“Ryan Sounds Salty”: Anthony Taylor Defends Oscar de la Hoya Amid Ryan Garcia Beef

Ryan Garcia and Oscar De La Hoya have been beefing publicly on social media. It all started with the former being upset that his promoter did not show up to the post-fight press conference after his first career loss against Gervonta Davis. The 24-year-old claimed that Davis’s team cared more about him than his own. De La Hoya, Garcia’s promoter, could not stop himself but react to the complaints made by his fighter. And his response was hostile, to say the least, as he asked his own fighter to “man up” publicly.

On Twitter, he stated, “Wtf @RyanGarciait’s been almost two months and youre still crying about the post presser? The blame for your loss is on YOU and your “advisor”Lupe. He is the only one who pushed you to accept that INSANE rehydration clause and THAT is the reason you lost. Man up. Own that.”

It is disheartening to witness a relationship between a fighter and a promoter turn sour in public.  However, witnessing the same, Anthony Taylor could not help himself but side with De La Hoya and called out Ryan Garcia for being “Salty” 

Anthony Taylor disses Ryan Garcia while agreeing with Oscar De La Hoya

Taylor is an opinionated individual and also an outspoken one. He is primarily a Bellator fighter but has recently dabbled his hands in the realm of “influencer boxing”. Like many others in the sport, Taylor is also aware of the beef between Garcia and De La Hoya.

On Twitter, he stated, “To be honest I agree with Oscar! He’s the promoter ‘Not your Coach’ he signed the contract to fight Gervonta on his terms. It’s not Oscar fault. His job is to promote and make as much money for his fighter! Ryan sounds Salty like Salt Papi.”

Following his loss to Davis, Garcia also expressed his dissatisfaction with other members of his camp. The 24-year-old claimed that there was a “mole” in his camp acting as an informant for the Baltimore boxer. It is to be noted that Garcia did not reveal his identity. Moreover, he split with his coach

It remains to be seen what will happen next as fissures seem to appear in Garcia and De La Hoya’s professional relationship. Which makes one curious as to what is going on, behind the scenes with Garcia and his team. Also, do you agree with Taylor finding De La Hoya’s perspective to be more convincing? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.