Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar De La Hoya says he’d rather Ryan Garcia forgo a rematch with Devin Haney and wants him to fight WBO welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez instead.
With Ryan’s charisma and huge following on social media, a fight between him and Teofimo (21-1, 13 KOs) would bring a lot of pay-per-view buys on DAZN.
No rematch necessary
It would be a match that would attract fans all over the world because Teofimo is still seen as an undefeated fighter in the eyes of many people because his loss to George Kambosos Jr. That was when Teo was sick and injured.
Turki Al-Sheikh He is said to be negotiating the rematch between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney. De La Hoya, who sees Devin as having already been conquered by Garcia in his one-sided 12-round drubbing of the Bay Area native.
Haney should get back to the line because he has his chance against Kingry, and he completely failed. Everything Haney has done since then about Ryan’s failed test looks bad, showing that he can’t admit he was beaten. You have to bet that if the rematch happens, Haney will use Ryan’s failed PED test as his marketing strategy throughout the promotion.
Image Concerns
It would be a massive negative for Ryan’s career to have Devin and his father, Bill, remind fans that he tests positive for Ostarine in every interview. Even if Ryan wins again, his image will forever be tarnished just because of the Haneys’ constant mouthing.
There could be trouble if Haney tries to railroad Ryan into accepting VADA against his wishes. He feels suspicious about Devin and his father, Bill Haney, pushing him so hard.
De La Hoya doesn’t see the point in Kingry fighting a beaten opponent, Haney, as he beat him last year on April 20. Returning for no real reason other than the money is not good enough. Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) can do a lot more.
Plan of the golden child
“Personally, I don’t see the need for it. Ryan destroyed it, and that’s the bottom line,” said Oscar De La Hoya Fight Hub TV about he does not see the need for a rematch between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney. “We have to make the best fights possible.
“There are fighters that we can match Ryan with anyone and make a fantastic event. If (Kingry and Teofimo) are the best at the moment, and that’s what people want to see, we will do it,” said De La Hoya.
A fight between Ryan and Teo would sell and create fan interest. However, Haney is not a PPV attraction, lacks charisma, and has little to say in interviews. His father, Bill Haney, is interested in the fans in his fights. Dev already had his chance, so he jumped at it.
Haney was a no-show in that fight, and the only reason he saw the final bell was that the referee bailed him out in the seventh round.
