Teofimo Lopez’s father, Teofimo Sr., believes the rationale behind Devin Haney’s lawsuit is to “get the best out of what happened” in his loss to Ryan Garcia last April in Brooklyn, New York. Lopez Sr. he says that Ryan “destroyed” Haney’s image with the beatings he inflicted on him in that fight, and that he is trying to rebuild it.
Ryan tested positive for the PED Ostarine from that fight, and Haney’s lawsuit focuses on that. Haney wants punitive damages with his civil lawsuit. If the lawsuit fails, Haney could face career oblivion. If he moves to 147 or 154 to compete against fighters of similar size to him, his chances of success are slim to none.
Ryan Garcia = Oil Well
On the flip side, if Haney wins the lawsuit, he could make a ton of money, and it doesn’t matter if his career is over. He will have enough dough to retire and live a life of luxury like a rich aristocrat in Beverly Hills or Atherton, California. Ryan would be like an oil well pumping money into Haney’s bank account. It would be a dream life for Haney to be one of the idle rich that should not work.
Some fans on social media the media believe that Haney’s real purpose is to milk Ryan for as much money as he can because this is so good for him. With Ryan’s star power, he’s like a cash cow that can be milked for years if he loses the lawsuit against Haney. A $100 million financial settlement would be a huge win for Haney and put Ryan in a position where he works for him.
No other big name would stick around to fight Haney after the way he was beaten. It’s like a dying star that has run out of nuclear fuel and gone supernova.
There are no similar popular fighters around the weight class that Haney has any chance of fighting. Gervonta Davis is not going to fight Haney, and the 140 and 147-lb divisions are lacking stars.
It remains to be seen whether the judge rules in Haney’s favor. It could just be a waste of time and money on their part. The downside to Haney suing Ryan (24-1, 20 KOs) is the backlash he gets from fans.
If this was a move to rebuild his shattered image, it has already backfired with the public. Maybe that doesn’t matter to Haney because if he wins his lawsuit, he will be so rich that his public image is not something he would have to worry about.
“I think Devin Haney is just trying to play chess and trying to put the right pawns in the right places so he can get the best out of what happened to him and his image because Ryan Garcia destroyed his image” , said Teofimo Lopez Sr. to Fight Hub TVTalking about why Devin Haney started a lawsuit against Ryan Garcia after losing badly to him last April.
“Not only that, I don’t know if it’s true, but Ryan Garcia said that you can take some salt and put it in an Olympic swimming pool, and that’s how much substance he had in his body. I don’t know how true it is, but if that’s the case, the fight started from the beginning,” said Lopez Sr. on Ryan dominating Haney from the first round in their fight in Brooklyn, New York.
It doesn’t matter that Ryan tested positive for traces of Ostarine. If the judge rules in Haney’s favor, he could make a lot of money from his lawsuit if he can prove that his future earnings are diminished.
