By Allan Fox: Canelo Alvarez instructed the media on Tuesday why he just lately criticized his protege Ryan Garcia, saying that it was “constructive criticism” to assist him get motivated to enhance.
The unbeaten light-weight contender ‘King Ry’ Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) trains on the similar health club as Canelo with coach Eddy Reynoso, and the Mexican star has taken the 23-year-old underneath his wing, attempting to assist make him a champion.
Sadly, Ryan hasn’t proven the dedication to coaching and enhancing the best way Canelo likes and seems to be merely going by way of the motions.
Ryan is a millionaire at 23, and he doesn’t appear to have the identical starvation for the game that different fighters do. Promoter Eddie Hearn pointed that out this week, saying it’s no secret that Ryan Garcia doesn’t work exhausting.
“The fact is he doesn’t work as exhausting as numerous fighters, and a type of being Canelo Alvarez,” mentioned Hearn to DAZN about Ryan.
The unbeaten Golden Boy promoted Ryan Garcia hasn’t fought since final January in defeating a shot Luke Campbell, and he didn’t look spectacular in that struggle.
Since then, Ryan pulled out of a struggle with Javier Fortuna on July ninth, saying he had psychological well being points to maintain.
Then just lately, Ryan suffered a hand damage that derailed his scheduled November twenty seventh struggle in opposition to former IBF tremendous featherweight champion Joseph ‘Jojo’ Diaz Jr.
“I haven’t talked to him [Ryan Garcia] as a result of he’s simply recovering from his surgical procedure, however what I mentioned about him, it wasn’t meant in a foul method. It was meant to be constructive criticism,” mentioned Canelo on Tuesday when requested about his current feedback about Ryan Garcia needing to be extra devoted.
“I would like him to take it that method and get the motivation to get heading in the right direction as soon as once more,” mentioned Canelo of Ryan Garcia.
What Canelo has to know is that he can’t pressure Ryan to be as devoted to the game of boxing as he’s.
If Ryan doesn’t have the identical curiosity in boxing as Canelo and different hungry fighters, he’s by no means going to place within the effort to enhance.
Certainly, it’s extra doubtless we are going to see his curiosity diminishing in a unfavorable suggestions method.
By not coaching exhausting, Ryan will get poor outcomes, which is able to in all probability trigger him to place in even much less effort to his coaching. Probably quickly, Ryan Garcia will surrender on his profession in boxing followers and retire. As soon as Ryan begins dropping, he’ll doubtless stroll away from the game quickly after.
With the large fortune Ryan has made in his four-year skilled profession, he doesn’t want boxing anymore. He’s set for all times, and he can earn cash on social media, due to his almost 9 million followers on Instagram and 1 million followers on YouTube.
In some methods, Ryan Garcia is one other Jake Paul, a social media influencer. If Ryan desires to hustle fights in opposition to non-boxers or mediocre ones the best way Jake Paul is doing, he could make good cash promoting these occasions to informal boxing followers.
