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Ryan Garcia is widely recognized as one of the most promising young boxers in the world today. The 24-year-old fighter from Victorville, California has an impressive record of 23 wins with 19 knockouts. With no losses to his name, Garcia is a major force to be reckoned with in the lightweight division.

One of the things that have helped to elevate Garcia‘s profile is his famous ‘body shot challenge’. In this challenge, Garcia invites people to take punches from him in the stomach with a boxing body pad on. While it might sound like a gimmick, Garcia‘s body shots are very powerful and can actually hurt people.

Fans react as Francis Ngannou takes Ryan Garcia’s punches

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Recently, a video of Garcia attempting his body shot challenge on former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has resurfaced. Ngannou is known for his size and strength, and as a former champion, he is certainly no slouch when it comes to taking a punch. As the video shows, Ngannou is able to take Garcia‘s punches with ease. He barely flinches as the young boxer unleashes his full power.

 

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While Garcia lands some solid blows, Ngannou simply laughs and shows no sign of discomfort. Taking a pause while punching, Garcia admits, “He didn’t move an inch.Ngannou himself attributes his ability to take the punches to his childhood, saying “When I was a kid, I used to call my little brothers to come hit me because I wanted to get those abs so bad.” Here are some of the fan reactions to this video –

One said – “You know it was going to make fun of him when he started with ‘you know when I was a kid’.”

One commented – “Levels. Garcia drops 99% of the population with those shots. Now imagine Wilder or even Francis himself doing it to you.”

Another one joked – “All jokes & games until you hear that big black beast say: MY TURN”

One said – “Now let’s do Francis hitting Ryan”

Another one said – “Maybe take off the belly pad then”

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One criticized Ngannou and said – “Only action Francis will be getting for a while dude f*cked himself”

Another one said – “My 330 lb fat cousin wouldn’t move either”

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The video of Ryan Garcia‘s body shot challenge with Francis Ngannou has caused quite a stir online. Fans are marveling at Ngannou’s ability to withstand Garcia‘s punches. What are your thoughts on this?