By: Sean Crose
Ryan Garcia was planning on going through junior welterweight king Devin Haney. Then he spoke with Floyd Mayweather. “I’m hanging out with Floyd,” the 25 yr outdated star instructed Struggle Hype in an interview posted on Tuesday. “I’m not going to lie, Floyd’s fairly influential. He’s like why would you do this? Why don’t you combat Rolly (junior welterweight titlist Rolando Ramiro) for the belt after which combat Devin Haney?” Garcia, impressed with the older man’s knowledge, determined to take Floyd’s recommendation. Romero, nonetheless, apparently wasn’t having it, for he ended up signing to combat Isaac Cruz on the Keith Thurman-Tim Tszyu pay per view undercard.
Garcia, suffice to say, wasn’t pleased with the sudden change after all. “I at all times wished to beat his ass for a very long time,” he mentioned of Romero. Garcia was additionally confused as to why Romero would select to combat Cruz reasonably than himself. “Why would I get beat up on a co most important occasion for much less cash,” he requested rhetorically of Romero, “when you may have been (in) the primary evert?” Whereas it’s true Romero will surely headline his personal pay per view card if he fought Garcia reasonably than Cruz, it’s additionally true that there’s two sides to each story. “I don’t even know if he’s going to make one million greenback for this combat,” Garcia mentioned, clearly perplexed.
The reality is that you may see the affect of Mayweather on Romero by watching the interview. Garcia talks in components like a businessman-boxer within the Mayweather mildew. Whereas there’s little doubt Mayweather’s profession technique paid off handsomely for Mayweather, it’s questionable whether or not Garcia has the sort of technology defining capacity Mayweather had. Whereas it’s true Mayweather may choose and select his opponents later in his profession, it’s additionally true that he was completely dominant within the ring. Garcia, however, misplaced his first true superfight when he was stopped by Gervonta Davis final yr.
What’s extra, when Mayweather was the identical age because the 25 yr outdated Garcia, he had gained world titles in three separate weight divisions. Garcia has but to win a world title in any of his 25 professional bouts. Nonetheless, the fighter often called “King Ry” made it clear that he’s wanting forward with confidence. “I’m getting proper again on monitor,” he mentioned. That’s excellent news, however in opposition to who? Haney might nicely nonetheless be out there for a mega combat, after all. The query is, can Garcia greatest the insanely skillful Haney? And if he can’t, then what?
