During a recent late-night visit to Jimmy Fallon, boxer Ryan Garcia threatened knockouts against some of boxing’s biggest names.
The WBC welterweight champion made a memorable appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this week while promoting his September 12 fight against Conor Benn in Las Vegas.
During the interview, Fallon put Garcia through a rapid-fire round of hypothetical matchups, and he didn’t hesitate when it came to Jake Paul.
“Oh, I for sure could beat this guy,” Garcia said confidently. “100%, yeah. I’ll break his new jaw.” Paul’s jaw was recently fractured during a bout in December with British boxer Anthony Joshua.
Back in the studio, the crowd reacted loudly as Garcia continued discussing Benn later in the interview.
“I’m gonna really put a whooping on this man,” Garcia told Fallon. “We will send him back to the UK sippin’ on some tea.”
Garcia also weighed in on a fantasy matchup against Floyd Mayweather Jr., joking that the undefeated former champion would spend most of the fight moving around the ring.
“He’ll just be circling around the ring, running a little too much,” Garcia continued before adding, “We still will knock him out, though.”
While Garcia joked about knocking out nearly everyone mentioned during the segment, he showed admiration for Manny Pacquiao and called the boxing icon one of the athletes he looked up to growing up.