Promoter Eddie Hearn believes that Devin Haney’s lawsuit in opposition to Ryan Garcia for 50-100 million may act as a deterrence to stop different fighters from utilizing performance-enhancing medicine to achieve a bonus of their fights.
On Friday, Haney issued a lawsuit in opposition to Ryan (24-1, 20 KOs) from their April twentieth combat earlier this yr through which Garcia examined constructive for the PED Ostarine after. Ryan defeated Haney by a 12-round majority resolution, which was later modified to a no-contest due to his constructive take a look at.
“It’s an fascinating case. I used to be speaking to my lawyer on the best way up right here. He’s suing Ryan Garcia and Golden Boy in that go well with as nicely,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to Boxing King Media, discussing Devin Haney’s lawsuit in opposition to Ryan Garcia.
If the lawsuit is profitable, this might change the game, scaring cheaters from utilizing PEDs sooner or later. Whether or not Haney would get $50-100 million for the lawsuit is unknown. That might be extreme judgment.
“Generally, when somebody assessments constructive after the combat, it’s fairly totally different than testing earlier than and never making it to the combat. However if you’re within the combat, and also you’ve cheated, and also you’ve had performance-enhancing medicine in your system, and it’s made you bodily win the combat,” mentioned Hearn.
The monetary penalties ought to be far more extreme if a fighter assessments constructive for PEDs after a combat somewhat than earlier than. Simply how a lot is unclear. The $50-100 million that Hearn is speaking about may be out of this world and unrealistic, however it might rely upon the decide. If a decide feels that’s affordable, Ryan may very well be caught. Haney wouldn’t have to work once more, and it wouldn’t matter if his profession fell aside.
Some really feel that’s what’s going to occur with Haney, however not due to his loss to Ryan and his constructive PED assessments. They simply see Haney as being too weak and fragile to beat upper-echelon fighters at 140 or 147. His solely expertise at 140 earlier than preventing Ryan final April was Regis Prograis, an older fighter in his mid-30s, who Josh Taylor had already overwhelmed.
You could have bodily broken the opponent and mentally broken the opponent. You’ve stopped the opponent from incomes cash as a result of he’s misplaced the combat. It’s all the time one thing that folks have talked about, nevertheless it’s by no means one thing that folks have truly taken to court docket. So, it’s going to be fascinating to see the way it performs out.
Ima sue you for hurting my emotions with that tweet 😔😔😔
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) September 27, 2024
“It’s going to be good to discourage folks from taking medicine as a result of in the mean time for taking PEDs is Ryan Garcia received a yr. Now, if Ryan Garcia will get sued for 50 or 100 million {dollars}, that’ll positively make folks assume,” mentioned Hearn.
If Haney’s lawsuit is profitable for even a portion of the $100 million in opposition to Ryan, it should make fighters assume twice about utilizing PEDs to achieve a bonus.
The following factor that should change with boxing is stiff mega-million penalties for fighters that rehydrate 20+ lbs to achieve a bonus. Whether or not Hearn needs to confess it or not, weight bullies are simply as harmful as fighters who use PEDs, and that’s an issue that wants fixing.
The Commissions, the sanctioning our bodies, should change the principles by making rehydration clauses obligatory for all weight courses with a secondary weigh-in on the night of the combat. It’s not good that fighters solely weigh within the day earlier than a combat after which quickly rehydrate 25 kilos to crush their opponents.
Additionally, secondary weigh-ins on the morning of the combat are ineffective as a result of that leaves open the likelihood for some unscrupulous fighters to show to unlawful strategies like IVs to quickly add fluid to their system. That’s so much more durable to do if the secondary weight test is on the night of the combat.
