The Garcia-Peterson situation sums up what an absolute cess-pool boxing is.

Only Al Haymon can take something exciting for boxing and completely ruin it. And people still think he's good for boxing? All he did was give a bigger audience for boxings bullsh*t for the world to see. People are already confused by the weightclasses but hey, Danny Garcia and Canelo get their own weightclasses.

2 Paper champs batting it out. Gonna be a ****e fight.

Imagine if Danny leave his lineal title, and Pacquiao will go down in 140 (If no May-Pac). Obviously, Pacquiao could possibly one of the contenders in 140 Lineal Title Belt. And Pacquiao has a huge chance on winning that too. This will give the lineal title back to Arum/Top Rank. And will remove Haymon's advantage to Top rank if this ever happen. I'm pretty sure, Haymon will want to keep that lineal belt as much as possible, for his leverage against other promoters. Good business move by Haymon, but bad for boxing.

I do agree with OP.....but I'm still going to watch them punch each other in the face

It's a B - level fight at best. Neither are the champion nor should even be considered a titlist, and frankly Pederson is only rated due to his robbery over Khan. Bradley whooped the dog shit out of him and Matthysse beat him with EASE. Matthysse doesn't beat anyone with ease unless they simply aren't good to begin with.

You put too much stock in belts and who got the L. As corrupt as boxing is you should keep a fighters real record in your head.

Two boring paper champs fighting in a non title fight. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

You still think (pro) boxing is a sport???

I will say this; the fact that this fight is at 143 puts a huge asterisk next to how "good" this Haymon/NBC deal is for boxing. He apparently will only make big fights if nothing is on the line. Wonderful.

I just can't get excited for this fight. Not one that interests me.

It's a damn good fight so I struggle to give a damn about any of that. Those are my thoughts and it's ridiculous how a lot of people don't understand that this is nothing new. Roberto Duran is an example. He fought over the limit more than he actually defended his lightweight championship. When Dejesus beat him in the first fight his belt was not on the line. Over the limit fight. But some people look for anything to complain about. Belts are only important when it's convenient for them to complain. When the fight happes those who want to see a good match up won't give a damn.

Stop being faithful to the sport that cheats on you on regular, as if, you have a hooker wife. Watch UFC! Mcgregor turned it up lastnight! If you're not a fan of the grappling, watch Glory Kickboxing on sp1ketv. McGregor is nothing special a hype job!! Aldo is the champion and the better athlete and fighter!!:poke:

How was he able to even keep the belts and given the belt back after he tested positive for high testosterone levels? The so called anti ped crowd who keep going at Pac calling him pacroid with no proof or evidence and him never failing a test never focus on Pederson this is a true travesty of boxing, dude cheats, and gets to keep his title. Most of them pat him on the back and say this is a great fight.

It's a damn good fight so I struggle to give a damn about any of that.

Matthysse KOd Peterson early in a fight at a 141 catch weight and should have been in possession of his IBF 140 strap for his match with Garcia. Herrera clearly beat Danny Garia for the lineal WBA and WBC 140 belts but was robbed in Puerto Rico. Danny Garcia and Lamont Peterson were meant to be contesting for an undisputed 140 lbs crown with belts that neither of them were the rightful owners of but now it's a non-title 143 lb match. What in the name of ****? lol Such a fraudulent match up. Herrera is the lineal 140 champion. Never forget. It is an excellent fight.

Not only was Peterson roiding hardcore for the Khan fight, but some outside non Judge actually changed the scorecard, giving one round 10-8 to Peterson, even though Khan was not knocked down. To me that is the most incredible and controversial thing of all. Finally, we have video evidence of outside tampering of the score card, caught red-handed, and still nothing is done. This on going farce with these two champs can only be changed if a fan goes ahead and kills Haymon, Peterson, or Garcia. There are many noble fans out there.

this fight could be entertaining for sure. but its a damn travesty that they made it ****in irrelevant without the belts. win or lose these guys still hold the same belts. so what if Garcia is khans dad and Peterson is khans mom? The other dudes in 140 dgaf about that, they just want the belt they holding hostage.

Well said OP. This is getting to be a bit ridiculous. And I can't believe these Haymonites have the audacity to say we should be thanking Haymon and praising him for this over-due fight. If they revert to this unprofessional cherry picking after this fight, mark my words, when Garcia and Peterson see their next loss, it will be all that hard for them to get back on top. They will get no second chances from the public. We all know how Haymon and Haymon fighters operate. ABSOLOUTLEY no respect for the boxing world that surrounds them.

Dude I like MMA, but that's not a good example, McGregor beating Siver should in no way earn McGregor a shot at Aldo. Who in boxing would you say is a good comparison for McGregor?

Garcia is a bum. Khan will KO him in a rematch If they ever fight again I bet you