Ryan Garcia criticizes referee Harvey Dock after defeating Devin Haney: “I think he was tripping”

Ryan Garcia Has Words For Referee Harvey Dock

During the post-fight press conference, Ryan Garcia told reporters that he believes Dock is a big reason why he didn’t finish Haney and had to settle for a decision (h/t MMAFighting.com).

“At the end of the day, Harvey Dock, I think he was tripping,” Garcia said post-fight. “He should have stopped that fight. It was bad. [Haney] was really hurt. I felt bad. I even looked at Bill [Haney], I said, ‘Bro, you should probably stop this.’ He didn’t and that’s it.

“The guy was holding me for dear life. I felt an opportunity to keep swinging while my hands were free and I cracked him, and then [Dock] took a point away when I cracked him. But he held me. I should have knocked him out in that seventh round. They stole that from me.”

“KingRy” admitted he was quite taken aback when Dock gave him a point deduction after he landed the punch.

“That was crazy,” Garcia said. “I never seen some s*** like that. He was holding him and I [punched] him and he was hurt and I was like, ‘Yes! Done! Oh, point taken?’”

Dock has garnered a reputation for being one of the more solid referees in boxing today, but the general consensus is he didn’t have his best night this past Saturday.