“All of us can’t look forward to @RyanGarcia comeback,” promoter Oscar De La Hoya has posted on social media. “What do you assume @TeofimoLopez ?” Though Ryan Garcia nonetheless basically has till subsequent spring earlier than he can get within the ring with anybody (getting popped for a banned substance comes with penalties, in spite of everything) it’s clear De La Hoya is – on the floor, at the very least – seeking to get his fighter again in motion in opposition to prime competitors as quickly as doable. In fact, being a promoter, De La Hoya might merely be retaining his fighter’s identify on the market whereas Garcia rides out a yearlong suspension for having banned substances present in his system across the time he was going through Devin Haney final yr.
Then once more, Garcia-Lopez would have all of the makings of a eye-catching struggle. Garcia is extraordinarily standard – although clearly eccentric – whereas Lopez is daring and flashy in his personal proper. Garcia is from California. Lopez is from New York. Each males have been recognized to ooze confidence. Lastly, they’ve each shocked fairly just a few individuals by defeating the very prime stage of competitors. Lopez defeated the seemingly unstoppable Vasyl Lomachenko in 2020 whereas Garcia totally beat up Devin Haney final spring (although admittedly some really feel that having banned substances in his system might actually have helped).
Maybe most significantly, a Garcia-Lopez match would current two excessive finish fighters squaring off – one thing that continues to be too little seen nowadays (although issues have positively gotten higher over the previous few years). If there’s one widespread gripe in relation to the candy science, it’s that prime names don’t throw down almost sufficient. No matter an individual can say about both man, Garcia or Lopez, it may well’t be denied that these two have confirmed they’re keen to take a loss or two if want be. Neither of those guys is treasured about his report, one thing that’s good to see.
Main fights are onerous to make, although. With Garcia not being obtainable till at the very least the spring it will possible take some time till he and Lopez lastly answered the opening bell. And once more, De La Hoya, being an excellent promoter, may effectively merely be getting his fighter’s identify on the market whereas Garcia sits on the sports activities’ sideline. Ought to De La Hoya be critical, nonetheless, followers might be desirous to see a Garcia-Lopez match sooner reasonably than later…and with good purpose. Too many doubtlessly nice matchups have fallen by, in spite of everything.
