Comments Thread For: Maidana Arrives in Oxnard, Starts Training With Garcia

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Early last month, news broke that WBA junior welterweight champion Marcos Maidana was the latest high-profile fighter considering joining the talented stable of trainer Robert Garcia down in Oxnard, California. Already having spent time working with the likes of Brandon Rios, Antonio Margarito, Nonito Donaire, and Kelly Pavlik, amongst others, Garcia seemed open to adding Maidana to the mix but was unsure when the rugged Argentinean was going to be making his way to camp. [Click Here To Read More]

[tlarry]

WHY? What "Special" Has Rios, Margarito, Donaire & Pavlik Done?!!?

Maybe Garcia's services are cheap, less purse going to the fighter.... but maybe there's something we don't know about Garcia & Company. But there's no denying his stable of fighters have been less than stellar in the ring of late. Rios was all bark and no fight, looking like crap in his last fight against a no-name tomato can, Margarito got dismantled by Cotto, and previously knocked out by Mosley, and beaten to a pulp by Pacquiao. Donaire is not making headlines, and Pavlik is a shot fighter with a plethora of personal challenges, we all hope he conquers. So what does Garcia's team bring to the table for Maidana, who with the exception of fighting out of his weight class, losing to Alexander, he's on the verge of greatness, staying in his 140 class. I would rather see Maidana train wreck Rios, but that won't happen now, fighting out of the same camp.... just a strange choice for Maidana. Way too many other options that make more sense. He could have landed with Freddie Roach, in a stable of Pacquiao and Khan. He could have landed with Mosley's team lead by Nazir Richardson, since Mosley is all but thru in the ring. Ridiculous to land with Garcia's team.

[LilGizmo]

If Golden Boy actually put Canelo vs Kirkland, Maidana vs (someone good) and Ponce vs Gonzalez, this might be one of the best cards this year.

[newcastleking]

Hope the fight card goes through. Yes all high action brawls.

[Toltec77]

Good move for Maidana

Maidana always comes to fight, you got to love that about him. I like that he decided to train with Garcia, may add some thing to his game.

[UTEP]

Does goldenboy promote Gonzalez? If not they made a bad mistake throwing Ponce De leon in there with him, Ponce is going to lose badly.

[bigsmoothh]

good move by him...........

[DoktorSleepless]

I'll be waiting for the Ellie Seckback videos.

[Hilis]

A lil upset by this news cuz Rios-Madaina woulda been a helluva fight!

[Jensen_usmc]

I'll be waiting for the Ellie Seckback videos.

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