
CompuBox: Garcia Landed Nearly Half His Power Shots
Danny Garcia landed nearly half his power punches and took Lucas Matthysse's best shots as well.
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Danny Garcia landed nearly half his power punches and took Lucas Matthysse's best shots as well.

Luis Sandoval catches up with trainer Angel Garcia, father and trainer for WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia, to discuss the victory over mandatory challenger Lucas Matthysse.

HustleBoss.com/BoxingScene.com's Chris Robinson goes behind the scenes inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada during the Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul Alvarez 'The One' Showtime pay per view extravaganza. Check out the photos from the post-fight presser, the dressing rooms of several of last night's participants, and more.

Both big winners on Saturday entered with belts around their waist. They left etching new places for their names in history. With the lineage of the crowns at 140 and 154 lbs. up for grabs, Danny Garcia and Floyd Mayweather made clear who the champions of their respective classes are. Are they now headed towards each other? Let’s go the report cards.

MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Danny Garcia (27-0, 16KOs) fought his heart out, dropping Lucas Matthysse (34-3, 32KOs) in the eleventh and winning a twelve round unanimous decision to retain the WBC/WBA junior welterweight titles. The scores were 115-111, 114-112, 114-112. Garcia started off by his using his movement and looked to counter. Matthysse applied the pressure and came forward, with both looking to land big shots. Matthysse landed a good shot on Garcia, who took it well and looked to counter. Matthysse got the better of the action in the second with a few well-placed shots. The third was close and could have went either way. Garcia did very well in the fourth, countering off the back-foot and landed hard shots to Matthysse's head and body. Mattthysse edged the fifth with a last minute flurry of punches. Both had their moments in the sixth, with Garcia going often to the body as Matthysse targeted the head.

Ryan Burton catches up with IBF light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins to discuss Danny Garcia's win over Lucas Matthysse, Mayweather vs. Canelo and more.

MGM Grand, Las Vegas - WBA/WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (27-0, 16KOs) put on the best performance of his career by winning a clear twelve round unanimous decision over mandatory challenger Lucas Matthysse (34-3, 32KOs). Garcia boxed, closed Matthysse's right eye in the sixth round, and then dropped the feared Argentine puncher in the eleventh round.

WBA/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (27-0, 16KOs) is likely heading up in weight. Danny plans to go to the welterweight division after beating most of the top names at 140-pounds - including Amir Khan, Zab Judah, Erik Morales and now Lucas Matthysse.

Angel Garcia, the father and trainer of WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (27-0, 16KOs), has no problem with a match between his son and pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. (45-0, 26KOs). Both of the boxers saw action on Saturday night before a sold out crowd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. At a catch-weight of 152-pounds, Mayweather dominated Saul "Canelo" Alvarez over twelve rounds to capture the WBC/WBA titles at junior middleweight. Mayweather is also the WBC champion at 147-pounds. In the co-feature, Danny Garcia retained his titles with a very impressive twelve round decision over feared puncher Lucas Matthysse.

Ryan Burton catches the pos-fight press conference to Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. Hear from Mayweather, Canelo, Danny Garcia, Pablo Cesar Cano, Bernard Hopkins, Carlos Molina and Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer.