Coach Kenny Ellis sees a rematch between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia as one of many largest PPV fights in 2025 resulting from all of the smoke from their combat earlier this yr in April.
It doesn’t seem like there shall be a rematch between the 2 fighters with out Haney dropping his lawsuit or dropping it. If he’s victorious and wins an enormous settlement, the possibilities of a rematch will evaporate.
Ryan would seemingly be bitter and gained’t need to chance-it in a rematch, pondering that Haney might provoke one other lawsuit if he loses once more or even when he wins. If Ryan sees Haney as litigious, he gained’t need to combat him. Haney would seemingly earn more money in a rematch than along with his lawsuit, however clearly, he doesn’t see it that manner.
It seems to be like he desires the lawsuit cash, and he thinks he’ll nonetheless get the rematch. He might be mistaken.
Ellis thinks that followers will need to see how Ryan (24-1, 20 KOs) will do in opposition to Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) when he’s “not on medicine.”
Ryan examined optimistic for Ostarine after his 12-round majority resolution win over Haney on April twentieth. Haney has since initiated a lawsuit in opposition to Ryan resulting from his optimistic PED check for battery and fraud.
Ellis says he views Haney’s resolution to sue Garcia as being much like somebody going to the police, and that’s not one thing they do in Baltimore.
“That’s like some police [stuff]. In Baltimore, we don’t name the police, man. It’s what it’s. I suppose it’s enterprise for him,” mentioned coach Kenny Ellis to Fighthype, reacting to Devin Haney selecting to sue Ryan Garcia over his loss to him final April.
“Not that I do know of, however I’m positive it’s been executed prior to now. It’s not out within the public like this,” Ellis mentioned when requested if he’s ever heard of one other fighter initiating a lawsuit after dropping a combat.
“I can say due to this case, all this going backwards and forwards and all this smoke, subsequent yr that combat might be one of many largest fights on PPV,” Ellis mentioned in regards to the Ryan Garcia vs. Devin Haney rematch.
Once more, a rematch with Ryan most likely gained’t occur if Haney doesn’t drop the lawsuit. It’s a disgrace as a result of there could be a number of curiosity from followers in seeing them combat once more. With out that rematch, Haney’s state of affairs is bleak.
Who can Haney really beat at 140 and 147 that has expertise? I see him dropping to Liam Paro, Teofimo Lopez, Subriel Matias, Mario Barrios, Jaron Ennis, Eimantas Stanionis and Brian Norman Jr. The one guys Haney can most likely beat are those with no energy and restricted abilities.
“No, I don’t assume he’s a shot fighter. He obtained hit with some clear pictures. He went from the primary spherical to the twelfth spherical, and he went out on his protect,” mentioned Ellis, reacting to Ryan’s promoter Oscar De La Hoya saying the Haney-Garcia rematch gained’t occur as a result of Haney is a “shot fighter.”
What De La Hoya seemingly meant by calling Haney a “shot fighter” is that his lawsuit means that he’s emotionally troubled by his loss and may’t come again from it. De La Hoya says that if it had been him, he would have taken the rematch and confirmed that he might avenge it.
“He’ll [Haney] take a couple of yr off and bounce again. I’ve seen fighters take worse whippings than that and bounce again,” mentioned Ellis.
Ellis doesn’t say who Haney would “bounce again” in opposition to. If he’s speaking a couple of lesser fighter, yeah, he can try this. But when he thinks Haney can “bounce again” in opposition to somebody good like Liam Paro, Alberto Puello, Brian Norman Jr., or Boots Ennis, that isn’t occurring. He’ll lose to these guys.
“Tank by itself will carry an even bigger crowd, however due to the Devin Haney and Ryan state of affairs, individuals need to see that rematch. They need to see Ryan do what he do when he’s not on medicine, on so-called medicine. I don’t assume he was on medicine, however you understand,” mentioned Ellis when requested what combat he thought was greater, a Gervonta Davis-Ryan rematch or a Haney-Ryan second combat.
There could be a number of curiosity in a Tank vs. Garcia rematch, but it surely doesn’t appear prone to occur. Ryan is now a welterweight, and Tank would anticipate him to soften right down to 138.
Furthermore, a 10-lb rehydration clause would seemingly be one thing Kingry would wish to conform to for a rematch with Gervonta to occur, and that’s not reasonable. Ryan would seem like a skeleton attempting to make weight for a rematch with Tank. It’s too unhealthy Tank requires weight stipulations for his essential fights as a result of it means that he lacks confidence in himself, and is wants a handicap to assist him win.
