Via Dan Ambrose: Danny Garcia says he’s improved 85% since a one-sided loss to IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr in 2020. According to Garcia (36-3, 21 KOs), he’s been performing at a level. 50% capacity due to him being mentally and physically worn down.
Garcia chose to defend Now because of his loss to Spence, not flying with boxing fans, who see it as another example of a boxer who doesn’t want to admit that he was beaten by the good man. than.
Danny looked completely out of place in front of Spence from the jump, as he took pictures from the Texan native, who was returning from a horrific car crash in October 2019.
This is not the sharp version of the Spence we saw recently that stripped out the Yordenis Ugas and worn out Shawn Porter.
Spence looks like he’s the one showing 50% of his potential, not Danny, who looks like the flat-legged boxer who lost to Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman and Shawn Porter.
Former double world champion Garcia, 34, will play later this month against Jose Benavidez Jr (27-1-1, 18 KOs) in a 12-round match on Showtime on July 30 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. , New York.
“I feel great mentally and physically, I feel great,” said Danny Garcia Against TV Hub. I’m 85% better, but 100% better overall. I was 50% then.“, said Danny ‘Swift’ when asked about his improvement since his defeat to Errol Spence Jr in 2020.
It’s a shame that Danny can’t just admit that he was up against Errol and he’s lucky that he’s back from a long layoff following a car crash in Dallas.
Garcia, by the way, says he wants to fight Spence. The chances of that happening in this lifetime are slim and nonexistent.
In order for Danny to land a rematch with Spence, he will need to hit the 154th belt or at least beat high ranked contenders like Sebastian ‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora, Israil Madrimov or Tim Tszyu. This writer wouldn’t like Danny Garcia, 34, a chance to beat any of those people.
“It was a lifetime opportunity for him, and for me, it’s do-or-die,“Danny talks about his July 30 game against Jose Benavidez Jr..” So the stakes were high for both of us.
“Yes, because I have to win,” Garcia said of the pressure on him. “He is [Erislandy Lara] will fight me no matter what. All I have to do is win. Apart from Canelo, I will be the biggest name he fights.
“You have to give your head a rest. Remember, in boxing; you get hit. No matter how well you defend, you will still get hit. You still have to hit hundreds of rounds,” said Garcia of the long break from fighting.
“You still have to come here with the same energy every day and push yourself, even if you don’t want to do it. So you do it for 25 years, and you have a breaking point. You have to listen to your body, and that’s the most important thing to listen to your body.
“Even before [the Spence fight], I was feeling tired. I don’t have to fight,” said Danny Garcia as he said he’s made money ‘a whole generation’ during his 15-year professional career. “You sit back like, ‘I don’t have to fight. Why will I be beaten for? ‘ For a few million, when I had it in the bank.
“Sometimes, you have to weigh the risk versus reward options. But I feel good, other than that. I miss boxing; I like it. That’s just what I do. It is not about money. Sometimes, I knock people off and forget to take my money,” said Danny Garcia.
