Over two years ago, Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia birthed one of boxing\u2019s most fierce rivalries, but both now reign as world champions in the welterweight division.<\/p>\n
In April 2024, Garcia had been poised to challenge for Haney\u2019s WBC super-lightweight world title, but \u2018King Ry\u2019 lost that opportunity when he weighed in three pounds over the 140lb limit.<\/p>\n
The bout went ahead and in a shocking turn of events, the presumedly ill-prepared Garcia was dominant, flooring the champion on three occasions on route to a majority-decision victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n Yet, the drama was not done there, as Garcia later tested positive for Ostarine<\/a>, with Haney appealing the result of the fight and having it overturned to a no-contest.<\/p>\n Haney has since gone on to capture the WBO welterweight crown, whilst Garcia claimed the WBC world title earlier this year. Speaking on the Ring Champs YouTube channel<\/a>, former welterweight undisputed champion, Terence Crawford, predicted that Haney would get the better of Garcia, if a unification rematch were to take place.<\/p>\n \u201cRyan Garcia [is] cool but he ain\u2019t smart enough [to beat elite fighters]. It\u2019s just that he and Devin fought each other so many times [in the amateurs], they just know each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI think that all of the antics before the fight distracted Devin and caught him off guard, he took Ryan lightly.<\/p>\n \u201cI do [think it would be different if they fought again] because, if you watch the fight, he was just getting hit with the same punch over and over and over.\u201d<\/p>\n