His last ring appearance was enough to rate among the lower tier of today’s top welterweights.

The next step in mind for Mikey Garcia, is to begin taking on some of the division’s big guns to punch his way towards a world title in a fifth weight division.

“I’m down to fight anybody. I ain’t saying no to any name,” Garcia (40-1, 30KOs) vowed to promoter Eddie Hearn during an Instagram Live interview on Friday. “As long as the time is right and we settle on a good agreement, then I’m here for everybody.”

Garcia claimed his first welterweight in his most recent start, a competitive but clear 12-round nod over former two-division titlist Jessie Vargas this past February. The bout came 50 weeks after his miserable introduction into the weight division, losing every round versus reigning 147-pound titlist Errol Spence in their battle of unbeaten pound-for-pound entrants last March.

Prior to that point, the 32-year old Oxnard, California product served as an undefeated four-division titlist who moved up two weight divisions for his shot at boxing immortality.

Having reigned as a lightweight titlist just two fights ago, the next order of progression for most boxers in his position would have been a move to junior welterweight. At that division resides a pair of unified titlists in Jose Carlos Ramirez—a stablemate of Garcia as both train under his older brother, former 130-pound titlist Robert Garcia—and Scotland’s Josh Taylor. Both boxers are saddled with mandatory title defense obligations along with a burning desire to face one another.

That leaves Garcia to continue to punch above his weight—though the way he sees it, not at all beyond his skill level.

“I know I’m not a welterweight,” notes Garcia, who is angling for a showdown with legendary eight-division and reigning welterweight titlist Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39KOs) for his next superfight. “I will definitely be better at a lower weight class, like 140 pounds.

“I believe my ability and my talents and my experience will allow me to compete at the highest level, even at 147 pounds. That’ why I’m trying to secure fights against these top talents to show that I belong.”

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox