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In this week’s Fight Talk, we see how the boxing world reacted to Ryan Garcia’s win over Luke Campbell in Texas on Saturday night and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez hints that he might be working with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing again.
Also, former world champion Oscar de la Hoya calls out Floyd Mayweather for a rematch 14 years after their first fight, and there is tension between siblings when youtuber turned boxer Jake Paul describes his brother Logan Paul as a “fake fighter.” .
‘I’m sincerely heartbroken’ – Campbell loses to Garcia
Just two days after a new year and fight fans were able to enjoy a spectacular and intriguing showdown between British Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell and one of the most talked about prospects in world boxing, Ryan Garcia.
And it was American Garcia who prevailed in the lightweight fight, showing courage and determination in Texas to survive a knockdown in the second round and win by unemployment in the seventh.
The Hull Campbell fighter has lost four of his 24 professional bouts. But there’s no shame in coming second to players like Garcia, Ukrainian superstar Vasyl Lomachenko, and Venezuelan Jorge Linares, three top-tier fighters.
Campbell, as always, was courteous in defeat …
More than an Instagram fighter
So what about Garcia? There were many questions about the 22-year-old’s credentials before the confrontation with Campbell.
Having amassed a huge fanbase on social media, including more than 8 million followers on Instagram, some boxing fans wondered if Garcia could mix him up with the best players in the division.
But these two British trainers think that Garcia, who has now won his 21 professional bouts, dismissed any suggestion that he is nothing more than a social media celebrity …
The lightweight division is on fire
It was undoubtedly Garcia’s biggest performance to date and his victory adds another great American name to the most popular division in world boxing …
Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year Teofimo Lopez, after his beat Lomachenko in October, he has three of the world’s top lightweight titles.
Then there’s WBC champion Devin Haney and WBA ‘regular’ starter Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, whom former British cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew chooses as his number one …
They are all undefeated and under 26; we could have several years of super fights to look forward to, starting with Haney-Garcia.
Haney praised his mandatory challenger’s performance and welcomes a potential clash this year …
Will Canelo work with Eddie Hearn again?
One man who was in the front row to witness Garcia’s victory was his mentor and pound-for-pound star Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez.
The Mexican, who beat Briton Callum Smith In a dominant display last month, he will have been particularly impressed by Campbell’s night-ending body hook, a shot he and Garcia had been working on in the gym …
Canelo recently parted ways with Golden Boy promoter Oscar de la Hoya, who also represents Garcia.
And when he returned to the Golden Boy live show on Saturday night, Canelo was sporting a mask with the Matchroom Boxing logo …
Canelo worked with Eddie Hearn’s promotional company for the fight against Smith and this could be a strong indication that he will do it again, paving the way for a fight against the WBO super middleweight champion of Great Britain, Billy Joe. Saunders.
De La Hoya looks to Mayweather for his comeback
Canelo’s face mask may not have gone down very well with De La Hoya, but could they really resolve their feud in the ring?
The 47-year-old former six-division heavyweight champion remains steadfast in his plans to return to the ring, saying he would “definitely think” about fighting Canelo, but prefer the great American Floyd Mayweather.
“I’ve always prided myself on fighting the best, and why go after the second best?” De La Hoya told Fight Hub TV.
“Why not go after the guy who beat him? Why not go after Mayweather, for example, in a revenge fight? That’s something that is very intriguing.
De La Hoya lost a split decision to Mayweather in 2007, fighting twice more the following year before retiring.
It’s a rematch that most boxing fans would rather not see …
‘He’s a fake fighter’ – Jake Paul attacks brother Logan
Mayweather, meanwhile, has a exhibition fight with Youtuber turned boxer Logan Paul to focus, taking place in February.
The fight sees a sports legend, undefeated in 50 fights, take on a social media celebrity who has fought professionally once, losing to fellow Youtuber KSI in November 2019.
Even Logan’s brother is ruling out his brother’s chances.
“It’s bad for the sport. I think it’s just to influence. My brother is a fake fighter, I’m a real fighter,” Jake Paul, who has professional wins over fellow social media star Ali Eson Gib and former NBA basketball player Nate Robinson told TMZ.
And not content with fighting the best boxer of recent years, Logan already has his eyes set on facing a Hollywood A-lister …
Youtubers talking about their ring skills and old legends returning to the sport – It’s a new year, but very little has changed in boxing.
And we haven’t even mentioned Amir Khan calling Kell Brook for a showdown in 2021, but we’ll leave it that way for this week.
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