By: Sean Crose
He might have been knocked out by Gervonta Davis earlier this spring, however there’s nonetheless no doubting that Ryan Garcia stays probably the most well-liked fighters on the earth. Whoever the younger Californian decides to battle subsequent, the announcement will likely be large information. The place precisely does a younger, well-liked and arduous hitting fighter like Garcia go after struggling his first defeat, nonetheless? Garcia’s promoter, the Golden Boy himself, Oscar De La Hoya, has an fascinating candidate. Chatting with Marcos Villegas of Combat Hub, De La Hoya acknowledged that retired legend Manny Pacquiao is definitely a risk.
“The rationale why we will now discuss it, and it’s a viable choice, is as a result of Manny Pacquiao has been in a (authorized) swimsuit he’s been concerned in that didn’t enable him to battle within the States,” De La Hoya stated. Now that authorized issues have been laid to relaxation for the Filipino icon, De La Hoya feels a battle with Garcia is perhaps an actual risk. “It’s a really actual choice for each guys,” he stated. Whereas Pacquiao is now nicely into his forties, his legendary status proceeds him. Individuals may need to see what the all time nice nonetheless has in him. And a fighter like Garcia, who’s coming off a significant loss, may certainly be an intriguing opponent.
As De La Hoya sees it, Pacquiao-Garcia could be “the largest battle for each guys,” maybe at a catch weight. “I can see that battle taking place at 142, 143 possibly,” stated De La Hoya. In fact there’s different main opponents accessible for Garcia to face, one thing De La Hoya wasn’t afraid to deliver up within the interview. “That’s alongside Rollys, and Pitbull and Teofimo Lopez,” he stated of Pacquiao being a viable opponent.
In fact mentioning a possible Garcia-Pacquiao battle is way completely different than truly making a Garcia-Pacquiao battle. Throw in the truth that Pacquiao’s prime days are lengthy behind him and that he actually has nothing else to show within the ring, a battle between himself and Garcia might certainly be nothing however a pipe dream, or an thought a great promoter like De La Hoya can toss off to the media for consumption in an effort to hold his fighter’s identify within the headlines. Nonetheless, the identify Pacquiao nonetheless units off fireworks in fan’s minds, even when a battle with the younger Garcia may result in the collective rolling of eyeballs. In different phrases, the person often known as PacMan nonetheless might have the potential to attract in followers. “I believe Manny Pacquiao is the largest battle that may be made,” stated De La Hoya.
