Timothy Bradley Jr.'s take: Why the first eight minutes could determine the outcome in Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia

Boxing fans love to predict outcomes. Project winners. And ahead of this weekend's superfight between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, we're sure to get plenty of wild predictions.

Some will pick a winner based on the size differential or which is more physically imposing. Others will make their pick based on either fighter's body of work. But in boxing, just like in other sports, anything can happen.

I excel in giving information and context about a fighter's strengths and weaknesses. However, at the end of the day, I'm just a fan like everybody else, and I love this fight.

Timothy Bradley Jr. and Mark Kriegel discuss what fans can expect from Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia.

It's rare, but sometimes size and height could be a fighter's disadvantage. Boxers like Davis prefer a stouter opponent, but he shines against taller opponents. Just ask former 140-pound second-tier champion Mario Barrios or four-division champ Leo Santa Cruz. Both Barrios (5-foot-10) and Santa Cruz (5-foot-7) got knocked out by Davis.

Barrios and Santa Cruz had a significant height advantage over Davis (5-foot-5½), and both failed to maintain the proper distance to diffuse Davis' offense. Santa Cruz is a pressure fighter and naturally couldn't help but exchange with Davis on the inside, which led to his demise. Barrios is a pure boxer who had early success, but he began to break down late from Davis' power, accuracy and bodywork. Perhaps in this matchup, a size advantage means a bigger target and increases visibility for Davis' offense, and violent counters.

Garcia may be taller (5-foot-10) with all the physical advantages, but Davis' experience, timing, positioning and explosive hand speed with power are