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Final weekend (Sat. April 20, 2024), Ryan Garcia shocked the world. Not way back, Garcia was one of many hottest up-and-comers in boxing, however a one-sided knockout loss to Gervonta Davis and unimpressive bounce-back victory cooled expectations. Then, the neighborhood grew involved for “King” after there was a homicide hoax, and Garcia’s public and on-line habits raised many eyebrows.
Towards the undefeated Devin Haney, Garcia wouldn’t have been favored by odds makers at one of the best of occasions, however his pre-fight antics didn’t appear to point a boxer that was coaching significantly. Lacking weight and pounding a beer at weigh-ins appeared to verify that Garcia was destined for a beating, and he grew to be a good bigger underdog.
All of it modified on combat night time. Garcia was assured and sharp from the very first bell, hurting Haney early together with his signature left hook. Haney managed to win some rounds again, however when Garcia turned it on late, he knocked Haney down multiples occasions and compelled the judges to ship him the victory (watch highlights).
That’s one hell of a turnaround! Oh, and to make victory sweeter, Garcia might have guess on himself too. In a current interview, Garcia acknowledged that his outside-of-the-ring antics might have resulted in elevated viewership, and he additionally revealed his projected purse: someplace between $30 and $50 million.
“I don’t know [if my antics helped the fight overall] however I feel it introduced extra eyes to it.” Ryan Garcia mentioned the PBD Podcast (through Josh Evanoff). “[It brought] the informal followers. I don’t know concerning the pay-per-view or tickets however we’re going to search out out actual quickly. I’m projected to make round thirty to fifty million from the combat.”
He continued, “No [they haven’t released the pay-per-view numbers yet]. However Oscar mentioned that they’re superb. Superb, yeah.”
In case anybody wanted clarification on why UFC champion Sean O’Malley was speaking about boxing Garcia — there’s your reply!
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Slips, rips, and KO clips
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Midnight Music: Punk, 1981
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