Ryan Garcia: record, next fight and profile →
Ryan Garcia might have broken the internet on Saturday night with his win over Devin Haney and former welterweight champion Keith Thurman had plenty to say on the fight afterwards.
A few years ago, as Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez, and Gervonta Davis were making noise as undefeated 135 pound contenders, I somewhat rashly and publicly dubbed them the “Four Princes.” It was deliberately evocative and provocative, bestowed in the hope that this talented quartet would cross each other's paths with the frequency of Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns, and Marvin Hagler, whose multiple, classic encounters earned them the sobriquet of the “Four Kings.”
Jason Langendorf scans the boxing scene for rare moments of bliss. This week, there were upsets in the air, a promotional film with some suspect backers and a bit of jawing between fifty-something frenemies.
Ryan Garcia has picked up from where he left off last night on social media and has come out swinging against Conor Benn.
In an attempt to do credit to the extent to which Ryan Garcia is responsible for, unquestionably, one of the most remarkable fight stories and triumphs of the modern era, it is perhaps necessary to revisit the hours before the fight.
The ring always reveals the truth, and it was while standing in there that Ryan Garcia – finally – revealed what eight weeks of wacky behavior had left us all to wonder.