Sergio Mora believes Ryan Garcia has all of the physical benefits needed to defeat Conor Benn once they meet for Garcia’s WBC welterweight title on September 12 in Las Vegas. While acknowledging the fight’s industrial appeal, Mora expects Garcia’s size, speed, and punching power to prove an excessive amount of for the British challenger.
During a discussion with Chris Mannix, Mora explained why he sees the matchup favoring Ryan despite Benn’s aggressive style.
Former WBC junior middleweight champion Sergio Mora believes Ryan Garcia has matured since his victory over Mario Barrios and enters the fight because the naturally larger, faster and stronger man.
“I like Ryan Garcia. I just think Conor Benn shouldn’t be sufficiently big for 147. He wasn’t even sufficiently big for the catchweights. He wasn’t knocking people out anymore,” said Mora on Chris Mannix’s channel. “We’ve seen how he reacts with speed and power and length against Eubank Jr. He was capable of do great, but ultimately he was at the top of the punches against an older fighter in Eubank. He’s going to be coping with a younger, faster, stronger champion now in Ryan Garcia. I feel a more motivated, more mature, responsible fighter in Ryan Garcia… I favor Ryan Garcia in that fight. I don’t think Conor Benn is capable of handle the speed and the facility and the longer frame of Ryan Garcia. I feel that fight ends in knockout.”
Mora pointed to Benn’s tendency to square up while attacking as one more reason the matchup favors Ryan. Against a fighter whose left hook has produced a number of the sport’s most devastating knockouts, Mora believes those defensive lapses will eventually be punished.
Later within the discussion, he expanded on that time, saying Benn’s pressure style is tailor-made for Ryan’s offense.
“Conor Benn squares up when he misses punches, and he likes to fight square on the within and attack you,” said Mora. “That’s a recipe for disaster with a man whose favorite punch is a left hook, and he picks you up with uppercuts. I feel Ryan Garcia, Conor Benn is tailor-made for Ryan Garcia.”
Ryan reinforced his standing as considered one of boxing’s biggest attractions along with his unanimous decision victory over Mario Barrios to capture the WBC welterweight title. Benn now gets a chance to upset the champion on considered one of the yr’s biggest fight cards, but Mora sees Garcia’s physical benefits and offensive arsenal producing a knockout victory.
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Last Updated on 2026/07/16 at 1:24 PM