LAS VEGAS — Ever since Oscar De La Hoya announced he would retire on a sunny April day in downtown Los Angeles that he was retiring from professional boxing, the search for the next De La Hoya began.
DALLAS, TEXAS - JANUARY 02: Ryan Garcia is congratulated by Oscar De La Hoya after the WBC Interim Lightweight Title fight against Luke Campbell at American Airlines Center on January 02, 2021 in Dallas, Texas.
Garcia will fight Gervonta"Tank" Davis Saturday in a 136-pound bout in the main event of a pay-per-view card at T-Mobile Arena. It's across the street from the MGM Grand Garden, where De La Hoya built his reputation as one of the game's brightest lights. By the time that De La Hoya turned pro in 1992 following a gold medal earlier that year at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, the tide was turning in boxing. After a glorious decade in the 1980s, boxing was transitioning off of broadcast television and basic cable and onto premium cable, where the viewership was smaller. Managers and promoters were more cautious, and used more tune-ups for their elite fighters as a way to build impressive records with next-to-no risk.
"With a win, Ryan doesn’t become this generation’s Oscar De La Hoya," De La Hoya said."He becomes this generation’s Ryan Garcia. Even before he was a superstar, I’ve always said that Ryan Garcia can become even bigger than Canelo [Alvarez]. Even bigger than Oscar De La Hoya. Bigger than whoever. ... That, though, isn't the point. De La Hoya is a promoter trying to sell, but what is important is what Garcia did.
"This is a huge fight for boxing," Garcia said."It can really change the trajectory of the sport and inspire young fighters to get it on right now. People are going to love you. They’re going to see that you went out there and you fought the best and you gave it your all. Even if you win or even if you lose, you showed them what a champion is in life.
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