Ryan Garcia Flirts With Heavyweight Fight Against Anthony Joshua to Prove a Point

Fresh off his upset win over Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia seems to be on a roll. But is that roll extending beyond the realm of reason? During a recent live stream, Garcia dropped a head-scratcher of a comment, mentioning a heavyweight fight against none other than former undisputed heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua. Hold on, what?

This isn’t the first time Garcia flirted with the bizarre lately. Remember his pre-fight antics leading up to the Haney bout? Those were wild. So, what’s going on here? The plan is to shut his haters up. But would the haters shut up even after he beats AJ or not? Ryan Garcia ponders this very question.

Ryan Garcia enjoys banter with his friend

During a recent livestream, Ryan Garcia threw down a gauntlet that left fans and critics alike in disbelief. “Hey, when I knock out AJ, what would they say then?” he asked, half-challenging, half-musing. The person behind the camera responded with certainty, “I don’t think they got nothing to say after that.” Garcia pressed further, intrigued by the prospect, “After that, they can’t.”

The conversation continued to spiral into the realm of the hypothetical yet thrilling. “Like, seriously, what can you actually say, bro? Heavyweight, move up to that man’s weight, and lay him flat,” the person added, fueling the fire. Garcia, clearly enjoying the banter, wondered aloud, “What would they say, though?” His friend replied, reinforcing the fantasy, “Bro, at this point, right now, what can they say?”

Garcia’s challenge echoed through the live stream: “I’m saying I went up to Heavyweight. And I knocked out AJ. Do you think they could still find a way to hate?” The inevitability of criticism was acknowledged with a laugh. “They’re gonna find a way. Yo, haters always find a way,” his friend concluded, hinting that no achievement is too great to escape scrutiny. “Nah, no way. For real? You’re gonna say they’re gonna find a way to hate?” Garcia questioned, half in jest, half serious.

Remember those pre-fight antics we mentioned? This whole exchange feels like an extension of that. We’re talking about a fight in which the weight difference could easily be around 100 pounds! Well, this wasn’t the only bizarre thing he said in that same live-stream. He openly challenged Errol Spence Jr. for a fight, which he would want to fight for his trainer, Derrick James.

Garcia wants to fight for Errol Spence Jr. too

In the midst of a heated livestream, Ryan Garcia didn’t hold back on sharing his thoughts about the legal showdown currently underway between Errol Spence Jr. and his own coach, Derrick James. “Yeah, Errol Spence got Beef with my coach. What’s good? Come see me. You want to sue? I want to beat you up. Facts bro! Do do do do do do knockout Errol, nice,” Garcia declared.

This bold challenge comes just hours after Derrick James filed a lawsuit against Spence Jr., his former student, claiming he was shorted millions in training fees from past fights, including a high-profile bout against Terence Crawford last year. The dispute has taken a new dramatic turn, with James seeking over $5 million for breach of contract and fraud, adding another layer of intrigue to Garcia’s fiery callout.

What do you think about Ryan Garcia’s chances against Anthony Joshua, or his bold stance in the Spence-James lawsuit? Can he truly make these leaps?