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What Garcia and Benn each need to get right at T-Mobile Arena

Speed against power, a title run against a level jump. Here's what Garcia and Benn each have to get right at T-Mobile Arena.

What Garcia and Benn each need to get right at T-Mobile Arena

Conor Benn and Ryan Garcia will face off at T-Mobile Arena this Saturday for the WBC welterweight title. Garcia skipped a scheduled face-off with Benn on Tuesday, stating he simply didn't want to be there and had never heard of such a thing happening on a Wednesday before. Both fighters have three more opportunities to face each other before the fight on Saturday, including Thursday's press conference, Friday's weigh-in, and the ring walk.

Garcia, who has defended his title in Las Vegas before, relies on his hand speed and has broken opponents over twelve rounds. However, he has been hit clean and hurt in the past. Benn, on the other hand, is unbeaten at welterweight since moving down from 160 pounds and has knocked out 14 opponents. His biggest challenge will be dealing with Garcia's speed, which is unlike anything Benn has faced at this weight.

If he tries to walk Garcia down without cutting off the ring, he risks spending the night chasing instead of landing. The stakes are high for both fighters, with Garcia defending his title and Benn making his first world title shot in Las Vegas.

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