Ryan Garcia is continuing his campaign for Fighter of the Year, staying on the attack since last Sunday by taking aim at O’Shaquie Foster’s resume and dismissing his win over Raymond Ford. Foster quickly fired back, asking if Garcia stopping Conor Benn actually tops beating a proven former world champion.

While Garcia praised Foster for handling Emanuel Navarrete on Saturday, he brushed Ford aside as “not a standout fighter.” That remark directly targets half of Foster’s case for the award.

Foster went to X to set the record straight, insisting Ford possesses far more championship pedigree than Benn:

“Ford was a ex world champion, what was Benn other than a big name? Skill for skill he not f***in wit Ray being honest!!! Neither one of your wins compare to mines dude!!”

Ryan made his intentions unmistakable on Sunday, October 25, kicking off a brazen social media campaign for 2026 Fighter of the Year. Responding to talk surrounding O’Shaquie, Garcia flatly declared, “You lost your mind – I’m the fighter of the year,” before posting self-congratulatory notes boasting about wanting to screenshot the faces of critics once the award is handed out.

The sudden push came just twenty-four hours after Foster dominated Emanuel Navarrete. Ryan clearly saw the public momentum swinging toward Foster and decided to counter it by flooding the timeline.

When you place the resumes side by side, it is not particularly close. Foster earned a tough majority decision against Ford in May, then produced a clinic on October 24 against Navarrete. He sent the three-division champion to the canvas twice in round twelve, unifying three major belts at super featherweight.

Garcia picked up the WBC welterweight strap against Mario Barrios before blowing through Benn. Those victories carry weight, yet Foster holds the upper hand on opponent quality, championship hardware, and divisional supremacy. Garcia never referenced Fighter of the Year directly in his latest post, but picking apart the Ford win serves his self-promotion perfectly. Downplaying Foster’s first victory helps clear an easier path to the trophy.

Ryan knows exactly what he is doing by trying to erase the Ford win. If he can convince the casual audience that Foster only had one real fight this year, his own two-fight run looks respectable by comparison. It is shameless PR, but in modern boxing, guys with twenty million followers are used to controlling the narrative regardless of what actually happened in the ring.