Boxing star “King” Ryan Garcia and Japanese kickboxing sensation Rukiya Anpo went face-to-face at a press conference in Beverly Hills on Tuesday ahead of their PPV special exhibition showdown presented by RIZIN and FANMIO taking place Monday, December 30 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT (U.S. date and time) live from Tokyo, Japan. The boutstyles will be fought at 153-pounds, with full boxing rules implemented across eight two-minute rounds.
Ryan Garcia: “He tried to knock out Manny Pacquiao and it pissed me off, so now I have to teach him a lesson and teach him how to box. He’s got some size and he’s real excited right now, but I’m gonna have to settle him down and knock him out. We’re gonna put a whupping on this boy…I beat up a pound-for-pound champion, and you are not at that level. You’re gonna get a whupping. You’re not good, you’re just big. I’m gonna knock you out in front of the world. You may think this is Hollywood, but this is for real. You’re gonna see who the king is.”
Rukiya Anpo: “Hello America! Today I have something I’d like to say directly to Ryan. We know that Ryan likes to make excuses, miss weight and lacks professionalism. He’s got no sportsmanship and no respect. Yet he dares to call himself ‘King’. On fight day I will show him that we fight for honor and legacy. I bring the real Samurai spirit and will show him exactly where he belongs…he better be grateful to me, I gave him this opportunity. I’ve fought in front of 50,000 people, he doesn’t know what he’s in for. I feel he’s been very disrespectful to the sport. He’s a fake king.”
Another meaningless circus fight
Cancelled (thankfully).
– Stop the nonsense, already.
– Just stop it……………
This brings back sweet memories about Kingry brutal beat up o the Haneys. Pair of cry babies.
Those knock downs were brutal. I loved them. i really hope they fight again so Haney can get a 2nd a$$ whooping.
Maybe KingRy will find a way to fight Crawford/Lopez after the suspension.
Anpo speaks the ultimate truth about Garcia. Garcia is absolutely a ‘fake king’. Tank showed him what it’s all about. He was so afraid and insecure in facing the overrated, very-beatable Haney, that he came in overweight and juiced to give himself an unfair advantage. Garcia should’ve received a life ban.
Ryan was 3 lbs heavier in the weigh in but in the fight I think Haney was heavier in the fight
Not true. Ryan noticeably bigger at the weigh-in and even more so during the fight. Haney of course can’t escape the fact that he was knocked down and hurt by the same left hook, which crushed his claim that he’s a great fighter. I just wish Garcia had honored the contractual weight limit, and fought on even terms. The knockdowns and win would’ve been impressive. But he had to show that he’s not much more than a boxing fraud, media darling, and cheater.
Boxing is sick, first Celeb boxers are making 10s of millions, and now A RACIST DOPED Clown is allowed back in the ring after a few months. I hope the jap hits him with a blow to send this germ to the morgue, where he belongs.
Boxing is sick, first Celeb boxers are making 10s of millions, and now A RACIST, DOPED Clown is allowed back in the ring after a few months. I hope the jap hits him with a blow to send this germ to the morgue, where he belongs.
Rukiya Anpo talks like he’s some privileged great fighter. The man hasn’t done anything outside of Kickboxing. The man is even 2-1 in MMA. Ryan Garcia is actually a much bigger blockbuster draw than Anpo. Garcia don’t need Anpo to make millions. Anpo needs him though. It’s just a money fight for Anpo. MMA and mix martial artists don’t usually fair well in the sport of boxing.
It goes to show that Ryan is making a clown of himself worldwide. Japan is well Ryan lacks professionalism and is overall disrespectful. However, none of that will matter because Ryan will likely stop him under boxing rules. I wouldn’t be mad if Anpo accidentally threw a kick.