Ryan García confessed that His crazy behavior was completely planned for months. with the intention of generating expectations about his fight with Devin Haney, whom he ended up beating by majority decision of the judges despite not being a favorite.
In an interview for PBD Podcast, García explained that He doesn’t remember how he came up with the idea., but one day he decided to do it and kept the plan until the end. The Californian also assured that he can do it again and “take it one step further.”
“My cameraman and I have recorded a video for months where I said what I was going to do. I said I was going to make sure everyone thought I was going crazy. I’m going to do this, I’m going to do that, I’m going to do like The Great Escape. I have all that documented. I planned it for many weeks and months. I don’t know how I came up with that idea, honestly. Just one day I decided to do it, and go all the way with it. And he wasn’t going to give in to anyone. In all the podcasts he acted erratically, like crazy. He made gestures with my nose, and he said it was just a tic. He did everything. What was true is that I drank during the camp a few times, because I like to drink,” he said.
“I can fool them all again. I can now play the role of the super disciplined one, or maybe act even crazier, take it one step further, or pretend to take everything one step further. I don’t know. Anyone paying attention could see me training, I looked fit. You can’t look fit without training. That’s impossible. But it’s the people’s fault. They underestimated me, perhaps because of everything they saw on social media., and it is in social networks that you can make everything seem a certain way. “They fooled themselves,” she added.
Since the fight between Devin Haney and Ryan García was announced, everything was very controversial. The Californian He had erratic behavior in press conferences and on social networks where he admitted that he smoked marijuana and drank alcohol. Everyone thought that King Ry’s mental health was bad, but apparently it was all trolling and The Dream fell into his rival’s game.
Even though Haney was the betting house favorite, García He gave the surprise by knocking down The Dream three times during the fight and taking the biggest victory of his career. on the cards by majority decision of the judges (112-112, 114-110 and 115-109).
Since King Ry arrived three pounds heavier and had to pay $1.5 million dollars after a bet he made with his rival, the World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight belt was not at stake, but The American is still the champion and asked for revenge.
Ryan Garcia, 24, He debuted successfully in the new category after knocking out Óscar Duarte and now he shocked the world by defeating the WBC champion. The Mexican-American boxer has a record of 25 wins (20 by knockout) and one setback in his professional career.
Keep reading:
· Ryan García opens up about his behavior before beating Haney: “I’m going through a lot of things”
· Óscar de la Hoya says that Ryan García showed that he is the face of boxing: “He surprised the world”
· Ryan García defeats Devin Haney after knocking him down three times in the surprise of the year