Two of Golden Boy Promotions’ finest fighters on its roster are unimpressed with Ryan Garcia’s shenanigans.
Garcia has courted controversy at varied junctures this yr, and even Oscar de la Hoya intervened to say there was no room for the fighter’s nonsense “at my firm, interval.”
World Boxing Information discovered an analogous response from distinguished members of the Golden Boy roster, together with Vergil Ortiz, who Garcia has seemingly instigated a rivalry with, and Alexis Rocha.
When talking to Ortiz this week, we requested the tremendous welterweight if he’d settle the rivalry with Garcia subsequent yr in a catchweight struggle — however he nearly scoffed on the concept and mentioned his fellow Golden Boy boxer was too unreliable for such a proposition to be taken critically.
The 26-year-old knockout artist mentioned: “He has quite a lot of points. I don’t know what he’s going by means of — that’s simply on him.”
Ortiz mentioned a struggle involving him and Garcia could be a monster no matter whether or not Golden Boy staged it in Texas, California, or Las Vegas in Nevada.
But it surely’s not one he’s finally keen on investing his time into.
He mentioned he has been mates with Garcia up to now and that any animosity Garcia has had towards him has “been on his half.”
He mentioned: “I simply assume he’s a legal responsibility, man. I’m not going to depend on him for any struggle.”
Welterweight contender Alexis Rocha, in the meantime, expressed disappointment in Garcia when speaking to World Boxing Information on Friday from his fitness center in Santa Ana, California. He mentioned his Golden Boy stablemate was misusing his social media platform and attain.
Garcia appeared on high of the fight sports activities world after dropping Devin Haney 3 times en path to the most important resolution win of his profession in April, however he has been underneath the highlight for a string of out-of-the-ring missteps all year long.
The month earlier than Garcia’s signature win, the New York State Athletic Fee requested a psychological analysis of the fighter after he posted a collection of regarding social media posts.
The character of his win, wherein he seemed like the most effective fighters on the planet, got here into query on Could 1 after check outcomes detected Ostarine — a performance-enhancing drug — in his urine.
Since then, police arrested him for felony vandalism, he had an altercation with Caleb Plant in Las Vegas, obtained slapped with a one-year suspension and noticed his Haney win overturned to a no-contest.
The WBC additionally expelled him this week for problematic feedback concerning race, the KKK, and George Floyd throughout a livestream. He has mentioned he was trolling in a since-deleted put up.
“There isn’t a room for hate or intolerance,” Golden Boy founder and promoter De La Hoya mentioned in an announcement.
Rocha, in the meantime, informed us: “What Ryan’s doing now isn’t proper. I don’t know the folks behind him or something concerned in his camp. However he ought to know higher.
“He has a voice, not simply within the boxing world, however social media platforms, the clothes line. He’s a public determine who speaks to tens of millions of individuals. Numerous children look as much as him. And what he’s saying is outrageous and absurd. The feedback he’s making, I don’t agree with.”
Rocha continued: “You possibly can inform he’s battling some… alcohol downside. I feel his household got here out and mentioned that it’s an alcohol downside that wants rehab.
“You simply obtained to hope for the man,” Lex mentioned. “That’s all you gotta do, you recognize. We might bash them down, cancel him and whatnot, however he’s batting his personal demons, and also you simply gotta pray for him and hope he will get higher.”
Alan Dawson is World Boxing Information Lead Author, a 2 x Sports activities Journalist of the Yr finalist, and 5 x BWAA awards winner. Observe Alan @AlanDawsonSport.
