Mikey Garcia has retired

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  1. Hanz Cholo

    Hanz Cholo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    true I’ll give you that but,
    he did have:
    a Hell of a Dance partner
    & the fight was in Dallas, Texas.
    They needed each other to secure that Bag.
     
    Hanz Cholo, Jun 27, 2022
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  2. Young Terror

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    I wont miss him one bit.

    Good ridance
     
    Young Terror, Jun 27, 2022
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  3. Sheikh

    Sheikh Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He was very overpaid by dazn so that probably was a factor. I still think he should have went for one last good payday. Someone like jervante Davis or prograis would be perfect
     
    Sheikh, Jun 27, 2022
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  4. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Weirdly enough, he looked in shape on Saturday whereas he usually looks like **** when he has no fight upcoming.
     
    NoNeck, Jun 27, 2022
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  5. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A shame really. One of my favourite current fighters, but he shouldn't have strayed over 140 and should have fought Loma instead. Lot's of good fights at 135-140 that he missed. The last three years or so have been a waste for him.
     
    Bokaj, Jun 27, 2022
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  6. Presenting-Fight-Film

    Presenting-Fight-Film Active Member Full Member

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    Lol, not it wasnt. Mikey has never been a draw, his gates have always been low and hes never fought on PPV other than that, Spence is a PPV fighter who gets huge gates, either the 1st or 2nd biggest draw in American boxing. Mikey is probably not even Top 10
     
    Presenting-Fight-Film, Jun 27, 2022
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  7. Presenting-Fight-Film

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    One of the most cherry picking champion in boxing history, him and broner, the most fraudulent 4 division champions.

    4 Division Champion, 2 title defenses combined.
     
    Presenting-Fight-Film, Jun 27, 2022
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  8. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ESjr was not even close to a draw when he fought MIkey....
     
    The Real Lance, Jun 27, 2022
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  9. Presenting-Fight-Film

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    he filled out the ford center against ocampo.. mikey couldnt against vargas on a insanely stacked card
     
    Presenting-Fight-Film, Jun 27, 2022
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  10. Presenting-Fight-Film

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    12k attendance against Lamont. done talking just to talk?
     
    Presenting-Fight-Film, Jun 27, 2022
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  11. Jpreisser

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    Another career stymied by too many belts, too many classes, and overpay. If boxing had a sensible structure and Garcia's career choices would have been limited to fighting for one title at 135 or 147 after he moved up from 126, he would have had bigger fights and a greater legacy because he would have stayed at lightweight for much longer. Instead, like so many other fighters today, he was allowed to cherry-pick his way through divisions, inflate his credentials, and demand money he didn't deserve along the way. I don't hate Garcia, mind you. He was a superb talent. But the sport has become a conveyor belt of what-ifs because of its own misgivings.
     
    Jpreisser, Jun 27, 2022
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  12. Flo_Raiden

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    Such a shame given how talented Mikey was. He reminded me of Juan Manuel Marquez with his textbook boxer puncher style. He really could have been so much more. His destruction of Juanma Lopez was surgical like.

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    Flo_Raiden, Jun 27, 2022
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  13. Forza

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    he would have beat loma imo
     
    Forza, Jun 27, 2022
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  14. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol: That's your proof....the gate for that fight? How many PPV was he selling in 2018?
     
    The Real Lance, Jun 27, 2022
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  15. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    no one said Mikey was a draw either....
     
    The Real Lance, Jun 27, 2022
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