Ryan Garcia seems to be chunky for his December thirtieth exhibition match towards Rukiya Anpo in Japan. Garcia shall be preventing Anpo in 19 days in Tokyo in a match that shall be proven on Fanmio PPV for $49.99.
In a video clip, Ryan’s bought his trousers pulled up excessive to cover his Fury-esque spare tire that wasn’t there earlier than seven months earlier. He’s clearly been consuming excessive on the hog since April twentieth, and we’re seeing the seen outcomes.
Anpo’s Benefit
Garcia has packed on the kilos for this combat, which might sluggish him down as a result of he doesn’t look as quick as he was when he was lighter. These two-minute rounds shall be fast-paced and will work in Anpo’s favor. He seems to be in nice form.
In a exercise clip this week, Ryan (24-1, 20 KOs) has his trousers pulled up excessive in what seems to be a transfer to cover his flabby abdomen. It’s a transfer you usually see with middle-aged males like Tyson Fury after they pull their trunks as much as cover their bellies. Seeing Ryan resort to this transfer is jarring.
He seems to be like he’s about 160 lbs, however he’s carrying round an additional 20 lbs of fats from the slender fighter that beat Oscar Duarte a yr in the past on December 2, 2023.
Garcia has been placing on weight since earlier than his final combat towards Devin Haney on April twentieth. He got here in 3.2 lbs chubby at 143.2 lbs and needed to pay $600,000.
The additional weight appeared to stop Garcia from preventing onerous in each spherical, and he took many breaks to recharge his batteries. He might get away with that towards Haney as a result of he’s not a puncher or a stress fighter. But when Ryan is like that towards one of many busy fighters, he’ll get knocked out.
The additional weight that Ryan, 26, has placed on doesn’t look like muscle, and that might be unhealthy for him. Anpo, 6’0″, seems to be taking this eight-round exhibition match significantly, and that might be hassle for an out-of-shape Garcia.
We noticed how Anpo beat up 45-year-old Manny Pacquiao of their three-round exhibition on July twenty eighth in Saitama, Japan. Pacquiao earned each penny he bought in that match as a result of he took loads of heavy photographs from the wiry 29-year-old Anpo.
Garcia’s Future
Ryan might want to drop some weight when his suspension ends in April 2025 as a result of he can’t appear to be he does now. He doesn’t have the body to combat at 154 and may not be sturdy sufficient to marketing campaign at 147, both. He can probably do effectively at 147 towards lesser fighters like Mario Barrios and Conor Benn, however he’ll crumble towards Jaron Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis.
