By: Sean Crose
“Looking like @RyanGarcia vs Jose Ramirez is getting close and happening,” Hall of Fame fighter turned promoter Oscar De La Hoya posted to X – previously often known as Twitter – on Wednesday. The 31 yr previous Ramirez lately signed with Golden Boy Promotions after leaving Top Rank Promotions, which had beforehand guided his profession. The 28-1 Ramirez held the WBO and WBC junior welterweight titles earlier than being bested by Josh Taylor a yr and a half in the past. Ramirez reportedly handed up an opportunity to earn thousands and thousands when he refused to battle former light-weight king turned WBO junior welterweight titlist Teofimo Lopez subsequent month.
De La Hoya’s Wednesday put up got here throughout as a bit putting, as the favored Garcia has been paired with quite a few potential opponents prior to now a number of weeks. Garcia was mentioned to presumably be combating the exhausting hitting and entertaining Rolando Romero. Then he was mentioned to be engaged on a battle with the good Devin Haney. Then he was mentioned to as soon as once more be working to battle Romero. And now it’s Ramirez who seems to be as if he could be Garcia’s subsequent opponent. “Priced himself out,” De La Hoya posted Wednesday after being requested what grew to become of a supposed Romero battle.
While Garcia has by no means received a world title, he’s an enormously standard fighter. Young, engaging, and media savvy, he has an enormous on-line presence. What’s extra, Garcia has the ability to take down a wall, which makes him a should see fighter to look at. With that being mentioned, Garcia misplaced his first main battle when he was stopped throughout the distance by Gervonta Davis in a official superfight final spring. Still, at 25, the Californian nonetheless has room to develop. In fact, other than the likes of Davis, or Haney, Garcia would almost definitely enter the ring a favourite towards most different opponents.
Although he just about nonetheless has the ability to choose and select who he desires to face, Garcia has solely fought as soon as since dropping to Davis. He handily stopped Oscar Duarte final December in eight. As for Ramirez, his final battle was an eleventh spherical stoppage of Richard Commey final March. Although not recognized for being an influence puncher, Ramirez has nonetheless been in a position to cease eighteen of twenty-nine opponents throughout the distance. Although he will not be thought of a excessive stage opponent, Ramirez is not any stroll within the park. As a former world titlist, the person is aware of what it’s to battle at a championship stage.
