By Edward Chaykovsky
Angel Garcia, father and trainer of WBA/WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (29-0, 17 KOs), is hoping IBF champ Lamont Peterson (33-2-1, 17 KOs) makes good on his promise to come forward and make it a fight on April 11th in their Premier Boxing Champions [PBC] headliner clash at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York.
While there are three world titles between them, none of them are at stake as the fight is being contested at a catch-weight of 143-pounds.
Angel is annoyed with some of the comments that he's read from Peterson and his camp members, who the controversial trainer believes are being overconfident and acting like his son is going to be a pushover. Angel wants them to test the punching waters by attempting to come forward with pressure as they've stated they will do.
"I'll give Peterson credit for putting the gloves on. He thinks it's going to be an easy night for him. He sees himself already on top of the mountain. It's not going to happen like that, we're going to ruin his party. I want Peterson to act confident and come forward. They're talking like Danny isn't special but he lost to the guys we beat," Angel said.
"It doesn't matter what anyone says as long as Danny is in here putting in 100 percent every day. It's all about April 11. We're not going to train for eight weeks to go in there and worry about what Peterson is going to do, we're going to do what we have to do. We train to go in there and win on April 11."
