Behind the scenes of Davis-Garcia fight-week Wednesday in Las Vegas
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LAS VEGAS — Last time I was here was in September for the disappointing conclusion of the Canelo Alvarez-Gennadiy Golovkin trilogy but I am here again this week for another huge fight, Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia on Saturday (Showtime PPV, PPV.com, 8 p.m. ET) at T-Mobile Arena. Since starting to cover boxing full-time in 2000 I have made around 125 trips to Las Vegas. That’s a lot of airline miles, a lot of cab lines, lot of press conferences and weigh-ins and, of course, a lot of water pressure reports.
I have covered fights at many venues in the city and stayed at many hotels, but my home away from home, where I have stayed the most, by far, is the MGM Grand. It has hosted tons of major fights either in its Grand Garden Arena or as the host hotel for the events that take place at nearby T-Mobile Arena.
I arrived here once again on Wednesday morning for Davis-Garcia, which is, so far at least, easily the biggest fight of the year.
Because I have covered so many fights here, there is a certain rhythm and routine once I hit town. I don’t ever take it for granted but sometimes I forget most fight fans don’t get to see what I see during a fight week because they are not here and, even if they are, don’t have the same kind of access that I do.
So, I thought I would show you where I went and what I saw on Wednesday with a series of photos and an explanation of it all.
