Ryan Garcia’s Father Hits Back at Oscar De La Hoya

Junior welterweight phenom Ryan Garcia (24-1,20 KOs) is in the midst of a dramatic feud with his promoter and former boxer, Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 20 KOs). A difference in opinion about Garcia’s contract drove a wedge between the once cordial duo. And, in turn, paved the way for the ongoing lawsuit. As the tensions continue to rise, KingRy’s father, Henry Garcia, has a few choice words for the Golden Boy Promotions boss.

The older Garcia was recently in an interview with Punsh Drunk Boxing. The host asked him if he saw an end to the Garcia-De La Hoya beef anytime soon.

“He needs to go to church, brother. That’s the only solution I know…Listen to your fighters, man. C’mon. You’re a promoter. We’re making money for you,” Garcia said.

He further quoted Mario Lopez, who had said that De La Hoya had made a lot of money for Garcia. This was regarding Garcia’s fight with Gervonta Davis (29-0, 27 KOs). Garcia retorted by mentioning that the fight did not happen solely because of ‘Golden Boy.’

“We made the fight happen, not just De La Hoya. We all did. Al Haymon. You had DAZN involved, you had Showtime involved, you had Golden Boy involved, then you had the teams. Tank’s team was involved, with Ellerbe, Ryan Garcia, and his team, with Lupe Valencia. So, don’t say it’s Oscar,” he said. Garcia even added that the fight would not have taken place if it had not been for Al Haymon and Lupe Valencia.

The feud is the “most bizarre thing” that Eddie Hearn has ever seen

Garcia’s potential fight with Devin Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) has been the talk of the division. As hints about the talks for the same abound, promoter Eddie Hearn finds the ongoing feud alarming.

“It was definitely the most bizarre thing I’ve ever seen. Ryan Garcia is obviously their No. 1 fighter, so that is really like me standing behind Anthony Joshua at a press conference,” Hearn told The MMA Hour. “And then tweeting 48 hours before his fight, saying that I’m concerned about the mental health of Anthony Joshua going into his fight.”

Hearn even mentioned that he finds De La Hoya’s actions “almost dangerous.”

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