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Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia fight results, takeaways: 'King Ry' makes the bizarre mind games work for him
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Garcia also showed some growth from his loss to Gervonta Davis as both fighters' reputation took interesting hits
In what will likely be a leading candidate for both upset and fight of the year, Ryan Garcia erased just about all of the negative expectations following an absurd pre-fight promotion to drop unbeaten Devin Haney three times en route to a majority decision win on Saturday.
Even with Garcia, who missed weight by over three pounds in a manner that appeared premeditated, becoming ineligible to win the WBC title at 140 pounds that Haney brought in, the fallout of the victory creates a massive ripple effect in and around the sport's most exciting division of junior welterweight moving forward.
Let's take a closer look at what we learned following an unexpected and truly memorable night inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
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