Two-weight world champion Teofimo Lopez has weighed in on Ryan Garcia’s determination to withdraw from negotiations for an all-American mega combat with Devin Haney.
Regardless of stating he needed to face Haney subsequent within the days prior, Garcia took to social media over the weekend to disclose he as an alternative needs to tackle WBA tremendous light-weight champion Rolando Romero.
The choice got here after he struck up a friendship with the legendary Floyd Mayweather Jr who, identified for his shrewd choice of opponents throughout his personal profession, is rumoured to have suggested the 25-year-old to keep away from WBC belt holder Haney for now.
Previous pic and I used to be a bit out of form and barely chubby lol however I need to say this about @floydmayweather you guys don’t know him and most of you’ll by no means. However he’s genuine has a very good coronary heart and very beneficiant. Cease taking part in with him he’ll at all times win. HES 50-0 and… pic.twitter.com/Lz28ZnK2nn
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) January 5, 2024
Lopez, who himself holds the WBO world title at 140lbs and fought Garcia within the newbie ranks, defined to the media at Vergil Ortiz vs Frederick Lawson that he really believes the previous made the proper name.
“That’s the Mayweather impact!”
“You’ve acquired to consider it from a enterprise level. If he will get the world title, then he will get to stability the WBC with the WBA, know what I imply?”
“If he ain’t acquired no belt, then the Haney’s are going to say they want extra money, as a result of they’ve acquired the cash belt.”
There’s a sense {that a} money-spinning conflict between Garcia and Haney may nonetheless be on the playing cards within the not too distant future, and would probably be an excellent larger occasion as a unification.
Nonetheless, that every one is determined by Garcia A) having the ability to agree a cope with Romero and B) defeating the brash Las Vegas native.
‘King Ry’ bounced again from final April’s stoppage loss to Gervonta Davis with a knockout victory over rugged Mexican Oscar Duarte in December, although he needed to come by adversity to take action and lots of nonetheless have doubts over his credentials on the elite stage.
Haney’s subsequent transfer is, as of but, unclear. He placed on a career-best exhibiting in opposition to Regis Prograis a month in the past to seize the WBC belt at tremendous light-weight, turning into a two-weight champion within the course of.
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The likes of Richardson Hitchins, Liam Paro and Jack Catterall have all been linked to a combat with ‘The Dream’ after the collapse of the Garcia talks turned public, nonetheless a defence in opposition to necessary challenger Sandor Martin is considered almost definitely choice at this stage.
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