These two have changed their tune. Before the fight they were writing Garcia off as a train wreck. Understandable, perhaps, as that what everyone felt, at least a little, but Malignaggi also claimed he couldn't wait for the fight to be over so it could go away and he could move on to other fights. And...
It's definitely not the most fascinating division in boxing, as Ryan Garcia diidn't fight at that weight and doesn't look he can fight at that weight any longer. Welterweight makes the most sense for him, because (a) he's a welterweight and (b) it's a much more glamorous division than junior welterweight....
I'd agree with the comment that the build up was vile. None of it entertained, it simply worked to make the whole contest less appealing. Garcia still seems like a loose cannon. Haney's claim that he slept on the left hook is plainly nonsense -- you don't forget about the big weapon of your opponent...
Garcia has to go to welterweight and should not waste time worrying about whether to rematch Haney for his worthless belt at 140 lbs. Let him hang on to it....
It's possible that it's just playing crazy for publicity, but it doesn't feel like it. He looked bewildered in the press conference where he had the husky voice and was drunk/high, like he was about to cry. And there's a scattershot way thoughts come out when he tries to comminicate that seems like...
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