Ryan Garcia got Devin Haney seething today during their confrontation atop the Empire State Building in New York when he repeatedly asked him where his “mother” was.
It's unclear where Ryan (24-1, 20 KOs) was going when he pressed that button on WBC lightweight champion Haney (31-0, 15 KOs), but it made him mad enough to shove him hard.
It also angered Papa Haney, Bill, who talked about wanting Devin to “Kill” him Saturday night when they fought at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
During the confrontation, both fighters talked to each other, not really listening but just talking trash quickly.
Haney is saying, “I'm going to drown you,” which some believe is a line he borrowed from Gervonta 'Tank' Davis, a fighter he was supposed to face outside the ring.
Inside the ring, Haney was said to be imitating Shakur Stevenson's fighting style, which backfired spectacularly on him in terms of his popularity and dull fights.
“Where is your mother?“ Ryan Garcia repeatedly told Devin Haney today that it caused him to shove him during their confrontation atop the Empire State Building in New York City.
If Ryan was trying to push Haney's buttons then he succeeded, but man, why say this? Nurturing family members is never a good idea.
“When we get this resolved with Ryan, the world will know about it if they aren't watching. So we're not worried about that,” Bill Haney told fightdefending low ticket sales for his son, Devin's fight with Ryan Garcia this Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
“This would be a legal murder,” Bill said. “Devin will knock it out on April 20th.
“The number of tickets and sales reflects who we fight, not who we are.
“If Bob Arum is the promoter he's supposed to be, he'll make that fight happen like Oscar De La Hoya,” Bill said of Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said to be interested in the fight. war between Haney and Teofimo Lopez.
“Oscar De La Hoya didn't let Ryan Garcia's antics keep him from showing up on April 20. When I talk about Devin, there are a lot of things that make him the Face of Boxing. There are many challenges he faces.
