Oscar De La Hoya confirmed at this time that Ryan Garcia will goal a rematch with Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero to avenge his loss to him on Could 2nd, not a rematch with the “Runner” Devin Haney. That’s the one he needs for Garcia subsequent.
Haney a “Runner”
De La Hoya dominated out a rematch with Devin Haney, saying there may be “Zero” curiosity in a second struggle with him. He identified that Haney’s inventory dropped from his efficiency on Could 2nd towards Jose Ramirez, and that he’s a “Runner.”
Proper now, the timing will not be good for a rematch between Garcia and Haney. Each have to win and look spectacular. Devin should present braveness and stand and struggle whoever he faces subsequent. That’s not going to make Haney and his dad, Invoice, completely satisfied, as a result of they’ve been pushing for the rematch with Ryan since final yr.
With it now off the desk, Devin goes to wish to struggle another person, and he doesn’t look able to beating anybody first rate. He’s not going to have the ability to struggle one other previous veteran once more with out getting dumped on by followers. Haney acquired his tune-up towards Jose Ramirez, and he now must struggle somebody good if he needs to proceed to benefit from the form of cash he acquired for the Could 2nd occasion.
The way in which that De La Hoya spoke, he doesn’t appear involved in Garcia ever combating Haney once more. Nevertheless, Turki Alalshikh will doubtless select to arrange the rematch. That’s going to wish to occur quickly as a result of Devin could proceed to placed on disappointing performances.
In Ryan’s case, he didn’t seem like the Superman model that crushed Haney final yr. He made the very restricted Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero look good, and that’s arduous to do. Followers assume Rolly improved. He didn’t. It was simply that Garcia appeared mentally disengaged and never involved in going to battle with Rolly, as he wanted to. Ryan wasn’t as much as the duty of incomes his reported $20 million purse.
Haney’s Inventory “Tremendous Down”
“No, that’s not the course we need to go. Zero in any respect,” mentioned Ryan Garcia to Fighthype about the potential of a rematch between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney. “It doesn’t benefit a rematch.”
“Devin really misplaced in profitable [against Jose Ramirez on May 2nd]. His inventory is tremendous down,” mentioned Oscar. “Individuals are speaking about him simply being a runner, not a boxer. This man [Haney] is a runner. Why would I need to see that?”
Some followers take pleasure in watching runners. That’s why Shakur Stevenson is so in style—followers who like watching the fencing model that Shakur, Devin, and Richardson Hitchins use. Sadly, there aren’t sufficient of them for these fighters to be the A-side for PPV occasions.
“That’s precisely what I might do,” mentioned Oscar about taking the rematch with Rolly Romero if he had been nonetheless combating. “So, that might be the correct transfer for him. Go get revenge. So, may as nicely.”
We’ll see if Ryan agrees with De La Hoya’s want for him to struggle Rolly once more. If Garcia is simply in it for the cash at this level in his profession, he may refuse to take the rematch with Romero, and push for the Haney struggle. Promoter Eddie Hearn says he thinks Ryan has misplaced his love for the game and is simply centered on the cash.
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