Boxing’s biggest names react to Ryan Garcia’s viral win over Devin Haney.
Last night’s Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia DAZN Boxing bout still has the sports world buzzing after an unlikely performance and an enormous underdog win from Garcia. After being billed as a +550 betting underdog, Garcia went on to knock Haney down 3 times in the course of the fight and ultimately won the convincing decision on the judges’ scorecards. A few of boxing’s biggest stars chimed in to share their thoughts on the fight. Take a look at our Boxing news for more coverage and breaking content!
Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia met at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Recent York after a wild week of media and press conferences ahead of their long-awaited bout. Haney, who recently moved up in weight and beat Regis Prograis for the WBC Super Lightweight belt, was set to defend the strap against Ryan Garcia. Haney had been calling for a shot at Gervonta Davis, but this was clearly the cash fight as a consequence of each fighters’ schedules and former wins.
Upon weigh-ins, Ryan Garcia chugged a beer on the scales and got here in 3.5 kilos heavy, honoring his bet and paying Devin Haney $500,000 for each pound he missed. While the fight would still go on, Garcia wouldn’t be eligible to win Haney’s Super Lightweight belt with a win.
What later ensued at Barclay’s Center was only envisioned by Ryan Garcia and his team, completely leaving the remaining of the boxing world in utter shock. Garcia got here out swinging in the primary round and immediately put Devin Haney on his heels with the striking power. Garcia scored an enormous knockdown in Round 7, which was met by controversy when the referee “saved” Devin Haney from the finish.
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Go crazy with it just like the last one ♻️#RyanGarcia #DevinHaney #GarciaVsHaney pic.twitter.com/ZP6aZrFoz5
— The progress report (@Theprogressrep2) April 21, 2024
Later within the fight, Ryan Garcia scored one other knockdown in Round 10 and followed it up along with his most brutal knockdown in Round 11. The fight could have arguably been stopped after the third and final knockdown, but Devin Haney was clearing working to face back up and proceed fighting. Still, he clinched for much of the rest as he tried to avoid the ability shots from Garcia. It was a better weight class for Haney and a self-test to see how he’d fare against larger opponents. Still, we saw a solid effort from Haney nonetheless and he immediately called for the 2 to run it back for a rematch.
Coming in as an enormous betting underdog and putting forth and unclean image heading into the fight, not many individuals knew how seriously Garcia was taking this fight. After his win, he admitted to drinking and smoking all week leading as much as the bout. Even then, he’s still in a position to put away a few of the perfect boxers on the planet, claiming “It was an announcement to essentially show you, you guys cannot f–k with me.”
Following the viral performance contained in the ring, a few of boxing’s biggest names took to social media to weigh-in on what they simply saw. While some were quick to sentence referee Harvey Dock for his “sub-par” work, many stars gave their flowers to Garcia for the performance and consoled with Haney for the loss.
That is the craziest fight I’ve ever seen
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) April 21, 2024
Devin is just too weak for real !!! He can’t win tonight. I really like Devin but that is bad. Not his night man 😫🥺
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) April 21, 2024
I told Bill Haney last yr calling talk his boy ready for PPV at 147 I said you boy will get hurt at 147 he being punish at 140 tonight
— Keith Thurman Jr. (@keithfthurmanjr) April 21, 2024
🥊 @RyanGarcia IS HERE TO SHOCK THE WORLD! #HaneyGarcia
— Manny Pacquiao (@MannyPacquiao) April 21, 2024
Following his win, Ryan Garcia celebrated along with his camp and continued to echo the sentiment of “Who’s next?” as him and his father berated Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn to provide them a greater opponent next time. With Devin Haney wanting a rematch so he can win his now-vacant belt, it’ll be interesting to see which way each promotions head as they fight to make their next big money fight. As for Ryan Garcia, he’ll should dial-in his weight if he desires to see a proper championship, but last night he proved that despite all of the noise, he’s still one of the vital talented young stars in boxing today.
