The work team of British challenger Conor Benn has begun to break down the technical variables of the fight scheduled for September 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In his first public statements of the camp, boxing coach Tony Sims analyzed Ryan García's capabilities in the face of the sporting commitment where the World Boxing Council welterweight belt will be at stake.

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The trainer of the European corner dismissed the physical strength of the defending monarch in the 147-pound category and argued that the American's current tonnage does not correspond to that of a natural welterweight.

In an interview with the specialized magazine The Ring, Sims indicated that Ryan García lacks the necessary physical conditions to impose conditions of force against his client on the canvas.

“He's really just a bloated lightweight,” Sims detailed to The Ring when assessing his counterpart's physical transition in recent months. "Before this fight arose he was talking about going down to 140 pounds again, so I don't think I can hurt him or stop him. My opinion is that Conor Benn will be too strong for him," the strategist detailed in his dialogue with the aforementioned media outlet.

The question about the fighting spirit

The European challenger's corner considers that the disparity in body dimensions will be the defining tactical element of the evening at the T-Mobile Arena. In addition to the physical size, Sims questioned whether Ryan García has the necessary temperament to assimilate punishment in the soft areas, remembering previous episodes of his professional history in the North American rings.

"It will be a complicated fight, there is no doubt about that, and Conor will arrive as an underdog in Las Vegas to face Ryan García. Everything will be in Ryan's favor," Sims argued in the chat with The Ring. "But I think the size difference between the two will be an important factor. In addition, Conor has that combative spirit, but does Ryan García have it? With the body blow he received from Davis, he could have gotten up, but he didn't. We'll see what happens on September 12," the coach detailed.

Welterweight experience under scrutiny

The British strategist's analysis also focused on the recent performance of the monarch, who won the 147-pound belt after beating Mario Barrios by unanimous decision in the month of February. For Benn's coach, this result does not constitute a real parameter of adaptation to the new weight category, suggesting that the opposing opposition presented very convenient characteristics for the rival corner.

“Ryan García has fought good boxers, he had that victory over Devin Haney and he is a good fighter,” Sims acknowledged. "But if we talk about 147 pounds, he has really only beaten Mario Barrios. I don't want to disparage Mario, he is a good boxer, but I feel like he was a rival tailor-made for Ryan, constantly advancing with his hands covering his head," the strategist explained.

Finally, the British coach established differences between Barrios' qualities and the physical conditions that Conor Benn will bring to the Las Vegas card. Sims stressed that the challenger has a career that includes middleweight fights against Chris Eubank Jr., which gives him an advantage in assimilating blows that nullifies the offensive power of the current welterweight champion.

"Conor Benn is not going to fight that way and, furthermore, Conor Benn is a much bigger boxer than Mario Barrios. Ryan is another fighter who has moved up from lightweight, while Conor twice faced a great middleweight, or even super middleweight, like Chris Eubank Jr. Eubank failed to hurt him even once in their 24 rounds together, so I don't really see Ryan Garcia hurting Conor Benn," the strategist concluded.