{"id":909941,"date":"2026-09-26T04:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T04:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/909941\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T04:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T04:36:13","slug":"terence-crawford-reacts-to-ryan-garcia-fight-rumors-amid-tyson-fury-anthony-joshua-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/909941\/","title":{"rendered":"Terence Crawford Reacts to Ryan Garcia Fight Rumors amid Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua Buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Terence Crawford was apparently surprised to hear he is reportedly being considered as a replacement for a potentially cancelled<\/a> fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.<\/p>\n

When told Friday night on social media he might be fighting Ryan Garcia this December, Crawford responded with laughing emojis and asked why he didn’t know about the news.<\/p>\n

The fight between Fury and Joshua on Dec. 11 in Cardiff, Wales was confirmed<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n

Ring Magazine’s Mike Coppinger<\/a> then reported Friday the Fury-Joshua bout “could be called off due to issues.”<\/p>\n

Coppinger reported Crawford v. Garcia is “being considered” as a replacement,” while naming Fury v. David Benavidez as “another possibility.”<\/p>\n

Crawford responded to Coppinger’s initial report by asking him where he heard the news.<\/p>\n

Garcia seemingly responded to the rumor with a post of his own:<\/p>\n

The fight was being promoted by Ring Magazine and was set to stream on Netflix. The WBA “super” title was on the line in the bout, per ESPN’s James Regan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Joshua’s original contract included a stipulation the fight take place in the United Kingdom, which caused issues with event organizers who wanted to host the fight in the United States, according to Regan.<\/p>\n

The organizers eventually solved that problem by hosting the event in Wales, per Regan. <\/p>\n

The fight is now being jeopardized by what Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix reported is a conflict over the involvement of UFC president and CEO Dana White, who appears<\/a> to be allied with Ring Magazine owner and Saudi government official Turki Alalshikh.<\/p>\n

Fury posted a video on his Instagram story<\/a> accusing Joshua and promoter Eddie Hearn of prioritizing “ego” over making the fight happen.<\/p>\n

Garcia and Crawford have been exchanging verbal jabs<\/a> since Crawford announced<\/a> his retirement from professional boxing last December at the age of 38.<\/p>\n

Garcia, who has expressed<\/a> interest in a fight with Isaac Cruz, said<\/a> earlier this week on social media he is hoping to schedule a fight for December.<\/p>\n