Caleb Plant Silences Critic for Defending Ryan Garcia Over Failed Doping Tests

It’s been a while since fans saw Caleb ‘Sweethands’ Plant in the ring. They saw his last take on the might of David Benavidez on March 25 last year. However, the Tennessean’s name has been making its way to the newsroom every once in a while. From the slapping incident with Jermall Charlo to the verbal altercation with Edgar Berlanga, the former IBF super middleweight champion, perhaps he maintains a lingering presence in the minds of the fans.

However, due to his absence from the ring, Caleb Plant more than makes up for it by retaining an active online presence. His posts on Instagram remain as popular as ever. Like many celebrities, on odd occasions, Plant too finds himself in a tricky situation. But the similarity ends there. Because, unlike many, he does know how to extricate himself from a tight spot. Undoubtedly, the heart and mind of a true champion. Otherwise, ask the random user who questioned ‘Sweethands’ about a remark the latter made on a Ryan Garcia tweet!

Caleb Plant, straight from the shoulders

“Dumba**,” yes, that’s what he called a user who queried Caleb Plant about whether he believed that Ryan Garcia wasn’t innocent and took everyone for a ride by taking performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) such as ‘Ostarine. So what precisely had Plant commented on? Let’s check before approaching the former super middleweight champion’s response.

So continuing with his great tweeting traditions, Ryan Garcia wrote, “Regardless, say what you want. There wasn’t any amount of ostarine that could’ve helped me beat up Mr. Haney. Why does this victory sting so much? I know why, bc I expose all of you, and I love Jesus, and he loves me. Can’t you guys leave me alone And go do evil elsewhere? The day is coming.”

Surely it must have sparked quite a bit of curiosity. Caleb Plant had a question: “Then why take it?….” That’s when the user in question, who seems like a Ryan Garcia fan, jumped into the fray. “So why do you think he passed all the other tests in the lead-up?” the user asked later. And what did Caleb Plant reply? “The same way a million other fighters have passed all their tests leading up to a fight and then fail one right before,” said the former world champion.

Understandably, the retort had attracted a fair share of attention. Garcia fans commented on how the young Californian has been deliberately targeted. Then a few others slammed him for taking Devin Haney‘s side. Any more instances of Caleb Plant straight-shooting? Edgar Berlanga might raise his hands.

A Sweet Goal

After that open confrontation during the Canelo Alvarez-Jaime Munguia weigh-in, Plant and Edgar Berlanga circled back for another round. This time on X/Twitter. As the WBA mandatory challenger, Berlanga believes that he could be the next opponent for Alvarez. However, as David Benavidez suggested, before he makes such an attempt, ‘The Chosen One’ should go past Caleb Plant first. “They have to give him Caleb Plant first, and then the winner of that gets Canelo,” said ‘The Mexican Monster’.

But there is a problem with that matchup. What if Edgar Berlanga agrees to a Caleb Plant fight and then ends up losing it? Then all the plans and dreams of a legacy payday against one of boxing’s biggest faces will go kaput. So, is there a way out? There is, it seems. Perhaps, why not push Caleb Plant toward another line-up?

Probably with those intentions, he must have tweeted, “Stop ducking smoke too!!!! My brother @DanielJacobsTKO wanted to tax that a** @SweetHandsPlant.” But as it happened in the latest, a ‘Sweethands’ response was available at hand. Checking whether ‘The Chosen One’ had become a matchmaker, Caleb Plant wrote, “You don’t need to sign me up for ANY other fights unless it’s a fight with YOU. What kind of lame sh*t is this? The more you talk, the more of a pu**y you make urself out to be. You keep talking about ppl I’ve fought or should fight, but not that you’ll fight.”

Caleb Plant will turn 32 next month. There’s still no news on his next fight. However, fans will be watching out in the coming months, hoping that Caleb Plant finally gets a proper match-up. That too, it’s essential he wins. Because only then would he be able to call out for a rematch against either Benavidez or Alvarez and reclaim his legacy.

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