Ryan Garcia claimed he had no thought who Rukiya Anpo actually was. But he’s prepared for an exhibition battle towards the Japanese on December 30? Nicely, Garcia has his causes. “I simply know he was attempting to knockout Manny Pacquiao, it pissed me off, so I’m seeking to educate this man a lesson and educate him the way to field,” he said, referring to Pacquiao vs. Anpo—an exhibition battle that took earlier this 12 months. For lots of followers, it was tough to observe the Filipino legend being crushed up.
Anpo, former Ok-1 Tremendous Light-weight Champion, has a report of 17-6 earlier than shifting beneath the Rizin banner the place he boasts a report of 1-1-1. ‘The Demolition Man’ lately transitioned from kickboxing into boxing and has impressed many. However not KingRy.
Whereas Garcia is able to face him, some individuals need the battle canceled. As an example, commentator and analyst, 2ToneDaSupastar, sat down with Nestor Gibbs and Danny Alvarez on the ‘Tha Boxing Voice’ podcast the place the trio talked in regards to the exhibition battle and the way it is likely to be troublesome for the Victorville resident.
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2ToneDaSupastar stated, “Ryan Garcia is my man, however I need this battle canceled.”
Gibbs questioned, “Is it trigger you seen that face off? And that dude trying massive as f–okay and him placing his fingers on Ryan. He shoving Ryan, he throwing paper at Ryan… Ryan over right here doing shoulder rolls and he like ‘Oh, wait wait. He simply shoved the sh-t out of me.’ That’s an enormous boy.”
2ToneDaSupastar responded, “Ryan would have handed that higher lower, he [Anpo] would have put to sleep.” Gibbs agreed and said, “He did flinch. He made him flinch. Ryan might have landed that higher however that dude is massive. We bought to see what’s his punching resistance like, brother. Simply preserve that in thoughts. He seems massive.”
Nicely, the Japanese boxer is considerably bigger compared to Garcia. Whereas the American pugilist is alleged to be 5′ 8½″ or 174 cm tall, a number of sources recommend that Anpo is about six toes tall. And through their first press convention face-off, their top distinction was clearly seen as either side tried to problem one another.
So one can think about how he towered over 5′ 5″ Pacquiao of their earlier exhibition battle. Actually, the Japanese boxer was Pacquiao’s tallest rival ever.
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The battle will happen at 153 kilos over eight two-minute rounds and it looks as if the Japanese fighter might have a bit extra benefit over Ryan Garcia due to his top. That being stated, 2ToneDaSupastar may get his want fulfilled of the battle getting canceled. A couple of days in the past, Garcia’s promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, threatened to not solely cancel the battle but additionally to sue his boxer.
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Oscar De La Hoya is sad with Garcia versus Anpo!
On Thursday, De La Hoya uploaded a new reel for his Clap Back Thursday phase to Instagram and focused Ryan Garcia and Rizin. The previous six-division world champion said, “I’m unsure in the event you noticed the press convention for the upcoming exhibition battle between Ryan Garcia and Rukiya Anpo. It happened in LA on Tuesday, and I used to be not there. As a result of Ryan’s group thought they may negotiate this deal behind my again,” said Golden Boy.
He additional defined that the worldwide rights to Garcia’s battle are with him and with out him, the battle can’t occur. The 51-year-old added, “Whenever you signal a contract, it means it’s legally binding. This implies you should abide by the phrases or danger getting sued, which is what we sadly must do if Golden Boy will not be included on this battle.”
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De La Hoya made it clear that he’s not towards the battle and “needs Ryan to earn money.” Nonetheless, he needs ‘KingRy’ to honor his contract and embrace Golden Boy Promotions within the negotiation. With the strain rising between either side, we should wait and watch if they arrive to any settlement.
This has put this battle at an excessive danger of not taking place. Nonetheless, contemplating Ryan Garcia’s observe report, his return was sure to be as eventful as his time away. What are your views on Ryan Garcia vs Rukiya Anpo’s battle? Tell us your ideas down under.