Ryan Garcia said on social media today that he won’t be giving Devin Haney a rematch right now because of the lawsuit he filed. Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) didn’t realize his lawsuit was creating this backlash because he wanted a second fight. He may have missed what Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) would do.
Assuming Ryan doesn’t change his mind, Haney’s lawsuit is his revenge, and if it doesn’t bring in mega-millions, it will have been a massive mistake.
Not getting the second fight with Ryan leaves Haney in a tough spot because it’s not a PPV draw, and there aren’t any big pay-per-view stars at 140 or 147.
Haney is too big for Gervonta Davis to fight. He is the only other money fighter next to Ryan. If Haney moves to 154, there’s only one star left: Terence Crawford. However, he only wants Canelo Alvarez, and probably wouldn’t be interested in fighting Haney unless His Excellency Turki Alalshikh paid him massive money.
Haney filed a lawsuit Friday over his fight with Ryan Garcia on April 20, alleging fraud and battery. Ryan had tested positive for the banned PED Ostarine.
“It’s a money grab. What he does is get more money. I don’t know why he dragged it,” said Ryan Garcia on X, talking about Devin Haney’s lawsuit against him for battery, fraud and unjust enrichment.
Some fans on social media believe that Haney’s lawsuit is to continue milking Ryan for money from his fight. There is no one for Haney to fight that can give him the kind of pay he got from Ryan. So if Haney wins the lawsuit and gets a rematch on top of that, that would do really well.
Unfortunately, Haney shot himself in the foot with the lawsuit because Ryan says he won’t fight now. We don’t know if other fighters and their promoters want to avoid Haney out of concern about potentially being sued for this or that.
“He’s going to get two L’s. One in the courtroom, one in the ring. He was yelling at Eddie Hearn that, ‘Don’t give me a ticket,'” Garcia continued.
“Let’s say they take all my money in the lawsuit. That won’t hurt me. None of this is going to stop me. I can’t wait for the trial so I can make them look stupid.
“If I drank every day, how would I get a six-pack? How could I get to 143 if I was knocking back beers? They’re suing me because I beat them. They underestimated me so bad,” Garcia said of Team Haney.
Haney knew that because of his recent victories over Regis Prograis, Vasily Lomachenko and George Kambosos Jr, he had the talent to defeat Garcia without too much trouble. Ryan had not beaten anyone near the level of Prograis or Lomachenko during his career. Therefore, Haney assumed that he would beat him based on his superior experience.
“Every time I wanted to hit him, I could hit him. When I turned it on him, it was like, ‘boom, boom, boom.’ I won’t give him a rematch after this. After the suing and all the fun business. I don’t care if he’s gay. Just admit it.
“It became very embarrassing for him. I’m thinking of fighting in Dubai or Tokyo. I don’t really know what the process is. I’m supposed to be sued for battery. If anything, he beat me at the Empire State Building ” Garcia said.
Haney is suing Ryan for battery and fraud. Given the traces of PEDs in Ryan’s system, it’s unclear whether a judge would award Haney huge damages to make the lawsuit worthwhile in the first place. If he loses the rematch with Ryan because of the lawsuit, he’s a failure if he doesn’t receive a massive fortune.
I’m so over this Haney fight, but they keep bothering me and talking about it
I’m ready for bigger things
Leave me alone, I already beat my ass
Nothing else to try
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) September 30, 2024
