Comments Thread For: Mikey Garcia To Stay Retired, Says Brother/Trainer Robert

[Sheikh]

Good fighter but got lazy at the end. Lost the fight to martin which he should have won

[BodyBagz]

Mikey was a good guy
He probably couldn't make weight anymore and had to move up.
Challenging the top dog was commendable, if not hysterical.

Ironic, if he had a loud mouth like Broner, he'd still be a name worth beating.

[Knuckle sandwich]

Mikey time has been and gone, he was a very good fighter, rest in retirement

[Liondw]

Mikey's very young at 35, but he did have a lot of fights and achieved a lot.

With millions in the bank, wife or gf and son, why bother putting oneself through the hell of training.

Chillax and enjoy the family.

[Bronx2245]

I have much respect for Mikey, especially because he didn't allow himself to be continually robbed by Bob Arum! He took TR to court and won! It did cost him precious time off his career, but he came out victorious! He's real class act, and I think he should consider politics! I could see him as a Mayor, or in Congress! Enjoy retirement Champ!

[Combat Talk Radio]

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Mikey could have had a truly great career had he stayed at 135/140. His own brother and trainer advised him not to fight Spence. There was no way Mikey would ever beat Spence. Ever. It’s not that he didn’t try. He was just too small.

Can you imagine Tank or Haney or Shakur deciding they want to jump weight classes to fight Crawford or Spence? All the mapped out projections, expectations and perceived potential greatness would evaporate like a fart in the wind.

If you consider the fist he threw (pumped) after losing each round decisively, then sure, as you put it, "participation prize".

Mikey wasn't going to win, but he damn sure didn't try. Just like he didn't half try against Sandor Martin.

[Jab jab boom]

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Mikey could have had a truly great career had he stayed at 135/140. His own brother and trainer advised him not to fight Spence. There was no way Mikey would ever beat Spence. Ever. It’s not that he didn’t try. He was just too small.

Can you imagine Tank or Haney or Shakur deciding they want to jump weight classes to fight Crawford or Spence? All the mapped out projections, expectations and perceived potential greatness would evaporate like a fart in the wind.

I agree that he could’ve had a great career in the lower weight classes had he stayed there and also not had to sit out for 2 yrs due to the lawsuit. I also agree that he was too small for Spence but I disagree that he tried in that fight. The only thing he tried to do was survive. He talked a big game and didn’t let his hands go at all. I felt conned after all the talk he did, I at least expected him to get after it at some point in the fight.

[MulaKO]

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I never thought Mikey would beat Spence. It takes rare talent to beat good big guys.

You can’t say Mikey isn’t a talented boxer
Yes he was to small but it wouldn’t have been the end of the world if he won
At least his fist pumping throughout the fight was phenomenal

[MexicanFistology]

Boxingcene just went to watch esnews videos and believed some random conversation and they themselves on this website. Now the moderators and writers here look like idiots and they wanna clear up the Mikey retirement situation lmao

[Lomadeaux]

Lmfao was hoping the rumors would start some buzz but nobody gives a fvkc about him. That's what the idiot gets for selling himself to Spencer and losing to Martin after begging pac for a fight. Idiot

Exhibit A why I have to stay away from this forum. Smfh.