Keith Thurman Reacts To Angel Garcia's Comments

By Ryan Burton

In the lead up to Danny Garcia's unanimous decision victory over Robert Guerrero last Saturday night in Los Angeles, Garcia's father and trainer - Angel Garcia - made some interesting comments to the press at his son's media day. 

Angel suggested that Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter, who are scheduled to clash on March 12th in a CBS televised headliner for the WBA welterweight championship, shouldn't fight each other so soon and that he feels that building wealth is more important and that the big fights can happen later when they are even bigger.

BoxingScene.com recently caught up with Thurman and asked him for his reaction to Angel's comments.

"You know this is a long awaited fight and he pretty much just said we should make some easy money. That's making the long story short," said Thurman. "Easy money does not bring big fights. Big fights and super fights bring big money and then eventually super money.

"I am trying to take over the division. I want Shawn Porter. I've been wanting Shawn Porter. I wanted Robert Guerrero a year before I got Robert Guerrero. I wanted Shawn Porter a year before I get Shawn Porter." 

Thurman said that he is focused completely on Porter, but admits that he has the newly crowned WBC welterweight champion, Danny Garcia, in his crosshairs.

"As soon as Danny Garcia stepped up to 147 - yeah I got my eyes on you. Now you are wearing the green belt.  Keith Thurman has a vision. It looks like two belts in the future. Y'all enjoyed 2015. 2016 we are going to get it in," Thurman told BoxingScene.com.

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