Ryan Garcia played the victim card today and slammed the media for the recent death comments he made about Devin Haney.
(Photo by Golden Boy / Chris Esqueda)
Garcia said the media pounced on his comment that he wanted to defeat WBC light welterweight champion Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) in the headliner match on April 20th.
Ryan then said that when Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) started talking about death, he was given a free pass without any criticism from the media.
Selective Hearing: Ryan's version of events
“Everyone was tripping on me and saying I was going to kill him, but he was the first one to say, 'Death to Ryan Garcia.' No one is covering it. What's up?” That's not fair,'' Ryan Garcia told the media about Devin Haney talking about the death first and then hitting back with his own death story.
Perhaps Ryan didn't follow the news when Haney's death comments were reported by the media, which he considered trash talk. He didn't go overboard like when Ryan talked about wanting to make him disappear.
“When Ryan says that, that's a problem. When he says that, everyone laughs like it's a joke. That's kind of crazy, right? He literally said, 'Death to Ryan Garcia.' To me, that's a clear sign that he wants to kill me,” Ryan said.
I think it's just pathetic that Ryan feels it's okay to respond to death threats with more threats, as if that's the better thing. Ryan seems to think that's normal.
Ryan Logic: “If I say it, it’s okay.”
“I have a right to protect myself. So if I say I'm going to kill you, it shouldn't matter. He's a fucking idiot. I can't go along with that. That's stupid as fuck.” He says Jake Paul is closer to him than I am. Let's think about what he's saying. It's got to be a mental health issue,” Ryan said. He talked about Haney.
Ryan's actions in response to death threats and outlandish conspiracy theories are more indicative of mental health issues than anything about Haney's proximity to Jake Paul.
