Ryan Garcia ESCALATES public fued with promoter Oscar De La Hoya as duo struggle to agree on potential next fight
Boxing star Ryan Garcia has fired back at Oscar De La Hoya after their recent dispute over his next opponent.
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Ryan Garcia and Oscar De La Hoya (image credit- Yahoo News UK)
Ryan Garcia and Oscar De La Hoya have one of the most complicated fighter-promoter relationships in boxing. Before fighting Oscar Duarte, Garcia took aim at Golden Boy Promoters De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins. Nevertheless, Garcia still remains a part of the Golden Boy Promotions, but the relationship remains tense. Initially, Garcia had called out Devin Haney, and De La Hoya supported the call-out. After a while, Garcia decided to fight Rolly Romero.
De La Hoya did not like the switch-up in opponent. He also remains irritated by Garcia’s budding friendship with rival promoter Floyd Mayweather. Things went to a different level when Mayweather felt Garcia vs. Romero was the fight to make. Hence, De La Hoya recently pitched Jose Ramirez as a potential opponent. This led Garcia to fire back at De La Hoya. This is what he wrote:
Ryan Garcia vs. Oscar De La Hoya at this point.Ryan Garcia via X
Furthermore, after De La Hoya announced Ramirez, Garcia indicated a lack of desire to not fight Ramirez. The boxer and the promoter remain in a tug-of-war about his next opponent. It led ‘King Ry’ to suggest a bout against De La Hoya after failing to agree on almost everything.
Garcia stated that he wanted the fight to be lucrative and bigger business when he announced his intent to fight Romero. However, De La Hoya seems at odds with his fighters, and their dispute has become a public spectacle. Only time will tell what the future holds in the toxic relationship between the boxer and the promoter.
Fans react to Ryan Garcia and Oscar De La Hoya feud
For most of 2023, Garcia and De La Hoya have remained at odds with each other. This was evident from their public appearances. Furthermore, since Garcis is legally bound to Golden Boy Promotions, he must still work with De La Hoya. However, it appears no harmony exists in their work relationship.
De La Hoya believed that Jose Ramirez would be a good opponent for Garcia’s next fight. However, Garcia disagreed clearly. In addition, Garcia even stated that it was him vs. his promoter at this point because of these disputes. A fan said, “The TBH fight would sell more than any of them.” Check out some of the fan reactions:
Fans reacted by stating that the fight between Garcia and De La Hoya would be the most comparable to the other matchups. Furthermore, fans mentioned Garcia and De La Hoya’s toxic relationship and said the duo should no longer work together. Subsequently, some fans hilariously stated that a coked-up De La Hoya might win against Garcia.
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Abhijay Roy
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