yes it is, it ryan's camp (oscar is his promoter) who chose this fight, hence, cherry picking. though it is considered cherry picked, still garcia needs to prepare well on this fight. another stepping stone but doesn't need to be taken for granted.
a lot are betting on garcia here no doubt. if you want to take more risk on your bets, check the other betting lines for this fight.
Yes, you're right things got bad after the fight with Campbell, now what I didn't know was that Oscar de la Hoya was still in action? I haven't heard from him for a long time, I thought he had retired from boxing, although he was an outstanding boxer, if they didn't choose him, it means that he still doesn't have a sufficient level to start, I think we could say that Oscar de la Hoya it would be one of the secret letters that are still out there from the old school.
Garcia was still young and he still have a lot to learn, his skills are good and I reckon that he really learned something big while fighting Campbell and that's why he had to take some time off to process it physically and mentally, I can also see that Garcia confident in his opponents and calm. So maybe that time while he was facing Campbell he was too confident that's why he caught unguarded by Campbell's blow.
Oscar De La Hoya, is retired from being a boxer and now he's a promoter called the Golden Boy Promotions. He is just using his experience and connections to get a good fight with good money to his cows.