“That’s More Than Mayweather”: Oscar de la Hoya Reacts to Insane Ryan Garcia vs. Gervonta Davis Ticket Prices

The five-time world champion in three weight classes Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia with vast social media followings will ultimately settle their ongoing feud when they will go against each other in a 136-pound catchweight bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, April 22. Their rivalry has always caught fans’ attention from day one and fans expected a mega-event whenever they decide to meet in the ring. As a result, both fighters and their promoters tried to make it come to fruition and, fortunately, reached the conclusion to make it happen.

Now the confirmation of the fight has created shockwaves across the boxing world. Following two back-to-back press conferences in New York City and Beverly Hills, California, the upcoming event has created hype across all of combat sports. The sale of the tickets is evidence of it. Within minutes, eager fight fans bought all live gate seats.

Moreover, it has opened a new market where tickets are on resale and prices have exponentially surpassed the face value. Reports claim that ringside tickets are at an all-time high. Their resale value has gone past $50,000.

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Oscar De La Hoya, the former several weight class world champ who is promoting Garcia, claimed that it is historic. According to him, this fight’s live ticket sale is bigger than any event of boxing superstars like Canelo Alvarez and Floyd Mayweather.

What did Oscar De La Hoya say?

De La Hoya, who gained fame as ‘Golden Boy’ was one of the biggest draws in boxing. Before Mayweather, he was the biggest box-office star. Following him, Mayweather took over the sport and now Mexican icon Canelo Alvarez is regarded as the face of boxing. Surpassing the ticket sale of these fighters, Garcia vs Davis has become a new blockbuster. De La Hoya reiterated the same point.

“It’s gonna be a dog fight. Everybody is excited, I mean you saw the tickets, you saw the way everything sold out but then you have a secondary market whatever and I’ve never heard of fifty thousand dollars for a ringside seat. That’s more than a Canelo fight, that’s more than my fight, that’s more than a Mayweather fight. It’s big man”, De La Hoya said.

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