It was startling, even by boxing standards: Ryan Garcia, at a press conference to promote Saturday’s 140-pound showdown against Oscar Duarte, used his time at the podium Thursday to tee off on the promoters—his promoters—putting on the show.
First into Garcia’s crosshairs was Bernard Hopkins, Golden Boy’s cofounder, who last month said he would observe Garcia’s performance against Duarte and “then make my personal decision on whether he should fight again.”
“He don’t decide that,” Garcia said, defiantly. “My coach does, my team does, everybody that grinds with me day in and day out. That’s who decides.”
