Ryan Garcia took to social media recently to crown himself the most impressive fighter of 2026.<\/p>\n
The 28-year-old welterweight world champion won his first major belt in February by soundly outpointing Mario Barrios. Garcia\u2019s first defence came in September, when he stopped Conor Benn inside two rounds.<\/a><\/p>\n Though the performances have been impressive, and some rivals like Devin Haney \u2013 not fought since November 2025 \u2013 and Shakur Stevenson \u2013 out of the ring since a win over Teofimo Lopez in January \u2013 have perhaps ruled themselves out of the discussion through inactivity, many feel others are more deserving.<\/p>\n O\u2019Shaquie Foster has collected three belts in the super-featherweight division, beating Ray Ford and Emanuel Navarrete to make his case as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.<\/p>\n David Benavidez moved up to cruiserweight to win the unified WBA and WBO belts when he became the first man to stop Gilberto Ramirez, and attempts to add the WBC belt to his collection against Michal Cieslak in December.<\/p>\n Across the pond, Daniel Dubois won and defended the IBF heavyweight world title in a thrilling two-fight rivalry with Fabio Wardley, and Dalton Smith has beaten both Subriel Matias and Alberto Puello to secure his place amongst the top fighters in the super-lightweight ranks.<\/p>\n Regardless of all those who have their own argument in the debate, Terence Crawford \u2013 Fighter of the Year 2025 for his win over Saul \u2018Canelo\u2019 Alvarez \u2013 has shot down Garcia\u2019s claim, saying, \u201cyou not fighter of s**t, you trash.\u201d<\/p>\n You not fighter of shit you trash. \ud83d\ude01<\/p>\n \u2014 Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) October 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n