It is well-known that the sporting world is divided about their favorite soccer players. With most of them going for Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, boxing’s young star Ryan Garcia gave a stunning ‘Neymar‘ take. However, with this coming after he appreciated the Portuguese captain, it looks like the fans on social media, especially the ones of Ronaldo were left in disbelief.

The former WBC interim lightweight champion recently attended the boxing match between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. Here, he had the opportunity to meet both Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar. The 25-year-old boxer was excited to meet CR7 and was seen exchanging pleasant words with a warm hug. On the other hand, Garcia also posted a pic and video of a few moments with Neymar.

However, the American athlete had huge praises for the Al Nassr captain first, saying, “He’s inspired me in many ways, I may not play football. But I appreciated everything he represents. How he played and so much more thank you @cristiano.” and also adding that it was a ‘moment to remember.’

But now in another move, Ryan stated “Neymar is the best,” on his X (previously Twitter) startling the supporters.

More interestingly, Garcia was seen flaunting the Al Nassr jersey earlier in his trip when he attended the Riyadh derby between Al Nassr and Al Hilal. He also spent a little time with the 5-time Ballon d’Or winner’s son. Therefore, this last move stirred up even Messi’s fans who joined the banter between CR7 and Neymar’s supporters.

Fans ignited over Ryan Garcia’s choice of Neymar over Cristiano Ronaldo

Garcia’s statement may involve Neymar mainly but the two biggest fan bases of Portugal and Argentina’s captains couldn’t hold back.

One fan feels that no one is close to Cristiano Ronaldo disagreeing clearly.

Another fan replied saying that the Al Nassr striker is the best and Messi is next to him but doesn’t consider Neymar. Ronaldo is the highest goal scorer in the world with Lionel Messi next to him, but in terms of trophies, the Inter Miami captain has more. However, the debate seems to be never-ending.

But this netizen feels he doesn’t need any words. He just posted a GIF of Ronaldo laughing at his opinion.

Interestingly, this user observed a better chemistry between Neymar and Garcia. Neymar also acknowledged Garcia’s post on Instagram with a reply stating, “Nice to see u King.”

But this Neymar fan agreed with the boxer expressing that the Brazilian is the GOAT.

But this fan posted a GIF of Messi with the World Cup claiming that he is the greatest. There has been a debate that the former Barcelona star winning the World Cup settled the GOAT debate, but some fans don’t agree.

With all three players moving away from the limelight in Europe, it appears that the competition between the fan bases hasn’t diminished yet. And with Ronaldo and Messi proving their worth in their respective leagues, Neymar will aim to make a comeback from his injury and prove a point.