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It’s no secret that WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia likes counterpunching. His hand speed and power when countering helped him knock out Amir Khan, and it was how he picked apart an overmatched Samuel Vargas this past Saturday night in Philadelphia.
There’s been plenty of back-and-forth between former junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia and current junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford, as well as between Crawford and the 147-pound titleholder’s father/trainer, Angel.
The first thing some members of boxing media wanted to know from Danny Garcia after his win over Samuel Vargas this past Saturday was what was said between Garcia and Keith Thurman as they went face-to-face in an in-ring confrontation.
Keith Thurman had criticized Danny Garcia’s choice of opposition before, deriding Garcia as a “cherry picker” for facing Samuel Vargas. Then Thurman sat ringside to watch Garcia take out Vargas with a seventh-round technical knockout, setting up a March clash that will take place on CBS or Showtime.
Photo Gallery of Danny Garcia vs. Samuel Vargas Fight - PHILADELPHIA - Undefeated world champion Danny "Swift" Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs) put on a show for fans in his hometown Saturday night as he dropped and stopped Colombia's Samuel Vargas (25-3-1, 13 KOs) on his way to a seventh round TKO victory in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on Spike from Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.
The dominant performance by Garcia officially setup a welterweight world championship unification showdown in March against Keith "One Time" Thurman, who was in attendance as part of Spike's broadcasting crew. The two welterweight world champions met in the middle of the ring after the conclusion of the bout and began to set the stage for their explosive showdown.
Undefeated world champion Danny "Swift" Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs)put on a show for fans in his hometown Saturday night as he dropped and stopped Colombia's Samuel Vargas (25-3-1, 13 KOs)on his way to a seventh round TKO victory in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on Spike from Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.
Samuel Vargas’ seventh-round technical knockout loss to Danny Garcia this past Saturday wasn’t the first time he’d been stopped — there had also been a four-round TKO loss to Errol Spence in April 2015.
By David P. Greisman - Danny Garcia got the tune-up fight he wanted, taking target practice and taking out Samuel Vargas with a seventh-round technical knockout. It was all to set up a fight with Keith Thurman in March, though Garcia and Thurman had their own confrontation in the ring after this bout. That's why this..
By Cliff Rold - To a certain segment of the fan base, the perception of control is everything. This has been a regularly disappointing year in boxing. Several big fights have fallen through or been delayed (with no guarantee they ever happen). The Heavyweight Champion of the World couldn’t hold himself together long enough to make a single title defense. Fans have been reduced to cheering in...