Comments Thread For: Bernard Hopkins on Ryan Garcia: 'We're Not in the Business of Kissing a Fighter's Ass'

[Bullrider]

They have instant follow-up articles when it comes to mundane subjects. They have nothing when it comes to the status of the Crawford/Spence rematch, for example.

[Robi13]

As much as I am skeptical of Ryan’s chances of becoming great one day, what I do know is that Ryan is one of few fighters that do not need a promoter. Tread lightly golden boy because the kid has a huge following and any fight he is in will do well, specially vs another marquee name.

[Robi13]

Basically I’m not interested in a thing Ryan Garcia has to say until he can provide a real answer to this question about the fight with Davis: If you were able to spring to your feet when the ref’s count would have reached “11,” why couldn’t you do it when it actually reached “9”?

We all know the answer, he quit

[SteveM]

basically u are not even a world champ dude, u have delusions of grandeur & u want people to treat u like u are the p4p no1 guy in the world proven without a doubt

I don't think he does - boxing is about money first , sport 2nd [unfortunately] - so Ryan knows his worth to GBP - he wants them to treat him like a P4P top five money maker in the sport- and if that sounds crazy - who is a bigger financial attraction ?
1/ Canelo
2/ Fury
3/ Joshua
4/ Tank
5/ Garcia - if not, who?

[elmaravilla]

B-Hop telling it like it is.

[juanpablo]

Agree, reporters are the worst. Ellie comes to mind right away. But as a promoter, you must sell your product. You can’t go to interviews and bash your biggest attraction.

Exactly

[Alan Smithee]

King Ryan had his crown knocked off with a body shot. He needs to stay focused and disciplined. Forget about the war of words. Worry about the wars in the ring!

[IceTrayDaGang]

why would anyone wanna sign onto this promotional company? GBP has shown their fighters nothing but hate!! making bob arum and top rank look like a saint.

[southpaw_07]

Well why was Hopkins silent when they promoted Canelo and he was busted, PEDs? culo kissing big time, no ?

[ELPacman]

Fighters these days just aren't what they used to be. Too much talking and social media. Just a couple decades ago, fighters would fight often and prove themselves over and over each year. Now you get a guy who thinks he's a mega star, should be treat like one, paid like one, and asking him to fight at least once a year is almost insulting to them.