Oscar De La Hoya Believes Ryan Garcia Can Become A Bigger Star Than Canelo Alvarez

Oscar De La Hoya thinks Ryan Garcia could become the biggest star in boxing.

Garcia is set to take on Gervonta Davis in a massive fight on Saturday night as both men have said the winner will become the face of boxing. It’s such a big fight as both are young in their careers and massive stars already as Garcia has over nine million followers on Instagram.

With that, De La Hoya believes Garcia has all the tools to become a superstar and be bigger than Canelo Alvarez.

“He can go, and I’ve always said it, even before he was a superstar,” De La Hoya said, “I’ve always said that Ryan Garcia can become even bigger than Canelo, bigger than Oscar De La Hoya, bigger than whoever out there.”

Although Oscar De La Hoya thinks Ryan Garcia can become a superstar, he will headline his first pay-per-view event on Saturday night. He also hasn’t been a major ticket seller, but De La Hoya knows a win – and a stoppage – over Davis would do wonders for him.

“Because we’re living in times where [social] media is everything,” De La Hoya explained. “And [social] media has brought the world together. Just like the world will be watching April 22nd, and it’s gonna shatter pay-per-view records or numbers. It’s gonna do huge amounts of buys. But the world is coming together [in] such an easier, you know, way, bringing the world together. You know, the word is spreading so fast on this fight. It’s just catching fire and, you know, people are waiting for this fight to happen. And come April 22nd, it’s gonna be not only fireworks, but it’s gonna be the biggest event that any sport can have.”

Do you agree with Oscar De La Hoya that Ryan Garcia can become the biggest star in boxing?