Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia Post Fight Press Conference LIVE Stream | MMA Fighting
Summary
TLDRThe transcript captures a post-fight interview with Ryan Garcia, a professional boxer, who expresses gratitude to his Costa Rican promoter for supporting him despite the lack of a boxing culture in his home country. Garcia acknowledges the challenges he faced, including personal struggles like a divorce, and how he used the fight as a form of therapy. He also discusses his performance in the match, his thoughts on the referee's actions, and his future in boxing. The boxer shares his confidence in his abilities and his commitment to fulfilling what he believes is God's will. He addresses the possibility of a rematch with Deon Haney, his plans to move up in weight, and his desire for big fights. The interview concludes with Garcia's respect for his coach, Dere James, and his readiness to take on any top contender in the 140-pound division.
Takeaways
- 🙌 The speaker expresses gratitude to their promoter from Costa Rica for supporting their journey despite the lack of boxing culture there.
- 🥊 The speaker acknowledges the significance of being in the main event and thanks the audience for their support.
- 👑 They give a shout-out to Ryan Garcia, celebrating his victory against an elite fighter and his success in the boxing world.
- 🎉 The speaker thanks Brooklyn and New York for their love and support, highlighting the success of the event in terms of audience engagement and pay-per-view potential.
- 🙏 A thank you is extended to Jesus Christ, and the speaker touches on the importance of recognizing the reality of the world and the issues affecting children.
- 🤔 The speaker reflects on their online reputation and the perception of their behavior, asserting their commitment to addressing real-world issues over internet drama.
- 🥳 There's a mention of personal struggles, including a divorce, and a candid admission of not being proud of certain actions taken during a difficult period in their life.
- 🥊 The speaker discusses their performance in the fight, expressing regret about not finishing the opponent when given the chance and questioning the referee's decisions.
- 👀 They acknowledge the toughness of their opponent and admit to being surprised by the opponent's resilience and power.
- 💪 The speaker voices confidence in their abilities, stating they always believed they could win and are focused on fulfilling a higher purpose.
- 📢 There's a clear indication that the speaker is ready to move forward, not dwelling on past fights and looking for new challenges and opportunities in their career.
Q & A
Who is the promoter from Costa Rica that the speaker is thanking?
-The speaker does not mention the specific name of the promoter from Costa Rica but expresses gratitude for their support despite the lack of boxing culture and resources in the country.
What was the significance of Ryan Garcia's victory?
-Ryan Garcia's victory was significant because he went against an elite fighter and managed to secure a win, which was doubted by many who believed the fight did not belong on the East Coast. His victory was also a testament to his popularity and the potential for high pay-per-view numbers.
What did the speaker express about the state of the world and the behavior of people online?
-The speaker expressed concern about the real issues happening in the world, such as children being hurt, and criticized the focus on internet drama and false realities. They encouraged people to open their eyes to the real problems and stop believing everything they see online.
How did the speaker feel about their actions and behavior during the period leading up to the fight?
-The speaker acknowledged that they were not proud of their actions, which included acting out and engaging in behavior that was not ideal. They attributed this to personal struggles, including going through a divorce and other challenges, and stated that they did what they felt they needed to do to cope.
What was the speaker's opinion on the referee's performance during the fight?
-The speaker felt that the referee's performance was horrible, particularly in the seventh round. They believed the referee should have stopped the fight earlier and that points were unfairly taken away from them.
How did the speaker feel about their power and performance during the fight?
-The speaker was surprised by their own power, having dropped their opponent three times and never being down themselves. They expressed confidence in their abilities and mentioned that they knew they could beat their opponent.
What did the speaker say about their future in boxing and potential opponents?
-The speaker indicated that they are moving up in weight and would not be fighting at 140 pounds again. They suggested a catchweight fight if they were to face Tank Davis and expressed interest in fighting champions at 140 pounds.
How important was the presence of Dereck James in the speaker's corner during the fight?
-Dereck James was described as a major key and a father figure to the speaker. His support and encouragement played a significant role in helping the speaker get through the fight.
What was the speaker's reaction to the suggestion of a rematch with Deon Haney?
-The speaker did not see a point in a rematch, considering it a step back. They expressed a desire to move forward and face new challenges and opponents.
What did the speaker learn from their previous experience in Las Vegas and how has it influenced their approach to fighting?
-The speaker learned not to underestimate their opponents and to take negotiations seriously. They realized the importance of not compromising on their physical condition and being prepared for every fight.
What was the speaker's reaction to the crowd's support and their thoughts on fighting in Brooklyn?
-The speaker appreciated the support from the crowd and felt that the New York crowd was gravitating towards them. They expressed a desire to fight in Brooklyn again and seemed to have a positive experience fighting there.
Outlines
🙌 Expressions of Gratitude and Acknowledgment
The speaker begins by expressing gratitude towards their promoter from Costa Rica, acknowledging the lack of boxing culture and support in their home country. They thank the audience and commend Ryan Garcia for facing an elite fighter. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of focusing on real-world issues rather than internet distractions, and shares their personal struggles, including a divorce and the impact on their family. They reflect on their actions and seek forgiveness, while also discussing their performance in the fight and the referee's role.
🥊 Post-Fight Analysis and Future Prospects
The speaker discusses their performance in the fight, focusing on the referee's actions during the seventh round. They express dissatisfaction with the referee's decisions and believe they should have won more clearly. The speaker also addresses the possibility of a rematch, stating it would be a step back and that they are looking forward. They mention their desire to fight the WBO champion and their past experiences in negotiations, emphasizing their commitment to big fights and their readiness to take on all top competitors.
🗣️ The Importance of Having a Supportive Corner
The speaker highlights the importance of having Derek James in their corner, referring to him as a father figure and a source of emotional support. They describe their chemistry and how James has helped them through difficult times. The speaker also addresses critics and the boxing community, asserting their determination to continue fighting and their commitment to giving exciting fights to the fans.
🤔 Reflecting on the Fight and Considering a Re-match
The speaker reflects on their fight, acknowledging it as a good and tough experience against an awkward opponent. They discuss the challenges of dealing with headbutts and the support from the crowd. The speaker also talks about their readiness to move forward and their interest in fighting champions at 140 lbs. They express their desire to fight the winner of a potential match and consider moving up in weight class.
🏆 Ambitions for Titles and Future Fights
The speaker conveys their ambition to fight for a title, mentioning a significant win and their readiness to take on any top opponent. They express a particular interest in fighting a specific individual who was present in the audience and state their eagerness to engage in that match. The speaker concludes by emphasizing their readiness to face all challengers, whether they hold a title or not.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Promoter
💡Main Event
💡Ryan Garcia
💡Reality
💡Divorce
💡Referee
💡Catchweight
💡Tank Davis
💡Deon Haney
💡Father Figure
💡Champion
Highlights
The speaker expresses gratitude to their small promoter from Costa Rica for the opportunity to be in the main event.
Ryan Garcia is acknowledged for his victory against an elite fighter, with the crowd's applause.
The speaker thanks Brooklyn and New York for their support, noting the success of the event on the East Coast.
A call to stop believing in false realities and to acknowledge the real issues happening in the world, such as children being hurt.
The speaker discusses their online reputation and the perception of their sanity, highlighting their actions to help hurting kids.
Mention of going through personal struggles, including a divorce, and the impact on their behavior and decisions.
The speaker reflects on their performance in the first lockdown, acknowledging the pressure they put on themselves.
Criticism of the referee's performance, particularly in the seventh round, with the belief that the fight should have been stopped.
Ryan Garcia's victory is celebrated, and he discusses feeling Deon Haney's power in the first round.
The speaker talks about the chaotic buildup to the fight and how it helped them focus.
Ryan Garcia expresses confidence in his ability to beat his opponent and his commitment to fulfilling the will of God.
A discussion about potential future fights, including a possible match with Tank Davis at a catchweight.
The importance of having Derek James in the corner as a father figure and the impact on the fight's outcome.
The speaker's thoughts on the experience in Vegas, the challenges of rehydration, and a rib injury.
Ryan Garcia's desire to move up in weight and not fight at 140 pounds, aiming for bigger fights.
The speaker's interest in fighting champions at 140 pounds and their readiness to take on all top contenders.
A commitment to giving exciting fights every time and the speaker's belief that they are calling the shots after their victory.
Transcripts
I first want to say thank youone for
here I want to thank uh my promoter
which is a very small promoter from
Costa Rica I want to thank
foreg
here there's no boxing culture there's
there's no spting Partners there's
nothing and to be able to be here
tonight main EV like
having on the main event it's just come
true I want to thank everyone for having
me here thank you
[Applause]
very the
legend Ryan Garcia did it guys he did it
go against an elite fighter
go Ryan Ryan King Ryan Garcia
[Applause]
baby first of all first of all let me
say
um thank you Brooklyn thank you uh to
all the fans thank you New York for
giving Ryan all the love all the love he
deserves everybody said oh this fight
doesn't belong on the East Coast this
look at the arena pay-per-views are
going to be through the
roof and Ryan Garcia as the champ come
on
[Applause]
baby okay um thank you guys for uh
coming but first and foremost I want to
thank Jesus Christ King of Kings GL um
all
to you know this is why people need to
stop believing everything on the stop
you know living in a false reality at
the end of the day there's a lot of real
[ __ ] going on you the last thing you
should worry about as a kid acting crazy
on the internet real [ __ ] is going on in
the world open your eyes you know kids
being hurt nobody caring everybody
looking at it like oh he just crazy it's
a conspiracy is this is that at the end
of the day that [ __ ] was real and I I
out there that my reputation
online day who's the crazy one now you
know I didn't really want to say this
but it's the truth you know everybody
acknowledge like yo I'm tripping y'all
was tripping not me you guys were
tripping I was I was the one that was
actually with sanity because I'm like yo
hurting kids Let's Help that's called
being a real man because I don't give a
[ __ ] what people say about me I walked
through the fire and still held it down
and still be [ __ ] Deon hany and still
drink every day and still beat and I
I what the hey what happened false
reality right every single night went
out on the first Monday and Tuesday and
what happened
ional not
necessarily not necessarily am I proud
of that but I'm just saying this is it
was a statement to show you you guys
can't really [ __ ] with me right whatever
I want I still he did he did um settle
down on Sunday
though just imagine if none of that
happened and he stayed in Camp for eight
weeks I didn't do
that just imagine see your
imagination just imagine all the things
he just said I'm
keep but like I was just having fun man
I'm just looking I'm going through a lot
you know I got I went through a divorce
uh I just a lot of [ __ ] been happening
to me you know outside my life um that
lowy kind of broke me so you know I did
what I felt I needed to do to feel okay
so I every day and I did whatever I
wanted and I'm not proud of it at all I
just pray you know pray for my kids and
hopefully they're okay you know Henry
Bella Riley hope I made them
proud you know don't don't necessar
don't
necessarily first of all congratulations
on this uh amazing Victory um tell us
what ran through your mind in the first
lock down because everybody from the
beginning of the first bill to the 12th
I kid you not everybody was just on
their feet but what was running through
your mind
um
it's that's just always think I
shouldn't have put too much pressure on
myself stop cuz every time I heard him I
just went crazy and I just couldn't
finish him but I think um what's his
name I think he was tripping he should
have stopped that
fight it was bad he he was really hurt I
felt I felt bad I even looked at 11 12
probably should
stop but um he didn't and that's it
radio R seconds out I am curious what
you did think overall of the referee's
performance particularly in the seventh
round horrible he was a horrible yeah I
mean the guy was holding me for dear
life and I found an opportunity to keep
swinging while my hands were free and I
cracked them and then he took point away
when I cracked him but he howed me and
then like I should have knocked him out
in that seventh round they stole that
from me the referee was horrible I think
everybody in the arena saw it was
horrible it should have been stopped the
first time and Devon was holding and
holding and holding
and ridic that was crazy I never seen
some sh like that he was holding me and
I just whack I whacked him and then he
was hurt and I was like yes done and
then oh
point the the real Judge Johnson
Amsterdam news in the front uh Ryan and
I'd like to he would and Oscar has two
brilliant uh
game
uh did you
right did you think haey felt your power
in the first round how did you how did
you
proceed he got wob bad I mean I'm
surprised he has such good like cover
bro I cracked him in that first round I
thought it was over I he's work and then
he came out firing the second he even
hurt me with the hook and I was like Dam
maybe you do got a little power
Ryan like cenger yes
can congratulations Ryan um look Oscar
you said you're in the leadup to this
fight that some Fighters thrive in the
chaos and need that Ryan did that help
you did this chaotic buildup really help
you focus on man you don't know half of
the [ __ ] I've been through my life like
that's [ __ ] with nothing like I've been
through some crazy ass moments this
whole fight we is crazy like crazy you
have no clue
[ __ ] come out one
day and
Umar swear I swear I had brown hair on
Monday now I got gray
hair look Ryan I mean Deon Haney was on
everyone's P pound list he a great boxer
and you dropped him three times you
never been down
yeah well how does this feel you know
you were counted out and this is a moner
a monster Victory I mean I mean like I
said me and my coach he he's instilled
in my mind L praying wash me what's next
so at the end of the day what's next I
don't care like at the end of day I
already knew I could beat him I was
supremely confident am I happy of course
but at the end of the day like I'm all
about trying to fulfill the will of God
and keep it moving so what's next Who's
Next amen God did amen God did
hey Ryan what's going on man right in
the front right this is Naji from Sagar
uh congratulations big big win tonight
um this when you know in spectacular
fashion with all the knockdowns people
have already started clamoring about a
tank uh part two how do you feel just
you know obviously tank has to take care
of his business with Frank Martin and
Jun but how do you feel what are your
thoughts on trying to make that
Happ said was disrespectful you can talk
about whatever after that that's
disrespectful
I know I interview dere dere knows I'm
just saying that's that's a fight that
people disrespect look I don't think T's
gonna beat Martin but if he did he
wouldn't fight me because I'm moving up
I'm not doing one 147 I can't make
[ __ ] 140 I never even technically
fought at 140 I fought every time at 143
my body can't literally go lower than
143 it's impossible I tried every
technique can't do it the only way the
only way he's gonna fight tank Davis
it's a catchweight okay at
45 44 just the way they did it to
him now he's the man now he's the face
of boxing go Ryan come on
nowes
Jes James father and
you spoke you've spoken in the past
about the experience in Vegas the tank
fight the rehydration cause the rib
injury uh the the catch weight what did
you learned from that experience and how
has it helped you in this fight and how
might it help you moving forward in your
career
that people don't give a [ __ ] about
you just
just so you know it's War at the end of
the day so I understood that um I can't
play around even negotiations I can't
let him win in anything because uh I
mean at the end of the day I pretty much
did that for the boxing community and
the boxing fans who W that fight despite
all the causes he told me not to
everybody and their mama told me not to
but I was like [ __ ] that man you guys
are boring everybody's boring I'm going
fight him win or lose I'm run it and I'm
asside his ass and second I was too weak
I I knew I was going to lose in the back
room I had no power had no power I had
no mind I was dehydrated it was really
bad I should I should have actually died
fing that I should I really but God
protected me because I was blistering
out of my mouth I I I know spit it was
like it was it hurt every day to make
that weight I shook I was shaking in the
de sh is
crazy I Fel would give me sport um I
know you guys just mentioned Davis in my
opinion I believe rematch with Deon
would be a step
back your opinion who would you like to
fight us could it be in the yor I felt
like the New York crowd was really
gravitating I mean I had a vision to
fight fondura at 154 I just know I don't
know why I just feel like I know that's
really really random I just feel like
get before
real quick I fought guys that big before
and I've knocked them out SP c s them so
I want to do
it shout out no
disrespect or I don't
know bottom line is
this rest we're go back to the drawing
we're GNA pick the best fight the best
fight we're going to make big fights Big
B for you that's what it's all about
give the same I'll tell you I'll tell
you the I'll tell you the truth Ryan is
going to rest had a great win let him
enjoy it and guess what Ryan's calling
all the shots now Ryan's calling all the
shots now that's the fact he wants to
fight at 47 he wants to fight on catway
but guess what if anybody wants to make
money if anybody wants to make money
they have to fight Ryan and guess what
call all the
shot guess what he's going to give you
an exciting fight every single time
that's
right one more uh this KY from the
boxing section uh one for Ryan and one
for Derek James how important was the
have dere James in the corner oh yeah
that's a major key you know um we just
have a great
chemistry
D Derek is a is like a father figure
besides obviously my dad but he's like
father he always U he always uh pulls me
to the side and he not seen me cry
before and he was like you
good don't worry about
that he said you g get through this man
you get through this he said you're
going to get through this you're going
to get through
and you know at the same time I can you
know I can comfort him but at the same
time we get on his ass
too one thing okay I'm so
glad people that I'm GNA mention Paulie
M Timothy Bradley jury Steve Kim maybe
Mario Lopez Maybe but they're all piece
of [ __ ] okay sh and [ __ ] and Ryan pro
them wrong yeah TIY my
dick all right we're
gonna take your seats do not move press
please stay in your
seats and let my fighter get out the
door and do not mob in if I see any of
you move I will not credential you ever
again don't think I'm playing yeah jie
you get it
jie e
[Music]
we'll do a quick five minutes rest
will not
be all right do we have any questions
for any of our um reminding pay-per-view
under cart
Fighters Ste Sports uh Arnold
congratulations man all they win um you
know you heard the crowd afterwards just
what what was your reaction oh man you
know um we coming in it be a tough fight
you know um I think people in my
position you know what uh wouldn't have
took a fight like this you know talking
about guy that's like six foot and Lefty
you know and a good boxer that moves a
lot um you know um you know I had an off
night but Nam one fighter that you know
that's at the topic didn't have an off
night you know so um the now we get back
to the drawing board you know want to
fight um and now just you know get back
to drawing board see what think what did
you think of uh Ryan's performance hey
Ryan Ryan look he looks strong you know
he looks good you know um he he did the
what people were saying the impossible
right but but uh but congrats to Ryan
and his team man you know they deserve
all the
glory first question any interest in the
rematch um after today's fight it was
close the crowd obviously reacted the
way it did would would you consider a
rematch I mean I don't see a point in a
rematch I mean that's the step kind of
back you know we're looking forward you
know what I mean um like I said you know
it's you know name one fighter in the
top you know that hasn't had you know
off night it wasn't an exciting fight
yeah I I couldn't I you know couldn't
find there's a lot that went behind this
fight he was forced to fight a guy the
guy um but he's been number one in the
world for a long time he wants he wants
to ch ch well that's my second question
the champion at the WBO is T Fimo Lopez
you've been chasing him for a while you
went that face to face or attempted face
to face in Vegas after his last fight is
that a fight that you're still
targetting of course I'm on hopefully
after you know he he seen his
performance hopefully after he guys inv
balls and actually wants a fight you
know what I mean so so um you know
that's a fight that I've been trying to
get for for years you know and he he
just been denying it denying it so now
hopefully you know WBO could you know
put his back against the wall and and
fight you know I mean I'm a fighter you
know I'm not I'm not you know I'm not
going to be running around in the ring
you know I know he won't either so I
mean that's that's that's a better fight
for me all right right know if he had a
chance to make any fight you want the
winner you want R next after what he did
tonight what do you want to be next of
course of course 100% you know what I
mean but you know right said he he's
going to move up um you know we can do a
catch we if he wants you know Ian I'll
be stronger as well but you know like I
said any champion at 140 um you know T
my first one cuz I am number one in wo
um you know P Cruz also interestes me
you know a fighter that comes forward
you know I come forward so um so you
know all these all these Champions man
140 you know um I'll be looking to F
anyone um any questions for back I was
never give one y yes both of you better
man just want to ask you what do you
think your performance tonight
especially deal with the headbutts and
the crowd the support from the crowd
both to on that and you just your
thoughts on y way in the Brooklyn dog