García DROPS Hint: “I can’t wait” – Are Lomachenko or López next?

Ryan García posted today on X, saying that “I can’t wait” to tell fans who he will fight next. He says fans can’t say he takes “weak fights,” which is a sign that he will NOT fight a rematch with Devin Haney next because fans would consider that fight weak.

De La Hoya’s Influence

The potential opponents that many believe Ryan (24-1, 20 KOs) could face next are these fighters;

– Teofimo Lopez
– Vasili Lomachenko

Of those two, Teofimo (21-1, 13 KOs) would be the most likely because Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar De La Hoya said he wants him next for Ryan. Teófimo was also in London for the Ring Awards party and met with Turki Al-Sheikh. It’s an easy fight, since Teo has no opponent and fights in the same division as Ryan at 140.

Teofimo still holds the WBO light welterweight title and is one of the most popular fighters in the division. That would be a great fight and the promotion would be huge because Teo can help get the fans interested. It wouldn’t just be Ryan doing all the hard work, like when he fought Devin Haney.

Kingry and Haney will likely fight again in 2025, as long as Devin and Bill don’t try to boss Ryan around, acting like they’re the A-side and insisting he accept VADA testing. Boxing fans are still interested in a second fight between them despite the one-sided nature of their showdown last April.

Avoiding mud

If you’re Garcia, perhaps it would be best to wash your hands of Haney and move on permanently. If he fights him, he’ll probably dirty the promotion by reminding fans and media that Kingry tested positive for Ostarine in the previous fight. Devin probably mentions it so often that Ryan’s name will be dragged through the mud many times when the fight develops. There would be no victory because his reputation would be tarnished.

A clean break

They won’t get ahead if fans think Garcia is a drug cheat because Haney told them over and over again that he was dirty in the previous fight. It wouldn’t be worth it for Ryan to accept the battle with Devin in the long run. It would be nice if Haney didn’t keep talking about Garcia’s positive test, but he already talked a lot about it last week during interviews at his training in London.

I can’t wait for you guys to see who I’m fighting 👀👀

One thing you can’t say about me is that I always take weak fights.

Only one really does it

— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) January 15, 2025