Spence tops the July 26, 2026 UTC X Trending list in the United States after Errol Spence Jr. announced his retirement following a unanimous decision loss to Tim Tszyu in Sydney. The topic mix looks nothing like the July 8 board: Marvel's July 25 Hall H reveals now occupy half the top fifteen alongside the overnight boxing news.
Top trending hashtags on X — July 26
Spence: Errol Spence Jr., the former unified welterweight champion who lost to Terence Crawford in 2023. Spence told reporters in Sydney on July 26 that his unanimous decision loss to Australia's Tim Tszyu (118-110, 117-111, 117-111) would be his final fight, ending a 28-2 professional career at age 36.
Black Panther: Marvel's Wakanda franchise and the mantle of the titular hero. Ryan Coogler confirmed Black Panther 3 for December 15, 2028 during the July 25 SDCC panel, and fans flooded X with reactions to the first new Black Panther casting news since Wakanda Forever in 2022.
Mead: Curtis Mead, the Nationals infielder traded to the Red Sox on July 25 for left-hander Connelly Early in the first major deadline deal.
Ghost Rider: The Marvel supernatural hero Johnny Blaze. Kevin Feige brought Ryan Gosling and director Shawn Levy on stage at Hall H on July 25 to confirm a standalone Ghost Rider film for 2028, and Marvel's official X post with the new logo spread across timelines overnight.
T'Challa: King T'Challa, originally played by the late Chadwick Boseman. Coogler clarified on July 25 that David Jonsson will portray T'Challa II, the grown son introduced in the Wakanda Forever post-credits scene, rather than recasting Boseman's original hero.
Good Sunday: A recurring weekend greeting hashtag on U.S. X each Sunday morning.
Shawn Levy: The Deadpool & Wolverine director attached to Marvel's Ghost Rider film, appearing with Ryan Gosling at the July 25 SDCC panel.
Damson: Damson Idris, long rumored for Black Panther. Jonsson's casting as T'Challa II shut down Idris speculation, sending his name trending in reaction posts.
David Jonsson: The British actor cast as the new Black Panther. Jonsson received a standing ovation at Hall H on July 25 after Coogler introduced him as the star of Alien: Romulus and The Long Walk, with the audience breaking into Wakanda chants.
Shuri: Letitia Wright's Wakandan scientist and former Black Panther. Wright joined Coogler, Winston Duke, and Jonsson on the July 25 stage to confirm her return for Black Panther 3, and fans debated how Shuri will share the mantle with T'Challa II.
Chadwick: Chadwick Boseman, who played T'Challa until his 2020 death. Tributes surged as users connected Jonsson's casting to Boseman's legacy.
Crawford: Terence Crawford, who defeated Spence in 2023. Crawford told Fight Hub TV at ringside that Spence's come-forward style "only goes so far."
The Long Walk: The 2025 Stephen King film starring Jonsson. Coogler name-checked it when introducing the new Black Panther at SDCC.
Connelly: Connelly Early, the Red Sox left-hander traded to Washington for Mead. Early was 7-5 with a 3.44 ERA before a July 1 IL stint.
Ryan Coogler: The Black Panther director returning for the Wakanda threequel, which he said will shoot on large-format celluloid film.
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What today's X trends reveal
Two events split the July 26 board: Spence's retirement after the Tszyu fight and Marvel's July 25 Hall H reveals of Gosling as Ghost Rider and Jonsson as Black Panther. Boxing rows are new versus July 8, while half the list traces to the same SDCC panel. Mead and Connelly reflect the July 25 Red Sox-Nationals trade. Marvel reaction posts will likely fade by Monday; deadline chatter may resurface before August 3.
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This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends endpoint for analysts monitoring the U.S. X Trending board. The X Twitter trends page documents how social search volume maps into the broader Trends MCP stack.
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