Robert Garcia on Inoue and Bam
by Yamanaka: Naoya Inoue
Robert Garcia is clear that Naoya Inoue's camp hasn't made a single move toward Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez. There wasn't one call, not one message, and no approach from Inoue to start negotiations for this superfight. It stands in contrast to fighters like Haney who might just move on to Shakur if talks drag out or stall, but that isn't the situation here. While Inoue plans to shift up to the featherweight division, the lack of contact remains absolute. Garcia confirms that Bam is ready to fight regardless of the silence from the other side. This leaves everyone asking if an Inoue vs. Bam matchup will ever actually happen or if it's just going to disappear.
Transcript (en)
One single thing. Yes, not one single thing. So, yeah, so, like, you know, if you're already talking about that fight and maybe negotiations are getting tougher and tougher, then maybe you're going to say, okay, I'm not going to wait. You know, like I said, Haney is a perfect example. Haney can say right now, I'm not going to wait because we only have six weeks. I'm going to wait for Shakur. I'm moving on because if they can't finalize it. But that's not the case with Inouye and Bam. Not one single call, not one single message, not one single approach of trying to make the fight. So is Bam ready? Yeah, Bam is ready.
