Comments Thread For: Danny Garcia-Mauricio Herrera Eyed For Puerto Rico

[richardt]

I agree with your point. That is the way it is and will be.

And it is not an insult to the islanders because Puerto Rico considers people who live and breath that culture of theirs as like family and not one can really understand that from the outside because it is a different world, like the US is a different world, different life. Some say blood is thicker than water, but culture is thicker than blood when that blood has never been a part of that culture. They can say, "sure we will like and respect you (Garcia) and wish you well against anyone else but we will NOT support you if you fight one of our own and that means whatever support we offer you is going to be limited because we hold a place in our hearts for our own".

[boricuajr23]

You don't understand, PR blood doesn't count to them, it is cultural and for that reason he will never fully be embraced. And it gest worse for him because as soon as the ink is dry on a contract where he is facing a fighter from Puerto Rico, they will turn on him and embrace their own so it is a shallow support to begin with. That is the way it is.

I agree with your point. That is the way it is and will be.

[richardt]

Plenty of Mexican support for many Mexican American fighters that where either born in Arizona, California etc. this situation is no different.

It is different! When you look at the cultural impact. Because when you say Mexicans support for Mexican Americans, that totally dissolves when that Mexican American fighter takes on a fighter who is from south of the border, then that Mexican American is the enemy them and no longer supported by them. Forever native Mexicans have hated what Oscar did to Julio Cesar Chavez and they still resent it. No Mexican American fighter wants CONDITIONAL support from native Mexicans...it is an insult to them or at least they feel that way. It's kind of like a lady who you would like to marry but she only wants sex from you....her relationship to you is conditional. It is what it is.

[-DSG-]

this is just his gomez fight hell get the bigger fights later in the year and should fight 3 times.

[ShoulderRoll]

Herrera is no scrub by any means the only thing he lacks is major power but go watch Herrera Alvarado or Herrera mayfield he gives everyone he fights hell I expect a good competitive fight w. Danny taking the decision.

Exactly. As far as "easy" opponents go Herrera is a tough out.

[moonshineman]

Sad

Everyone thinks Danny is sub-par because of his idiot dad Angel.

[keyz3r0]

Jeff Mayweather said that the only two people he sees being a good fight for Mayweather Jr. is Timothy Bradley and Danny Garcia.. But he said Danny Garcia's Dad wants Danny to be the future of Boxing, So he is hoping that Mayweather retires without fighting Danny, So Danny can be the future of boxing. Because Jeff Mayweather says he knows Danny and Angel Garcia is scared as hell to face Floyd. And with Timothy Bradley he says, Bob Arum is in the way.

[AP♠]

Plenty of Mexican support for many Mexican American fighters that where either born in Arizona, California etc. this situation is no different. It's just being done late in life it'll bump ppv numbers if Garcia is ever matched with Mayweather.

[richardt]

He does have PR blood and roots though, so he is easily adoptable on the PR market; specially with the lack of champions and prospects from the island.

You don't understand, PR blood doesn't count to them, it is cultural and for that reason he will never fully be embraced. And it gest worse for him because as soon as the ink is dry on a contract where he is facing a fighter from Puerto Rico, they will turn on him and embrace their own so it is a shallow support to begin with. That is the way it is.

[The Problem Child]

He is not "one of their own". Sad in a way but understandable and true. See my prior posts.

He does have PR blood and roots though, so he is easily adoptable on the PR market; specially with the lack of champions and prospects from the island.