"Cherry Garcia"

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Limerickbox, Oct 1, 2019.


  1. inner2deepz

    inner2deepz Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Okay so he fought Salka, people forget Garcia took Matthysses soul. Literally Lucas was suppose to be unstoppable and Garcia had no chance lol
     
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  2. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Correct, every single person that has fought at an elite level has some duds on their resume. He hasn't made a career out of it though.
     
  3. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You left off his two wins over Erik Morales.

    Danny Garcia has a better resume than Donald Curry.
     
  4. Salspan1c

    Salspan1c New Member Full Member

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    He’ll never live down the Salka fight, and I’m a fan of Swift’s, but even as a soft toucht that fight was indefensible.
    But your right, his resume is top notch. My only criticism of him as of late is that he’s taken long layoffs after his two decision losses and come back into the ring against sluggers...and not really shown any different skills.
     
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  5. Chuck Norris

    Chuck Norris Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He also fought Morales, albeit a over the hill version of Morales.
     
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    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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  7. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    He does have a look of Ben Stiller done he
     
  8. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Rod Salka :lol:

    Herrera kicked Garcia's ass and then they somehow found Salka. This is when the Cherry Garcia **** started.(his social media was just full of cherry emojis)

    Garcia might have a good resume, but there are a lot of lapses.
    Herrera and Salka were cherry picks. Peterson was an OK fight. A step up in competition again.
    But then they dug up Paulie Malignaggi, who had actually been retired :lol:

    Next up was Guerrero, who looked horrible in his previous fight.
    Followed by Samuel Vargas, who was also a tuneup.
    Then after the Thurman loss they found Brandon Rios :lol:

    It's just constant tuneup after another.
     
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  9. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hah.. I must have heard that somewhere.

    We have Ben and Jerrys down here..Don't care for it myself. More a blue ribbon kind of man.
     
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  10. Sinew

    Sinew The Assassin Full Member

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    To be fair Zab Judah and Devon Alexander had already edged Matthysses. He wasn't the boogey man Garcia makes him out to be. Just because he was picked to lose against him. He couldn't be unstoppable with two losses under his belt.
     
  11. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Ive never understood why he doesn't get the credit he deserves. Hes a fun fighter to watch who brings it in every fight and is a pretty chill guy. Hes one of my favorite fighters to watch.
     
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  12. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    He doesn't deserve the moniker anymore but at one point he did cherry pick to protect the zero. Once that went he stopped cherrying
     
  13. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    Well... to be fair, he started getting that label before he had fought Thurman and Porter and before hed take a Spence fight, around the time when his last opponents were the likes of Salka, Peterson, Malignaggi, and Guerrero, leading into a Vargas fight, over the course of almost two years.

    Obviously, having fought Thurman and Porter and now Spence in rapid succession, the label no longer fits (if it ever actually did).
     
  14. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    It was a legitimate criticism for him at one point, but in recent fights he's really stepped it up, and I've actually grown to become quite a big fan of his. I think he'll give Spence a hell of a fight when they clash.
     
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  15. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    eh... I kinda think thats a bit over the top.

    Vegas had Matthysse a favorite at only around -250ish... give or take a bit. (comparatively, Spence was -800 to -1000, against Porter)

    The prediction league had it around 20 for Matthysse, 10 for Garcia.

    the top two sites I saw give a prediction for the fight was badlefthook, saying

    "...should Garcia stay out of harm's way, it's a perceived edge in workrate that could hold sway with the judges."

    and sportbetlist

    "....Neither boxer has a discernible weight or reach advantage, but Garcia possesses the better boxing skills and Matthysse has the better power. Sooner or later Garcia is going to get nailed with a heavy shot from the challenger and how he reacts will tell the story of this bout. If he can handle it then he should be able to earn a close decision win to hang onto his belts."

    Both predictions basically saying if Garcia could withstand Matthysses power, he likely wins.



    And personally, I saw this as a near 50/50'ish fight, with a slight edge to Matthysse.


    So I dont really buy the 'Garcia was given no chance' narrative.