Going into final night time’s combat with Devin Haney, no person doubted Ryan Garcia’s stardom, no person doubted his star energy. However was Garcia an important fighter, or something shut? Nicely, proper now, as we combat followers are nonetheless feeling intoxicated as a result of nice, back-and-forth motion we have been privileged to have seen final night time in New York – with Garcia really shattering the chances by dumping Haney X3 and handing him a maybe profession beating in successful a 12 spherical determination – there isn’t any denying Garcia’s preventing means.
And as for the star energy of “KingRy,” effectively, that’s now gonna go clear via the roof. For if Garcia was a giant star previous to final night time, as he for certain was, he’s a famous person now. A successful famous person. Garcia, if he can hold it collectively (and possibly Garcia has all the time had it collectively, and was certainly merely trolling us along with his shenanigans and his wilder than wild behaviour over the previous few weeks), has what it takes to develop into the brand new Face of Boxing.
Is that this going too far? Perhaps. However Have a look at what Garcia has: an enormous fanbase (and that was earlier than the win over Haney), excellent ability, an thrilling preventing fashion, velocity, attractiveness, crossover attraction of the very best order, a giant stage of controversy hooked up to him (and everyone knows controversy sells), now confirmed coronary heart, and youth. Garcia actually may have it ALL.
Proper now, followers are calling, possibly even begging, for a return combat between Garcia and Haney. However there could possibly be a lot extra to come back from 25 yr outdated Garcia. Going into final night time’s combat, Garcia was calling out everybody from Terence Crawford to Tank Davis in a rematch. These fights may come, and lots extra moreover.
For now, Garcia is owed a giant apology from all of us who strongly felt final night time’s combat mustn’t have been permitted to go forward, this because of Garcia’s obvious lack of thoughts. Garcia, whether or not he was taking part in us or not, confirmed final night time that he can hold it collectively the place it issues, within the ring. Garcia is simple to root for, he’s entertaining as heck, and we now know for certain that he can combat, combat, combat. Not simply speak.
Is Garcia the largest star in boxing proper now, no less than so far as the decrease weights go? Perhaps. Perhaps. Ask your self this query – who’re you now trying most ahead to seeing combat their subsequent combat?
It’s true: we merely can not look forward to Garcia’s subsequent combat. Nor can we wait to see how far the Ryan Garcia story/roadshow/journey will take us!
