Is the Main Event a Mismatch? Undercard’s Charisma Casts Doubt on Rolando Romero vs. Ryan Garcia

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero says it doesn’t trouble him that followers and the media are speaking extra concerning the undercard of the Could 2nd Deadly Fury occasion than they’re about him within the headliner towards Ryan Garcia at Instances Sq. in New York Metropolis. Romero was only a wallflower on the press convention.

Invisible Rolly

Rolly was an invisible individual throughout yesterday’s press convention, largely ignored, whereas Ryan, Teofimo Lopez, Arbold Barboza Jr. and Devin Haney hogged the limelight. Some really feel that Romero doesn’t make the headliner a real one as a result of he lacks the expertise and persona of the undercard fighters, which places Kingry (24-1, 20 KOs) in a foul spot.

“I’m not certainly one of them and that’s what’s happening. I don’t give a f*** about any of that s***. My solely concern is thrashing Ryan Garcia,” mentioned Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero to Struggle Hub TV, when requested if it bothers him that individuals aren’t mentioning his identify sufficient to make this a real important occasion. “I do know him. I do know him very well,” mentioned Rolly on what offers him the sting towards Ryan.

“There’s no concern with Devin. He has no energy. Additionally, he [Garcia] wished to come back in with all that further weight obese. That makes an enormous distinction,” mentioned Romero when requested why Garcia did so properly towards Devin Haney in his final combat. “There’s nonetheless controversy with that combat. Devin was profitable rattling close to each spherical that he ddin’t get dropped. Even rounds he received dropped, he was profitable the spherical and he received dropped.”

Did Turki Alalshikh and the occasion organizers make a mistake utilizing Rolly Romero as Ryan Garcia’s comeback opponent relatively than somebody with extra charisma and seen as a menace to beating him? You possibly can undoubtedly make that argument.

Provided that the welterweight division is so barren of expertise, a lightweight welterweight would have wanted to be recruited for the job to face Ryan Garcia in the principle occasion.