Promoter Eddie Hearn today was surprised by some of the comments Ryan Garcia made during his final press conference for his bout with Devin Haney on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
When I had the chance to speak at the podium, Ryan was very foul-mouthed and it was not a good feeling to hear his trash talk and outrageous statements. That appears to have been a strategy to attack Haney, the WBC light welterweight champion. Created news that would go viral to bring much-needed attention to his match at the DAZN PPV.
Eddie Hearn: 'Shocked but not surprised'
“I've never seen anything like this,” promoter Eddie Hearn told the media about Ryan Garcia's final press conference today, where he made some bizarre remarks ahead of Saturday's fight with Devin Haney. .
“Maybe this newfound Ryan can help him. Maybe it can help him dig deeper. Maybe it can help him be more aggressive, or maybe it can help him dig deeper. That might bring him down on Saturday night. But the great thing about this sport is that it's exposed to the most brutal position, and that's what happens on Saturday night.” Hahn said.
Oscar de la Hoya: living on another planet
“If Ryan wins, he essentially becomes the 'face of boxing,'” promoter Oscar De La Hoya told DAZN on Saturday night about what Ryan Garcia stands to gain by defeating Haney. “There's Canelo Alvarez and Ryan Garcia. There's no bigger American PPV star than Ryan Garcia.
“We have all the ingredients to have a traditional fight, both fighters know what they're up against. They both know what's going on in front of them. Masu.
“Not only can he be a world champion, he can be an icon if he wants to. It's Ryan Garcia who's fighting the top guys. He's fought Tank. Now he's fighting Devin Haney. Who would do that now? We did that in the 90s, but not today.”
“These two guys are going to face adversity,” Sergio Mora said. “That left hand will get bigger.” [for Ryan]. Who will accept it and end the show? ”
