Ryan posted multiple times on X Thursday night about his second fight with Haney. He pushed hard, sharing a picture of “Garcia vs Haney 2” and writing in plain language.

“Haney, if it’s time to end you, this is the time,” Garcia wrote. “You will be erased… Mark my words, you will never fight again after this… War has been declared.”

Haney answered with a different type of message.

“Let’s start VADA testing so we can have the biggest fight in boxing!”

That line is the point. Haney starts by laying down the ground rules. weight. test. There is no gray area. After what happened the first time, he wanted structure rather than spectacle.

Their 2024 fight never had a clean ending. Garcia won by majority decision but came underweight, meaning Haney retained his WBC title. There have since been failed drug tests and legal ramifications, and the debate extends beyond the scorecard.

That history explains why return-to-play discussions have returned to the same issues: contract weight and testing. The welterweight division’s merger with VADA eliminates old controversies.

The timing is noteworthy. Kingery has recently shown interest in a fight with Shakur Stevenson, which is a different fight with its own appeal. Stevenson’s name was not included in Thursday’s post. Honey’s is not.

Everything Garcia posts points to the same goal: He wants Haney next.

There are still obstacles. Haney sued over the first fight. The deal needs clear wording on weights, testing and funding. These are no small things. Yet Garcia’s tone suggested this was a priority.

If they were finalized, the welterweight division would get a version of Garcia-Haney, which was supposed to happen for the first time.

Ryan sounds confident he can end the rivalry. If he really wants it next, agreeing to the same weight and testing terms Haney demands is the only way to make that claim stand.