And just like that, Ryan Garcia is atop the boxing mountain.

He's not a world champion thanks to a weight miss prior to Saturday's fight with Devin Haney, but that was a mere footnote by the time 12 rounds were complete and Garcia, a prohibitive underdog, had dropped Haney three times on the way to a majority-decision win.

It was easily the most significant achievement in a career that he began as a 17-year-old in Tijuana and was still attempting to rebuild after a seventh-round KO loss to Gervonta Davis in a pay-per-view main event exactly one year ago Monday in Las Vegas.

The atmosphere at the Barclays Center was "electric," according to longtime HBO blow-by-blow man Jim Lampley, who was ringside in Brooklyn co-hosting a chat for PPV.com.

"Several reporters asked me during the week 'What can Garcia do to disrupt Haney's craft advantage?'" he told Bleacher Report. "Not really knowing but guessing, I told them all, 'He may only need to land one left hook.'

"Boom. I was right. He has an amazingly quick trigger and A-bomb power. By the way, what was the most irrational bet? Garcia by decision. Presto! Theater of the unexpected."

The B/R combat team digested the surprise result and compiled a list of attractive options for Garcia's next ring appearance. Take a look at what we came up with and drop a thought of your own in the comments.

Who It Could Be: Devin Haney

It's the knee-jerk reaction when a champion is upset.

Rematch.

Given that Garcia didn't win Devin Haney's title belt due to his weight miss and that Haney was allowed to retain the strap in spite of the loss, it'd make perfect sense if the fighters got together for an encore of their surprisingly entertaining and combative affair.

Both Garcia and Haney endorsed the idea in the immediate Sunday morning aftermath but both Garcia and promoter Oscar De La Hoya threw water on a return bout for the title when they said the winner's next fight would take place at welterweight.

Garcia boiled down to 135.5 pounds for his loss to Gervonta Davis last April but was 143 before defeating Oscar Duarte in December and weighed 143.25 for the Haney fight. Haney was in his second fight at 140 and had discussed climbing to welterweight, so it wouldn't be out of the question for the second go-round with Garcia to go off at a higher number.

The interest is certainly there.

Who We Wish It Would Be: Teofimo Lopez

They're among the signature fighters of a new generation.

Both Garcia and Teofimo Lopez are active on social media, not shy about talking trash, and are among the power brokers at (or around, in Garcia's case) 140 pounds.

Lopez was a multi-belt champ at 135 before climbing to surprise WBO junior welterweight incumbent Josh Taylor last June and a subsequent bout with Garcia was discussed before Lopez turned down the offer because of what he deemed a paltry $1.5 million purse.

The surprising weekend result, though, could change things.

It's likely a fight with Garcia would generate more buzz and thus more cash for Lopez now that "KingRy" has regained relevance, and a match with Lopez would allow the upset Brooklyn winner to add yet another high-profile name to his resume.

Garcia signed off on the prospect as recently as February.

"After I beat Haney, I'd kind of like to fight Teofimo," he said. "I think that's my next one. We're going to break the internet even more. We're going to break the internet even more."

Who It Probably Will Be: Alexis Rocha

It's not the sexiest pick out there by any stretch.

In fact, we'll go on record saying we'd strongly prefer either Haney, Lopez or the likes of Shakur Stevenson here. But if Team Garcia is serious about the idea of jumping weight classes again and none of the high-profile suitors at 135 or 140 go for it, there's a good chance they'll keep it in the Golden Boy family for his debut at 147.

That'd mean someone like promotional teammate Alexis Rocha gets the call for a match that'd be easy to make, and, given Rocha's losses to arguably the two best opponents he's ever faced, probably easy for Garcia to win as well.

Rocha was on record saying he'd be interested in challenging Garcia for a bout at 140 last fall, days before he was dropped three times and stopped in seven rounds by Giovani Santillan at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. It was his second loss in 25 bouts, but he's bounced back since with a stoppage of Fredrick Lawson on March 30.

He's taller than Garcia, fights as a southpaw, and has 16 KOs in 24 wins across an eight-year career spent exclusively at welterweight. Of course, if he's not deemed worthy, then De La Hoya could always turn to another Golden Boy client like Vergil Ortiz Jr., though he may be saving that one for an encore assuming the transition to 147 goes well.

Stay tuned.

What Would Break the Internet: Jake Paul

Into every bag-chasing life, a little Jake Paul must fall.

Of course, in most cases, it's just a way for a wannabe to generate buzz.

But Garcia's already that guy. He's got as many clicks as he needs. So when Paul's name is in his mouth it implies a bit more heft than a garden-variety call-out.

Which means now that he's regained "KingRy" status, why not make a call, find an agreeable compromise weight, and book "The Problem Child" for an all-influencer Super Bowl?

It's a thought that's crossed Garcia's mind in the past.

He posted about Paul several times on X in early March, saying: "Okay enough, it's on. I'm going to have to do this! I'm going to end this Jake Paul boxing thing. Bring it on, Jake. I'm dead f--king serious. F--k you! Hit my team up."

Paul is 6'1" to Garcia's 5'8.5" and would have a six-inch reach advantage, too, though Garcia's edge in boxing skill, experience and quality of opposition would be vast.

Assuming they could find a weight—Paul's never weighed less than 183.75 for a bout and Garcia's never been more than the 143.25 against Haney—it's hard to imagine just how much buzz two guys with a combined 37.5 million Instagram followers could generate.

But go ahead, tell us you're not intrigued to find out.

Gentlemen, start your DMs.