“All of us can’t await @RyanGarcia comeback,” promoter Oscar De La Hoya has posted on social media. “What do you suppose @TeofimoLopez ?” Though Ryan Garcia nonetheless primarily has till subsequent spring earlier than he can get within the ring with anybody (getting popped for a banned substance comes with penalties, in spite of everything) it’s clear De La Hoya is – on the floor, at the least – seeking to get his fighter again in motion in opposition to prime competitors as quickly as attainable. In fact, being a promoter, De La Hoya might merely be preserving his fighter’s identify on the market whereas Garcia rides out a yearlong suspension for having banned substances present in his system across the time he was dealing with Devin Haney final 12 months.
Then once more, Garcia-Lopez would have all of the makings of a attention-grabbing battle. Garcia is extraordinarily well-liked – although clearly eccentric – whereas Lopez is daring and flashy in his personal proper. Garcia is from California. Lopez is from New York. Each males have been recognized to ooze confidence. Lastly, they’ve each shocked fairly a couple of individuals by defeating the very prime stage of competitors. Lopez defeated the seemingly unstoppable Vasyl Lomachenko in 2020 whereas Garcia completely beat up Devin Haney final spring (although admittedly some really feel that having banned substances in his system might actually have helped).
Maybe most significantly, a Garcia-Lopez match would current two excessive finish fighters squaring off – one thing that is still too little seen this present day (although issues have positively gotten higher over the previous few years). If there’s one frequent gripe relating to the candy science, it’s that prime names don’t throw down practically sufficient. No matter an individual can say about both man, Garcia or Lopez, it will possibly’t be denied that these two have confirmed they’re keen to take a loss or two if want be. Neither of those guys is treasured about his file, one thing that’s good to see.
Main fights are laborious to make, although. With Garcia not being obtainable till at the least the spring it will possible take some time till he and Lopez lastly answered the opening bell. And once more, De La Hoya, being promoter, would possibly properly merely be getting his fighter’s identify on the market whereas Garcia sits on the sports activities’ sideline. Ought to De La Hoya be severe, nevertheless, followers shall be desperate to see a Garcia-Lopez match sooner slightly than later…and with good purpose. Too many doubtlessly nice matchups have fallen by way of, in spite of everything.
