I thought he would stay and they would have Ryder at 174. Looks like I was wrong.
He was David Taylor's sparing partner for world's so one assumes Taylor has a very good feel for how good he is. To me it is Facundo or Thompson. Ryder starts, just where, 174 or 184. If Thompson leaves, Taylor is saying Facundo at 174 and Ryder at 184 are better than Ryder at 174 and Thompson at 184. Taylor has got to really know how good all these guys are because he and Kennedy were at PSU, so one has to assume he is making right call.
I wish Brayden well.