Devin Haney’s clearly still not over how his superfight with Ryan Garcia went down earlier this year … as TMZ Sports has confirmed he’s now suing the star boxer over it all. The 25-year-old pugilist filed the lawsuit against his nemesis in New York on Friday … alleging Garcia committed battery and fraud in the leadup to — and during — their big April 20 tilt at Barclays Center.
You’ll recall, Garcia won the fight after knocking down Haney multiple times … but the outcome was later ruled a no-contest after officials said Garcia had Ostarine in his system.
Haney said if he had known Garcia had ingested the performance-enhancing drug prior to stepping into the ring … he wouldn’t have agreed to the fight. Therefore, he says he never consented to being on the wrong end of Garcia’s punches.
He also said, among other things, that by ingesting the banned substance despite agreeing to fight clean, Garcia made misrepresentations that would have caused Haney to back out of the matchup as well.
In addition to Garcia, Haney is also suing Golden Boy Promotions for breach of contract.
In his suit, Haney is suing for damages, claiming the entire ordeal caused him “physical injury, reputational damage which will amount to millions of dollars, and emotional and mental distress.”
We’ve reached out to Garcia’s attorney for comment, but so far no word back yet.
I know nothing about this kind of stuff but I would think that if this lawsuit were successful, it would set an interesting precedent for the sport (and probably other ‘combat sports’ as well).
Also think I remember someone threatening to sue Antonio Tarver in a fight that he tested positive for.
John Ruiz sued James Toney after Toney tested positive also. I think it should be standard. You cheat, results get changed, you get sued, you get suspended, and you should have criminal charges brought against you steep enough to prevent you ever traveling to another country again.
I agree to point, I’m a little shakey about the criminal part. The danger involved is worth the charge, however mistakes happen as well. I think hitting them in the pocket is the best way. Sue for damages, the victim should receive BOTH purses and that should be outside any fines or fees the commission imposes. From a commission stand point the fights should be ruled a DQ. If you cheat in the ring it’s a DQ, so why is PEDs treated differently? NC should be reserved for accidents in the ring like a clash of heads or something.
But Garcia didn’t cheat. He didn’t have enough in his system to have an impact on the fight. It was so low he would have to be using for weeks leading up to the fight to have some sort of benefit but he was tested positive the day of. Haney got his ass whipped plain and simple. But because there was a positive test regardless of how low or meaningless of an impact he was punished for it. Instead of getting revenge he files a lawsuit like a b*tch lmfao. This is suppose to be a professional fighter? I think Garcia is too much for Haney he couldn’t win a rematch if he tried.
Steroids arent just some active buff whose benefits disappear once it can no longer be traced in your system. Roiders have a whole system of cycling on/off which allows them to get around tests while still building unnatural muscle and having advanced training recovery, both of which are enormously beneficial for a professional athlete. If someone is caught with just “a little” bit of steroids it doesnt mean they just tried a tiny amount and the effects were inconsequential, it means they were doing larger amounts and screwed up on their coverup.
I dont know why so many people try to downplay the power of PEDs. Theres so much research out there that it fundamentally changes the game when it comes to training recovery and building muscle.
He had an illegal substance in his system. THAT IS CHEATING. The test for ostarine is an all or nothing test. You’re not suppose to have ANY of your system. Whether you feel it had any bearing on the fight is a different and irrelevant conversation. If you don’t something illegal it’s cheating period.
Fair… but also misleading. Ostarine has neglible, if any, benefit to the user. If he wanted to cheat, he’d have gone full Jon Jones and taken turinobol or dianabol or something that has a major effect. Those kind of things would never, under any circumstances, wind up in a supplement. Ostarine could be in certain over the counter supplements because it’s legal (not 100% legal as it’s not approved for human use, but there’s no legal penalty for it).
Illegal steroids are quite a different story. Someone selling a “spiked” supplement would have major charges on them, especially if they knowingly added it for a performance benefit.
Interestingly, although a lot of busted athletes have used the “spiked supplement” excuse, this is always a fraud. I read DEA agents bought darn near every over the counter supplement they could and tested all of them. Out of some 2000 purchases, not one contained even a trace of anabolic steroids. On the flip, they did find a few pre-workouts that contained amphetamines or other illegal “uppers.”
Mistake my black ass. Mistake is when you go 5 miles over the speed limit. Mistake if you cheat on your wife. Not when you’re taking PED’s.
Yeah, because most people just cheat on their spouse “that one time”. I see the point you’re trying to make, but poor analogy.
I agree.
You’re 100% right, Lucie. A scary precedent, actually.
Just about to say the same Ajay….scary precedent indeed !!
Just curious why do you think it’s scary?
Mark Hunt situation was similar if not worse . Issues like this would have been halted if the UFC along with athletic commission would have done the right thing. Brock Lesnar was juiced to the gills! Word was when he submitted his B sample 4 fire trucks hadfa be called.. The tester said it looked like a flame thrower went off.. luckily nobody was injured..
Only in America.
Haneys are a joke.
Good call, Devin. I know some people are going to disagree, but sometimes the only way handle grievances is through the courts. Garcia is a fraud and he has no remorse for what he did. You see more and more of these Mexican fighters chiseled like Adonis, which you never seen 20 plus years ago, tell me I’m lying. As Lucie mentioned, this could set a precedent that actually helps the sport.
A sissy supporting another sissy, ok snowflake lol
The sport doesn’t do enough so I think this is a good move. Others seem to think the best course of actions is to reward the cheater with another multi-million dollar payday. Go figure.
Sounds like a frivolous lawsuit to me. The amount of banned substance Ryan had in his system was so minute it was a non-factor in the fight. Maybe Loma should’ve sued Haney for outweighing him by 25 lbs when they fought!
That’s a valid point Nord. Purposely exceeding the percentage of allowed weight gain according to the organization’s rules is in fact cheating. Just go up in weight if you can’t handle the weight loss or don’t take the fight. I believe Hayney had a severe weight advantage in his last 5 fights. I think the numbers average 25+lbs after weigh-in.
I wouldn’t call it “frivolous” because on the face of it it’s accurate.
liked your last part of your comment, he should worry bout that chin, maybe he could get a fight with Sandor Martin next.
What a little sissy Haney is lol
And a rat! Kambosos was right!
Ostarine is for to build muscle not for to hit harder
N3GR0 gets his ass kicked and now is suing.
What a joke those 2 are.
Lmfao
The downward spiral will get much worse after this showing of cowardice crap
When nothing else seems to hail , this is what failure looks like
Bill will be back to slinging rock sooner than I thought
2 for 5?
Boxing fans:”Something needs to be done about PEDs. The commissions are a joke!”
A fighter decides to do something about it (aka hit the cheater in the pockets where it hurts)
Boxing fans:”He’s a p**sy! He should just deal with it!!!”
You can’t make this stuff up♂️
Lmfao
You funny too
The weight bully has been exposed
Although I’m not a fan of Ryan but would love to see him batter the CHEAT again
Then what ???
Devin deserved the beating he took for being such a loud mouth. He needs to prove he’s a real fighter getting back into the ring and fighting NOT SUING. He also needs to accept he got punked. He got has @ss handed to him. Love it. Im going to watch those highlights again right now. NEVER GETS OLD. HAHAHAHAHA
Yup, Shaheed. Contradictory for sure. Still, I do see the separate point that this is not good for Haney’s psychology. De-focussing and a bit delusional as to why he actually lost.
– Take your loss like a man and come back stronger next time………….
LOL!!! I’m suing you for completely dismantling me in front of the entire world even though the amounts of Oster one were insignificant and we’re not found in the samples taken during training camp where the substance would have been beneficial. Ok. Just call for a rematch and penalize Garcia with the purse. He’ll take the fight just to prove it wasn’t a fluke. You know that Haney, but you don’t want the smoke.
1st off, Ryan is innocent. Those test results were contaminated by Haney’s crooked crew. I hope Ryan wins the lawsuit. Like Mattress Harris, Haney & his father are frauds.
Sure, LaKaren. Yet none of the authorities came to this conclusion. And you don’t have any access to the full facts. Neither do I nor anyone else in these Comments.
He needs to let it go! He got beaten up baddly no excuse! Just concentrate on the rematch next year!
This is bound to trigger some people. The Haney’s
are bad for boxing. So is King Ostarine, formerly known as KingRy. Go away, mofos.
Haney’s career is done. Who would fight this whiney fool?
Nobody…he is relegated to a D fighter now. Good work dad.
Hey Mr. Haney get over it and stop crying! You cannot stand the beating you took from Garcia , you got nothing to sob about, you got a lot of money. The fight turned into a no contest, Garcia got suspended. You can’t have it your way all the time. Maybe they should check you out also because it sure seemed that the ref should have counted those slips or falls to the canvas.How could have he missed those. If I was the ref I would have stopped that fight after you were knocked down by Garcia’s fist. Who has a glass chin , and when you fight again you, it will probably be a fighter with no knock out power!
Maybe the Japanese have stumbled onto something in the lighter divisions,,,seem to have a great deal of world champions all of a sudden,,,,maybe super sushi !!
Omg… never in my life have I ever seen such a crybaby bitchass little whinyass chump!! Still crying!! Take your loss like a man for gods sake!! Haney, you are only making yourself look like a idiot! PATHETIC!!! I predict you’re gonna get knocked out in your next fight. Ryan did a number on you, your jaw, your reputation, your career, and your legacy – and ostarine had nothing to do with you being OWNED. Ryan is just much better than you!! Get over it. Move on.
Haney is over. He’ll never recover from any of this.
I wonder if Haney will make public what’s in the IV he’s getting after weigh in? I know who he gets it from. He’s got dirt too.
At least get the facts right. There’s NO proof Devin got an IV, however Ryan was on camera getting an IV before the fight. Possible masking agent maybe?
Garcia looked noticeably thicker and much bigger than Haley for this fight, and his steroid results were enough to get him suspended. Frankly, I think anyone caught cheating, even cheating to enter the ring far heavier than the contracted weight, should be banned from the sport for life. I didn’t find Garcia’s dismissive attitude about the whole affair to be at all entertaining, and don’t care if I ever see him in the ring again. His cheating was just flat out wrong and bad for the integrity of the sport.
Haney hasn’t fought since. Despite Garcia’s cheating, Haley was exposed in the Garcia fight, and I’m sure that privately his ego and commitment to the sport has taken a huge hit. We discovered that he has a weak chin. His boxing ability is far more limited than we have been led to believe, since he was repeatedly knocked senseless by the same left hook. No great fighter, or even a good fighter, gets hit like that repeatedly by the same shot, unless he simply has no natural instincts and no natural ability. Haley is not a natural fighter, which explains why he fights scared and fights as if he’s afraid to get hit. An argument could be made that Garcia’s punches were heavier because of the added weight and steroid use, but the steroid use doesn’t explain Haney’s inability to avoid repeatedly getting hurt with the same left hook. Haney markets himself as a special fighter, a great fighter, yet the inadequate boxing skills he displayed in repeatedly getting hurt with the same punch, speaks more to his weaknesses not to Garcia taking steroids. I think this fact is going to work to his disfavor in this case.
Haney was 25 lbs noticeably thicker than Loma, so what’s your point?
I hope “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair sues Hulk Hogan for using steroids.
Haney is putting the freeze on his own career.
This isn’t a bad idea at all. Cheating in combat sports can result in death or end a career. Some fans forget, these combatants are someone’s son, brother, uncle, niece, sister, father, mother, etc and they’re trying to return from the ring in tact. This should indeed pass to send a message to the cheater. The pros: The cheater will you be charged, sued and put on display. The cons: such a system relies on integrity when its known boxing is a dirty sport. The Garcia family is arrogant, unapologetic and gaslights. If they’re not humble life will force them to be humble. If he wasn’t overweight or had a banned substance in his system. He should get full credit. Cheating and being overweight is like knocking out a drunk guy. You don’t get bragging rights for that.
This is risky for Haney. If he loses he looks like a little bitch because he suing for battery? This is boxing thats the whole point of the sport. If he wins it could set a tone for other fighters to not cheat. But I still dont know any credible sources on if Garcia actually took enough for it to make a difference…
How much he took doesn’t matter at this point. It’s whether he had in his system or not. He had enough that it deemed illegal and the fight result was thrown out.
If someone punches you hard, you have very right to complain. Ryan Garcia is 100% guilty of Battery, its basically a Hate Crime.
All boxers use PEDs, your sample gets tested when its convenient so its your fault. You agreed to play the game and get paid handsomely, its not bad as the music industry if Hollywood/Politics. You are get the big money in boxing to entertain the masses…not fuel dissent.
He could have blocked them punches that cracked that glass chin, it will be a long time before gets in there with a puncher, he needs to man-up and get a rematch.
Wow what a wuss
Let’s be completely honest, Haney got spanked and exposed by Ryan Garcia. Sadly, he can’t take a loss like a man and regroup and come back stronger. If you’re that good as you claim yourself to be, and also his father claims that same bs, then go back on the saddle, train and do a rematch and lets see the final results and let them speak for themselves. Lastly, Ryan Garcia was “PED” testing came out so minimal to the point of not affecting the fight toward his favor. Lastly, many, many and I mean many athletes truly cheat the system but many don’t get caught! Look at baseball, football, boxing, and the list goes on. The sad point about all this drama between Haneys b*tch ass father and son, is all about drama. Haney should have two losses on his record, why doesn’t he do a rematch with Lomachenko? Because he knows what will happen! He’s truly a self overhyped wannabe Floyd Mayweather Jr. Who has he truly fought? Besides Ryan and Loma? Haney and father have lost tons of respects in the boxing world and I doubt that he will ever sell out a boxing match. Let alone major networks will air his matches. Stop b*tching, and do a rematch and make your point a valid point if not STFU and quit boxing~!