After Ryan García’s surprising victory over Devin Haney in New York, Henry García -father of King Ry- He exploded against the haters who claimed that his son would lose to The Dream and they thought he was crazy.
In statements to the press after the victory, García Sr. admitted that he was happy that King Ry’s detractors lost and made it clear that All his son did leading up to the fight was trolling to get into Haney’s head.
“I told everyone, but they don’t understand, they are stupid. When my son hits, he’s done. But they’re stupid, and that’s what happens to them. That’s what happens to all the haters and detractors, when bad (Paulie) Malignaggi, bad (Shawn) Porter, Algieri, who is a piece of shit. And even Timothy Bradley. Of course we feel relief. We beat The Dream, who they said was pound for pound, that he was one of the two or three best, damn everyone who said that. Damn you, Eddie Hearn, you too, for hating my son. I’m very proud, but I can’t stand all the people who were against him. “I’m happy that all of his detractors lost, that they lost a lot of bad money,” he said.
“I’m very happy about that. You have to listen to me. I told them that if my son hit that boy solid, he was going to shake him or knock him down. And did I lie? This is the biggest thing, because Ryan had only lost once, and it was because of the stipulations. If you face Ryan when he is 100 percent physically. Today my son was in 95 percent of his form. Ryan’s not crazy. He was trolling everyone, and I told him so. He wanted to get into Devin’s head. It wasn’t beer that was drunk, it was cider, but we fooled them all. And that’s why everyone bet their money on Devin Haney, and they lost,” he added.
Even though Devin Haney was the favorite in the betting houses, Ryan García He gave the surprise by knocking down The Dream three times and taking the biggest victory of his career by majority decision of the judges (112-112, 114-110 and 115-109).
Since King Ry arrived three pounds overweight and had to pay $1.5 million after a bet, the World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight belt was not at stake, but As the American was defeated, the title was now vacant.
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.
For his part, Devin Haney, 24, became the 140-pound champion by defeating Regis Prograis last December and lost his undefeated record against King Ry in his second appearance in the division. The American He has a record of 31 victories, 15 of them by knockout, and one defeat.
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