Boxing icon Ryan Garcia recently opened up and compared the present state of boxing to WWE. Discussing the recent influx of social media into boxing, Garcia claimed that the influence of social media makes the game feel more like WWE.
Talking to Igmob TV in a brand new interview, Garcia addressed the rise of social media usage in boxing and cited Jake Paul’s example to justify his rise within the industry, while also discussing the way it has left behind more skilled boxers and fighters.
“It made it larger and made it possibly a little bit bit more WWE, right? I mean, you bought the likes of Jake Paul that gets opportunities that some fighters don’t get. But, you understand, again, I tell people sometimes it’s working smarter, not harder, and he did put within the work, too, so we will’t take that away from him. But he did take a quick track, and I feel if you’ve gotten the flexibility to do it, why not? I mean, it’s there,” Garcia said.
“He took the fast track. I mean, it felt fast, but additionally, he did fight quite a lot of YouTubers before he got to the predominant stage. , he fought, what, AnEsonGib, after which he fought Nate Robinson, and just type of kept growing naturally within the lore of can he do it, after which he began beating MMA fighters. To the general public, they’re like, ‘Whoa, he beat knowledgeable MMA fighter. Like, wow.’ In order that they began believing he was an excellent fighter and shit, after which just he lost to Tommy Fury.’
“People didn’t care. So he fought one real boxer before he lost to Anthony Joshua and lost. But, again, people were so infatuated that he was beating MMA fighters that it really made them consider that he was actually like them.”
Following a series of controversies, Garcia returned last 12 months in May. 2025, against Rolando Romero in a losing cause. Meanwhile, Jake Paul is currently recovering from a broken jaw he suffered during his fight against Anthony Joshua in Dec. 2025. While Garcia and a number of other other boxers still compete for a spot and limelight, Paul has recently emerged as probably the most famous boxers within the industry despite his background as an influencer.