is not a weapon. It’s unclear if there is a physical problem with Ryan’s right arm, as he’d never been able to use it.


Shakur claims that despite Derrick James' constant praise for allegedly boosting Ryan Garcia's game, he did not observe any discernible progress in his fight game.

Basically, he remained the same one-dimensional fighter from before, throwing only with his left hand all night. The referee allowed Ryan to use an illegal straight arm without warning, and he was moving a lot, appearing timid, clinching constantly, and turning his back on Duarte. If anything, Ryan looked worse in this fight than in previous ones.


Shakur Offers Criticisms The Performance of Ryan Garcia 


Regarding Ryan Garcia's fight last Saturday night in Houston, Texas, Shakur Stevenson told K.O. Artist Sports, "It looked like he [Oscar Duarte] fought a tailor-made style for him." 

"A guy [Duarte] coming straight forward with a high guard right in front of him," regarding Ryan Garcia, who appeared to be even worse than a mediocre fighter, Duarte, who would not survive one round against a skilled fighter like Subriel Matias, Shakur went on, "I think I saw a lot of weakness in his game."




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