Oscar De La Hoya Names the Biggest Threat to Ryan Garcia’s Undefeated Record

Published 12/01/2020, 6:40 AM EST

Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya claims that Ryan Garcia is ready for any challenge as he envisions a matchup against unified title-holder Teofimo Lopez in the coming year.

Both the young champions are unbeaten and are currently at their prime. Thus, a square-off between them will determine the better pugilist, if not the best.

Even though Ryan Garcia has touted himself against several such opponents, De La Hoya would only be worried about him facing the ‘TakeOver’.

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And why not? Teofimo Lopez has just beaten the great Vasyl Lomachenko to become the unified lightweight champion. That said, he is seemingly the best amongst so many unbeaten lightweight champions.

However, Ryan Garcia has also proven himself to be a knockout specialist and one of the biggest superstars in the sport. He is already a global sensation with a huge fan following from every corner of the world.

Thus, Garcia against Lopez will be a massive showdown, and Oscar De La Hoya hasn’t failed to pinpoint. While De La Hoya could have lined up Garcia against any of the other A-listers, he has comfortably picked Teofimo Lopez as the most valid threat.

Oscar De La Hoya has his say on Ryan Garcia vs Teofimo Lopez

The former World Champion turned promoter connected with AK & Barak show to throw light on his multiple plans for the next year.

When asked who would be ‘KingRy’s toughest adversary, De La Hoya said, “I actually would be worried about Teofimo (Lopez). I think it will be an amazing, amazing showdown when the time is right.

“And when I am saying the time is right, it’s gonna be next year.”

He added, “It will be a fight that will be a pleasure for me to be working with Bob Arum once again. You know, Bob Arum actually called my President Eric Gomez a couple of days ago.

“Just to pick his brain and see if we are aligned with the same though of matching them together, next year.”

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De La Hoya further raised an interesting question on whether the other champions would face Garcia. He asked, “Ryan Garcia is ready for anybody.

“Believe me, Ryan Garcia wants to fight the very best. He wants to fight them soon. The question is, do these fighters want to fight him?”

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Meanwhile, Garcia will primarily face Luke Campbell for the WBC Interim lightweight title. The win against Campbell will open several doors for the Mexican, one of them being a fight against Lopez. No doubt, the lightweight scenario is getting exciting with each passing day.

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A senior boxing writer at EssentiallySports, Raj Sarkar is a mass media graduate who is currently pursuing his master’s degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to his current role, he has worked with the MMA team at EssentiallySports and has interviewed prominent fighters such as Ritu Phogat and 'The Red King' Rory MacDonald. He combined his bachelor's degree with his adoration for combat sports and has a combined 2000 plus bylines in MMA and boxing over the last two years.

Oscar De La Hoya Names the Biggest Threat to Ryan Garcia’s Undefeated Record

Oscar De La Hoya has his say on Ryan Garcia vs Teofimo Lopez

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