During a recent incident at a Mets game, Ryan Garcia expressed his frustration on social media after his plans to throw the first pitch were abruptly canceled. Initially excited about the opportunity, Garcia later posted, "The Mets just wasted three hours of our life... I'm personally going to say 'f–k the Mets! Don't ever go to a f—–g Mets' game again. F–k the Mets!'" It was revealed that both Garcia and Devin Haney were scheduled to throw the ceremonial first pitch, but the Mets decided against it, leading to disappointment for the boxing duo.

Boxing Showdown at Barclay's Center

Perhaps this was because of the fact that, earlier in the day, Haney pushed Garcia as the two stood for a photo shoot atop the Empire State Building. While such things are known to happen in the leadup to a major fight, Garcia’s unusual pre fight actions online have led a cloud of uncertainty to however over the event, which is scheduled to go down this Saturday night. With Garcia randomly weighing in on a seeming endless array of topics for weeks now, the push atop the famed skyscraper on Tuesday may have simply been the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back.

Although there were still seats available at the Barclay’s Center as of Thursday, there is little doubt that Haney-Garcia is one of the more high profile bouts to be found on boxing’s calendar so far this year. Haney is a master boxer who also knows how to entertain his audience. See his high octane battle with Vasyl Lomachenko last year to realize just how good the man is in high pressure situations. Yet though he may be widely favored to win this weekend, Haney may well be facing formidable competition come Saturday. For Garcia is very fast as has a left hook that can turn out the lights on most any fighter. On paper, it’s a very interesting matchup if not perhaps a superb one.