He wasn't self trained; he was trained by his father. His father has trained boxers for years, all of them family, and has produced a number of very successful amateurs and at least 6 pros other than Ryan. He took Ryan as far as he could- changing trainers was overdue- but it isn't like he had never trained anyone before. The Garcia's are long time fixtures in the SoCal boxing scene; the mother was a referee for a long time.