De La Hoya On Davis-Garcia Negotiations: “What’s Holding Everything Up Is The Rematch Clause”
By: Sean Crose
It seems negotiations for the extremely anticipated Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia superfight have hit a bump within the street. An official announcement for the combat was speculated to be made at nearly any time, however now negotiations have hit a snag. “We’re literally down at the 1-yard line; what’s holding everything up is the rematch clause,” Garcia promoter and Golden Boy Promotions’ honcho Oscar De La Hoya has informed ESPN’s Mike Coppinger. “It’s only fair if Ryan wins, then our side controls everything as the A-side. This is just the way it always has been…it’s common sense that whoever wins is the A-side. That’s the bottom line. We’re not reinventing the wheel here.”
According to De La Hoya, Team Davis, of which PBC honcho Al Haymon is an enormous – if not the most important – a part of, needs to name the photographs if Garcia ought to defeat Davis. That means a rematch could be broadcast by Showtime, an outlet favored by Davis and Haymon, somewhat than DAZN, which is favored by Garcia and De La Hoya. As issues stand, the primary Davis-Garcia combat (if it ought to come to fruition) will likely be broadcast by Showtime pay per view.
“Al Haymon is dictating everything,” De La Hoya claimed. “They’ve asked for this, asked for that…who comes out first, the penalties if Ryan comes overweight. We’ve given in, we’ve negotiated, and everything has been very pleasant. If Ryan loses, sure, there’s no rematch.” De La Hoya then emphasised that up till now, negotiations have been going somewhat nicely. “It’s been a pleasant negotiation, it really has. I really hope their side doesn’t fumble the ball and we have no Super Bowl,” De La Hoya stated. “We at Golden Boy are just protecting our TV partners. It’s only fair that everything gets switched around if Ryan wins.”
Both Davis and Garcia are younger, undefeated, laborious hitting and very widespread. The public has been repeatedly assured that negotiations are going so nicely that there’s little to little question {that a} Davis-Garcia combat will go down on the fifteenth of April. Hopefully the final minute particulars concerning a rematch clause will likely be smoothed over in time. Fans have been lacking out on sufficient main fights as it’s. If this combat have been to fall by it will be a travesty. With that being stated, it seems that each Davis and Garcia need the combat to occur – which can be what lastly pushes negotiations previous the end line.
