Winning was great, but losing meant the competition was over and he could enjoy the luxuries of hotel life. At a tournament in Kansas City, Garcia suffered an early loss to a fighter with a fraction of his experience. The loss didn't seem to bother Danny, who was soon busy eating hot dogs and lounging by the swimming pool. When he returned to the hotel room, though, Angel let him know what he thought about his performance and attitude.
Far from seeing this as a traumatic event, the Garcias break into laughter as they fight to tell the story first. I'll kill you! You wanna run around eating f--king hot dogs, motherf--ker?! It's tough to know what to make of such a story. The Garcias' delight relieves any tension in the moment, but when taken alongside Angel's racist outburst at the Thurman presser, the hotel incident makes plain that Angel can blow past the line of simply being unorthodox or overbearing or controversial.
After that press conference, ESPN senior boxing writer Dan Rafael wrote, "It was the most despicable thing I have seen in nearly two decades of covering boxing, and his outburst ruined a chance for the sport to be put in a good light. In defending himself, Angel, 55, points to his rough upbringing in Philadelphia in the s. I was part of that s--t. You gonna call me racist?
Danny doesn't directly address what happened at the Thurman press conference, but he says of Angel: "Sometimes he'll say something, but it'll mean something else.
If you don't know him, you'll take it the wrong way. He's just an odd individual. I ask Danny about their dynamic, about how Angel tends to soak up a majority of the attention paid to the Garcia tandem. Angel likes to call himself Danny's mascot, his voice; he knows what he's doing. Does Danny appreciate that? Is it all a choreographed dance? Is Angel just making himself a target so that Danny can focus on his craft?
A lot of people don't have people to tell them, 'You're the best, and nobody can beat you. And you have to make a fighter believe he's the best to be the best. When Danny was eight, Angel was sentenced to two years in prison for possession of cocaine with intent to sell. While Angel was locked up, Danny, who'd already started training with his dad, didn't want to fight.
Then, in , when Danny was a promising youngster, Angel was diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer. While Angel was sidelined, Danny stayed in shape at the gym, where he was constantly approached with contract offers from rival trainers. Danny refused to do the same. No matter what the other trainers promised, they could never match the chemistry that Danny and Angel had established.
And besides, says Angel, the Garcias are loyal. After about a year away, Angel returned, putting Danny's career back on track. Beginning in , Danny plowed through the light welterweight division. In , he entered the welterweight ranks. In his first fight, he toppled a former world champ in Malignaggi. Then it was Robert Guerrero, then Samuel Vargas. He arrived to the Thurman fight a perfect There, both fighters were undefeated welterweight champs, with Thurman holding the WBA title.
The match went the distance and was decided on a split decision. As the scores were announced over the loudspeaker, Danny thought he'd won the fight; he smiled and raised a fist in triumph.
View disclaimer. For his second professional bout, then-teenager Garcia was buried on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather-Ricky Hatton fight in Las Vegas in Nearly six years later, Garcia was on another Mayweather undercard in Las Vegas, but under much different circumstances.
Garcia entered his fight against Lucas Matthysse as the pound world champion, and won by unanimous decision to cap a dazzling stretch of seven straight victories over current or former world champions. After an impressive amateur career in which he went and won the U.
Garcia won his first 22 fights with 14 KOs to set up a March bout with legendary Mexican boxer Erik Morales, who won world titles in four different weight classes. Garcia claimed the pound championship by winning a unanimous decision over Morales, who had been stripped of the title for exceeding the weight limit. Garcia next took on another champion, Amir Khan, who entered the July fight in Las Vegas as a 4. After a slow start, Garcia caught Khan with a left hook that sent the Englishman to the canvas in the third round.
In an October rematch with Morales, Garcia connected with a lethal left hook in the fourth round that knocked out the Mexican great and sent him into retirement.
Despite being the champion, Garcia was the underdog in his title defense against Matthysse, who had gained 32 of his 34 victories by KO. He won a round majority decision over Mauricio Herrera to defend his championship in Puerto Rico in March.
Garcia tried to press the action early, but Peterson used his defense and mobility to stay away from the Philadelphia native. Peterson became more aggressive as the fight progressed, but Garcia did enough in the first half of the bout to win a slim majority decision.
Two of the three judges scored the bout in favor of Garcia, while the other scored it According to CompuBox, Garcia landed of punches 29 percent while Peterson connected on of blows 34 percent. On August 1, , Garcia returned to the Barclays Center to take on former two-division world champion Paul Malignaggi.
After a slow start, Garcia began unveiling his plethora of skills, working behind the jab and firing up and downstairs in combination.
He was stunned several times in the fight but showed his warrior heart, extending Garcia the full 12 rounds. Thurman jumped out to an early lead, keeping Garcia on his heels and landing bombs. Garcia weathered the storm and worked his way back in the fight as he stalked the WBA titlist.
The fight was a success at the gate and on television. Average viewership on the CBS telecast was 3. Leonard Bundu event on NBC. Following the first loss of his career, Garcia took time off to spend time with his family and his many businesses in Philadelphia. It was a tight nip and tuck affair but, after 12 rounds, all three judges scored it for Porter, who handed Garcia only the second defeat of his career.
What was expected to be a give-and-take slugfest instead was a complete domination. Garcia controlled the action from the opening bell, flooring the durable Granados twice in round two, again in the fifth and battering him until referee Thomas Taylor rescued Granados at of the seventh round.
I have too many tools. I couldn't let him hang around with me. I'm back! Redkach was no match for Garcia, who landed an array of power shots for 12 rounds, bloodying and bruising his game but outgunned opponent. Garcia cruised to a unanimous decision, winning by scores of , and However, Garcia would suffer a setback in his next bout. On December 5, , he was on the wrong end of a round unanimous decision to unified world welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr.
He had a good jab and that was the key to the fight. He was also a bit busier than me. All my losses were hard fights that I fought till the end, so I'm proud of my effort. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Thursday, November 11, Follow Us:. Facebook RingTV. Official Product. Contact Us P. Box Brooklyn, NY Join Our Newsletter Join our newsletter to get info about latest events and deals!
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