Hackett isn\u2019t the only one who can\u2019t take Ryan seriously. Many fans and boxers view him in the same way, believing he\u2019s just going through the motions now with his career. He\u2019s young and rich. His net worth is $50 million, and it is likely to double in the near future if he stays active, fighting twice a year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard to talk about it [Garcia vs. Barrios fight] when he\u2019s on late night with streamers. Yeah, that\u2019s around the corner,\u201d said Hackett when asked if Ryan should be in camp, February 21st. This fight, he should be focused because if he wins, he\u2019ll be champion at 147.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ryan definitely isn\u2019t what you\u2019d call a \u2018gym rat,\u2019 as he prefers to work out at home in his spacious mansion with his marble floors in Los Angeles, California. Many fans blame Garcia\u2019s loss to Rolando \u2018Rolly\u2019 Romero on his training at home rather than in a gym.<\/p>\n
That was a bad match-up from the get-go, and Kingry would have had trouble with the size and power of Rolly. The size advantage that Romero had in that fight was colossal. He looked like a junior middleweight fighting a 140-pounder.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe needs something like that. He\u2019s never been a world champion. I think he\u2019s hung up on the entertainment aspect of it,\u201d said Hackett about Ryan Garcia. \u201cI guess he\u2019s reached a point where it\u2019s hard to tell him stuff because he\u2019s made so much money. He is a superstar when it comes to boxing. So, I guess he figures he made it.\u201d<\/p>\n
If Garcia captures a world title, his purses and popularity will soar. It won\u2019t matter that he picked up his title from the perceived weakest link at 147, Barrios. Fans will still gravitate to Ryan, and the money he\u2019ll make in his next fight will be massive.<\/p>\n
Even if he doesn\u2019t win a world title against Barrios, he\u2019ll continue to be popular. His management will rebuild him with some fighters that are made to order for him to beat. He\u2019ll be right back on top, fighting for world titles.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn boxing, if you lose, they write you off. But a kid like him, they keep giving him chances, because all he\u2019s got to do is comb his hair to the side, clean his face up, and he looks like an innocent kid again,\u201d said Hackett about Ryan.<\/p>\n
What Hackett is failing to see is that Garcia is a social media star, which hugely helps his boxing career. So, even when he suffers losses, fans still want to see him fight because of his huge following on Instagram, X, TikTok, and YouTube. If he didn\u2019t have any of that, he would be just as invisible as your typical prelim undercard fighter.<\/p>\n
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Dan Ambrose has been a leading voice at Boxing News 24 for years, known for his no-nonsense takes on the sport. Love him or hate him, Dan has built a strong following thanks to his outspoken analysis, direct opinions, and in-depth coverage of the global boxing scene.<\/p>\n
His articles often spark debate among fans, as he isn\u2019t afraid to challenge popular narratives or question fighters\u2019 performances. Alongside his opinion pieces, Dan provides fight news, previews, and post-fight breakdowns that give readers both detail and perspective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hackett believes that Ryan\u2019s wealth makes it hard for anyone to tell him anything, because he\u2019s not responsive…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":389028,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-389027","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/389028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}