Ryan Garcia He is convinced that he can knock out World Boxing Association (WBA) 140-pound champion Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz in five rounds and mentioned why he thinks it could be an easy win for him.
In an interview with FightHub TV, García explained that Pitbull Cruz’s style It is his favorite and he compared it to Óscar Duarte’swhom he knocked out in his last fight in the ring, so he believes he can achieve the same result if the duel were to happen.
“It’s my favorite style of all time. I can’t count how many times I trained with someone like that (Cruz), fought with someone like that and was in the gym with someone like that. He is even smaller than (Óscar) Duarte. Duarte fought similar to him, but perhaps bigger, slower and not as aggressive. Still, it’s a very similar style,” he said.
“They can deny it all they want, but Duarte and Cruz have a very similar style. He would simply be fighting a smaller and perhaps slightly better version of Duarte. But I can handle that because I knocked out Duarte. I feel like I can knock out ‘Pitbull’ in five rounds. It’ll be easy to hit him with a jab because he’s coming at me anyway. You will have to eat something,” he added.
It should be noted that Pitbull Cruz dominated Rolly Romero from start to finish and shut his mouth as he promised before last weekend’s fight to be crowned champion at 140 pounds. The American He could not at any time counteract the power of the Mexican and from the beginning he was hurt with strong blows, but he was able to survive on several occasions until the eighth the referee stopped the fight after a shower of fists.
Previously, King Ry and the Mexican had been in negotiations to fight, but it was Rolly Romero who he ended up facing in the end. Instead, the Californian scheduled a duel for the World Boxing Council (WBC) title with Devin Haney. If García – who has been embroiled in controversy over his erratic behavior in recent weeks – beats the American, The confrontation with Pitbull Cruz would be interesting because they could unify the belts.
“Let Ryan García also say what he wants. I’ll make him swallow the garbage that comes out of his mouth the same way I did with Rolly“Pitbull Cruz responded in the ring.
Ryan Garcia, 24, moved up to 140 pounds after his first loss in the sport against Gervonta Davis in 2023 and He made his successful debut in the new category after knocking out Óscar Duarte to try to be crowned world champion. The Mexican-American boxer has a record of 24 wins (20 by knockout) and one setback in his professional career.
For his part, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz, 24, achieved an important victory against Rolly Romero and He is now the new holder of the WBA world title at 140 pounds in his debut in the category. The Mexican boxer has a professional record of 26 victories (18 of them by fast track), two losses and one draw.
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· Ryan García assures that he would beat Pitbull Cruz after knocking out Romero: “It would be a field day”
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