Ryan Garcia started early in his comeback fight against Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz in May, saying that he is a “Tougher match-up than Haney.“In this case, Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) could be right. Garcia talks about facts.
Tougher than Haney?
Pitbull will be a much tougher fight for Ryan than Haney, because this guy has a chin of steel, and he can punch. He won’t try to punch and kick his way to a win like Haney attempted to do.
Cruz took Gervonta Davis’ best shots and went the distance of 12 rounds in a losing effort on December 5, 2021. He was never injured in that fight to lose a unanimous decision.
In Cruz’s eighth-round knockout win over Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero last year on March 30, he took a lot of hard shots that would have knocked out a lot of fighters, including Haney. In Cruz’s last fight, he was outboxed by Jose’ Rayo Valenzuela, losing a split decision in 12 rounds on August 3rd.
Cruz’s three losses
– Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela
– Gervonta Davis
– Luis Montano Alvarez
Ryan will fight former WBA welterweight champion ‘Pitbull’ Cruz in May in a doubleheader in New York’s Times Square. The event will be shown on DAZN PPV. Haney will fight Jose Ramirez on the same card in his fight to set up a rematch with Ryan in October.
Haney was no competition for Ryan in their fight on April 20 of last year, and the only reason there is a rematch scheduled for October is Kingry’s failed PED test. For one-sided fights like Haney-Garcia, there are usually no draws.
Cruz (26-3-1, 18 KOs) has a good chin and will bum-rush Ryan non-stop for as long as the fight lasts. Pitbull won’t try to hit without a stop or jab like Haney did because he’s not that type of fighter. He entertains and does not have the crowd.
Haney’s boring tactics
Haney’s two fights against George Kambosos Jr. and his match against Regis Prograis they didn’t watch because of all the holds he was doing. He did a lot of that against Ryan, significantly after he was dropped in the seventh. Interestingly, referee Harvey Dock penalized Garcia for hitting on the break in the seventh, but didn’t address anything Haney was doing.
Ryan won the fight with scores of 112-112, 114-110 and 115-109.
I brought explosive wrestling in my wrestling comeback
Pit bull has always been considered a tough opponent.
Tougher match then Haney tbh
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) January 17, 2025
