Welterweight World Champion Errol Spence Jr. defends his IBF 147-pound title against four-division World Champion Mikey Garcia in a blockbuster bout at AT&T Stadium—the home of the Dallas Cowboys.
But many have wondered why Mickey Garcia will consider such an audacious ambition. Sit back and let boxingGhana.Com take you through the genesis of the fight.
It all started when family Mickey Garcia were watching a certain Errol “the truth” Spence take on Lamont Peterson in January 2018. call it a premonition or what ever adjective but Mikey Garcia got up from his sofa like a man sent by the African God, stood in front of the television set an announced to the whole Garcia family that he can beat Errol Spence and that he is going to fight him.
“I’m going to fight Errol Spence—and I’m going to beat him!”
The reaction from the family spurred Mickey Garcia on
“We were all laughing, saying, ‘Mikey, you’re crazy, he’s a welterweight,’” Robert Garcia, brother of Mickey Garcia recalled.
“That’s who I’m going to fight and that’s who I’m going after. I’m going to fight this guy and beat his ass.” The confident Mickey Garcia stated.
Suffix to say that the metrics favour Errol Spence (24-0, 21 KOs) against Mikey Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs) but never dare a man on a mission.
Can Mikey Garcia upset the odds in the sweet science of pugilism come tomorrow night and cement his name as one of the best in the world when chronicling history? well, he fights a southpaw who stands 5-foot-9.5 inches, four-inch reach advantage and a champion his welterweight division in Errol Spence.
Any bold prediction by boxingGhana? Well not on this one, But we saw Saul Canelo Alvarez against Rocky Fielding so the stats and weight class could count less when there is a skillful pugilist with an apt attention to details and commands ring aura.
Indeed, This is not a fight we wanted but certainly this is a fight we want to see. May the best fighter win.