Comments Thread For: Robert Garcia: The Robert Easter Fight is Mikey's Homecoming

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On July 28th, WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (38-0) will face IBF lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr. (21-0) in a unification bout. The action takes place at the Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles and Showtime will televise the fight. The fight will be Garcia's first fight close to his hometown in Southern California in over 7 years
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[Mister Wolf]

If Garcia is a star he should be able to put up the kind of attendance Bud Crawford does in Nebraska. California is his home state.

[Bronx2245]

I hope Mikey is not taking this too lightly! This is not like bringing Ocampo to Dallas, or O'Connor to Fresno! This is a unification bout! Too much talking about Lomachenko and Homecomings! NOT A GOOD LOOK!

[Butch.McRae]

If Garcia is a star he should be able to put up the kind of attendance Bud Crawford does in Nebraska. California is his home state.

Santa Cruz and Mares did 12,505 at Staples Center

Crawford v. Indigo did 12,121 in Nebraska

Spence v. Ocampo was 12,604 in Dallas

So I assume anything over 12k will be just fine. If they get near 14k then that would be something to talk about.

[TreJac]

If Garcia is a star he should be able to put up the kind of attendance Bud Crawford does in Nebraska. California is his home state.

Well, Mikey is not a star! I'm not saying he cannot become one but he's had around 40 pro fights and does not have one significant win! Mikey seems like he doesn't want to test himself against the top fighters and is content on beating mediocrity fighters.

[Corelone]

Well, Mikey is not a star! I'm not saying he cannot become one but he's had around 40 pro fights and does not have one significant win! Mikey seems like he doesn't want to test himself against the top fighters and is content on beating mediocrity fighters.

Well who has Easter beat? I say Broner is better than anybody Easter or Lomo have fought, but they are stars.

[OOOT]

It only seems like he avoided big fights. The truth is hes fought most of this 40 fights at 126 and below, and there hasn't been another big name in his division at the same time. The only notable fight that he missed was the gamboa fight before he went on strike with top rank. Tough to become a star when there are no other stars in your division. Loma is the only guy under 147 that he can fight to get a high profile fight, so it would be hard for anybody to become a ppv star right now if they are fighting under 147. Not enough high profile fights to make

[Corelone]

It only seems like he avoided big fights. The truth is hes fought most of this 40 fights at 126 and below, and there hasn't been another big name in his division at the same time. The only notable fight that he missed was the gamboa fight before he went on strike with top rank. Tough to become a star when there are no other stars in your division. Loma is the only guy under 147 that he can fight zto get a high profile fight, so it would be hard for anybody to become a ppv star right now if they are fighting under 147. Not enough high profile fights to make

Lomo shot his wad, he won't see 20 and 1. He stayed in the amateurs too long, that shoulder is just the beginning, things are going to snowball on him. Beating him won't do anything for Mikey now. Salido got to Lomo while he was whole, and the excuses haven't stopped yet. I can hear the the one arm pity pleas already.