Well to answer your question, let's take a look back at Danny Garcia's toughest moments:
1. The first Morales fight: Morales boxed primarily but Danny eventually wore down the faded legend
2. Mauricio Herrera: Herrera boxed effectively and probably should have been given the nod in a close fight
3. Lamont Peterson: Peterson gave Garcia fits with his movement, but by over-moving he gave up too many early rounds and Peterson's late rally fell just short. I thought this fight could have been a draw
4. Lucas Matthyse tried to do what you described and Garcia withstood the pressure and actually knocked him down to seal the upset. This is Danny's best win so far
5. The first few rounds of the Amir Khan fight: Khan got off to a blazing start like usual and he was boxing beautifully, picking Danny apart in Angel Garcia's words. Unfortunately Amir got too brave and Danny caught him in an exchange. We all know what happened after that
6. Keith Thurman: Thurman primary boxed and he was just a tad quicker throughout the fight
7. Shawn Porter: Porter was surprisingly able to box better than expected and "counter the counter puncher" vs just charging in to apply pressure
I share all that to show that Garcia hasn't really lost due to pressure and he's actually caught guys who tried to steamroll him.
The guys who troubled or beat Danny Garcia primarily did it with boxing. Garcia has slow feet and his toughest opponents got in and out to avoid getting caught with the big left hook in exchanges
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