SAN DIEGO — Ryan Garcia hears the skeptics. How could he leave Eddy Reynoso? It was Reynoso, the reigning Trainer of the Year, who guided Garcia to five straight knockout wins after taking over his corner in 2018. In February, Garcia split with Reynoso, linking up with veteran trainer Joe Goossen. And what about Canelo Álvarez? It was a little more than a year ago that Álvarez, boxing’s pound-for-pound king, was in the ring celebrating Garcia’s win over Luke Campbell. Nowadays Álvarez is delivering biting criticisms of Garcia—when he’s talking about him at all.
“I’ve had to deal with a lot of drama in my short career,” Garcia says.