Home

Boxing

Ryan Garcia Botches His Favorite Fighter’s Name, and Fans Are Having None of It

Published 01/20/2022, 6:00 AM EST

Follow Us

via Getty

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.”

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

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?

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

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.

Trending

Get instantly notified of the hottest Boxing stories via Google! Click on Follow Us and Tap the Blue Star.

Follow Us

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”

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

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.

Watch this story – Boxers Who Suffered the Worst Cuts in History

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :

Written by:

Prathamesh Singh Chauhan

2,784Articles

One take at a time

Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA.
Show More>