Derrick James, Ryan Garcia's coach, commented on his charge's win over Devin Haney.
"Good performance from Ryan. I'm happy for him. He beat Devin badly. Did you see the look on his face? It's crazy. I couldn't believe it. I think it would have been better for Haney to get knocked out, it's going to be hard for him to recover from a beating like that. He's a good fighter and he'll be back. He's young and he's able to motivate himself. He's 25 years old. The plan for a fight is always to take everything away from your opponent. As soon as Ryan started hitting jabs and went at him, he backed off and opened up," said the specialist.
Recall, Garcia beat Haney by majority decision of the judges.
Carl Froch, former world champion and current commentator and analyst, commented on Ryan Garcia's win over WBC Welterweight Champion Devin Haney and spoke on Ryan's future prospects.
"Regardless of what Ryan Garcia does next, I would love to see a bout with Gervonta Davis at interim featherweight. No matter what Ryan Garcia does next, it was a fantastic win. I don't think Ryan was in the best shape, but he pulled it off. Everyone thought Haney was untouchable, too fast and good at tweaking," Froch said on his YouTube channel.
Recall, the fight between Garcia and Haney took place on April 21 and ended with a sensational victory of Ryan by majority decision.
Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman assessed undefeated middleweight prospect Bo Nickal's prospects in the promotion.
Nickal defeated Cody Brandege by choke at UFC 300 on April 13 to improve his record to 6-0.
"If your goal is to become a champion, you have to be prepared to face a fighter like Strickland in a five-round fight sooner or later. Or Costa. Or Whittaker. Or Cannonier. You have to know how to proceed. Basically, middleweight is absolutely difficult to do well. He needs to keep his cool.
In my opinion, Bo is less than 10 fights away from a title fight. If he continues to progress at the pace he is now, in two years, Nickal will definitely be among the contenders. In about four fights he will be on that list," MMA Fighting quoted Usman as saying.
UFC light heavyweight champion Brazilian Alex Pereira has spoken out about a potential fight against Dagestan Magomed Ankalaev, ranked second in the division's official rankings. Previously, the latter has repeatedly urged the promotion's management to assign him a title fight.
"A bout against Ankalaev? This guy is not an easy opponent. Honestly, I have to decide what's best for me in terms of my next fight. I'm here to fight, but I'm not too good at organizational issues," MMA Fighting quotes Pereira as saying.
Recall that on April 13 at the UFC 300 anniversary tournament, Pereira made his first title defense, knocking out Jamal Hill in the opening round.
Oleksandr Zakhozhyi, Ukrainian super heavyweight boxer, spoke about a possible cooperation with trainer Jonathan Banks.
"I might be interested in this option, but you have to try with him. I mean, I don't know what he's like in camp, how he feels about it in general. Because as far as I know, American coaches they're like, 'I'll come and hold you on your feet - that's all I can do.' And full training, like our Ukrainian trainers - he is at one, and at the second, and at the third training session, he is everywhere. So I do not even know how to do it, to try some kind of cooperation with him. I don't want to go to America yet, I am comfortable and convenient to prepare in Germany", - said the boxer.
Oleksandr Usyk, promoter of WBA, WBO, IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, confirmed the information that Tyson Fury, if he withdraws from the fight against the Ukrainian again, will pay a serious fine of 10 million pounds.
"Tyson will have to pay a fine of10 million if he withdraws from the fight. This was done to avoid a fifth refusal. Let's just pray he wears a helmet during sparring so that what happened last time doesn't happen again. The cut was real, but as far as the video goes... I don't trust it. I think Tyson wasn't wearing headgear and ended up getting the dissection. But that's just my opinion. I don't have any proof. These are my guesses," - quotes Krasiuk BoxingScene.
Caleb Plant, former super middleweight champion of the world, reacted to Devin Haney's loss to Ryan Garcia.
"We have to stop assuming that a defeat means a fighter sucks. You all miss the golden era when everyone fought everyone else, but back then ALL the great fighters had losses, they were stopped (Duran gave up the fight in the middle of the fight, does he suck?) Thanks to both fighters for making it a great night," Plante wrote on his social media.
Recall, Haney lost to Garcia by majority decision of the judges, having been knocked down several times over the course of the fight. At the same time, Devin retained the championship belt, because Garcia failed the weigh-in before the fight.
Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the WBC, spoke out about the Alvarez-Munguia fight. He believes that this fight may interfere with the fight between Canelo and David Benavides.
Oscar Valdez, former world champion in two weight classes, shared his opinion on the upcoming fight between absolute world super middleweight champion Saul Alvarez and Jaime Munguia.
"I'm happy because both boxers represent Mexico. I'm happy for Jaime. People think Jaime is an easy outing for Canelo. No, he's tough. He has heart. But I still have confidence in Canelo winning because I see how he trains, what advantages and talent he has. Canelo is one of the hardest working fighters. I've seen him fight on Saturday, rest on Sunday and be back in the gym by Monday. That speaks volumes about what kind of fighter he is, especially considering he has everything. He trains all the time and that's a big part of the reason I admire him so much," BoxingScene quoted Valdes as saying.
Famous specialist and analyst Teddy Atlas commented on the result of the fight between Ryan Garcia and the world champion in the WBC Welterweight division Devin Haney.
"The most interesting thing is that Garcia only fought in certain rounds. And that went in his favor. It made Haney feel false confidence and caught him off guard. Haney's approach wasn't what he usually does. He fought without a jab, looking for the knockout punch. That's not him, not his style," Atlas wrote.
The fight between Haney and Garcia took place on April 21 and ended with a sensational victory of Ryan by majority decision of the judges. At the same time, the championship belt did not go to Garcia, because he did not make weight before the fight with Devin.
