- That was a little too hard, huh?
[upbeat music]
What's up, GQ, this is Ryan Garcia here,
and these are my essentials.
Yes, this is my little locket.
It represents faith for me,
I got it from one of my family members.
It says, "may God be with you always".
I'm originally from Victorville, California,
I grew up there.
You know, it was a journey, because in Victorville,
you know, it's tough out there.
It's not like, the easiest place to grow up,
so I had just faith in God that if I keep working hard,
I could make a way for myself,
so my faith in God is something I need, it's essential.
It keeps me grounded, it keeps me humble,
and just focus, you know, it keeps me very focused.
[upbeat music]
Can't go without these bad boys.
My boxing gloves.
'Course it's essential in my life, it's all I do.
I just keep punching people with these,
so I need these everywhere I go,
'cause you never know when you're gonna need them.
You're never gonna know when you need your boxing gloves.
No boxing, no life, I mean, that says it all, you know?
Without boxing, there ain't no life.
For me, at least.
Yeah, I train with these all the time,
these are the gloves that I train with.
They're with me Monday through Saturday,
so these are my go-to gloves.
It's just the comfortability of 'em,
you could grip your hand really, really strongly,
then it makes for a better punch, a better snap, like.
[explosion]
You know, just a better hit, better feel.
[upbeat music]
Gotta have my headphones, gotta have the music.
You know, listening before a fight or warming up,
gotta have my music in my ears, keeping me motivated.
I play everything, I love all types of music.
Taylor Swift, I got Chris Brown,
I got Justin Bieber,
I got everybody in my music playlist.
So music's super important to me.
It could bring your mood high, it could bring your mood low.
The music could do anything to you, it's crazy, so.
I listen to Frank Sinatra before my fight a lot,
and I also listen to Orisha music,
so both of those, I need, it's weird.
It's a weird combination.
[upbeat music]
One of the most important things for me is my family.
You know, they keep me grounded, they keep me humble.
They always made sacrifices with me.
I got my little brother, Sean, right here,
he's just a little knucklehead.
He's always having fun with me, he's like my best friend.
My mom, Lisa, always giving me hugs and stuff,
and making sure I feel comfy.
I got my dad.
He's also my trainer,
and he's been training me since I was seven.
My sister, Sasha, she's a character.
Very stern, Sasha.
Got my older sister, Demi,
she's always, you know, looking out for me,
always making sure I'm doing things right.
And of course, my baby sister, Kayla.
Baby of the family.
You got my daughter, of course, new motivation for me,
and she holds a special place in my heart
and everything I do is for her,
so it's very important to me.
Having a big family is fun, you know,
you always have somebody to hang out with,
there's always somebody to talk to,
so I love having such a big family.
These are my off-white Air Forces,
and these are my favorite.
My favorite color is blue,
and so when I seen these off-whites,
I was like, "I gotta get these".
These are essential, these are comfortable,
you could wear 'em everyday.
You could go with the joggers with these,
or the awesome jeans,
whatever you really are feeling that day,
these could go with anything, you know,
you could really dress up really nice and throw these on,
and they're gonna compliment them,
just because, I mean, they're off-whites, you can't,
look at them, they're beautiful,
like, you could wear anything with these.
[upbeat music]
This is my Nintendo Switch.
I don't really play a lot of video games,
but I do play the Nintendo Switch.
It got Super Smash Brothers.
I use Mario, that's my go-to guy.
He's fluid, you know, he's fast,
and like, he could be any position,
he could back-kick, he could front-smash,
he could do anything at any moment,
so that's why I like him, he's so fluid.
I'm telling you, I'm a beast in Super Smash,
I don't really know anybody that could beat me.
I take all challengers, whoever's watching this video,
if you wanna play me, you know, sign up.
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This is Naruto, baby.
My favorite anime.
Honestly, at first,
I didn't know how much I would like Naruto,
just because I would see everybody talk about him,
like, I don't know, it looks a little lame, not gonna lie.
Well, I was in, of course, Dragon Ball Z,
everybody's into the Kamehameha!
You know, that crazy stuff.
But then I was like, I want something more,
you know, more of a storyline, so I looked into Naruto,
and the storyline of the show was amazing.
You know, it actually made me cry a couple times.
Nobody believed in him, he wanted to be the best, Hokage.
And they just didn't give him a chance.
And he had to prove it to everybody,
so that's how I feel,
you know, they're not giving me a chance,
they don't truly believe that I'm gonna become the best,
so this is big inspiration to me, Naruto,
and, you know, I will be the best in the world one day
and you gotta believe it.
Yup, this my Rolex watch, right here.
I need this, you know,
you need a good piece on your wrist, so.
Funny story about this watch right here.
My promoter, Oscar De La Hoya,
he gifted me this on my 21st birthday,
so it's pretty special to me,
and yeah, I wear it almost everyday.
I was a huge fan, you know,
I was a little kid watching his fights,
I watched him fight Mayorga, all those fights,
so I was super hyped and it was like a dream come true.
It was cool.
The first time I met Oscar, I was around 18 years old.
It was when he was gonna sign me,
and we went on this little charity event
for these kids that, you know,
needed to find a new inspiration, a new way,
and Oscar had me do a speech with the kids,
and while I was doing a speech for the kids,
he came beside me and gave me a contract for five years
to fight under his promotion,
so I thought it was pretty cool,
and it was a big event, a big day,
so that was the first time I met Oscar.
I think I wanna, like, dive into it a little bit more,
and, you know, try to get a couple different pieces.
I like the one that Odell Beckham Jr. had
when he was playing, that was cool.
Actually, I want that now.
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This is my favorite dish.
I have this meal, actually, before each of my fights.
Because, you know, it stocks you up with energy.
It's Italian food, I love Italian food,
it's my favorite food.
So, yeah, I eat this all the time,
and I still love it as many times as I eat it.
Before I weigh in, I eat a lot of fish,
lean turkey, stuff like that, you know,
it's a very lean diet.
It's not really that many carbs I could eat,
so I usually eat this after my weigh in.
Weigh in is before my fight,
have fettuccine alfredo with the family
and get ready for the next night,
and yeah, I'm pretty much ready to go after this.
I kinda wanna eat this right now.
Is it good enough to eat?
- [Interviewer] It's been out a little while, but. [laughs]
- Okay, it looks really good.
Yeah, and the last thing that I think
is probably the most important is my mother's hugs.
I know, I punch people in the face for a living,
but, you know, I love to have that mother's love after
the fight and stuff.
Hey, mama.
I know, I'm a big, bad boxer, but I need the hugs.
Hey, this was Ryan Garcia, and these were my essentials.
I hope you enjoyed watching.
See you soon, at one of my fights.
Thank you, peace out.
[grunting]
I'm out. [laughs]