WBC welterweight world champion Ryan Garcia has named the man whom he believes to be the most overrated fighter in the sport, saying that the hype is ‘premature’.
Despite knocking out Luke Campbell for the WBC Interim lightweight title back in January 2021, it took over 5 years for Garcia to lastly declare world honours, with some followers pondering alongside the method that the ‘overrated’ label suited his personal marketing campaign.
That long-awaited victory got here in February, as ‘King Ry’ dominated proceedings towards Mario Barrios to correctly announce his return to the large time and obtain the plaudits that his abilities advantage.
Now, Garcia sits as considered one of the largest names in the sport and the Californian is being linked to a mammoth rematch with rival and reigning WBO welterweight champion, Devin Haney.
Despite criticising Haney in the previous, on the Creators Think Podcast when quizzed to call the most ‘horribly overrated’ energetic boxer, Garcia opted to not choose his fierce foe. Instead, he appeared upwards towards the super-welterweight division, enjoying down the skills of Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis.
“Horribly overrated? Today, I would say ‘Boots’ Ennis. I know that I have said that before on a stream and got some hate but, at this point where they are hyping up like he is the next everything, I think it’s a little premature and [that he is] overrated.”
Ennis held the unified IBF and WBA welterweight world titles however moved as much as 154lbs late final yr, knocking out Uisma Lima upon his debut in the division.
At the finish of June, the ‘Boots’ will challenge for the unified WBA and WBO super-welterweight titles towards the youngest unified champion in boxing, Puerto Rico’s Xander Zayas.
There is a chance that Garcia, nonetheless simply 27, will transfer as much as 154lbs in the future. If he does so, Ennis might wish to reply the above feedback inside the ropes.
