The lightweight division has become one of the most attractive and competitive in the current boxing scene, due to the coexistence of big names such as Teófimo López, Devin Haney, Gervonta Davis, Ryan García and Rolando Romero, All of them with world titles; and also others like Vasyl Lomachenko, Jorge Linares or Javier Fortuna.
It was precisely Ryan Garcia who warned that when determining who is the best in the division, belts do not play as important a role as many attribute to him. Of course, if he had said otherwise he would have automatically withdrawn from the discussion with his interim CMB title.
“I’m not naive enough to say that Teófimo López doesn’t matter. Of course it matters. What matters is his belts. Wearing this belt because it looks good makes me look good. But the truth is, there are too many belts, too many champions. You don’t know who the real champion is. If Teófimo wants to win this crown, that’s fine “, Said the young King of Golden Boy Promotions in dialogue with the program The world of Stephen A. of ESPN.
And he added: “I know the truth. The truth is you’re not the champion until you beat the toughest people in the division, if you don’t give what people want. I’m trying to be the village champion. I’ll face the best fighters as soon as possible because that’s what I’m advocating “.
Without confirming any fight for Ryan in 2021, the truth is that he validates his words by going out to find some big fish like Gervonta Davis, in the lightweight division, and even Manny Pacquiao, who currently is a world welterweight champion of the AMB.