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Ryan Garcia ranks among the most followed boxing stars on social media. The 23-year-old enjoys remaining active on his social handles, posting updates about his boxing life, fun activities, personal life, and more. Also, Garcia always remains assertive about his likes and dislikes.

That said, he often ends up giving opinions on various matters, letting his fans know more about him. Recently, ‘King Ry’ went on Twitter to shed light on his favorite fighters. He tweeted, “My favorite fighters are sugary ray Robinson and Joe Louis.”

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This comment received some strong yet unusual reactions from fans. A fan responded to his comment and added, “Sugary? Surprised you didn’t say Joey Louis after that.”  

Stephen Sorby wrote, “That’s such an awful attempt at a being funny, it’s almost insulting. Thankfully, the majority of your followers have never heard of either of them, hence so few people are acknowledging this tweet. ” 

“Sugary Ray,” added a Twitter user.

A fan hit out at Garcia by tweeting, @RyanGarcia is my favourite keyboard warrior. The greatest of all time. Princess Garcia.”

“Love Sugary,” wrote another fan.

Another Twitter user added, “Sugary lmao.”

“Sugary,” wrote another fan.

El Jefe wrote, “Yeah Sugary was sik.”

“WHO THE F**K IS SUGARY RAY ROBINSON,” wrote a fan with multiple laughing emojis added after his question.

Vinny Cuevas added, “Who is Sugary Ray? Did he eat a lot of sweets?”

A fan wrote, “Prefer Salty Ray Leonard”

 

“@RyanGarcia dumba** the is name is sugar ray robinson no sugary pendejo,” a Twitter user added.

Did Ryan Garcia face unnecessary backlash on the internet?

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Ryan Garcia featured just once in 2021. After winning the WBC interim belt, he faced troubles away from the ring and could not fight. However, some fans still lash out at him and remind him of that no matter what he says on social media.

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A few days back, ‘King Ry’ penned a message for fans who abandoned him in 2021. He wrote, “When I’m back with a W After this hard year, i want everyone to know I’m not mad if you left, it’s hard to believe that’s why i walk by faith”

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The backlash on this young gun might continue until he really fights under the big lights. That said, it will be interesting to see when Garcia will return.

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