"Shut The F*** UP!" Ryan Garcia On Conor Benn World Title Fight + Terence Crawford Beef

12:59Ryan Garcia:I mean, I was getting ready for a Devin Haney fight, So I was just really doing whatever I wanted to do. And, you know, and, you know, they they wanted me to not drink, of course, and not smoke and do all the things I was posting online. But, you know, it was I mean, it was just what happened. They tried their best. But at the end of the day, you know, I wanted just to do what I wanted to do at that point. But I am vindicated, if you look at a couple of the things I said about child sex trafficking, that definitely came out and people definitely now believe the atrocities ever since the Epstein files did release, that there was the stuff that I was saying in that.

13:48Piers Morgan:Well, it's quite interesting because you were quite a big supporter of Donald Trump, but you publicly renounced that support. and one of the reasons was the Epstein files. Why did that mean so much to you?

14:03Ryan Garcia:Well, I feel like if things need to be investigated and there needs to be full transparency, and I think that he clearly stated that he was going to release it and there was going to be full transparency. And once that was not done and a little shied away and put under the rug, I just can't be behind something like that. I think when kids are involved and there's many lives that need some type of justice for what has happened to them, especially if some of the stuff is true, then, you know, that needs to be taken serious. And as the President of the United States, I feel like if that's ignored, then I can't support that.

14:42Piers Morgan:There was a video that went viral of you with Trump in April 2024. You went to Mar-a-Lago and saw him there and you shadowboxed you in front of him. I think we got a little clip of this.

15:06Piers Morgan:now apart from the fact you clearly have got incredibly fast hands which is your big thing in boxing but when you look back at that video of you with then obviously candidate trump what What do you feel about that?

15:19Ryan Garcia:I mean, what can you do? You know, in that specific time frame, it was either him or Kamala. And, you know, I picked who I thought would be the more, you know, the better, you know, person for the job at the time. And a lot of things were promised at that time. And now I'm not going to say I regret anything. But, you know, that was just a moment in time I felt like was the right choice and the right move. and everybody has a right to, you know, switch their support if they want to. That's called, you know, that's... That's democracy. I mean, I don't know why people... Yeah, I don't know why people get on me about that.

15:57Ryan Garcia:It's like, okay, well, I changed my mind. Now what? You know what I mean? Like, that's just what it is.

16:02Piers Morgan:Well, one of the other reasons I think that you renounced your support for Trump was you didn't like the ICE raids in LA, you're Californian yourself. You said, I may have voted for Trump, but I can't stay silent about what's happened with ICE in LA. These aren't just illegals or statistics. They're people, hardworking immigrants, especially Mexicans who pay taxes, raise families, build our communities, and are part of the people that we love. Ripping them away from their homes is not just policy, it's pain. We can have borders without losing our humanity. Which are powerful words, that. Were you getting a lot of pressure from particularly the Mexican community to speak out against this?

16:45Ryan Garcia:No, not at all. I kind of move at my own tune. And, you know, I love my Mexican people, but sometimes they don't claim me because I don't speak Spanish. But it's all good. You don't speak Spanish at all? Oh my God, here we go. You about to start it again. No, not at all. My family never taught me. But it's okay. It's all good. But no, this is just a situation that it was definitely heartbreaking to see. And kids, you know, being ripped away from their families and just all the things that that ICE kind of moved in their protocol protocol. I didn't really agree with. And, you know, I couldn't I couldn't just stay quiet for it.

17:26Ryan Garcia:Now, I do support America and I love America. And I think that, you know, there needs to be some type of control with immigration. but there also needs to be some practical thinking on how to do the job. Not everything is grey and white in life and I think that people need to have more heart and feelings towards people in real life.

17:47Piers Morgan:You've got one more fight with your current promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, led by Oscar De La Hoya. You're one of the hottest prospects, of course, in boxing. Dana White is big in the boxing game now with Azufa Boxing. there are rumours that he's coming hard for you. Dana is a big personal friend and supporter of Trump. Any potential conflict there for you?

18:13Ryan Garcia:No, I mean, I think that politics don't really, you know, shouldn't be getting involved in business. But, you know, like I said, once you meet me, you understand I'm a good swell guy, you know, no matter who I support and what I believe in. But, yeah, I've kind of stepped away from all the politics and trying to involve myself in all that. I'm pretty much just focused on my craft, what I got to do, and I will have my input when I need to be, but more so about supporting people. I kind of just stay away from that now.

18:43Piers Morgan:Could you see yourself transferring to Zoo for Boxing with Dana?

18:49Ryan Garcia:I'm open to anything, you know, in life. If the opportunity is great, then why not? But I'm also not saying that I would do it. It's just I'm open to everything. You know, there's many other people that want to get involved. And I also have the option of just doing Ryan Garcia promotions. There's so many different options out there for me. And I guess it's just one day at a time. Who are your boxing heroes? Oh, man, I would say boxing heroes, people that have inspired me. I would say Manny Pacquiao. We share the same faith. the fact that he was able to jump through eight weight classes is amazing Floyd Mayweather the way he was dedicated to his craft the way that he didn't let people's opinions on him change the fact of what he was going to become Oscar De La Hoya because there's a lot of similarities in us and I always looked up to his fights and I love just the energy he brought to fights and Muhammad Ali for standing up for causes and things that can ultimately cost parts of his career, but sometimes things are bigger than yourself, and I definitely respect what he did.

20:08Ryan Garcia:Those are pretty much the four people that inspire me.

20:10Piers Morgan:What about Terence Crawford?

20:13Ryan Garcia:No, not at all. I despise him, so inspiration, despising, just kind of go together in a way.

20:20Piers Morgan:Well, the reason I'm asking is he obviously had a pretty lively exchange

20:24Ryan Garcia:online where he's a little bit of a hater, Pierce. He just doesn't like my success. He watches my fights with, he hate watches my fights. Him and his little crew, him, Shakur, you know, they don't like how successful I am. They don't think I deserve it or whatever they think, but they definitely watch with hate. But, you know, if they dish it out, they should be able to take it.

20:52Piers Morgan:Well, he dished out a bit. He posted on X, motherfucker, really think I would come back and fight a cokehead? You're all stupid as shit. To which you replied, you might be the actual crackhead. Once again, I can smell desperate from you. You have to result in lying on me to make a point. You are a cornball and a liar. Look around you, bud. You've got money now. You're still a lame little fuck. But you've got a shitty-ass attitude. No one gives a fuck about you because you don't give a fuck about anyone but yourself, weirdo. go back to living under a rock you are annoying and an arrogant whore so it would be fair to say you have a difference of opinion with each other well yeah yeah a little bit but it was the whore part i probably should have kept out that was the part that i that part got but uh but no i mean

21:39Ryan Garcia:here's the thing people always claim i hate when they lie on me like say whatever you want stop lying at me i've never done cocaine in my life i mean i see these comments though all the time I've never touched cocaine in my life. I've only drank and smoked weed. That's all I've ever done. And a few magic mushrooms? Yes, yes, and a few of those. Those are those, yeah. But other than that, nothing. I've never done cocaine, so I just don't like when they lie on that part. But, you know, I like it. If he ever wants to come back and fight, let's do it. I mean, we can talk all we want, but, you know, I just feel like he's retired.

22:16Ryan Garcia:He should shut the hell up. I mean, why are you talking? If you're retired, enjoy your little vacation. You made a lot of money with Canelo and all that. So why don't you just sell off to Turks and Caicos and shut the fuck up? Because you keep talking all this shit, but it's like, bro, you're not even in the game no more. You retired. Go enjoy retirement. Leave us alone unless you want to fight.

22:38Piers Morgan:If not, shut up. Do you feel the same way about Canelo Alvarez? Because he used to be pretty tight. He used to train with them. You said recently he doesn't have the same intensity. you used to have?

22:50Ryan Garcia:Well, yeah, I mean, he's at the end of his career. It's hard to keep up that intensity. It's hard to keep up that type of engine you need to face these young fighters. So, I mean, I have the most respect for Canelo. We trained under each other. I trained under him for five years, four years, and I learned a lot from him. So I'm always going to have that level of respect for him. I just think, you know, he is towards the end of his career, and I wish him the best. But he says he's in it because he loves boxing, and this is his passion. So, you know what, who am I to say to stop, you know? I mean, he's not retired yet, so keep going.

23:32Ryan Garcia:Do you think you'd beat him if you fought him?

23:36Piers Morgan:Yeah, of course. Do you fear anybody in the ring?

23:41Ryan Garcia:No, not at all. I feel like I have the talent, the attributes to be anybody. and everybody can say that, you know. Everybody knows that. They watch me fight and, you know, even if I am the underdog, people know when you're in the ring with me, by no means will it ever be easy, ever.

24:07Piers Morgan:The most bizarre of all the things that you've been involved with, I think, was when you sang along to an orangutan eating grapes in a Mercedes. Let's take a look at that.

24:32Piers Morgan:Was this one of your magic mushroom nights, Ryan?

24:36Ryan Garcia:No, no, no. That's actually me shooting a music video. It was, yeah, it was in Dubai. They actually have a lot of animals that, I don't know, it's just different rules in Dubai, but it was awesome. That origan thing could have destroyed me in five seconds. Thank God it didn't. Thank God it ate the grapes and I survived.

24:58Piers Morgan:How would you like to be remembered? When you hang up your gloves, how would you like to be remembered?

25:06Ryan Garcia:Just how do I want to be remembered? I don't know. I don't really think about that too much, but I would just want people to know that I love life and I love the experience of life, but I don't really care to be remembered for anything. And, yeah, that's it.

25:26Piers Morgan:When do you think you'll walk away from boxing? I mean, many boxers leave it too late or they have repeated comebacks. Some, I mean, a friend of mine was Lennox Lewis. He quit and he's never been tempted back despite enormous offers and his legacy in the fight game improves with every year he doesn't fight again. When you look at people like that who've managed their careers so well, do you have an end point in mind, an age when you think that'll be it?

25:56Ryan Garcia:You know, when that time comes, I'm sure that everybody knows. You know, all you have to do is be in tune in life and pay attention to what's going on in the landscape of your career and protect your money, and you should know the right time to go. Most of the time, people just come back because of money. And they could say all the bullshit they want, but at the end of the day, when they know their career is done, they should be done, and the only way you would come back is for money. And what I would say is when the time comes, I will retire, but I'm always open to making a huge bag against, you know, say a Jake Paul or somebody that's not going to really require much effort.

26:42Piers Morgan:Moses Zatalma is one of the great prospects in world boxing, and he came up against an extremely durable opponent in Filip Vigovic last weekend and in the end got knocked out. You know, I watched that fight, and he won the first eight rounds, obviously incredibly comfortably. He looked fantastic, but he literally ran out of gas. Was that just inexperience? Do you think he can come back from that and be the world champion people thought he would be? What do you think of him as a talent? I think that he had the win in the bag.

27:20Ryan Garcia:I think experience obviously played a part. And I think he can. I think if he really cares about boxing, he will figure out what exactly went wrong in the lead-up. Because everything is preparation. You don't lose the fight that night. You lose it in training and what you did. I've seen a couple of his interviews where his mind was at. It wasn't in the right place if he was speaking from honest words. And I think he always speaks from honest words because listening to his interviews, he said that he's not the best physically nor mentally, but he still should be able to beat Herchevich. See, that's where things, you know, I don't like that coming from him as a young fighter.

28:04Ryan Garcia:He should always be prepared 100 % for whoever it is. Anything could happen in there. He said he'd never gone 12 rounds in training.

28:13Piers Morgan:I thought that was an extraordinary admission to make.

28:17Ryan Garcia:Yeah, that's a... I mean, you're fighting for the world championship 12 rounds. You should be able to do 12 rounds. But I think he can still be a world champion. He has all the talent. He has the speed. He has the power. He has the ferociousness. he just needs to know you know how to pace himself for a 12-round fight this is you're a heavyweight you should master the key of pacing yourself that's why Muhammad Ali was great um all these fighters Lennox Lewis the ones that just shoot off their load they never do good in heavyweight you see Mike Tyson whenever he got past five rounds six rounds it was kind of harder for him so he'll learn he just needs to um figure out and watch the greats on how they did it um to be able to become the bet.

29:03Piers Morgan:If Tyson Fury does get in the ring with Anthony Joshua, and it's a big if, who do you think would win that fight?

29:14Ryan Garcia:That's a great one. That's one that I want to see in the UK, by the way. I know there's a lot of debate on that. But I'm going to side towards Joshua right now. Really? I think he has a little bit more fight left than Fury. I think Fury is a little bit more checked out than him.

29:38Piers Morgan:And when you come up against Conor Bent at the weekend, how confident are you? Not that you can just beat him, but you can knock him out.

29:49Ryan Garcia:I am extremely confident. You know, the preparation is what makes me so confident. I prepared amazingly, and I'm just better at the game than him, and that's just simple. He's going to be game. You cannot deny that. He's going to be coming at me nonstop, but I'm just a little bit more skillful than him, and I'm super conditioned, so he's going to have a bad night. You got a round prediction for me? I hear this won't go past five, so it'll be five and below is what I'm calling.

30:25Piers Morgan:Ryan Garcia. We can all watch it on DAZN in the UK. I look forward to a Paramount Plus in the US. I look forward to a cracking fight. I know Conor. I like Conor. I now know you a little bit better, and I like you. I love you.

30:41Ryan Garcia:I love you, Pierce. Thank you, man. See you.

30:42Piers Morgan:I appreciate it. Great to talk to you. Thank you for your time. Have a great fight at the weekend. and I hope we talk again soon. Thank you. Piers Morgan Uncensored is proudly independent. The only boss around here is me. If you enjoy our show, we ask for only one simple thing. Hit subscribe on YouTube and follow Piers Morgan Uncensored on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. And in return, we will continue our mission to inform, irritate and entertain. And we'll do it all for free. Independent, uncensored media has never been more critical and we couldn't do it without you.