Robert Garcia: 'People will still talk about Pacquiao after 300 years'

Robert Garcia is THE most sought-out young boxing trainer in the business, and has made quite a name for himself in the small amount of time that he's been a cornerman. A former world champion boxer himself, "Grandpa" currently trains two of the hottest rising superstars in boxing in Nonito 'The Filipino Flash' Donaire Jr., and Brandon 'Bam Bam' Rios. But to most Filipino boxing fans, Garcia is best known as Antonio Margarito's trainer when he faced Manny Pacquiao last November in Arlington, Texas. Garcia made a lot of bold statements during the HBO 24/7 show in favor of his fighter, that stuck out in Pacquiao fans' minds. Regardless, Garcia is a pro, and one of the nicest people you'll meet in boxing at that. Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach is no different in terms of speaking favorably about his fighter. In the most recent episode of ESNewsReporting.com's reality show on Garcia, the 35-year-old trainer reflected on going up against Pacquiao. "What he's done; 8 divisions winning titles, and he can go up one more and still win, that's just unbelievable. I truly admire what he's done. We went against him, and we tried to win. We thought we were going to do it, but it didn't happen," Garcia stated, and added, "People can't be mad at us or blame us for the loss. Everybody else, every other fighter that's lost to him, same thing... It's just that he's out of this world. Something that's special." Asked about Pacquiao's impact in the history of boxing, Garcia didn't hold back his thoughts. "He's (Pacquiao) somebody that's going to be remembered, somebody that's still going to be recognized 300 years from now. Somebody that's still going to be remembered as one of the best." Garcia also talked about an opportunity he had a few years back to fight Pacquiao as a boxer. It's crazy to think that Garcia is about 5 years younger than Pacquiao's next opponent Shane Mosley. In Garcia's eyes however, he would rather keep his health than risk it for a quick paycheck. A genuinely nice guy, Garcia didn't necessarily enjoy the "hurt business". Coming from a boxing family, the skill was instilled in him at an early age, which is what led him to become a world champion. As a person however, he would rather use the sport as a tool to help kids and people with life, as opposed to those who used it as a form of releasing aggression. His gym in Oxnard, California is home for several kids and all kinds of characters who otherwise would not have a positive outlet. http://www.examiner.com/filipino-sports-in-national/people-will-still-talk-about-him-after-300-years-robert-garcia-on-pacquiao

Comments (20)

i hope your mom gives you a better comeback tomorrow now do everyone a favor: Log off and cornrow your hair onto some railroad tracks hahahahaah

15y ago

featherFist

i hope your mom gives you a better comeback tomorrow now do everyone a favor: log off and cornrow your hair onto some railroad tracks LOLD (10 characters too short BS)

15y ago

Ryannn

exactly. hopefully the karcenos & yesirs of the world have died out by then. don't worry. retards would have died out when they mistake rat poison for candy and fags won't be able to procreate. law of natural selection

15y ago

THorton

i hope your mom gives you a better comeback tomorrow now do everyone a favor: log off and cornrow your hair onto some railroad tracksdamn! 99% of this thread is genius. lololol

15y ago

Agent_Mulder

Elroy from the Jetsons will be wearing a Wapakman shirt 300 years from now i hope your mom gets mad at you today and refuses to heat up your microwave dinner.

15y ago

Ryannn

300 years from now, Floyd Mayweather Jr will still be praised for changing the sport of boxing and it's then weak urine tests that can not detect all PED's. He will be praised for standing his ground and making Pacquiao take OST and not fighting him until he did it. :lol1: "still be praised"

15y ago

AFighter4U

sports will be the last thing on everybody's mind, 300 years from now we would be riddled with world catastrophe. Technology is a scary thing. where there is humanity, there you will find sports. give me just one single civilization that existed without sports of any form whatsoever. i'll guarantee you that there has never been nor will be any you will find.

15y ago

Phil_Ivey

sports will be the last thing on everybody's mind, 300 years from now we would be riddled with world catastrophe. Technology is a scary thing.

15y ago

gopi11

300 years from now, Steriods will be legalized. And yet Nobody among the future fighters breaks Pac's record! In the future, the WORD Chicken & COWARD will be replaced By the Word FLOYD!! Words wouldn't do justice to what you said. Here's something clearer: http://i50.tinypic.com/2i9pnvc.jpg http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/replicate/EXID5699/images/kfc_for_floyd.jpg http://image3.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID10947/images/Mayweather-Cherry-Picker_(1).jpg

15y ago

KING_MEAT

300 years??????well we still talk bout chrisopher columbus well, there is a manny pacquiao day in philippines and LA..

15y ago

LarryX

300 years??????well we still talk bout chrisopher columbus

15y ago

Cuauhtmoc1520

Every generation has it's athletes that are remembered and rise above all the others, Manny Pacquaio is that man in boxing for this era. 300 years from now he will be remembered no doubt, just like Ali, Robinson and a few others.

15y ago

Pacdbest

300 years from now, Steriods will be legalized. And yet Nobody among the future fighters breaks Pac's record! In the future, the WORD Chicken & COWARD will be replaced By the Word FLOYD!!

15y ago

KING_MEAT

You will be able to get a chip surgically implanted in your brain and all you have to do is think of the song you want and download it using the chip. And you actually be able to listen to it in your head. no it will be actually be jus like a regular nano player. skin contact with the device will actually jus send signals to the nerves and it will travel straight to ur brain. no buttons, itll be a telepathic media player. fuuck i should copyright this shiit.

15y ago

brick_wall

lol if the peds controversy concocted by the mayweathers and flomos barely put a dent on pac's image...what can it do after let's say 10 years? floyd is still the villain and i don't see it changing...makes flomos always angry:D

15y ago

hugh_grant

Remembered in 300 years time now, Margaritos former trainer is keeping it real, unlike some people *ahem, flomos*. The anecdotes about Pac are special now.

15y ago

Kev

pre-loaded music in our brain. instead of us singing along, the music will play in our heads on cue. :alcoholic You will be able to get a chip surgically implanted in your brain and all you have to do is think of the song you want and download it using the chip. And you actually be able to listen to it in your head.

15y ago

Alibata

Earth will be gone, but not the human race. We will find another Earth like planet in a faraway galaxy and live there. Of course only millionares and billionares will be able to go on that trip. Every one else will rott in Hell on Earth. Seriously 100 years ago there was barely radio, now fast forward 100 years from the first radio, we have ipods, internet, cell phones. Now just imagine what we will have 100 years from now. ^^^^^ NO WONDER... Cuckoo... cuckoo.... LOL at the flomos who still believe they can sing through all the criticism and mounting evidence, they still defend their voice.

15y ago

ModernTalking

Mayweather Jr. will still be remember 300 years from now also.....as a coward though.

15y ago

Mega_Eggot

300 years from now they will calculate how much $100 Million US Dollars was in the year 2011 to how much it is in 2311 and they will laugh their ass off.

15y ago