Miguel Angel Garcia Cortez famed Mickey Garcia will face off with Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Junior in a battle for the pound-for-pound supremacy at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas this coming Sunday.
At stake is the International Boxing Federation World Welterweight Title and the vacant World Boxing Council Diamond Welterweight belt…but it is a feat that fellow lightweight world champion Vasyl Lomachenko does not believe Mickey Garcia can achieve against Errol Spence Jr. when quizzed if Garcia can win.
” No! “Too much big difference in size. Too much. Errol Spence is a good boxer. He’s one of the best, but we’ll see.” Lomachenko answered.
Fellow boxer Keith Thurman seems to agree with Lomachenko “Mikey is the smaller guy, He [Garcia] does have a respectable punch. I think it can still be a respectable punch at 147, because a punch is a punch. You can normally carry it up in weight. It’s more of if he is going to land that punch. He didn’t drop Adrien Broner. Adrien Broner’s not the biggest dude. Adrien Broner isn’t the slickest and have the best defense, but he does keep his hands up pretty nice. I just don’t like Mikey’s competition prior to Errol Spence. Jumping and fighting these guys and jumping to the upper levels of the welterweight division. I’d rather see Garcia vs. [Danny] Garcia, but he’s [Mikey]. adamant about this. He’s getting what he asked for, and we’re going to see if he can live up to his word.” Thurman said.
“We haven’t given Mikey enough credit, He can box. I boxed Errol Spence, and I’ve been in there with Marcos Maidana. Errol Spence, he’s tough; he’s strong. He hits good. If you’re sitting right there, he can bang. I’ve boxed the hardest punchers in the sport of boxing. He can hit. He’s tough. Errol Spence, that’s a dangerous fight for Mikey Garcia.” Floyd Mayweather Jr. added.
But Roy Jones Jr. held a contrary view “If he beats a good fighter, he shocks the world. I think it’s a good idea.” Roy Jones Jr. backing Mickey Garcia.
“I’m rooting for Mikey. I give him all the credit in the world. I think Mikey has all the guts in the world to fight the welterweight world champion. Two weight classes, it’s a huge task, but I’m with him 100 percent. I’ve never seen a small good man beat a good big man. I should know. I went up six weight divisions. It got tougher, tougher and tougher. I wish him the best. I’m hoping for a great fight,” CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar De La Hoya equally voiced his support for Garcia .
“I think he’s(Garcia) too small for him(Spence), but he sees something we don’t maybe, He’s very brave in taking that fight.” trainer Freddie Roach expressed.
Make no mistake, Mickey Garcia understands the game outside the ropes as well as the game between them, perhaps it is Errol Spence’ seemingly lack of speed and simple fighting style that makes the Oxnard native fancy this matchup but regardless the decision, never underestimate a man on a mission by the Gods. So the Africans say.
But between Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs) vs. Errol Spence fight (24-0, 21 KOs), most connoseuirs of the pugilist sport are tight lipped. let’s get ready to rumble on Sunday morning 2 pm Ghana for this hugely anticipated battle.