Peter Fury reflects on Conor Benn being ‘out of his depth’

On September 12 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn headlined a Ring fight card, co-promoted by Zuffa Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions for the American’s WBC welterweight title. Whether watching on DAZN pay-per-view or Paramount+, fight fans saw Garcia dominate and retain his WBC belt via a second-round TKO.

Respected trainer Peter Fury and Tony Bellew were speaking on Fight Your Corner, in partnership with Midnite, when Fury discussed the “Destroyer” being out of his depth.

Ryan Garcia stops Conor Benn in Las Vegas

Garcia (26-2, 21 KOs) looked sharp, knocking Benn (25-2, 14 KOs) backwards in the opening round. Benn tried to apply pressure on the American and unsettle him, but Garcia was too fast and too accurate.

Benn came out for the second round on the front foot, but as he slipped a punch and closed the distance, he walked into a well-timed right hand that dropped him. The Brit took the eight-count, but Garcia pounced and backed Benn onto the ropes before unloading a vicious barrage of punches, leading referee Thomas Taylor to step in and wave the fight off, with Garcia retaining his WBC title in style.

Peter Fury weighs in on Garcia vs Benn

Talking with Tony Bellew about Conor Benn vs Ryan Garcia, Fury said:

“15 million. That comes paramount to my mind above boxing. I think this is what this is. I think with that much money being on the table, it’s not about what chances he’s got. The young kid’s got 15 million, get in there. He’s going in. So money’s overtaken boxing in that scenario for me.

“I think young Connor Benn’s talented and I think people can easily criticise him as he is, but he’s got in there, and on the money, he was going to go in whether he wanted it or not. So we are where we are with it. 

“I think, look, if you ain’t stepped to that level in boxing, there’s a difference between good, world level, elite level. When you’re in with elite-level fighters, it’s a whole new ballpark, and that’s it. He’s never been there. He’s never swum in that deep water, has he? So the level that he’s had to try and adjust to, and he left himself wide open. He’s walking in, rushing in. You can’t rush in with a tactical guy who can one-punch and has speed like lightning. 

He’s going to walk into an avalanche. So he did his best. I think what I would give him credit for the shot he took, and he got up. He got up. He got up, and he got himself together, and he wants to fight. So you got to give him his due. He was just out of his depth. That’s all it is to it.”

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