The 4 Best Opponents for Ryan Garcia’s Next Fight

And easily, Ryan Garcia is atop the boxing mountain.

He’s not a world champ thanks to a weight miss out on prior to Saturday’s battle with Devin Haney, however that was a simple footnote by the time 12 rounds were total and Garcia, an excessive underdog, had actually dropped Haney 3 times en route to a majority-decision win.

It was quickly the most substantial accomplishment in a profession that he started as a 17-year-old in Tijuana and was still trying to restore after a seventh-round KO loss to Gervonta Davis in a pay-per-view centerpiece precisely one year ago Monday in Las Vegas.

The environment at the Barclays Center was “electrical,” according to long time HBO blow-by-blow guy Jim Lampley, who was ringside in Brooklyn co-hosting a chat for PPV.com.

“Several press reporters asked me throughout the week ‘What can Garcia do to interrupt Haney’s craft benefit?'” he informed Bleacher Report. “Not truly understanding however thinking, I informed them all, ‘He might just require to land one left hook.’

“Boom. I was. He has an exceptionally fast trigger and A-bomb power. By the method, what was the most illogical bet? Garcia by choice. Presto! Theater of the unforeseen.”

The B/R fight group absorbed the surprise outcome and put together a list of appealing choices for Garcia’s next ring look. Have a look at what we developed and drop an idea of your own in the remarks.

It’s the knee-jerk response when a champ is distressed.

Rematch.

Considered that Garcia didn’t win Devin Haney’s title belt due to his weight miss out on which Haney was enabled to keep the strap in spite of the loss, it ‘d make ideal sense if the fighters got together for a repetition of their remarkably amusing and combative affair.

Both Garcia and Haney backed the concept in the instant Sunday early morning consequences however both Garcia and promoter Oscar De La Hoya tossed water on a return bout for the title when they stated the winner’s next battle would happen at welterweight

Garcia came down to 135.5 pounds for his loss to Gervonta Davis last April however was 143 before beating Oscar Duarte in December and weighed 143.25 for the Haney battle. Haney remained in his 2nd battle at 140 and had actually gone over reaching welterweight, so it would not run out the concern for the 2nd go-round with Garcia to go off at a greater number.

The interest is definitely there.

They’re amongst the signature fighters of a brand-new generation.

Both Garcia and Teofimo Lopez are active on social networks, not shy about talking garbage, and are amongst the power brokers at (or around, in Garcia’s case) 140 pounds.

Lopez was a multi-belt champ at 135 previously reaching shock WBO junior welterweight incumbent Josh Taylor last June and a subsequent bout with Garcia was talked about before Lopez refused the deal due to the fact that of what he considered a paltry $1.5 million handbag.

The unexpected weekend outcome, however, might alter things.

It’s most likely a battle with Garcia would produce more buzz and therefore more money for Lopez now that “KingRy” has actually gained back importance, and a match with Lopez would enable the upset Brooklyn winner to include yet another prominent name to his resume.

Garcia accepted the possibility as just recently as February.

“After I beat Haney, I ‘d type of like to combat Teofimo,” he stated“I believe that’s my next one. We’re going to break the web a lot more. We’re going to break the web much more.”

It’s not the sexiest choose there by any stretch.

We’ll go on record stating we ‘d highly choose either Haney, Lopez or the likes of Shakur Stevenson here. If Team Garcia is severe about the concept of leaping weight classes once again and none of the prominent suitors at 135 or 140 go for it, there’s an excellent possibility they’ll keep it in the Golden Boy household for his launching at 147.

That ‘d indicate somebody like marketing colleague Alexis Rocha gets the call for a match that ‘d be simple to make, and, offered Rocha’s losses to perhaps the 2 finest challengers he’s ever dealt with, most likely simple for Garcia to win.

Rocha was on record stating he ‘d be thinking about challenging Garcia for a bout at 140 last fall, days before he was dropped 3 times and dropped in 7 rounds by Giovani Santillan at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. It was his 2nd loss in 25 bouts, however he’s recuperated considering that with an interruption of Fredrick Lawson on March 30.

He’s taller than Garcia, battles as a southpaw, and has 16 KOs in 24 wins throughout an eight-year profession invested specifically at welterweight. Naturally, if he’s not considered deserving, then De La Hoya might constantly turn to another Golden Boy customer like Vergil Ortiz Jr., though he might be conserving that a person for a repetition presuming the shift to 147 works out.

Stay tuned.

Into every bag-chasing life, a little Jake Paul need to fall.

Obviously, for the most part, it’s simply a method for a wannabe to produce buzz.

Garcia’s currently that guy. He’s got as lots of clicks as he requires. When Paul’s name is in his mouth it indicates a bit more heft than a garden-variety call-out.

Which suggests now that he’s restored “KingRy” status, why not telephone, discover an acceptable compromise weight, and book “The Problem Child” for an all-influencer Super Bowl?

It’s an idea that’s crossed Garcia’s mind in the past.

He published about Paul a number of times on X in early March, stating: “Okay enough, it’s on. I’m going to need to do this! I’m going to end this Jake Paul boxing thing. Bring it on, Jake. I’m dead f– king severe. F– k you! Strike my collaborate.”

Paul is 6’1″ to Garcia’s 5’8.5″ and would have a six-inch reach benefit, too, though Garcia’s edge in boxing ability, experience and quality of opposition would be huge.

Presuming they might discover a weight– Paul’s never ever weighed less than 183.75 for a bout and Garcia’s never ever been more than the 143.25 versus Haney– it’s tough to picture simply just how much buzz 2 guys with a combined 37.5 million Instagram fans might create.

Go ahead, inform us you’re not fascinated to discover out.

Gentlemen, begin your DMs.