A Top Pundit Reckons Conor Benn Has Already Got His Excuse Ready For Ryan Garcia
Simon Jordan believes Conor Benn already has a “built-in excuse” lined up if his drop to 147lbs for Ryan Garcia on 12 September goes badly. The talkSPORT pundit questioned the wisdom of Benn returning to welterweight for the first time in years, having campaigned well above the limit — including a catchweight grudge match with Chris Eubank Jr — before choosing to boil back down for Garcia.
Why Conor Benn Is Taking The Risk
As Jordan sees it, Benn has left himself a way out. Make the weight, rehydrate, and Benn — naturally the bigger man — could climb through the ropes with a size advantage and a huge payday. Struggle on the scales, or get drained by the cut and beaten, and he can point to the weight rather than to Garcia. Jordan’s broader argument is that Garcia offers Benn a far bigger financial opportunity than the domestic and 154lb options waiting higher up the ladder.
“Has he got a built-in excuse?” Jordan asked. “If he goes down to 147 and Ryan Garcia deals with him, he can turn around and say, ‘I was washed out of this fight at this weight. I thought I could do it, I can’t.'”
If the cut does drain him and Garcia wins, Benn can move straight back up afterwards — which, in Jordan’s eyes, is precisely why the explanation for a defeat is already written. You can read how Conor Benn vs Ryan Garcia shapes up, with Jordan’s full comments reported by Boxing News 24.
