Ryan Garcia's pre-fight antics have offended many, including talkSPORT boxing commentator Adam Catterall.
Ahead of his blockbuster match with Devin Haney, Garcia has certainly made an impression with his recent antics.
On Friday, the 25-year-old looked completely out of control when he appeared at the ceremonial weigh-in, but he has already missed the weigh-in and lost his chance to fight for the WBC super-lightweight world title. Ta.
The fight will be broadcast live on talkSPORT on Saturday night, but boxing fans were left wondering after Garcia appeared to be chugging beer (which was actually apple juice and soda water) in a bizarre bout on Friday. Despite the concerns, it will be held as a non-title match. he shouted to the audience and began praying on stage.
That includes talkSPORT pundit Catterall, who believes the build-up has been a disaster for boxing.
“It was one of the most difficult and uncomfortable things I've ever seen in the lead-up to a game,” he told Carlton Cole on Friday night.
“I was giving it my all when the fight happened, because these two guys in this division, Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia, seem to be chasing big fights.”
“Devin Haney, the consummate professional. Set him aside, he’s just going to be Devin Haney.
“But watching Ryan Garcia the last six or seven weeks has been really jarring as a Ryan Garcia fan. He's the guy that you think, 'Oh my gosh, that's a little out of character.' I'm not just saying things like that.
“He's been incredibly unstable, all over the place, not giving off the best signs, but the biggest sign of all of them was today.
“Ryan Garcia, who previously fought at 135 pounds, is overweight at 143.2 pounds. This is his first shot at a world title, Ryan Garcia.”
“He lost weight so he can't get the title. He can't fight for the title. He was really miserable from start to finish.”
In addition to making headlines at the weigh-in, Garcia also made some bizarre posts on social media, even celebrating her weight loss.
Meanwhile, Haney said: I told him yesterday his antics would betray him and this was just the beginning. ”
