“It’s a fight I would love to fight. I think the fans will be about it. And all at the right time,” he said on the Mr. Versace podcast said. He went further when discussing the potential scope of the fight, adding: “I think it will be a super fight. Honestly, I think it will be a super fight.”
The 21-year-old also took a verbal swipe at Ryan’s lifestyle outside the ring, drawing a contrast to his own approach.
“We know he drinks. We know he parties. He does all this other stuff. He has mental episodes. This stuff we do know,” Emiliano said. He continued, “Maybe we fight, and three, four rehabs later, we’ll see if he’s still able to fight. Discipline wins at the end of the day. I’m willing to do what you won’t do.”
The timeline of Vargas’ recent behavior suggests he is looking for a shortcut to getting the Ryan Garcia fight going rather than a traditional five-year build.
Here’s why he seems to be aiming for an immediate “payoff” or “takeover” moment:
Since his TKO victory over Quintana in February, Emiliano has moved from a respectable prospect to a full-time antagonist. Calling out Ryan’s failed drug test and calling him a party. This shows that he is creating bad blood, which will potentially increase public demand for the fight. So far it doesn’t seem to be working.
The problem Emiliano has is that he still hasn’t beaten any contenders. His push for a fight against George Kambosos is the wrong move. It’s not a good enough fighter to move for fans to notice Emiliano.
Constantly comparing it to Vargas vs. De La Hoya, Emiliano seems to be trying to convince networks and promoters that this is a legacy fight that doesn’t need a world title on the line to sell pay-per-views.
