Conor Benn Slammed for Worst Flex Ever in Ryan Garcia Callout

Benn uses family history as a backdrop

In the video, Benn calls out Garcia in a gym before panning over to a WBC title belt. However, the belt belongs to his father. At this point in his career, Benn has never won, held, or defended a world championship at any time, and social media slammed him accordingly.

"Has to show his dad's WBC belt because he's never won a belt in his whole career," one user wrote. Another commented, "Showing your old man's belt, your old man would have put you in a coma, juiced up or not." Another said, "This is the boxing equivalent of saying ‘My dads harder than your dad’"

Benn's father held the WBC super middleweight title from 1992 to 1995, making nine successful defenses. His father finished 83.35 of his fights via knockout. Meanwhile, Benn ends his fights 56% of the time.

Garcia has the ability to finish opponents due to his speed and timing. However, that doesn't mean Benn, who believes he is his father's reincarnation, will want to sit in the pocket and trade punches. In a Benn vs Garcia matchup, most of the boxing community would put their money on Garcia.

The trouble with dueling promotions

A major reason why the fight may not take place is promotional politics. First, Benn recently signed with Zuffa Boxing under the TKO Group umbrella. In contrast, Garcia is a Golden Boy Promotions fighter, with Oscar De La Hoya serving as the promotion's head. The tension between the two groups remains high, which social media users were also quick to point out.

"Sign with Zuffa Boxing and then call out someone in a different promotion embarrassing."

If the promoters can agree on terms, boxing will have another big fight to look forward to. However, as champion, Garcia's camp holds the leverage, and he doesn't need to fight Benn.