Conor Benn Labels Ryan Garcia ‘An Influencer,’ Not A Fighter

“He’s like a giant child. He’s like a spoiled brat. Throws his toys out of the pram on social media throwing little tantrums. I’m not likely too concerned about this little influencer to my right. He ain’t a fighter. He can say whatever he wants. Ain’t going to make no difference come September the twelfth. Proven. Twelve-round war proven. I don’t quit. I don’t stay down,” Benn said about Ryan.

Garcia wasn’t excited about letting the comments slide. Interrupting Benn several times, he insisted the challenger wouldn’t survive the space.

“He’s not going to make it to 12. There’s not going to be a 12-round war. I promise you that. He’s not ok. He’s not ok to beat me. You think that this man’s going to beat me? You think that I’m going to let a man from the UK come here and beat me and take my belt? You lost your mind,” Ryan said.

Benn later dismissed Ryan’s insults and said the championship means way more to him than settling a grudge.

“I take it with a pinch of salt. I couldn’t care less what he says. It really don’t hassle me. He talks numerous talk, but ultimately it’s getting that title, claiming that primary spot,” Benn said.

Ryan’s massive social media following has driven his popularity as much as his ring accomplishments, making Benn’s “influencer” label a deliberate try and query his credibility as a fighter. Garcia can have the possibility to reply that criticism on September 12 when he makes the primary defense of his WBC welterweight title against the British challenger in Las Vegas.