How good is Danny Garcia ?

Danny Garcia is one of the more complexing boxers I have ever witnessed

At first, I have the utmost respect for him, facing guys like Matthysse, Khan, Morales (faded, but still), Holt, Judah (faded, but displayed more heart than he ever did, making it a tough bout), etc. I really had no issue with the Herrera fight, which I expressed on BLH I believe.
If you fight all of those great fights in a row, you deserve a "soft touch", and even so, Herrera was an overlooked and damn good fighter heading into the fight (read my fanpost breakdown before the fight). However, Rod Salka? I mean, that fight was an absolute disgrace; an unforgettable disgrace. An incredible boxing talent that Danny Garcia is, a guy with a granite chin (some of those punches he took from Matthysse really shows how great his chin is), impeccable timing, tremendous intangibles, very smart and can adjust, and an all around pretty good at everything. Then, he takes on a guy ranked something like 77th in the division lower than him, a guy who weighed in at 132 1/2 in his prior fight (note: the fight was at 142 pounds, plus Danny is a large JWW who will inevitably move up to welterweight shortly), who had 3 KO’s and lost to some very mediocre boxers, and I could go on and on.
The fact they allowed the poor guy, Salka, to be in the same ring as Danny was disgraceful.

With that being said, I find it dumb and disrespectful to take credit away from him for his wins against Matthysse and Khan. Yeah, Matthysse had one eye closed. And, who gave him that closed eye? And, Khan? So what if he dominated the opening rounds. Khan is a relatively reckless fighter with a glass chin; someone with great countering, timing and left hook like Garcia was bound to **** him up. I picked him in this fight, too. And I suck at picking boxing matches.
Looking ahead ….. of course, I would love to see the Matthysse rematch. Believe it or not, I was one of the few individuals to pick Danny to beat Matthysse in their first bout. In a rematch, I would actually favor Matthysse slightly. I would love to see that fight although I don’t thin Garcia wants it. If not Matthysse, final bouts at 140 against guys like Viktor Postol or Lamont Peterson would not be bad, and I’ll cut down the criticism of him. At 147, it depends when he goes up. I personally favor him to beat some of them. I think Shawn Porter would get very convingly beat (I think Danny’s style is all wrong for Porter), I think he beats Khan again, although this one going the distance in a close bout. I pick him to beat the skilled Devon Alevander pretty smoothly. I pick him (probably) in a really close bout with Brook. I pick him to win a very close decision over Maidana. I do not, however, think he has any chance against the elite fighters in the division. I think Floyd Mayweather Jr. embarrasses him and makes him look foolish en route to a dominating and wide decision.

Garcia’s success owes a lot to his timing, and if he can’t time a guy, he can struggle.
This is why he would get absolutely picked apart by Manny Pacquiao. Manny has no rhythm. Manny would absolutely dominate him. Bradley, I think it would be an interesting fight but I take Bradley. I take Marquez to win, too. I take Thurman to beat him, too, as I am very high on him.
All in all, I don’t think Garcia’s success will translate as much to 147. His lack of athleticism will start to show, also his solid power will be less on display. Also it is a better division (granted Manny Pacquiao is expected to move down to 140 soon).
And just for a talking point like it was above, how I would rate Danny:
Intelligence — 9
Chin — 10 (I find it to be one of the best in boxing)
Power — 8
Speed — 7
Countering — 9
Timing — 9
Defense — 8