Ryan Garcia Shrugs Off Weight Miss: “3 Kilos Is Nothing”

Ryan Garcia remained upbeat at present regardless of lacking weight by 3.2 lbs on the weigh-in for his battle in opposition to WBC mild welterweight champion Devin Haney on the Barclays Heart in Brooklyn, New York.

Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) will give up a painful $1.5 million of his purse on account of his $500K per pound wager with sly, wheeler, and seller Haney (31-0, 15 KOs), who weaseled slightly extra purse cash for his title protection on DAZN PPV.

Haney’s Title Holds Little Worth

Ryan let his followers know that his lacking weight is just not a giant deal, that he’s coming to win, and it doesn’t matter that he can’t seize Haney’s WBC belt. Garcia says that “belts don’t feed your loved ones,” and he’s proper.

Haney’s WBC title is only a trinket and doesn’t translate to recognition. If the WBC did have worth, Devin’s final battle in opposition to Regis Prograis would have drawn extra PPV buys than the woeful 50K, and he would have offered out the Chase Heart in San Francisco as an alternative of getting to present away complimentary tickets as a result of the tickets didn’t promote.

On this period of boxing, titles have develop into meaningless. What’s extra essential is promoting tickets, having an entertaining preventing fashion, PPV buys, and having an enormous social media following. Ryan checks all of the bins with this stuff.

Sadly, Haney is poor in all of those classes, making him simply one of many many belt-holders who can’t promote tickets or appeal to PPV buys.

Ryan: “We’re Leaving With His head”

“Three kilos is nothing; cease crying,” Ryan Garcia stated on X about his coming in obese on the weigh-in. I really feel nice, and I obtained a 3-pound benefit. Winners do what they should do. I’m nonetheless sharp. Belts don’t feed your loved ones.

“We’re leaving along with his head. Why would I drive myself to make weight so I will be weak? Nah, I’m right here to win,” Ryan stated, making it clear that it’s not a giant deal that he got here in obese. [My] again gained an excessive amount of muscle from carrying the promo.”

The Struggle Nonetheless Issues

Ryan giving up $1.5 million provides to the drama of the battle, however the match remains to be an fascinating one with which means. If Ryan wins, his monetary inventory will rise huge time, and the $1.5M that he’s surrendered can be only a trifle. If Ryan wins on Saturday, he’ll have his alternative of who to battle subsequent, and he’ll make enormous money. Haney’s profession can be within the dumps, having to begin over.

The WBC belt is a ineffective strap meaning nothing. Titles solely have which means in the event that they’re held by fashionable fighters. In case you’re not fashionable like Haney, you’re ignored by followers, and the one time they take note of you is if you battle somebody like Ryan Garcia.