Ryan Garcia vs Floyd Mayweather: Mauricio Sulaiman weighs in

Ryan Garcia vs Floyd Mayweather wouldn’t have been a fight on many boxing bingo cards; however, the rumours about this potential WBC title clash refuse to go away, and WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has spoken to Fight Hub TV about whether Garcia vs Floyd could really happen.

Ryan Garcia vs Floyd Mayweather rumours

Garcia (26-2, 21 KOs) lost to Rolly Romero in 2025 after returning from his drug ban following the controversial no-contest against Devin Haney. His career after the defeat to Rolly looked finished. However, Garcia had other ideas and returned earlier this year, dominating Mario Barrios to win the WBC welterweight world title. He then defended it in style, stopping Conor Benn in round two.

To many, Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs) is the greatest boxer of all time. His defensive mastery saw him record great wins during his career, against the likes of Canelo Alvarez, Ricky Hatton, and Diego Corrales, among many others.

Mayweather’s tax issues have been public in recent times, and it feels like he has to keep boxing in exhibitions to keep his head above water. Any potential bout with Garcia would be a “real” fight and not an exhibition. Despite the vast age gap, this bout would undoubtedly attract plenty of interest. Maybe that’s what’s wrong with boxing?

Mauricio Sulaiman weighs in on Ryan Garcia vs Floyd Mayweather

Speaking to Fight Hub TV about Ryan Garcia vs Floyd Mayweather, the WBC president was asked if the WBC would approve this bout:

“Ryan fought the mandatory, Conor Benn. We mandated that, last convention. You can never count out Floyd Mayweather. We have so many examples. Most of them are bad examples.

“Muhammad Ali, Chavez, those great champions that end their career on a low, Tyson. But there are also all the good examples. Manny, he was criticised; we were criticised for allowing that fight, and he almost became champion. 

“There is also, Zaragoza, Sergio Martinez. It’s a matter of evaluating if Floyd has full medicals and has a boxing licence. The rules of the WBC allow him to fight for the title.” 

The Big Fight Weekend verdict

Mayweather recently announced his next exhibition for December 19 in Bangkok against Matty Floyd. When announcing this bout, Mayweather described it as a tune-up before facing Garcia in February 2027.

It appears Floyd is prepared to put his 0 on the line against Garcia, or is it all talk just to stay relevant and continue to stack up the exhibitions? With Floyd’s money issues in the public eye, I would not be surprised to see him face Garcia; however, it’s difficult to see him winning.

In his prime, Floyd would have outboxed Garcia, but now, at nearly 50 against a confident, younger and faster Garcia, it’s difficult to see anything other than a routine title defence for “Kingry.” Will we ever see Ryan Garcia vs Floyd Mayweather? I highly doubt we will, but this is boxing, so nothing is off the table.

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