Ryan Garcia will face WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in Las Vegas on February 21 searching for redemption after dropping to Rolando Romero final day out
Ryan Garcia is a fortunate boy to be preventing for a world title once more after the run he has had.
Hopefully the defeat to Rolando Romero final day out was the wake-up name he wanted as a result of subsequent month’s date towards WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios could possibly be the final alternative.
If he wins he has an opportunity to proper the wrongs which have torpedoed his profession. It is a sport that makes you query every part about your self.
It’s a brutal surroundings. That’s the reason you need to be ready, to do the laborious yards, to be sure to make weight sensibly, and in between fights keep disciplined. Don’t blow up and maintain match.
Garcia’s expertise will not be in query. His professionalism has been the difficulty. He impressed me a lot when he fought Luke Campbell for the WBC interim light-weight title 5 years in the past, his hand velocity and left hook had been distinctive.
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Again then his future appeared assured. He’s the proper instance that pure capacity is rarely sufficient. After the defeat to Gervonta Davis in early 2023 every part unravelled.
He didn’t make weight towards Devin Haney, was subsequently banned for testing constructive for a prohibited substance then misplaced comprehensively to Romero.
He loves the limelight, loves being the star, however If you wish to realise your potential you need to be lively, and if not you need to stay within the health club. Garcia has had too many absences even earlier than the ban. If he’s critical about repairing his profession he has to commit.
Ryan Garcia was overwhelmed by Rolly Romero in Might(Picture: Cris Esqueda/Getty Photos)
It might be, in fact, that he has run his race. He has been at it for 10 years. Every thing got here straightforward to him. He’s comparatively tall, good trying, wealthy and well-known, and so on.
He wouldn’t be the primary sporting supernova to let fame and fortune go to his head. Put it this manner there have been a whole lot of distractions and he has fallen for many of them. The loss to Davis at light-weight was a intestine examine for Garcia. It confirmed him he was inferior to he thought he was.
He was large on the 135-pound light-weight restrict and was busting a intestine to make 140. Now he’s at 147 he’s way more comfy. It could be a disgrace had been he by no means to win a world title, and this represents his finest probability for positive. Barrios is the weakest of the welterweight champions.
A devoted Garcia can nonetheless be nice for the game. However he hasn’t been that because the Davis defeat and is working out of highway to place issues proper.
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