Garcia and his handlers claim that Golden Boy was not offering enough money for that fight - but Golden Boy President Eric Gomez initially claimed, on social media, that Garcia's team rejected the contest and there was no dispute over money. The tweet made it appear that Garcia was scared to take the fight.
“Ryan has a lot of voices in his ear right now,” De La Hoya said to The Los Angeles Times. “That’s fine. I’ve been through it myself but it’s unfortunate because the miscommunication isn’t between us, it’s between his people. We’re going to have an emergency meeting to get everything resolved and we’re going to move on. We’re fine.”
And De La Hoya is not concerned with his company star, Canelo Alvarez, retweeting Garcia's complaints on social media. Canelo and Garcia share the same trainer in Eddy Reynoso.
“That’s fine,” De La Hoya said. “I think it’s great that he’s supporting him. Canelo is mentoring Ryan just the way I mentored Canelo, and maybe one day Ryan can mentor the next guy. But he’s not a world champion.
“Is he my best young fighter? No. Maybe next to Vergil Ortiz. Vergil Ortiz is the real deal. Ryan is in a very unique situation because of his social media following. The fact that he has so many followers is great, but it hasn’t transcended over to boxing. It just hasn’t. That’s the bottom line.