Haney looked better outside the ring; Garcia looked better inside it - much better. I didn't buy the PPV, but saw replays. I'll never buy a Haney fight, his holding is disgusting and should have cost him several points, if not a DQ. Dan, what is your view on holding? Wouldn't boxing be a better sport if the rules were strictly enforced?
It was an entertaining fight; however, with all the clinching, at times I thought I was watching WWE. I’d like to see a rematch, but actually at 140 for both fighters. If not, let’s see Garcia go to 147 and fight Boots.
It's wild to me that Garcia didn't properly train for this fight and was drinking in camp, and then just walks in there and wins, with three KDs to boot. This sport!
Hear me out... Ryan garcia vs Adrien Broner. It would be like two 18 wheelers hitting eachother at 100mph. Everyone would be rubber necking. Put it in the sphere in vegas and during the fight put their social media posts about eachother on the display.
I thought Garcia looked a little doughy for an elite fighter. He didn’t seem to have done the conditioning required and I think it cost him the KO. he didn’t seem to have the gas to finish Devin Haney, which he had several opportunities to do.
Every time he got aggressive and put shots together good things happened for him. Every time he let Haney take the lead he wound up in the corner with his back turned. I hate the “turn his back thing” looks very amateurish. That is not the shoulder roll.
Give Derrick James major credit. And with Tank vs Frank coming up in June, if Frank pulls off the upset, we're talking about him as Trainer of the Year award, again.
You see how fickle these awards can be? Spence kicked him to the curb and everyone was saying he's overrated bc of the Charlo performance against Canelo.
But the mark of a true trainer is getting the most out of your fighter, having him well prepared, coming up with a solid game plan and letting the chips fall wherever. How many trainers has Ryan had already? His Dad, Reynoso, Goosen... give James his props!
Boy were journalists and bubble-residing boxing fans wrong on this one. W-R-O-N-G wrong
Kate Abdo embarrassed herself on the pre-show. Chris Algieri looks like an absolute fool for his comments on his PPV.com-funded podcast
I have to give you credit, Dan. Yes, you covered Garcia’s so-called antics from a tunnel-visioned, “mainstream media”, point of view, but I didn’t see you imply that the fight should be cancelled or that Garcia would meltdown once he got in the ring. Well done
Garcia and Derrick James had the perfect fight plan. Controlled aggression in bursts, then get on your bike and recover. Every time he got aggressive he overwhelmed Haney and hurt him.
Entertaining fight but looked little more, to an outsider, than a sloppy domestic level fight. Neither of these guys are the "future/face of boxing" or whatever overused hyperbole could be applied. I would pick Jack Catterall to beat both at 140, but he doesn't have a social media presence or loudmouth father so...
Insane build up, insane fight, insane result.
Haney looked better outside the ring; Garcia looked better inside it - much better. I didn't buy the PPV, but saw replays. I'll never buy a Haney fight, his holding is disgusting and should have cost him several points, if not a DQ. Dan, what is your view on holding? Wouldn't boxing be a better sport if the rules were strictly enforced?
Boy, was I wrong. Sheesh!
It was an entertaining fight; however, with all the clinching, at times I thought I was watching WWE. I’d like to see a rematch, but actually at 140 for both fighters. If not, let’s see Garcia go to 147 and fight Boots.
It's wild to me that Garcia didn't properly train for this fight and was drinking in camp, and then just walks in there and wins, with three KDs to boot. This sport!
Great fight. We got our moneys worth!
Dan, can you talk about how you scored the fight for Haney on Twitter? Do you really believe Haney won the fight ?
Hear me out... Ryan garcia vs Adrien Broner. It would be like two 18 wheelers hitting eachother at 100mph. Everyone would be rubber necking. Put it in the sphere in vegas and during the fight put their social media posts about eachother on the display.
I thought Garcia looked a little doughy for an elite fighter. He didn’t seem to have done the conditioning required and I think it cost him the KO. he didn’t seem to have the gas to finish Devin Haney, which he had several opportunities to do.
Every time he got aggressive and put shots together good things happened for him. Every time he let Haney take the lead he wound up in the corner with his back turned. I hate the “turn his back thing” looks very amateurish. That is not the shoulder roll.
Give Derrick James major credit. And with Tank vs Frank coming up in June, if Frank pulls off the upset, we're talking about him as Trainer of the Year award, again.
You see how fickle these awards can be? Spence kicked him to the curb and everyone was saying he's overrated bc of the Charlo performance against Canelo.
But the mark of a true trainer is getting the most out of your fighter, having him well prepared, coming up with a solid game plan and letting the chips fall wherever. How many trainers has Ryan had already? His Dad, Reynoso, Goosen... give James his props!
In an odd way, this reminded me of when Vernon forest surprised everybody and routed Shane Mosley in their first fight.🥊
Boy were journalists and bubble-residing boxing fans wrong on this one. W-R-O-N-G wrong
Kate Abdo embarrassed herself on the pre-show. Chris Algieri looks like an absolute fool for his comments on his PPV.com-funded podcast
I have to give you credit, Dan. Yes, you covered Garcia’s so-called antics from a tunnel-visioned, “mainstream media”, point of view, but I didn’t see you imply that the fight should be cancelled or that Garcia would meltdown once he got in the ring. Well done
Garcia and Derrick James had the perfect fight plan. Controlled aggression in bursts, then get on your bike and recover. Every time he got aggressive he overwhelmed Haney and hurt him.
Does anyone know what weight both fighters walked into the ring at?
Entertaining fight but looked little more, to an outsider, than a sloppy domestic level fight. Neither of these guys are the "future/face of boxing" or whatever overused hyperbole could be applied. I would pick Jack Catterall to beat both at 140, but he doesn't have a social media presence or loudmouth father so...