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title: "Devin Haney Calls Ryan Garcia A Quitter In New Face-Off: “The World Watched Him Take A Knee”"
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published: "2024-03-25T12:17:36Z"
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# Devin Haney Calls Ryan Garcia A Quitter In New Face-Off: “The World Watched Him Take A Knee”

[Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia continued to be involved in a heated build-up](https://britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/ryan-garcia-continues-bizarre-haney/) to their fight on April 20 and now the world champion has claimed in a new face off that ‘King Ry’ is a quitter and that ‘the world watched him take a knee.’

Garcia, who will be the the super-lightweight world title challenger in this fight, has had to respond to concerns about his mental well-being amidst preparations for this bout.

There was a [series of unsettling incidents that have seen him admit to smoking weed and drinking](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/ryan-garcia-hits-out-ahead-of-devin-haney/), claim his phone has been taken from him, and also lead sparring footage of Haney, complain about ticket prices for the fight and plenty more.

The Haney-Garcia event now faces apprehension as the fight date draws near but Garcia has asserted that he is in good shape and fully committed to the fight even as [doubts persist about Garcia’s in light of a social media clip showing him in tears.](https://twitter.com/RyanGarcia/status/1769875799442596157?s=20)

[In a new face-off shared by DAZN,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB4Get5UzHY&t=800s) Haney calls Garcia a quitter in light of his his fight with Gervonta Davis ended back in April last year.

*“Styles make fights. I feel like I’m levels above him. He hasn’t fought on that elite level and when he did he quit, whether he likes it or not, the world saw him take a knee. At the end of the day what has he really done on the world level.”*

Garcia responded.

*“I feel like I was handicapped”*

Haney: *“You quit though. You have that in you.”*

Garcia: *“Well see in the ring. I’m not a quitter.”*

With just weeks to go the tension is rising between these two which should make for a great fight.