Promoter Oscar De La Hoya grilled Devin and Bill Haney on this week’s Clap Back Thursday, mocking them over their lawsuit from his company, Golden Boy Promotions, and Ryan Garcia based on the fight earlier this year on April 20th. The Haney’s are suing Ryan Garcia for breach of contract over his positive test for the PED Ostarine.
De La Hoya says that Haney wants “Money that doesn’t exist,” as he claims the fight with Ryan only generated 300,000 PPV buys. This is a lower number than many expected it to make due to the immense hype going into the game. Ryan’s huge social media following didn’t help the PPV numbers for the fight, and that’s the weird part. They chose not to buy this fight in large numbers.
Ryan’s strange behavior in the build-up, which made him look unhinged, gave some boxing fans the perception that the fight would be a mismatch. This may have affected the pay-per-view success. In hindsight, it would have been better if Ryan had acted like his normal self. Haney was a clear favorite based on his better resume, which includes wins over Regis Prograis, Vasily Lomachenko, Jorge Linares and Joseph Diaz.
De La Hoya sounds like he wants Bill and Devin to drop their lawsuit rather than go to court, but it doesn’t look like they will.
“A few weeks ago, the Haney’s filed a lawsuit in New York State against for battery, fraud and breach of contract,” Oscar De La Hoya said in his Clap Back Thursday social media post.
“They don’t believe the fact that Garcia vs Haney built just over 300,000 homes, and they were paid what they were owed. They want more money that doesn’t exist. Number one, Bill, we live in the same fancy neighborhood in Henderson (Nevada). You could have knocked on my sign and simply asked to see my books. We’ve told you over and over that this fight just didn’t sell.
A rematch between Haney and Garcia might not be worth it given the overwhelming numbers for their previous fight on April 20th. Ryan would be better off fighting Gervonta Davis in a rematch or fighting Teofimo Lopez or Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. Ryan is popular enough to fight anyone and do good numbers.
