By: Sean Crose
“You always want to run it back when you take a loss,” Ryan Garcia mentioned at a Tuesday press occasion. “I feel under different circumstances, I could beat him.” The “him” Garcia was referring to was Gervonta “Tank” Davis, the person who knocked Garcia out within the seventh spherical of a reputable superfight final April. And, though the press had ostensibly come to see the opening press convention for Garcia’s December bout with Oscar Duarte, the discuss moved on to discussions of the Davis combat and the way forward for boxing in a post-Showtime world.
“I bit the bullet on that one,” Garcia mentioned of the showdown with Davis, “but hopefully it was for a good cause.” Indeed, Garcia indicated that contractual issues led to issues akin to his being dehydrated with the intention to make the load for the combat. Now, although, he plans on doing issues in a different way, not solely whereas making ready for the ring, but additionally whereas conducting enterprise outdoors the ring. With longtime broadcaster Showtime leaving the combat enterprise, Garcia is keenly conscious of the necessity for change. The previous model of promotional, broadcast and managerial wars have to finish.
“I think there is a new way to do it,” Garcia mentioned. “Me and Terence Crawford have had some conversations.” Sure sufficient, the Californian sees himself because the blueprint for a brand new sort of success within the business. “You’ve never seen a fighter make 30 million dollars,” he mentioned, “while never winning a title.” Sure sufficient, Garcia has but to have received himself a world title. Still, the person is fast to say: “There’s a lot of big fights for me. They all know what I bring to the table.”
As for his properly reported authorized points with promoter Oscar De La Hoya, Garcia doesn’t seem involved. “I haven’t really put much thought into it,” he mentioned. “I’m just letting the lawyers handle all that.” Garcia has greater than religion in simply his attorneys. When queried about his spiritual beliefs, the fighter was fast to precise his religion. “I always put prayer into it and I feel this is where He’s leading me,” he mentioned of God. “He’s always been part of my life, my whole life, since I was a little kid.”
Garcia shall be dealing with Duarte, who is not any slouch on December 2nd at Houston’s Toyota Center. The bout shall be broadcast reside on the DAZN streaming service.
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