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Spike O'Sullivan: Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis to serve up fight of the year

'Every decade has its fight to save boxing. This is the fight to save boxing.' Those were the words of Oscar De La Hoya this week
Spike O'Sullivan: Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis to serve up fight of the year

BIG FIGHT NIGHT AHEAD: Gervonta Davis celebrates after knocking out Rolando Romero with a left hook in the sixth round during their fight for Davis' WBA World lightweight title at Barclays Center in May 2022. Pic: Al Bello/Getty Images

I remember walking out into the Friday afternoon sunshine of LA and in front of me a Christian Dior model was sitting in a sexy convertible. He’d attracted a gaggle of heartbreakingly beautiful women around him. As I was walking by, he turned, looked at me and said “how are you doing champ?” and one by one, the California girls turned around and set their eyes on me.

I’d confidently say I held their attention for about a quarter of a second before they were back ogling him. But as quarter-seconds go, it was one of the finest of my life.

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