Two-division world champion Tim Bradley has offered a no holds barred take on Saturday’s showdown between Mario Barrios and Ryan Garcia, believing that it should be an easy night’s work for the underdog.
Barrios has held the WBC welterweight world title since June 2024, but he has not won a world title contest in six and a half years, dating back to his WBA super-lightweight world title win against Botirzhon Akhmedov on the Spence-Porter undercard.
Since being upgraded to full champion at 147lbs, ‘El Azteca’ has defended the belt twice but he has done so solely via draws, coming away from his clash with Abel Ramos with a split-draw, before his majority-draw against Manny Pacquiao last year.
The 30-year-old has opted to appoint Joe Goossen as his new lead trainer as he gears up for this major main event with Garcia, who Goossen trained for three fights, including his first career defeat to Gervonta Davis in April 2023.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Bradley revealed that he will be questioning the quality of both Barrios and Goossen if they fail to overcome ‘fake trash’ Garcia this weekend.
“Mario Barrios, if you don’t get this done, man, damn. This should be easy for you, easy.
“[Joe] Goossen, if you don’t get this done, you worked with this man, Ryan Garcia, you worked side-by-side with this man for several fights. If you don’t get this done with Mario Barrios, you are a sorry a** trainer too.”
“Ryan Garcia is fake trash. Doo-doo butter. Yeah, Ryan, you trash. You ain’t got no right hand, you take your left hand away and it is over with.”
“All it takes is somebody that is tough, somebody that is smart. Take that left hand away from your a** and you are done, bro. Put your a** in that scary [Philly] shell, where you turn your back? You are done, my boy. You ain’t got no boxing skills, no real skills.”
Barrios-Garcia takes place this Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and will be available to watch live on DAZN PPV, with two additional world title contests to take place on the undercard.