ryan garcia made headlines as well as winning Devin Haneyas well as the high-stakes bet he made on himself before the match.
According to reports, garcia He bet a lot of money to win and is thought to have received a payout of $12 million after winning the match.
Deion Sanders invites Ryan Garcia to Colorado football spring game
Reported stakes
A subsequent tweet suggested that garcia He bet $2 million on himself to beat Haney and ended up winning $12 million.
Although there was some criticism from some fans, garciaHis bet was reported, but others praised his confidence and belief. Some of his fans labeled his decision to bet on himself a move of genius. garciaStrange behavior leading up to the battle.
“This is literally illegal,” a fan pointed out at X.
“So does that mean a boxer can also bet on his opponent winning? If a boxer were to do something like that, it could become a huge scandal someday,” another added.
The bet was triggered by garciawas unable to make weight for the match. Despite the agreed upon weight limit of 140 lbs. garcia He weighed 143.2 pounds. As part of the pre-match agreement, garcia agreed to pay Haney The price of $500,000 per pound was over the limit. There is a difference of 3.2 pounds, so garcia They ended up paying Haney about $1.5 million.
Despite these setbacks, garcia He had a great performance on the night of the fight, getting three knockdowns and winning the match by majority decision.
