Eggs, insults & a champion with a fake beard - Garcia and Benn face off
A performative Ryan Garcia shouted, repeatedly swore and taunted a composed Conor Benn with a boiled egg before Saturday's WBC welterweight title fight.
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Notable Quotes
"All the talking, tweeting, typing and streaming is done - I'm ready to fight."
— Conor Benn , Athlete
"He has a lot of familiarity with eggs so I thought I'd eat some."
— Ryan Garcia , Athlete
"[Garcia should] worry about himself. He seems to have enough problems as it is."
— Conor Benn , Athlete
Key People
Conor Benn is a British professional boxer known for his recent move to Zuffa Boxing and his victory over Chris Eubank Jr.
Keith Connolly is Conor Benn's manager.
Nigel Benn is a former professional boxer and the father of Conor Benn.
Ryan Garcia is an American professional boxer known for his fast hands and social media following.
Teofimo Lopez is a three-weight world boxing champion from America.
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A performative Ryan Garcia shouted, repeatedly swore and taunted a composed Conor Benn with a boiled egg before Saturday's WBC welterweight title fight.
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