Ryan Garcia

Disgraced boxer Ryan Garcia has a history of problematic behavior. However, the trouble he’s found himself in recently could  be career-ending — and social media has big thoughts about it.

During a Twitter Spaces in early July, Garcia reportedly made several racist comments, including “I hate n——-s” and “I’m anti-Black,” according to MSNBC. When someone else on the Spaces brought up killing “the next George Floyd,” the boxer allegedly replied that they should “bring George Floyd back to life and kill that n——- again.”

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In the aftermath of his hateful comments, Garcia was expelled by the World Boxing Council (WBC) and harshly criticized by the boxing world and its fans. A few days later, he apologized on social media, saying in part that he’s “misunderstood.”

“I take all responsibility for my words. I’m misunderstood, I just got a lot of trauma. And It’s been a tough couple of months as everyone can tell but I AM SORRY,” he wrote on X.

“I struggle with substance abuse and it hard for me with everything going on. I actually love Black people no cap which is why I’m actually [sad] I offended all my Black family and friends. This sucks but all I can do is be better and stop using stupid words and letting some people in my circle hype me up. Sorry everyone that I offended. I still stand on stopping Black on Black crime.”