Will Devin Haney Win His Lawsuit Against Ryan Garcia & Golden Boy?

News broke last week about the pending lawsuit Ryan Garcia is facing from Bill and Devin Haney. Fans seemed stunned at the lawsuit. Why? Because it came out of nowhere.

According to the lawsuit, the Haney's are suing Ryan Garcia for battery, fraud and more. The Haney's are suing Golden Boy Promotions as well.

Devin Haney's attorney Pat English wrote in the 16-page lawsuit that Haney is seeking punitive damages for the transgressions committed by Garcia.

“Bill Haney says Devin is a consummate professional and Ryan Garcia has shown no respect for himself, the business or the sport.

Haney’s father-trainer, Bill Haney, told Boxing Scene minutes after the lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York, the venue where Garcia and Devin Haney fought at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

“Devin is the face of boxing because he has challenged the franchise in many ways – by working with multiple promoters, by crossing the sides of the street (among broadcasters), and now he’s challenging PED use. This is all for the good of the sport.”

The Actions of Ryan Garcia and those who assisted him evince a high degree of moral turpitude and demonstrate wonton dishonesty as to imply criminal indifference to his civil obligations as well as willful or wanton negligence, or recklessness, or where there is a conscious disregard of the rights of others or conduct so reckless as to amount to such disregard,” English wrote in the lawsuit.

In the battery count, Haney “at no time agreed to engage in a bout against an individual who had taken a performance-enhancing drug. His consent was limited to a bout held fairly and under the rules and prohibitions set forth above.

Thus, the fighting (touching) by Garcia was non consensual. Devin Haney suffered damages in that he suffered physical injury, reputational damage which will amount to millions of dollars, and emotional and mental distress,” the lawsuit alleges.

By virtue of his actions Ryan Garcia was enriched, at the expense of Devin Haney, to the tune of millions of dollars,” English wrote. “Specifically, Ryan Garcia advanced his reputation at the expense of Devin Haney. This translates to significant loss of future earnings for Devin Haney.

“Ryan Garcia additionally received millions of dollars to which he was not entitled. It is against equity and good conscience to permit Ryan Garcia to retain what is sought to be recovered in this action.”

As for Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, Haney claims he’s been deprived of funds demanded by a June 20 New York commission consent order.

Do you think Devin Haney will win the his lawsuit against Ryan Garcia and Golden Boy Promotions?