Garcia predicted knockout wins over both men while promoting his September 12 fight against Conor Benn on national television
Ryan Garcia turned his appearance on The Tonight Show into a public callout session Monday night, taking shots at both Jake Paul and Floyd Mayweather while promoting his September fight against Conor Benn. Garcia predicted knockout wins over both fighters and drew one of the loudest reactions of the interview when discussing Benn.
“Oh, I for sure could beat this guy.
“100%, yeah.
“I’ll break his new jaw,” Ryan said on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon when Fallon asked how he would do against Jake Paul in a hypothetical fight.
Garcia had already confirmed earlier in the interview that he would defend his WBC welterweight title against Conor Benn in Las Vegas on September 12. The appearance quickly turned into a rapid-fire segment where Fallon asked Ryan how he would fare against several famous names.
Ryan also laughed off the idea of fighting Floyd Mayweather, saying the former five-division world champion would spend too much time moving around the ring.
“Oh, you know, he’s a great fighter, one of the best ever.
“I would say, you know, it wouldn’t be too much fun.
“He’ll just be, you know, circling around the ring, running a little too much.
“You know what? We still will knock him out, though,” said Garcia about Floyd.
Ryan gave Manny Pacquiao more respect, calling the Filipino star one of the fighters he looked up to growing up, although he still predicted a knockout win over the eight-division champion.
The biggest reaction from the crowd came when Ryan returned to talking about Benn near the end of the segment.
“Oh, yeah. So, like I said, I’m gonna really put a whupping on this man, and we will send him back to the UK sippin’ on some tea,” said Garcia.

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