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“I Would’ve Been a Crazy Good Football Player’ – Ryan Garcia

Published 10/31/2020, 8:23 AM EDT

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WBC silver lightweight champion Ryan Garcia is an undefeated boxing sensation who has taken the entire sports community by storm. Since his inception into the professional run in 2016, Garcia has reached the top with his back-to-back victories. The 22-year-old is still in the rise of his career and has already become a global superstar.

That said, ‘KingRy’s’ superstardom goes beyond the barriers of a boxing ring. He is also an Internet Celebrity who is equally popular for his social media antics and frequent television appearances. Thus, Garcia could have arguably been into a different profession, if he wasn’t lacing up the boxing gloves.

The 22-year-old has a massive fan-following and looking at his charismatic persona, several people have often called him to be a fashion influencer or a model. However, Ryan Garcia has newly revealed the profession which he could have adopted other than boxing.

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Ryan Garcia shocks the world once again

Considering his athleticism, Garcia claimed that he could have been a footballer if not a boxer. He has recently turned to Twitter to express the thoughts and his recent message has sent a lot of fans into a frenzy. He wrote on social media, “If I wasn’t a boxer I think I would’ve been a crazy good football/soccer player.”

Although Garcia hasn’t posted many videos of his football skills, his fans would still rely on the statement, especially when footballers and boxers have always been close.

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A few days back, heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua made it to the official FIFA 21 video game. The Briton will be a playable character in it. Thus, it’s not bizarre to see boxers showing their love towards the sport of football.

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However, being a world champion boxer, Garcia has a hard test in Luke Campbell ahead. ‘KingRy’ and ‘Cool Hand’ Campbel will face each other for the WBC Interim lightweight title on December 5.

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The winner of the fight will become the mandatory challenger for the WBC lightweight strap, which is currently being held by Devin Haney. Thus, Garcia has an interesting future ahead with several alluring opportunities in the sport of boxing.

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Raj Sarkar

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A senior boxing writer at EssentiallySports, Raj Sarkar is a mass media graduate who is currently pursuing his master’s degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to his current role, he has worked with the MMA team at EssentiallySports and has interviewed prominent fighters such as Ritu Phogat and 'The Red King' Rory MacDonald. He combined his bachelor's degree with his adoration for combat sports and has a combined 2000 plus bylines in MMA and boxing over the last two years.
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