Ryan Garcia Sets Terms for Tank Davis Rematch: 147 or Nothing

Ryan Garcia has chased a second crack at Gervonta “Tank” Davis ever since he was left staring up at the lights in 2023. This time, he’s not chasing at any cost.

Garcia revealed that Davis and Premier Boxing Champions boss Al Haymon have already reached out to his team about running it back. The response from Garcia was immediate and blunt.

“I can confirm Gervonta and Al have contacted my team,” Garcia posted on X. “147 or nothing.

“And I want him to get a tune up fight and be at his best when we fight. He has some stuff to handle but we forsure going to get it going on. LETS RUMBLE.”

No more concessions. No more draining himself to make someone else comfortable.

The ghost of the first fight

The terms of their first meeting still hang over everything.

In April 2023, Garcia agreed to a 136-pound catchweight and a rehydration clause that capped him at 146 pounds on fight day. Davis thrived under those conditions, closing the show with a vicious body shot in the seventh round that Garcia couldn’t beat the count from.

That night has shaped Garcia’s negotiating stance ever since. He has repeatedly said he will not walk into the same trap.

“I need that if you want it,” he wrote about a rematch at 147. “If not, there’s nothing to be said.”

He has left a small window open at 144 pounds, but one door is firmly shut: he will not go back to 140.

“There’s no way I’m going down to 140,” Garcia said in another exchange. “He got to come up to me sooner or later.”

Davis, replying through an account linked to him, signaled he’s ready to move in Garcia’s direction.

“No lie for you, I’ll do 144…word, say it’s a bet!!” Davis wrote. “And I’ll get this sh*t I’m going through out the way! Just give the word!!”

The weight is no longer a side note. It’s the battleground.

A different Ryan Garcia in 2026

The dynamics around Garcia have changed since that first Davis fight. So has his leverage.

After that loss and further setbacks against Devin Haney and Rolando Romero, Garcia’s stock dipped. He rebuilt it the hard way. A title win over Mario Barrios steadied his career, and a victory over Conor Benn pushed him back into a position of real power.

Now he calls 147 pounds home. That’s his division, his comfort zone, his bargaining chip.

Davis has built his reputation lower down, terrorizing opponents at 130 and 135, with only brief forays above lightweight. Asking him to climb toward welterweight isn’t just posturing; it changes the physical equation of the fight.

A rematch is clearly back on the table. The phone calls have started, the public positioning has begun, and both men are circling the same date in their minds.

But this time, Ryan Garcia is not walking into negotiations as the young star willing to bend just to share a ring with Gervonta Davis. He’s standing his ground at 147 and daring Tank to come find him.