The former 2-weight world champion, Danny Garcia makes his return to the ring on February 17th for a WBC final eliminator clash with Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios.
Garcia has garnered a reputation as somewhat of a cherry picker over the years after a series of fights with overmatched average level fighters. He has found more of the same criticism ahead of this matchup with Rios only having one fight since 2015.
Furthermore in his last step up to world level. He was seemingly systematically broken down by Tim Bradley. Garcia, however, was very assertive in his belief that few in the 147 lbs division have a resume that can compare to his.
“If you look at the game, who else has fought Keith Thurman, Lamont Peterson, Lucas Matthysse, Amir Khan and the list goes on… at my age? None.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bejf1p1h6Rx/?taken-by=dannyswiftgarcia
That tells you everything right there. Who has fought the same fighters that I fought?,” Garcia told BoxingScene.com.
“Everyone is talking about [IBF champion] Errol Spence, but he fought somebody that I already beat.
When he beat him they consider him a killer, but when I beat him Danny Garcia wasn’t a killer.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/BeeddqgjysV/?taken-by=dannyswiftgarcia
“I think that’s a great fight for me.”
“He likes to fight, I like to fight. Like I said, I’ll fight anybody.”
“If his name comes across, and they want Danny Garcia and Errol Spence to fight – then we’ll fight,” Garcia said.
“I think it is a great fight, I like the fight for me.”
“He’s a young, hungry kid and in his head, he thinks that he can knock everybody out right now.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BegXSzNBems/?taken-by=dannyswiftgarcia
I know what it feels like to be that young, hungry kid;” Garcia added.
He has a lot of passion, he’s hungry. But he’s going to reach a level in the sport where he’s going to realise that it doesn’t work that way.”
READ MORE:
Lawrence Okolie earns unanimous decision against Isaac Chamberlain in grudge match
Deontay Wilder says Joseph Parker has to kayo Anthony Joshua to win, can’t earn decision in UK!