Mikey Garcia Walked Away From Unification Fight w/ Robert Easter Because The Money Wasn't Right...

Linares same ××××. He's internationally recognized as one of the best lightweights but doesnt have a solid fan base in the US. I think the money would've been around the same for all 3 unification fights, Garcia was just smart. Cant knock himfor that.

One more win for Easter and Linares and the Mikey Garcia fight vs either one would be bigger.

 

Good point on Robert, but after Lipinets, it'll have been over a year since he actually fought at 135.

After turning down the two top names there to stick at 140, I have to wonder if he's ever actually going back. Broner at 140 I get, but it's not like Lipinets is a big name that would do more for him than unifying with Linares or Easter.

We'll see how it plays out. I don't want to jump to conclusions too quickly, but it seems like an odd choice of moves.

 

Well, when you put it THAT way....

 

Andre Ward said once you move up you never move back down.
Mikey is gonna have back to back camps at 140. So yeah this is his new weight class.

He's safe in bumland.

 

It pains me a bit on this one to agree with you and Paranoid because I think Garcia is a hell of a fighter, but it does seem too convenient he's navigated away from all these big fights that were lined up for him. Which is a damn shame because I think he's got the H2H chops to make some great fights against the top guys.

 

Based on his diva like behavior, he should change his name to Mikey Godcia.

 

if thats how mikey feels so be it . i respect that. mikey is fighting lipinets. i think lipinets is good. so i dont mind this fight instead of mikey vs linares or easter. all 3 are good fights. linares wants to move up to 140 im sure so i think we will be seeing mikey vs linares at 140 next yr an it should be some what highly anticipated to real boxing fans.

 

That's probably right, but he's still 5-7.

I think sometimes these guys move up in weight for a real simple reason, they just want to eat more. I think Postol would beat Mikey, and I think Felix Diaz would give him all the trouble in the world. How would he do against even an average 6-0 guy like Indongo? 5 inches is a lot for a guy who is not a pressure fighter. Prograis, Orozco, Bartalemy are undefeated young guys, and Are you sure mikey beats Granados? He's one of the most underrated guys in boxing.

 

yep--with Mikey moving up and cherry-picking, not easy to tell the two Garcia's apart anymore.

 

Didnt he sell out multiple times in Toledo?

 

He may be from the Rigo school of boxing business, is Lipinets turns out to be a tough out. He stated that Easter is tall and has reach, and could make things difficult, and that the money wasn't right for that type of fight. Garcia better be able to bang like Robert says, because the new Provodnikov is going to be on that arse.

 

Nobody wants that Robert Easter Work.

 

The only guy I see giving him problems is Barthelemy but that fight is not happening, no money in it. Prograis is a good prospect.