Ryan Garcia and Oscar De La Hoya are once again at odds. The boxing duo have been working together for many years now, though there have been rough waters along the way, with Garcia blasting his promoter, and vice versa.
Those hard feelings came to the forefront once again recently, after De La Hoya revealed that he was not interested in booking a rematch between Garcia and Rolly Romero, who defeated “King Ryan” earlier this year. According to “The Golden Boy,” he has no interest in re-booking the rematch, citing a lackluster performance from both men.
“No, I actually don’t (like the idea),” De La Hoya said during a recent boxing event (via Bad Left Hook). “Because the first fight was a dull fight, and when you’re a promoter and you’re trying to make rematches, it’s because the people wanna see it. The first fight wasn’t that entertaining, the first fight wasn’t a big deal.”
De La Hoya feels there are bigger fights to be made, and he could be right, including one against Teofimo Lopez.
“I believe there’s other opponents out there for Ryan. There’s other big names out there, big fights we can make with the likes of Teofimo and other fighters out there. But first things first, I need Ryan to be in great health.”
Around the same time, Garcia gave an interview to Ring Magazine confirming that a rematch against Romero was likely not to happen, which didn’t sit too well with him. According to the young pugilist, he takes that as disrespect from his promoter.
“I’ve always tried to mend the relationship and be the bigger person. I’ve said in the past that families fight, and always put it aside. But it’s really hard to deal with a promoter who’s really involved with himself. He loves the attention, still, even at his age. It just never works with his fighters, especially the ones who are the stars. You saw what happened with him and Canelo Alvarez.
“He causes a division in people, and he doesn’t know how to keep a good relationship. He likes to air people’s business and do things that a promoter shouldn’t. He’s always been coming at me. There’s always riff-raff. I don’t care that he posted the screenshot because I know my worth,” he added before saying a Romero do-over is likely on ice.
“After the Romero fight, they gave me the worst offer you can ever imagine. It was a bullshit offer. And then Oscar tried to take my rematch with Rolly and give it to Raul Curiel. I’ve been trying to get the Rolly rematch, and now you want to give it to another fighter?
“It’s a slap in the face, and it keeps happening over and over again. It’s disrespectful. There is no loyalty. It’s offensive, and they show me their true colors every time. I don’t want to be a part of a team like that, and that’s just the truth,” he added.
“Oscar doesn’t respect me. I don’t think he ever thought I was a good fighter, but frankly, I don’t care. I have one more fight left with him, and that’s it. If they can build another star, great. I want to move on.”
There will be no shortage of promoters who would be willing to pick up Garcia, including Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren, among others. For now, Garcia is on the hunt for his next challenge, which could be the final one under the Golden Boy banner.
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This story originally appeared on MMA Mania
