Yes, it's been in the news lately that Ryan Garcia will have its own tune-up fight before a showdown with Tank Davis.
His opponent is a Filipino slugger named Mercito Gesta which is for me a very lively opponent and dangerous as well but i also do think that a very good tune-up fight for him.
Although Gesta is a very good fighter with a good background I consider this a cherry-picked fight for Garcia because Gesta is not a promising boxer, already old and checking his fights on Youtube I saw some weaknesses in his style he is flatfooted and has lax his defense especially when attacking, these loopholes are the things that's Ryan's going to explore when they meet, I'll pick Ryan to win this fight because obviously, this is a cherry-picked.
That point are valid since watching Gesta's past fights seems that he really need to work with this concern else Garcia can easily push him to this level and if Garcia keep converting solid punches, Gesta's chances to be KO is possible, it will be depends now with how both will train and how seriously they will be taking these upcoming fight.
Taking the risk for Gesta will be a tough decision even you are a heavy gambler who loves exploring for the underdog.
There's always a risk, even if betting on the high favorites, there's still no assurance that you'll win. Thing is, Gesta is also a Warrior and since I believe in upset, I believe Gesta will have a chance of winning this fight. Looking at his record, it's not so impressive but with his huge experience, he sure have something that would give Garcia a real fight.
Hopefully Ryan Garcia will take Gesta a serious opponent, so he won't be suprise in case upset would happen.
On Garcia's side, he needs to work more with his fighting style so taking this against Gesta will be a good start for him, I read a post above that Gesta and Davis do have some similarities in their fighting style so it's a good take for Garcia to look at it as serious threat and adjust to excel more when fighting Davis next.
He won't be surprised if he will prepare a more advance training for this upcoming then more when preparing for Davis.
That might be the particular reason why Ryan Garcia's camp has chosen Mercito Gesta because they both have some similarities. You see, I'm curious why they pick this Filipino boxer and because you've said that, it all made some sense now. They're indeed on the right page for that because that will really prepare Ryan Garcia against Tank Davis on a later date.
It's now all on Ryan Garcia if how will he deal with Gesta because the latter will really take advantage of anything and will even go such extremes just to get Ryan upset if he shows some weakness during their fight. This will be a good test for the kid before he faces a heavier boxer.
