Garcia DROPS Tip: “Can’t Wait” – Is Lomachenko or Lopez Next?

Ryan Garcia posted on X today and said he “can’t wait” to tell fans who he’s fighting next. He says fans can’t say he’s taking “weak fights,” which is a sign that he’s NOT fighting a rematch with Devin Haney next because that match will be considered a weak one by fans.

De La Hoya’s influence

The potential opponents that many believe Ryan (24-1, 20 KOs) could face next are these fighters;

– Teofimo Lopez
– Vasily Lomachenko

Of those two, Teofimo (21-1, 13 KOs) will be the most likely one, as Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar De La Hoya has said he wants him next for Ryan. Teofimo was also in London for the Ring awards party and met with Turki Al-Sheikh. It’s an easy fight as Teo doesn’t have an opponent and he fights in the same division as Ryan at 140.

Teofimo still holds the WBO light welterweight title and is one of the most popular fighters in the division. It will be an excellent fight, and the promotion will be huge as Teo can help keep fans interested. It wouldn’t just be Ryan doing all the hard work, like when he fought Devin Haney.

Kingry and Haney will probably fight again in 2025, provided Devin and Bill don’t try to boss Ryan around, act like they’re the A-side and insist he agree to VADA testing. Boxing fans are still interested in a second fight between them despite the one-sided nature of their clash last April.

Avoid the mud

If you’re Garcia, it might be better to wash your hands of Haney and move on permanently. If he does fight him, he will likely tarnish the promotion by reminding fans and the media that Kingry tested positive for Ostarine in the previous fight. Devin will probably mention it so often that Ryan’s name will be dragged through the mud many times when the battle takes place. There would be no victory because his representative would be stained.

A clean break

There is no way out if fans think Garcia is a drug cheat because they were told over and over by Haney that he was dirty for the previous fight. It wouldn’t be worth it for Ryan to take on Devin in the long run. It would be fine if Haney didn’t keep talking about Garcia’s positive test, but he already talked up a storm about it during interviews in his London training session last week.

I can’t wait for you guys to see who I’m fighting 👀👀

One thing you can’t say about me is I never take bad fights

Only one really does

— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) January 15, 2025