Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia: Teddy Atlas breaks it down

On February 21, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia headlines The Ring: High Stakes fight card. They will clash for Barrios’ WBC welterweight title, live on DAZN Pay-Per-View.

Teddy Atlas, on his own The Fight With Teddy Atlas podcast, has broken down the world title main event.

Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia: Teddy Atlas weighs in

Barrios (29-2-2, 18 KOs) has drawn his last two fights, including a brutal contest with Abel Ramos, and another against Manny Pacquiao last time out.

Garcia (24-2, 20 KOs) was last seen on the highly criticised May 2 Times Square card, where he lost by unanimous decision against Rolly Romero. The judges’ scorecards read 118-109, and 115-112 x2.

Speaking on his The Fight With Teddy Atlas podcast, Atlas broke down the Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia showdown:

“I think that you favour Garcia, the way the bookmakers are. Barrios is getting older. His last fight, talk about people getting older—the legend, the iconic legend, Manny Pacquiao, he didn’t look great in that fight. Some people thought he lost the fight.

“I’m not saying I thought that, but it was a close fight. People didn’t expect it to be that close. It was. And they’re going to take that, and maybe rightfully so, as Barrios starting to get a little long in the tooth, as they say.”

Many will be wondering what Ryan Garcia will show up on February 21.

Barrios vs Garcia full fight card

• Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia, 12 rounds, for Barrios’ WBC welterweight title
• Richardson Hitchins vs Oscar Duarte, 12 rounds, for Hitchins’ IBF super lightweight title
• Gary Antuanne Russell vs Andy Hiraoka, 12 rounds, for Russell’s WBA super lightweight title
• Frank Martin vs Nahir Albright, 10 rounds, super lightweights
• Bektemir Melikuziev vs Sena Agbeko, 10 rounds, super middleweights

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