Rolly Romero Believes Isaac Cruz Is More Difficult Than Ryan Garcia

Rolly Romero thinks Isaac Cruz is a more difficult fight for him than Ryan Garcia.

Romero was in talks to box Garcia earlier this year but it never came to fruition. Instead, Romero opted to fight Cruz on March 30 as the co-main event of the card headlined by the fight between Keith Thurman and Tim Tszyu at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Heading into this fight, Romero is excited for the matchup as he believes it will be a fan-friendly fight.

“We’re going to bang it out,” Romero said. “One punch for me and one punch for him. I’m going to go at him and beat the f*** out of him … He’s going to run into [my punches] because he has no other choice. He’s going to get hit by a real 140-pounder. It’s going to be really bad… He opens up wide every time he throws a punch. He almost falls over every time he throws a punch. His balance is horrible.

“He only has volume when you stand in front of him. He has a big head that’s going to be hard to miss. … All he has to do is bring his fat ass and make sure he makes weight,” Romero added. “It’s going to be real bad. … I’ll give him this, though: He does have a lot of balls.” 

Although this isn’t Ryan Garcia, Rolly Romero actually believes Isaac Cruz is more durable and a more difficult fight for him.

“He’s more durable,” Romero said of Cruz in comparison to Garcia. “He comes in to fight. But that doesn’t mean I’m not going to whip his ass. My job is to make 140 the biggest and most poppin’ division in boxing.”

Do you agree with Rolly Romero that Isaac Cruz is a harder fight than Rryan Garcia?