
Ryan Garcia: Where does the mental illness end and the jerk begin?
Eric Raskin questions how much leeway we should give boxers like Ryan Garcia when they continually misbehave.
Mario Barrios: record, next fight and profile →

Eric Raskin questions how much leeway we should give boxers like Ryan Garcia when they continually misbehave.

After sparring Rolando “Rolly” Romero ahead of his win over Ryan Garcia last May, he said he is open to working with Mario Barrios if an offer were presented to him.

Here we go again: Ryan Garcia delivered another random display of public weirdness at Thursday's Los Angeles press conference for his title challenge of Mario Barrios.

Barrios is coming off back-to-back draws with Abel Ramos and Manny Pacquiao, while Garcia had a lackluster loss last year against Rolando "Rolly" Romero.

Oscar De La Hoya is hopeful that a major title fight will mark the start of big business to be conducted on a regular basis between Golden Boy Promotions and Premier Boxing Champions.

"If Ryan stays the way he is right now – and I don’t see why he would want to change – I guarantee it’s going to be very positive,” Henry Garcia tells Lance Pugmire.

There are no balls in boxing (other than those covered by protective cups), but there are bells. Therefore, when seeking to peer with clarity into the future in this sport, we go with the crystal bell instead of the crystal ball. And if that strikes you as a bit hacky, just understand that the other option I was considering for the headline was “the crystal Nick Ball.” So you got off easy.

Joe Goossen is 72 years old, has been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and has a comfortable analyst’s gig for Prime Video pay-per-view fights.

Mario Barrios, who will defend his welterweight title against Ryan Garcia on February 21, said he is leaving trainer Bob Santos for Joe Goossen, who formerly trained Garcia.

Conor Benn received more than the new No. 1 spot in the WBC welterweight ratings this week