Mikey Garcia, a former multi-division champion, has had his say on some of the most talked about fights in boxing.
The recently retired boxer who hung up his gloves boasts a record of 40-2, 30 KOs, spoke to FightHype.com first about the third fight between Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin.
The fight is on at 168lbs for Canelo’s undisputed super-medium belt. Golovkin is a two-time unified middleweight champion. He’s talked about weight gain throughout his career, and Garcia doesn’t believe the ‘Triple G’ weight gain will be a major factor in the fight. However, he still believes that the Mexicans will win.
“I think it’s a good game, but I think Canelo will accept it.”
“They know each other a lot, so [the weight] don’t play too much [into it] because they had fought each other twice. Canelo is fighting in a higher weight class but he is not a giant by nature. Also, he starts out much smaller, so it won’t play as much of a role.
I just think Canelo is in a better moment – age and career wise – than Golovkin. It’s a good match because Golovkin will do his best to beat it, but I think Canelo will win. “
Canelo and Golovkin will settle their differences in the ring for the third time next Saturday in Las Vegas.
Moving on to heavyweights, Garcia talks about a Mexican-American boxer in Andy Ruiz Jr. decisive victory over Luis Ortizit looks like Ruiz will face Deontay Wilder if the American beats Robert Helenius in October.
Garcia believes it’s the fight to make. An expert in distance management, he says Ruiz has to get through the inside of Wilder to be successful.
“Wilder has been out of action for a while, about to lose to Fury. Match them and the winner moves on to another shot at the title. “
“[Ruiz has to] Go inside and combine throw f***ing. That’s what he’s best at – letting go. If he’s on the outside, Deontay is a much bigger man. He’s a big threat to that right arm, he’s powerful – have to get inside. “
First, Wilder must arrive at Helenius, scheduled for October 15.
