The saga of Ryan Garcia and Ishe Smith‘s rivalry continues to add a new chapter every day. Amid flying verbal jibes and taunts, the two have expressed their desire to settle their beef inside the squared circle. While ‘KingRy’ was quick to suggest the idea of sparring, he might have to reconsider his decision, as the former world champion has brought his own set of conditions to make it possible. So, what are his demands?
Since finding himself on the wrong side of the tussle about his allegation of abuse of ostarine, Garcia, 25, has painted a target on Smith. The two have even clashed on Instagram Live, where Smith questioned Garcia’s boxing skills and techniques. The tensions reached a zenith when the lightweight boxer declared, “Come see me in the ring and we can spar with 8oz no headgear.” And it seems ‘Sugar Shay’ has no qualms about Garcia’s list of conditions. But he has one of his own. To stream it on YouTube.
The 45-year-old turned to his X handle and wrote, “8oz, 10oz gloves, no headgear, streamed for everyone to witness on YouTube. Bring your b*tch ass to Vegas and I’ll set you str8 @RyanGarcia, you can’t box for year, a borderline alcoholic and c*ke head, and I’m retired. Take all the ostarine you want, you want smoke come get it.”
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8oz, 10oz gloves, no headgear, streamed for everyone to witness on YouTube. Bring your bitch ass to Vegas and I’ll set you str8 @RyanGarcia, you can’t box for year, a borderline alcoholic and coke head, and I’m retired. Take all the ostarine you want, you want smoke come get it
— Ishé Oluwa Kamau Ali Smith (@IsheSugarShay) July 1, 2024
It doesn’t seem that the friction between the two might be reducing anytime soon. If anything, the two continue to throw shade at each other and criticize their actions. What’s more? Garcia, at 24-1, finds himself in a $100 million defamation lawsuit, slapped on him by Caleb Plant‘s wife. The same afforded the former IBF champion another opportunity to call out Garcia.
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Ishe Smith claims Ryan Garcia’s world is crumbling down!
Smith blasted Garcia for his recent remarks, and, given his recent downward spiral both outside and inside the ring, he claimed that the Victorville native’s world was “crashing down.” He announced, “You see how your world is crashing down, money taken away from you, got caught cheating, can’t box for a year, let me tell you something about God and how he works… He’s made an example of you.”
Garcia is currently serving his year-long ban because of his testing positive for ostarine in the lead-up to the fight with Devin Haney. And it seems he is chasing trouble with his actions on the internet, and his shenanigans don’t seem to halt. Will he learn discipline and the art of restraining himself? No one is sure.
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What do you make of this back-and-forth between Ryan Garcia and Ishe Smith? Do you think Garcia will take the offer now to spar with Smith? Let us know in the comments below.