Oscar De La Hoya is looking forward to Ryan Garcia‘s speedy return to the ring following his devastating loss against Gervonta Davis on the 22nd of April. In this connection, the CEO of ‘Golden Boy Promotions’ publicly tweeted about the four potential opponents he had in mind for the 24-year-old. While in a recent interview De La Hoya announced he would permit Garcia the freedom to fight an opponent of his choice, he has now disclosed that he would meet Garcia’s team on Tuesday and decide.
According to De La Hoya’s statement, the four potential matchups for Garcia are “fire”. Likewise, he expressed that he could not wait to meet Garcia’s team. After Garcia publicly declared that he accepted Rolando Romero‘s challenge, the boxing world could not help but think of ‘Rolly’ as one of the potential opponents on De La Hoya’s list.
Oscar De La Hoya strengthens the idea of ‘Rolly’ Romero vs. Ryan Garcia
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After Garcia publicly declared that he wanted to fight ‘Rolly, Oscar De La Hoya took to Twitter and said, “Can’t wait to meet with @RyanGarcia team on Tuesday. The 4 fighters I have lined up as his potential opponents are fire 🔥@GoldenBoyBoxing.” While a number of fans hoped one of the four fighters was not ‘Rolly’, others entertained Garcia vs. Romero. As soon as De La Hoya tweeted, a user said, “Garcia don’t deserve a title shot. Not right now.”
Garcia don’t deserve a title shot. Not right now
— Jeff Jeffrey (@jeffreyboxe) May 29, 2023
Meanwhile, trying to help De La Hoya form a decision, a fan claimed he would pay to see Garcia fight ‘Rolly’. De La Hoya replied saying they would make a decision on Tuesday “collectively“.
We will see what I deside, meeting Tuesday and hoping we decide collectively.
— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) May 29, 2023
However, one fan said, “Hope one of them isn’t Rollie 🤦♂️.” This response rather infuriated De La Hoya and led the promoter to state, “So you are saying Rollie is not a good choice? What the f**k do you know?”
So you are saying Rollie is not a good choice? What the fack do you know
— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) May 29, 2023
On the other end, a user spoke about Errol Spence Jr. fighting Garcia. “Spence boutta have my boy Ryan right 🥱,” they wrote.
spence boutta have my boy ryan right 🥱
— nov (@Novsgp) May 29, 2023
One user said, “HE said HE wants Rolly!!! You just make the fight and stay out of the way please“.
HE said HE wants Rolly!!! You just make the fight and stay out of the way please
— A_Conceited_Nobody (@Gr8Paris) May 29, 2023
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Seeing De La Hoya has four “fire” potential opponents, one user quesioned, “Why not a tournament then?”
Why not a tournament then?
— Bien Duro (@BienDuro) May 29, 2023
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What is your reaction to Oscar De La Hoya’s recent statements? Do you think Garcia vs. ‘Rolly’ Romero is the next fight in professional boxing? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
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