Ryan Garcia will meet Luke Campbell for an “interim” lightweight title on Dec. 5 in Indio, Calif.
Garcia is the hotter fighter and will be favored but how much has he really proved in his relatively short career? His best opponent might’ve been Francisco Fonseca, which means he hasn’t been tested at the highest level.
Campbell is a 2012 Olympic champion with experience in title fights, having lost decisions to Jorge Linares and Vasiliy Lomachenko.
Is Garcia as good as he seems to have been against second-tier opposition? Or can a quality, time-tested opponent like Campbell reveal limitations in Garcia that we haven’t seen?
In this episode of the Ak & Barak Show, DAZN commentators Akin Reyes and Barak Bess interview promoter Eddie Hearn about that topic.
Here’s what he had to say.
The Ak & Barak Show is available on DAZN and Sirius XM Fight Nation, Channel 156.
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