This entire event and development was strange. Among other things, Garcia’s rantings and ramblings — seen by his 12 million social media followers — were seen by every self-styled psychoanalyst and therapist on the planet (including boxers, trainers, journalists, commentators, and promoters). Because he blamed it. The value of their tuppence to his state of mind.
The truth is, no one knew if Garcia was unraveled. After the match, he told the world it was a long windup. Did he really just send us all away? Was it a ruse? Was he teasing us at the last minute about drinking beer and smoking marijuana after practice (at weigh-in)?
“You really think I’m crazy? You’ve all lost your mind,” he said.
“You guys are doing too much of everything.”
No matter what he was going through, he was a triumphant young man and a true warrior of the squared circle. Certainly, his performance was not that of a man lacking mental strength or confidence. He defeated the pound-for-pound star in Haney.
In the strange weeks leading up to the fight, the dominant storyline was whether Garcia was mentally okay. But at every turn, he uses his social media platforms to rant about the Illuminati, child abuse, P. Diddy, and everything in between, doing everything in his power to antagonize his opponent Haney, the defending champion. I did my best. and his father, Bill, who is everywhere.
In fact, Bill said his son would try to hospitalize Garcia with a bad ending in the final hours before the game. I have never seen anything so unusual. Haney is very talented. But he was the only one who didn’t move.
Well, that’s the warning. It’s a minor quibble that Haney still holds the 140-pound title belt, as Garcia was three pounds over the limit and forfeited $600,000. The idea is that Garcia avoided the great title and world title by not gaining weight and was going to use all his power that night and didn’t want to be the leanest 10th version of himself. he gambled. People are criticizing Garcia’s lack of weight loss and making us do a merry dance. But that just made him a star.
