Ryan Garcia heard a recent Amir Khan interview, in which the British boxer said that the 21-year-old is "trying hard to be something he’s not" in the mold of an "Oscar De La Hoya-type good guy." Khan also charged that Garcia is a bit of a "robotic" fighter.
Needless to say, Garcia didn't appreciate Khan's words and let the world know by taking to his Twitter account Monday.
Look i think Amir Khan was a good fighter but i heard an interview with him about me, and i have to say i disagree with you... you may have sparred some of my rivals but you never sparred me I’d hurt you Amir right now. I’m sorry to say but It’s the truth
— Ryan Garcia (@KingRyanG) March 30, 2020
Garcia also spoke with FightHype.com, calling Khan "delusional as f—" and someone who "doesn't know s—."
"First of all, you don't know who I am," Garcia shot back at Khan. "I might be a pretty boy and what not, but if people get disrespectful, I'm going to get disrespectful. That's the difference between me and everybody else. I don't have to act like Oscar De La Hoya.
"They're comparing me (to De La Hoya)," he added. "I'm not comparing myself."
As far as Khan labeling Garcia as a "robotic fighter," "KingRy" invited Khan to spar with him to change that opinion by force.
"Come spar me — we could do it low key — but when you get back on the interview, you better tell them what it is because I will f— up Amir Khan," Garcia said without hesitation. "He could come in at 160 (pounds) ... he cannot f— with me at all. I will f—ing hurt Amir Khan."
For good measure, Garcia also bashed Khan's performance against WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford last April.
"Amir Khan was a p— when he fought Crawford," Garcia said, "straight up."
That bout had Crawford dominating every round, when an accidental low blow to Khan ended the fight in a sixth-round TKO for Crawford. After the fight, Crawford said Khan used the low blow as a way to get out of the beating he was suffering.
