As the good promoter he tries to be for all of his boxers, Oscar de la Hoya has stood up for Ryan Garcia, theAmerican Lightweight prospect, on his recent decision of finishing his work relationship with Eddy Reynoso, Canelo Alvarez‘s lifelong trainer.The Golden Boyhimself has lived a similar situation in 2020when he and Alvarez’s people broke up after a lawsuit was filed by Canelo againsthim.
King Ryhas decided then to hire Joe Goossen as his newhead coach. The California Boxing Hall of Famerwas worked with Garcia he the latter was an amateur, so he is more than familiarized with the electric and eye-catching style of his new pupil.
Ryan Garcia, 21-0-0 (18 KOs) is aheadof hiscomebackfight on April 9 at Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, against the Ghanaian Emmanuel Tagoe (32-1-0). The California native fighter has not been in the ring for more than a year due to mental health issues, and a wrist fracture.
Oscar de la Hoya justifies RyanGarcia’sbreakup with Eddy Reynoso
After speculations about it, Ryan Garcia shared the main reasonthat took him to splitfrom Eddy Reynoso and Canelo Team. He felt a lack of attention from the Mexican trainer, who is usually very busy all year long with current Super featherweight Champion Oscar Valdez, former Heavyweight Championand the alsocontender of the same category Andy Ruiz and Frank Sanchez, and, obviously, the Pound for Pound king Canelo Alvarez in his stable.
Following Garcia’s statement, Oscar de la Hoya shared his position concerning the same subject: “I have talked with Ryan and he has made a great decision. The realityis that Canelo and Eddy are a close team and best friends, and if Canelo wants Eddy to just focus on him, he willleave everything and do it.” said thefive-division World Champion to Fino Boxing.
Eddy Reynoso and Canelo Alvarez have lost a potential World Champion in Ryan Garcia. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Furthermore,the Golden Boycelebrated Ryan’s choiceof Joe Goossen as his new trainer: “If you train a fighter you have to focus on him. Ryandid what he had to do. Joe Goossenis a tremendous trainer and he is going tobring out the bestof Ryan… It is a powerful match and it will last many years.“.
