Ryan Garcia is willing to step back into the ring with Gervonta “Tank” Davis, but this time he wants the fight on his terms.

Fresh off his second-round stoppage of Conor Benn, Garcia says Davis and longtime adviser Al Haymon have contacted his team about potentially arranging one of boxing’s most anticipated rematches. Garcia is interested, but he has drawn a firm line over the weight: if Davis wants the second fight, he says it has to happen at the full 147-pound welterweight limit.

“I can confirm Gervonta and Al have contacted my team,” Garcia wrote on X. He followed that by making his position unmistakable: “147 or nothing.”

Garcia also wants Davis to take a tune-up fight before facing him, saying he wants Tank active and at his best if they meet again.

Despite the renewed discussions, a Garcia-Davis rematch is not confirmed or scheduled. The two sides still have a significant gap to close before the fight can become a reality.

Garcia Wants Different Terms This Time

The weight dispute goes directly back to their first blockbuster fight.

Davis and Garcia met at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in April 2023, when Garcia agreed to come down to a 136-pound catchweight. Their contract also included a 10-pound rehydration restriction that prevented Garcia from weighing more than 146 pounds at the official secondary weigh-in on fight day.

Davis dropped Garcia in the second round before stopping him with a body shot in the seventh.

Garcia has repeatedly argued that the restrictions left him depleted and has made clear that he will not accept similar conditions for a rematch.

The circumstances are substantially different now.

Garcia is competing as a full-fledged welterweight and holds the WBC title at 147 pounds following his victory over Benn. Rather than cutting down to accommodate Davis again, Garcia wants Tank to move up to meet him.

Davis has shown some willingness to move—but not all the way.

Tank publicly indicated he would fight Garcia at 140 pounds but rejected 147. Garcia responded by pointing to the concessions he made for their first meeting and refusing to come back down.

That leaves seven pounds separating their publicly stated positions.

No Rehydration Restrictions This Time

Garcia’s broader position is that a second fight cannot recreate the circumstances of the first.

He has repeatedly objected to the rehydration restriction he accepted in 2023, and his demand for a rematch at the normal 147-pound welterweight limit would eliminate the kind of weight-cutting arrangement that surrounded their first fight.

That dynamic has effectively flipped the negotiating leverage.

Garcia was the fighter who agreed to move down in 2023. Now he is the WBC welterweight champion and is telling Davis that Tank will have to move up if he wants the rematch.

Garcia’s father, Henry Garcia, has echoed that position, arguing publicly that Davis would have to accept Ryan’s terms for the fight to happen.

For Garcia, the demand is about more than gaining an advantage. He has consistently maintained that he wants another opportunity against Davis without what he considers the restrictive conditions of their first meeting.

Teofimo Lopez Remains a Major Target

Tank is not Garcia’s only option.

A welterweight unification fight with Teofimo Lopez remains one of the biggest possibilities available to him. Preliminary discussions have begun surrounding a Garcia-Lopez fight in early 2027, with Madison Square Garden among the venues under consideration.

Garcia has made no secret of his interest in Lopez, and that matchup would carry championship implications at 147 pounds.

He also has several other major names circling him.

Devin Haney remains a potential opponent for another rematch, while Shakur Stevenson has publicly expressed interest in facing Garcia.

That leaves Garcia in an unusually strong position as he determines his next move.

He does not necessarily have to concede weight to Davis to secure another major fight.

Tank Rematch Is Back in the Conversation

For all the obstacles, the biggest development may simply be that the two camps are communicating again.

Nearly three and a half years after Davis handed Garcia the first defeat of his professional career, Garcia says Tank and Haymon have reached out about doing it again.

That is considerably more concrete than fighters simply exchanging challenges on social media, but it remains well short of a finalized agreement.

The central problem is obvious.

Davis has publicly entertained 140 pounds. Garcia says 147 or nothing.

Neither side has announced a compromise, and no rematch has been formally scheduled.

Garcia nevertheless appears interested in settling the score—as long as Tank comes to him this time.

For now, Teofimo Lopez remains firmly in the conversation for Garcia’s future, while a second fight with Davis will depend on whether the two former rivals can finally agree on the terms Garcia refused to repeat from their first encounter.