Former boxers, fans and promoters are calling for a change in boxing rules after the “fiasco” in Times Square between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia.
Boxing fans branded Devin Haney vs Ryan Garcia fight a ‘fiasco’ as each boxer took cautious approach
What did Roy Jones Jr. think of the Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia “fiasco” in Times Square?
“It broke my heart. Because I know and I promise, at 56 years old, if you put me in Times Square, I’ll give you a Times Square performance. It may not be, but four rounds or six rounds, but you guys don’t get a Times Square performance. No matter how long I can hold out” Roy Jones Jr.
“Even a great Muhammad Ali, he didn’t run from George Foreman. He didn’t run from Joe Frasier. He moved around a little bit to make them use their legs. He tired them out a little bit, but once he had them where he wanted them, he attacked. These guys don’t understand that principle”
Should there be a change in boxing rules after the Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia ‘fiasco’?
Turki Alalshikh boxing promoter plans to make the ring smaller for the fights he promotes so that there is no more passive boxing on his cards in the style of Tom and Jerry, where one boxer runs around the ring and the other chases him.
But for Roy Jones Jr.: “Not necessarily. I say that because if a guy wants to run, he’s going to run in a 16-foot ring. So, if he wants to run, he’s going to run with God. It doesn’t matter how small the ring gets, he’s going to run harder. Because if you’re the best, you can’t run away from a guy for 12 rounds, say, ‘Oh, I’m the best. I beat him.'”.
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