Danny Garcia Open To Guerrero, Says Dads Can Fight

By Carlos Boogs

Former junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (31-0, 18KOs) is ready to return in the fall for the second fight of his welterweight run. Garcia made his welterweight debut last month, by stopping former two division beltholder Paulie Malignaggi at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

One opponent being mentioned to potentially face Garcia in the near future is another former champion, Robert 'The Ghost' Guerrero (33-3-1, 18KOs).

The debut edition of Premier Boxing Champions was headlined by Guerrero back in March, when he took on WBA champion Keith Thurman. Guerrero lost a twelve round decision. He came back in June and won a hard-fought split decision over Aaron Martinez.

"I think that's a great matchup to be honest with you. I think that's a great matchup. A Puerto Rican fighter and a Mexican fighter, so you have the Puerto Rico vs. Mexico rivalry - and because he's a Mexican-American and I'm a Puerto Rican-American - we have those fans too. My dad and his dad. He's been at 147 [for a while]," Garcia told BoxingScene.com. 

Neither fighter has to speak during the pre-fight promotion, because their respective fathers - who also happen to be their head trainers - are machines when it comes to trash talking. Angel Garcia and Ruben Guerrero have often exploded on the opposite corner.

According to Danny, his father is more than willing to fight Ruben. As many remember, Ruben challenged Floyd Mayweather Sr. to a street fight and then to a boxing match, but neither ever happened. Ruben claims to have a 30-0 street fight record.

"My dad said he'd fight him. My dad said that's a good fight for him. That's a good pro debut for him, because Ruben Guerrero is 0-7. That's a good opponent for him so we could make that happen," Garcia said.