What a 12 months it has been for Ryan Garcia; calling it a rollercoaster of feelings can be an understatement. Beginning the 12 months with excessive hopes and a mega battle towards Devin Haney lined up, Garcia then terrified all of his followers with disturbing posts on social media within the lead-up to the battle. That was all forgotten after he dominated Haney, however his epic victory was stripped away after he failed a drug take a look at.
Then got here a one-year suspension handed down by the boxing powers that be, placing his future in murky waters. Seven months into his suspension, Garcia discovered a method to get round it and sustain his boxing type with an exhibition bout towards Japanese kickboxer Rukiya Anpo on the finish of December. However even that battle has come underneath controversy, as Garcia’s promotion firm, Golden Boy, wants to offer the inexperienced mild for it to truly occur.
Ryan Garcia’s opponent misses Tokyo press conference–drama heats up forward of mega battle
Ryan Garcia vs. Rukiya Anpo nonetheless deliberate however with out Golden Boy’s inexperienced mild
Whereas Garcia waits for Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions’ resolution, he is laborious at work coaching. However even his coaching movies are underneath scrutiny, as some followers imagine he isn’t in nice form.
Garcia’s hand velocity definitely seemed as much as par and classic, however some followers have been caught off guard by his physique. He appears to be like to be in higher form than most human beings, however we have grown accustomed to seeing the 26-year-old in elite form.
- “He appears to be like like he hasn’t been understanding”
- “He is constructed like a bitter patch child”
- “Is it simply me or did Ryan get a bit chunky?”
Garcia may even have placed on a little bit of weight attributable to his opponent. Anpo stands at six toes tall and fights at 154 kilos, whereas Garcia has by no means fought at something greater than 143 kilos – when he got here in chubby towards Haney in his final bout.
Garcia-Anpo continues to be slated to occur on December 30 in Tokyo, Japan. Golden Boy is but to log out on the battle, so there is not any assure that it’ll go forward. Garcia is coaching like it would, although.
