Canelo says Ryan Garcia is “wasting his talent”

[Jonathan Utah]

Interviewer: I do want to ask you specifically about Ryan Garcia, who just had wrist surgery. Where do you see Ryan going forward because he’s one of the brightest young stars in boxing?
Canelo’s response: Look, Ryan has a lot of talent. But to me in my eyes, he’s wasting a lot of time and wasting his talent. I look at him and don’t see him 100 percent dedicated and, to us, that’s a bad signal. We always remind him as a team to come to the gym, to train, and to learn because you need to be in the gym. You’re learning day-by-day, at the very minimum fighting five times a year. When I was beginning my career, I did 15 fights in one year. That’s where I was at the beginning of my career. So definitely he needs to be a little more dedicated. https://www.complex.com/sports/canelo-alvarez-interview/

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Thanelo is right, you know. “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.”

 

[Olenac12]

It's pretty clear from Garcia's social media.

Maybe it was the 20th video of him taking a punch to the gut from a random person or him doing it to someone else, or perhaps pretending to punch the mitt off the trainers hand.

 

[SakurabasEar]

Yeah, and what canelo is talking about usually is the difference between being a footnote or a all time great

 

[Captain Insano]

Garcia probably has too much money and pussy at this point. He has probably lost the eye of the tiger.

 

[Hagler]

That’s another way to get to ODLH. Garcia is GBP’s bread and butter but it’s almost like Oscar doesn’t believe he can improve his game.

 

[Misery Signals]

Thanelo is right, you know. “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.”

We've probably seen a lot of upsets because of this.

 

[zapataxiv]

We've probably seen a lot of upsets because of this.

there is also the old hard work plus talent but becomes lazy and then?loses to less talented but more hardworking b/c side

 

[KillerIsBack V2]

Garcia probably has too much money and pussy at this point. He has probably lost the eye of the tiger.

Pretty much.
In the words of khabib a top fighter’s daily life is like a prison.
Garcia was making more money outside boxing for a year now. The only reason he still does it is cause it’s his hobby since childhood. But it’s not his main source of income.

 

[Nova44]

The whole LW division is a waste of talent at this point.

 

[GeneTunney7]

Garcia probably has too much money and pussy at this point. He has probably lost the eye of the tiger.

Precisely. This is the eternal battle of all aspiring talent that eventually reaches their goal. Why do you do a certain craft/trade: because you love doing it or you like what it can afford you? You see this in music in acts/bands all the time too, where they make an awesome first album when they are poor and hungry and then become rich spoiled celebrities and their music starts to blow...

You need the love for your craft and the pursuit of greatness to outweigh your desire for the fruits fame/money/success can afford.

 

[FriskyRandy]

Garcia probably has too much money and pussy at this point. He has probably lost the eye of the tiger.

Same thing happened to myself.

 

[WklySportsMemes]

A little shitty to throw his lil bro under the bus in the media like that though. Right wrong or indifferent.

 

[Boxiana]

A little shitty to throw his lil bro under the bus in the media like that though. Right wrong or indifferent.

You have to be cruel to be kind sometimes

 

[Shoemaker]

You have to be cruel to be kind sometimes

And just like that I've got the song stuck in my head.

 

[soggyfist]

Well he's not wrong.

 

[PUO3]

Canelo would be correct. Garcia seems to be doing too well financially with social media to really dedicate himself to his craft in the ring.

 

[Captain Insano]

Same thing happened to myself.

You poor guy. I'll pray for you.

 

[defjaam]

Canelo had a conversation with Ryan this morning, which I found on Youtube:

 

[Shoemaker]

Would Ryan still be popular on social media if he wasn't a boxer? I don't really know much about that world.