Garcia: When Bombs Hit Peterson's Face, He'll Forget Skill

By Edward Chaykovsky

WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny "Swift" Garcia (29-0, 17 KOs) is ready for his PBC on NBC main event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Garcia Will face Lamont Peterson (33-2-1, 17 KOs), who holds the IBF title, in a non-title catch-weight bout at 143-pounds.

There will be a televised co-feature, with the middleweight championship being contested between WBO beltholder "Irish" Andy Lee (34-2, 24 KOs) and undefeated Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (31-0, 22 KOs). The second installment of PBC on NBC begins at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Garcia is not worried about the skill level of Peterson. He believes that once his power punches stated landing on Peterson's face, the IBF champion will forget about skill and begin looking for a Plan B.

"I've faced a lot of skillful boxers in my career and I'm still undefeated. That should tell the fans around the world who has more skill. Come April 11 when he's feeling these two bombs on his face he's going to forget about his skill," Garcia said.

"I just want to give fans a great fight. I'm not too worried about the '0' on my record. I fight hard to protect it but my main focus is to go in there and get the job done one fight at a time. Everything I've done in my career is for a reason. Now I'm here on NBC fighting on this big playing field. This is great for boxing and a breath of fresh air for the sport."