Oscar de la Hoya, promoter of American boxer Ryan Garcia, said that in the fight against Devin Haney his boxer surprised him most of all with his will to win.
"I think what surprised me the most was Garcia's will to win. Haney is no joke. I watched Haney throw bombs. I've never seen him throw bombs in my life. We thought he was going to come out and combine and throw punches. It's working for him, he's a great boxer. Ryan Garcia won by withstanding the power and pressure of Haney. I'm proud of Ryan.
After the first knockdown, Haney went down, and physically it can wear you down too. Psychologically it discourages you and you can get tired. That's what happened. Ryan's a big guy. How much did Haney weigh? 140 pounds at the weigh-in, maybe 160 in the fight. So we had two big guys in the ring. But the difference is that Ryan Garcia is a puncher," said de la Hoya.
Recall that Garcia defeated Haney by majority decision of the judges, sending him to knockdown three times.
Former UFC two weight class champion Conor McGregor shared his impressions of Ryan Garcia's win over Devin Haney.
"Garcia is very good! An amazing fight between two champions! It was unbelievable. Some people are just born to fight! Some aren't. I wish the best of luck to these men and their teams in this crazy world, and congratulations to Ryan Garcia! Tonight is your night. I had a realization that when he fought Tank and then he was on top of his game. Even in defeat, I still went into his locker room. To me, winning or losing never makes a person better or breaks them. Real fighters know.
Now the real fight begins for this young man too! Stay strong kid, believe in God and stay strong. Keep it up and good luck to you bro," McGregor wrote in X.
Recall that Garcia defeated Haney by majority decision of the judges (112-112, 114-110, 115-109).
On the night of April 21 at the Barclays Center Arena in Brooklyn, New York, the highly anticipated WBC super flyweight champion bout between Devin Haney (31-1, 15 KOs) and Ryan Garcia (25-1, 20 KOs) took place.
Former UFC lightweight champion T.J. Dillashaw shared his thoughts on Arman Tsarukyan's performance in his bout with Charles Oliveira.
On April 13 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas, USA, the Armenian defeated the Brazilian by split decision on judges' scorecards and moved up to No. 1 in the promotion's lightweight division rankings.
"I don't think Tsarukyan can sweep the lightweight division. He's strong, but he's not dominant. Oliveira almost beat him with a takedown. Another second and Arman would have given up. Look at the choke attempt from Charles, that was a very tight clinch there. Tsarukyan's shorts came off, that's what saved him. Everyone saw his bare ass, but his shorts came down and saved him. Tsarukian was still pushing Charles' legs, that helped too. If Charles had kept his feet level with Arman's ribs, the fight would have been over. Charles was very close to stoppage," MMA Mania quoted Dillashaw as saying.
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker paid tribute to Justin Gaethje's resilience, which the American showed in his fight with Max Holloway at UFC 300.
On April 13, Holloway knocked out Gaethje in the final seconds of the fight and won the symbolic BMF title.
"It was a reversal leg kick in the first round that broke Gaethje's nose .... I think he was the catalyst. Justin got his nose broken at the end of the first round and fought four more and it's just overwhelming. You can't imagine what it's like to fight for four rounds with a broken nose with Holloway hitting him regularly," Whittaker said on the MMArcade podcast.
UFC featherweight champion Sean O'Malley assessed former titleholder Aljamain Sterling's debut in the welterweight division.
On April 13 at the UFC 300 Anniversary event in Las Vegas, USA, Sterling won a unanimous decision on judges' scorecards against Kelvin Kattar.
"Aljamain looked good. Kattar looked quite bad against him. Yes and Sterling looks much bigger at welterweight. Nevertheless, as I recall, Aljamain was booed three times. He was taking the fight to the ground and keeping Kattar on the floor. They were just laying there. That's Sterling's style. So I saved the lightweight," said the American on his YouTube channel.
Star American boxer Ryan Garcia shared his emotions after defeating WBC bantamweight champion compatriot Devin Haney.
"Who's crazy now? I wasn't the one with the problem, you were. I was the only one in my right mind. I don't care what people say about me. I walked through the fire and beat Devin Haney. I drank every day in preparation for the fight and I still beat him. I drank every day! I'm not saying I'm proud of it," Garcia said at the press conference.
Recall that Garcia defeated Haney by majority decision of the judges (112-112, 114-110, 115-109) in the main event of the evening of boxing in New York. Ryan did not win the belt, as he failed the weigh-in before the fight.
In the main event of an evening of boxing in New York, USA, popular American boxer Ryan Garcia unexpectedly defeated WBC welterweight champion Devin Haney by majority decision.
Garcia stunned Devin Haney with a left hook in the opening round of the fight, but Devin Haney was able to recover and then retook the initiative. The fight was a bit chaotic, with the fighters fouling a lot and often getting into a clinch. Ryan picked up the pace again in the sixth round and dropped his opponent again in the seventh, but was later penalized a point for a punch after the stop command. The end of the fight was dictated by Haney, and in the tenth and eleventh rounds he scored two more knockdowns.
Judges' notes: 115-109, 114-110 and 112-112. It should be noted that Garcia did not get the title, as he failed the weigh-in before the fight.
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Jorge Masvidal commented on Max Holloway winning the symbolic belt BMF ("The toughest motherfucker").
Recall that on April 13 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas, USA, Holloway spectacularly knocked out Justin Gaethje in the last second of the fight.
"It's so great that Max has that belt now. I don't think there's a better asshole to hold it. It's a BMF title, and he realizes what it's all about. One fighter shouldn't be left on his feet. It was the greatest damn moment in history. At worst Max was winning 3-2, I had him winning the fight cleanly. Gaethje had his moments, but he wasn't in control," Masvidal said on The MMA Hour show.
Jai Opetaia, former world heavyweight champion, shared his opinion on the upcoming fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, the two world heavyweight champions.
"The difference in dimensions will obviously play a role. Fury is over two meters tall, Usik is 192 cm. But Fury still needs to take advantage. He has the skills to win, but needs to apply them. It's important for him to capitalize on his strengths. The same goes for Usik. I think they will throw a lot of punches and try to steal rounds from each other. I don't think there will be a knockout. Predominantly it will be a chess game, and I want to see it," said Opetaia in an interview with YouTube channel Seconds Out.
Recall, the fight Usik - Fury will be held on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
