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By Jake Donovan - There is still a little over a month left before Miguel Angel ‘Mikey’ Garcia and Juan Manuel Lopez square off in Dallas, but the brass at HBO is already loving the forthcoming crossroads bout.
“Mikey’s knockout ratio is 84%. Juan Manuel’s is 86%. I would hazard to guess that this fight isn’t going the distance,” predicts Peter Nelson, Director of Programming for HBO Sports.
Whether it goes all 12 rounds or ends with the first punch thrown, the major crossroads bout figures to be fun for however long it lasts.
Garcia is just now entering his prime, as evidenced in his dominant technical decision points win over Orlando Salido this past January. The win netted the unbeaten featherweight his first major championship, winning the very belt that once belonged to his forthcoming opponent.
“It’s not an easy fight,” Garcia said of his future opponent. “But it’s the kind of fights you have to take as a champion.”
The road to getting towards the title was meant to be a lot easier than the title fight itself. However, Garcia (31-0, 26KO) made it look near effortless in wresting the title from Salido, who had won five straight heading into the contest. Each of Salido’s five wins over that stretch ended inside the distance, beginning with a title-winning knockout effort over Lopez in the first of their eventual two-man crew. [Click Here To Read More]
“Mikey’s knockout ratio is 84%. Juan Manuel’s is 86%. I would hazard to guess that this fight isn’t going the distance,” predicts Peter Nelson, Director of Programming for HBO Sports.
Whether it goes all 12 rounds or ends with the first punch thrown, the major crossroads bout figures to be fun for however long it lasts.
Garcia is just now entering his prime, as evidenced in his dominant technical decision points win over Orlando Salido this past January. The win netted the unbeaten featherweight his first major championship, winning the very belt that once belonged to his forthcoming opponent.
“It’s not an easy fight,” Garcia said of his future opponent. “But it’s the kind of fights you have to take as a champion.”
The road to getting towards the title was meant to be a lot easier than the title fight itself. However, Garcia (31-0, 26KO) made it look near effortless in wresting the title from Salido, who had won five straight heading into the contest. Each of Salido’s five wins over that stretch ended inside the distance, beginning with a title-winning knockout effort over Lopez in the first of their eventual two-man crew. [Click Here To Read More]
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