Ryan really is the new Amir khan. And the same type of fighter who exposed khan will be the same who exposes Ryan. The guys who are willing to get in there and trade with him in close quarters. That’s when Ryan is at his most vulnerable defensively. He looks downright goofy sometimes when guys throw back at him because it rarely ever happens.
So far all of his opponents have been enamored with his speed and they just run around the ring waiting to get punched. That’s not gonna be the case with the elite guys. After a few rounds they’re gonna start timing all that shyt and his chin is gonna get cracked again. Fortuna even managed to land a few looping shots last night. Every time fortuna exchanged Ryan left his chin wide open. He’s always gonna have that punchers chance early. But I just see a brutal KO coming in his future.
That isn’t fair as far as a Khan comparison.
At this point in their careers, Khan’s chin was already nuked by worse competition than Ryan has already ko’d.
It will all come down to how sturdy his chin is…if it is just average he will have a hard time stringing together wins at the elite level with his deficiencies. And maybe he does change his style a bit if that happens (similar to Khan running more or Haney never being the same after being buzzed bad).
Garcia and Haney are still in the front ends of their 20’s and moving up the ladder in competition. They are doing a far better job than Tank who is on the ubereats circuit and much closer to 30.
If Ryan can stay disciplined and not make an error…and his chin isn’t just complete china…he is going to be a nightmare matchup for Tank. I would love to see Garcia get buzzed once by Tank and truly see if he has the dawg to bite on his gumshield and stay upright.
