Mikey Garcia future is in Mega fights with Bardley & Pacman if he beats Rios All he has to do is pick up another belt at 135lbs, then the big fight at 140
Hager stayed at 160lbs, he had no reason to leap weight classes. Contenders he destroyed like Hamsho & Mugabi were the same type of fighters who will be P4P wizards in today rankings, all they had to do is jump to 168...
135...maybe 140. He's only 5'7" so he won't match up well against bigger guys as he move up in weight. He's got skills, but he doesn't have the size.
So what...he made a mistake and paid for it and he wasnt even hurt. It was a flash knock down and his chin is fine. If he has problems moving up it will be because of his height, not his cheen.
What's the hurry. Guy's only 25 and already a 2 div belt holder. He can probably add a couple more div titles within the next couple of years and by the time he reaches prime we'll see if he's ready for 147.
This. He's good. He may even be very good. But Im not yet sold on what he is supposed to be. He will have time.
Think he could be a force at 135 not sure about 140 but . By the time he gets there Garcia, Matthysse & The rest will have probably moved up so he could take over hes still young so only time will tell .
140 i reckon, just don't think he would handle the power for the top guys at WW, certainly he will be a LW champion and likely JWW he is a great great fighter
