“We all know and I know for sure because I keep learning more and more things,” Garcia told YSM Sports Media. “He asked the coaches, ‘How do you train a fighter to beat Duarte?’ He was afraid of fighting Duarte. He was worried.

Garcia then went further, saying that any player who seeks advice from outside coaches about an opponent is showing fear.

“If I find out that one of my fighters is asking different coaches, ‘How do you beat someone like Duarte?’ My fighter is A [expletive] pussy and scared,” Garcia said.

Robert claims Hitchins even contacted one of Duarte’s former opponents and asked how strenuous he hit.

“He goes and finds his opponent’s last opponent. ‘How strenuous does Duarte hit?’ Well, you’re scared, man,” Garcia said.

The comments add to a arduous week for Hitchins after O’Shaquie Foster also publicly questioned his toughness. Foster recently claimed that Hitchins has a reputation in boxing circles as fearful and heartless, citing the canceled Duarte fight as evidence.

The official explanation for Hitchins’ withdrawal from the February 21 fight was illness after the weigh-in. Reports at the time indicated that he began vomiting shortly after gaining weight, forcing him to cancel the gala just hours before the Las Vegas event.

Robert openly questioned this explanation. He argued that Hitchins looked fit at the weigh-in and that the fighter, who was allegedly vomiting all night, would not have hydrated the full 10 pounds the check scale allowed the next day.

“He withdrew because he was afraid of Duarte,” Garcia said. “The bottom line is that he asked Duarte’s coaches and former opponents how tough Duarte is. When a player does that, it means you are afraid.”

With Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao set to rematch in September, Mayweather’s former rival Marcos Maidana shared his thoughts on the fight.

In 2014, Maidana was defeated twice by the great American, and the first of the two fights was considered one of the few situations in which a decision could result in a “TBE” failure. officially defeating “El Chino” by majority decision.

Their second meeting was more convincing and proved to be Maidan’s last appearance as a professional, while Mayweather went on to fight the biggest fight of his career and defeat arch-rival Pacquiao the following year.

Now, 11 years after the event, Mayweather is set to end his nine-year hiatus and fight the Filipino icon for the second time. with the Friday, September 25 date currently advertised.

Though others consider the fight controversial due to the age of both legends, Maidana said Fighting Hub TV that there are no problems with the competition.

“[I think it is] Good. They can still be in boxing and if they can fight, there’s nothing wrong with them fighting.

As for the fight itself, Maidana predicted a similar outcome to their 2015 meeting, with Mayweather’s style remaining unmatched as he improves his legendary record to 51-0.

“I think it will be the same, maybe a little slower because they are a little bigger, but I think the way they both fight will be the same.”

In addition to the fight with Pacquiao, Mayweather is also scheduled to fight an exhibition fight with Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis in June.

O’Shaquie Foster took his feud with Richardson Hitchins to another level this week, accusing the former IBF junior welterweight champion of being afraid of sparring and questioning his durability during a lengthy interview ahead of Foster’s May 30 title defense against Raymond Ford.

Foster slammed Hitchins, claiming that people in boxing have been questioning Hitchins’ mentality for years.

“Hitchins is scary as hell. I knew it. That’s what they say in boxing,” Foster said on Sean Zittel’s YouTube page. “They must have pumped him up with some sparring sessions. He knew what I was talking about. They had to put a wrench in his back so he could go to sparring and so on.”

Foster then mentioned that Hitchins was withdrawing from his scheduled fight against Oscar Duarte on the day of the competition in February.

“He has heart problems. It’s not a physical heart problem. He just doesn’t have a heart. See what he did to Duarte? Why am I worried about Hitchins? He’s so terrible,” Foster said.

Hitchins later responded to Foster’s X with a miniature response of his own.

“I’ve got a lot more heart than that alien pussy in my ass, nigga.”

The latest exchange comes just hours after Foster mocked Hitchins over his Olympic path and his past ties to Subriel Matias.

Foster blamed Hitchins for not making the U.S. Olympic team before he later represented Haiti at the 2016 Olympics. Hitchins previously lost out on U.S. selection to Gary Antuanne Russell before qualifying for international play in Haiti via Olympic qualifying.

This exchange added unexpected warmth to an otherwise serene week in boxing, especially since both fighters weren’t even fighting in the same division. Foster is the 130-pound world champion, and Hitchins recently won the 140-pound belt.

Still, both fighters come from the Recent York boxing scene, know each other’s amateur history, and now seem fully committed to turning their social media spats into something much more personal.

Dan Ambrose is a boxing journalist at Boxing News 24, respected for his direct analysis and extensive coverage of the global fighting landscape. His reports focus on the most crucial fights, division development and the most discussed stories in sports.

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Last update: 2026/05/13 at 22:39