Angel Garcia is in Las Vegas for Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman (Photo: Hustle Boss)
By Chris Robinson
Trainer Angel Garcia is never one to hold back his thoughts on his son Danny, the former two-division world champion.
Angel is in town for this weekend’s Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman showdown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and has been fielding questions of all kinds from the media regarding that fight and other fights in the 147 pound division.
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Shawn Porter overcame Danny Garcia on Saturday night (Photo: Amanda Westcott – SHOWTIME)
By Hassnain Tariq
This past Saturday at the iconic Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, we had a thrilling contest between two of the top welterweight fighters of the world, as Shawn Porter overcame former champion Danny Garcia and will now look to go on to bigger and better things.
The beginning of this matchup showed how this thrilling contest was going to be an exciting, action-packed fight where controversy would loom. Both fighters had suffered losses to reigning WBA champion Keith Thurman, but coming into this match they were still top, elite-level fighters in the prime of their careers. The contradictory styles of each man was on display as they were battling in a high-stakes contest for the prestigious WBC title.
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Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia delivered a great, tactical battle on Saturday night (Photo: Amanda Westcott – SHOWTIME)
By Chris Robinson
On Saturday night, Shawn Porter produced one of his most complete performances to date in defeating former world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia via close unanimous decision. Taking place inside of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and aired by SHOWTIME, Porter was a little bit busier and more consistent throughout the 12-round showdown, winning by scores of 116-112 and 115-113 twice.
Porter (29-2-1, 17 KO’s) captures the WBC welterweight title with the victory while Garcia (34-2, 20 KO’s) suffers his second defeat in his past three bouts, despite putting up another very strong effort.
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Angel Garcia, Danny Garcia, Shawn Porter, and Kenny Porter at Monday’s presser (Photo: Amanda Westcott – SHOWTIME)
By Chris Robinson
On Monday afternoon, inside of the Dream Hotel in Downtown Manhattan, former world champions Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter came face to face ahead of their big Sep. 8 showdown. The Porter vs. Garcia clash will take place from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and will be aired on SHOWTIME, with the vacant WBC welterweight title at stake.
After coming face to face at the presser, and exchanging a few words with one another, the two men appear ready to go, as they will be heading back to their respective training camps for the time being. For Garcia (34-1, 20’s), who is coming off of a ninth round knockout over Brandon Rios in February, he’s eager to get back in the ring and show who’s boss.
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Danny Garcia defeated Brandon Rios on Saturday night
By Chris Robinson
On Saturday night, Feb. 17, former two-division world champion Danny Garcia returned to the ring to score an emphatic 9th round TKO over former lightweight champion Brandon Rios. The bout took place inside of the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nev. on SHOWTIME’s airwaves and it was a contest that was far better than many expected, as Rios gave a great account of himself prior to the stoppage.
But where does Garcia (34-1, 20 KO’s) go from here? There are a lot of interesting names at 147 pounds, including IBF champion Errol Spence Jr., WBA/WBC champion Keith Thurman, WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn, former lineal junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford, former IBF champion Shawn Porter, and emerging contender Yordenis Ugas, amongst others.
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Danny Garcia and Brandon Rios in Los Angeles (Photo: Chris Farina – Mayweather Promotions)
By Chris Robinson
On Tuesday afternoon, inside of the Conga Room at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, two division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia (33-1, 19 KO’s) came face to face with former world champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios (34-3-1, 25 KO’s) for the first time ahead of their scheduled Feb. 17 showdown. Garcia and Rios will square off on SHOWTIME in a Premier Boxing Champions telecast that will take place from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
Also present for the press conference were WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez (19-0, 17 KO’s) and top contender Ronald Gavril (18-2, 14 KO’s), who will square off in a co-feature rematch of their thrilling world title bout this past September in Las Vegas. Benavidez defeated Gavril by split-decision and it’s a rematch many are clamoring for.
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Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia ready for their bout on Saturday (Photo: Amanda Westcott – SHOWTIME)
By Chris Robinson
Earlier today, in Brooklyn, New York, Keith “One Time” Thurman and Danny “Swift’ Garcia weighed in ahead of their welterweight unification matchup, set for the Barclays Center on Saturday night. The showdown between Thurman (27-0, 22 KO’s), the WBA welterweight champion of the world, and Garcia (33-0, 19 KO’s), the division’s WBC champion, will air on CBS as part of a Premier Boxing Champions telecast.
As both men hit the scale at Friday’s Official Weigh-In, Thurman came in weighing 146 1/4 while Garcia was 146 1/2 pounds. At the face-off, the two men had to be separated.
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Keith Thurman is ready for his battle with Danny Garcia (Amanda Westcott – SHOWTIME)
By Chris Robinson
Keith “One Time” Thurman is a few days away from a potentially-career defining fight.
Thurman (27-0, 22 KO’s), the WBA welterweight champion of the world, will face off with WBC champion Danny “Swift” Garcia (33-0, 19 KO’s) inside of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The matchup, set to air on SHOWTIME, is one of the best fights in the sport to make and will go a long way to determining who is the best in the sport at 147 pounds.
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Will Floyd Mayweather return for a 50th fight? (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
During a recent swing through the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Hustle Boss crossed paths with former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter.
Porter (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) faces off with WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KO’s) on June 25 inside of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
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Danny Garcia overcame Robert Guerrero on Saturday night (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
On Saturday night, inside of the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. former junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia overcame a spirited effort from former multi-division titlist Robert Guerrero to capture a unanimous decision victory.
With the victory, which was a Premier Boxing Champions telecast on Fox, Garcia moves to 32-0 with 18 knockouts, while picking up the vacant WBC welterweight title, as Guerrero falls to 33-4-1 with 18 knockouts.
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Danny Garcia faces off with Robert Guerrero on Saturday night (Photo: Instagram)
By Chris Robinson
On Thursday afternoon, the final press conference was held ahead of this weekend’s Danny Garcia vs. Robert Guerrero showdown. The match, pitting two former world champions vying for the vacant WBC welterweight title, will take place as part of a Premier Boxing Champions telecast on Fox from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif.
During his time on the dais, Guerrero’s father and trainer Ruben took a few swipes at Angel Garcia, Danny’s father and trainer. Ruben has been talking quite a bit these past few weeks, partly due to the manner in which Garcia has claimed his Puerto Rican heritage in previous fights, and party because that is simply what he does best.
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Danny Garcia defeated Paulie Malignaggi on Saturday night (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
Photos from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, as former junior welterweight champion Danny “Swift” Garcia (31-0, 18 KO’s) stops former two-division titlist Paulie Malignaggi (33-7, 7 KO’s) at the 2:22 mark of the ninth round. The bout aired on ESPN as a part of another “Premier Boxing Champions” telecast.
Malignaggi has stated that he will likely forego fighting about this tough loss but the future continues to look bright for Garcia, as he is one of the biggest names in the welterweight class given his great run at 140 pounds that saw him best the likes of Amir Khan, Lucas Matthysse, and most recently Lamont Peterson in a tough fight.
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Danny Garcia, pictured right, won a close one vs. Lamont Peterson in April (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
Looks like Philadelphia’s Danny Garcia has elected to relinquish his WBC junior welterweight title that he captured in March of 2012 after defeating Erik Morales.
Garcia’s last two contests, a majority-decision over Lamont Peterson in April and a 2nd round knockout over Rod Salka this past August, were fought above the junior welterweight limit of 140 pounds and those in the industry knew well ahead of time that it was time for the young champion to move up.
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Danny Garcia and Lamont Peterson getting down in Brooklyn (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
On Saturday night from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York , WBA/WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia scored a razor-thin majority decision over WBO champion Lamont Peterson in a non-title matchup.
The matchup featured two of the game’s top 140-pounders in a catch weight match. Peterson weighed in at 143 pounds while Garcia was 142.2.
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Danny Garcia gets a pass for not facing Viktor Postol? Lamont Peterson the fight to make, claims former Garcia foe Ashley Theophane
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Danny Garcia gets a pass for not facing Viktor Postol? Lamont Peterson the fight to make, claims former Garcia foe Ashley Theophane
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Photos from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York as WBA and WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (29-0, 17 KO’s) scores a second round knockout over the overmatch Rod Salka, who falls to 19-4 with 3 knockouts.
The Garcia-Salka matchup was heavily criticized from its announcement and the attention will now shift to the next move for the champion from Philadelphia.
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Photos from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York as WBA and WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (29-0, 17 KO’s) scores a second round knockout over the overmatch Rod Salka, who falls to 19-4 with 3 knockouts.
The Garcia-Salka matchup was heavily criticized from its announcement and the attention will now shift to the next move for the champion from Philadelphia.
All photos courtesy of Naoki Fukuda
Chris Robinson can be reached at CRobinson@hustleboss.com
HustleBoss.com’s Chris Robinson speaks with WBA/WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia about this weekend’s Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana matchup.
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HustleBoss.com’s Chris Robinson catches up with trainer Vince Parra, as he weighs in on Danny Garcia’s tough victory over Mauricio Herrera on Showtime during his Puerto Rico showcase.
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