Returning Ryan Garcia Says Calling Devin Haney ‘Rat’ Was ‘Smart Move’

Published 05/31/2022, 1:30 PM EDT

Ryan Garcia will return to the squared circle against Javier Fortuna on July 16, and the lightweight contender had some thoughts about the upcoming bout between Devin Haney and George Kambosos Jr.

Things got heated in the press conference between Kambosos Jr. and Haney, who were not shy to take shots at each other.

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Ryan Garcia shares his thoughts

In an interview with EsNews, the reporter asked Ryan Garcia about the pre-fight press conference between Haney and Kambosos Jr. in which the Australian accused Haney of being a ‘rat’ after allegedly texting Teofimo Lopez’s family issues to him

He says, “Yesterday Kambosos called Haney a rat for sending him text messages over Teofimo’s personal life. Did you follow any of that? What did you make of that?”

Garcia responded by saying, “Tactics, strategy if Haney doesn’t see that, he’s done. I think it’s a smart move by George to do that because it puts pressure on him especially because he doesn’t have his dad over there to like show him that support. If I was him I would make that move, maybe but then again I don’t know, because I feel like I can beat him without any mental game. I can beat him regardless. I don’t have to say anything.”

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Garcia thinks that it was a smart move by Kambosos Jr. as it puts pressure on Haney and might even take him off his game against the Australian champion. Moreover, he feels that Haney needs to understand the mind games being played and if he doesn’t, he will lose against Kambosos Jr. Furthermore, Garcia thinks that he could beat Haney without playing any mental games.

Garcia also added that the mind games would not have worked on him saying, “If I was Haney, I would have been like quit talking I’ma fight you now b***h, I would’ve been on him but he not sharp like that.”

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The reporter also asked Ryan Garcia about his predictions for the fight saying, “Who do you think is gonna win Saturday night?” to which he responded, “I don’t know, my dad thinks it’s gonna be Kambosos, my dad might be right though, I’m leaning towards my dad, but we’ll see.”

The light-weight division is flooded with talent right now and is arguably one of the most exciting weight classes in boxing with contenders including Tank Davis, Vasyl Lomachenko, and Teofimo Lopez, moreover, this surge in talent will certainly give fans some memorable matchups in the future.

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Sahil Sood is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication and has a keen interest in the sweet science of boxing. His journey in boxing began when he first saw highlights of Mike Tyson as a teenager and then followed the rise of Floyd Mayweather Sahil is an avid fan of Tyson Fury and Vasiliy Lomachenko and strongly believes that Lomachenko is pound for pound the best boxer in the world.

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Vibhanshu Kumar

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