Mauricio Herrera is Danny Garcia's next fight?!?

[Ron Swanson]

"I know that Herrera would never beat Provodnikov again...he was just fortunate the first time"

1)are you serious, you know?!
2)discrediting fights while saying you want harder fights is just about the most illogical thing possible. Why should people take tough fights if people will discredit at their discretion?

Herrera beat Prov, he deserves respect for that because he did that in the ring. The rematch in your mind has far far far less value than what happened in the ring.

[FinitoElDinamita]

"I know that Herrera would never beat Provodnikov again...he was just fortunate the first time"

1)are you serious, you know?!
2)discrediting fights while saying you want harder fights is just about the most illogical thing possible. Why should people take tough fights if people will discredit at their discretion?

Herrera beat Prov, he deserves respect for that because he did that in the ring. The rematch in your mind has far far far less value than what happened in the ring.

In a rematch, would you bet on Herrera?

[Ron Swanson]

In a rematch, would you bet on Herrera?[/QUOTE]

No, I think Provodnikov would win. But what I think has less value than what happened in the ring.

[FinitoElDinamita]

In a rematch, would you bet on Herrera?

No, I think Provodnikov would win. But what I think has less value than what happened in the ring.[/QUOTE]

There ya go, thanks for proving my point..

Whatever happened in the prov fight is irrelevant because that was 3 years ago and some might argue that he's regressed since then. He got a gift over a punch drunk mike dallas and lost to alavardo and mayfield which isnt anything to be ashamed of but still that just shows what level he is on. He clearly got lucky with prov and before that fight, he lost to Mike Achondo of all people..

He hasnt done anything lately to deserve a shot at garcia.

[Ron Swanson]

I think people put far too much value in what they think these days completely unaware that they are programmed by the media. Is it a great fight in my opinion,, no. But it's not as bad as people are making it out to be.

People have very high expectations these days. I mean Sugar Ray Robinson on 122 occasions fought a guy with 10 or less wins or 10 or more losses. Today we would tear his record apart. The greatest to ever lace them up and it would be brutal. Not every fight is a great fight.

There's a clear motivation to get the PR fanbase on board. So we should be real about what is going on and move on. His career will no be defined by this fight so why argue about something that won't be remembered? If his next fight isn't a good one there's a problem but one showcase fight isn't something to get worked up over.

[FinitoElDinamita]

Just wanna see garcia in a good fight, that's all.. this is a bum fight but I guess he deserves a soft touch after what he's been through..

[La Cucaracha]

In a rematch, would you bet on Herrera?

No, I think Provodnikov would win. But what I think has less value than what happened in the ring.

There ya go, thanks for proving my point..

Whatever happened in the prov fight is irrelevant because that was 3 years ago and some might argue that he's regressed since then. He got a gift over a punch drunk mike dallas and lost to alavardo and mayfield which isnt anything to be ashamed of but still that just shows what level he is on. He clearly got lucky with prov and before that fight, he lost to Mike Achondo of all people..

He hasnt done anything lately to deserve a shot at garcia.[/QUOTE]

Agree that he shouldn't be getting close to Garcia he did beat your boy Kim pretty easy though

[Beanflicker]

I never seen the Herrera/Provodnikov fight, but I heard most people thought Prov got robbed (Jim Lampley mentioned that during the Prov/Bradley broadcast)

[Rantcatrat]

I think people put far too much value in what they think these days completely unaware that they are programmed by the media. Is it a great fight in my opinion,, no. But it's not as bad as people are making it out to be.

People have very high expectations these days. I mean Sugar Ray Robinson on 122 occasions fought a guy with 10 or less wins or 10 or more losses. Today we would tear his record apart. The greatest to ever lace them up and it would be brutal. Not every fight is a great fight.

There's a clear motivation to get the PR fanbase on board. So we should be real about what is going on and move on. His career will no be defined by this fight so why argue about something that won't be remembered? If his next fight isn't a good one there's a problem but one showcase fight isn't something to get worked up over.

I would have thought that you of all people on this board would not defend a bad fight. Haven't you trashed many fighters recently for facing opponents you deemed not worthy? Why switch gears to defend Garcia of the same thing?

Here's the problem I have with it. Garcia is the man at junior welterweight. He beat the boogeyman in the division in his last fight, which is his best win. Herrera does not deserve a fight with the man in the division. He's not even ranked in the top ten. It's not like Garcia doesn't have options at 140 either. He has better opponents around his weight class that he can get in the ring with in Puerto Rico. There are many more legacy-defining fights for him, and fights that are consistent with his current trajectory. What does this do for his career? It's disappointing and I get the PR thing, but that doesn't mean he couldn't have gone with a better choice of opponent to face in PR. Frankly, at the end of the day, Garcia probably will have a year (his last fight was in September 2013) in the middle of his career that won't really matter. It doesn't make sense to me unless the point is not to take a risky fight when he has fights with Broner/Mayweather lined up for the future.

[Beanflicker]

Garcia is the man at junior welterweight. He beat the boogeyman in the division in his last fight, which is his best win. Herrera does not deserve a fight with the man in the division. He's not even ranked in the top ten. It's not like Garcia doesn't have options at 140 either. He has better opponents around his weight class that he can get in the ring with in Puerto Rico. There are many more legacy-defining fights for him, and fights that are consistent with his current trajectory. What does this do for his career? It's disappointing and I get the PR thing, but that doesn't mean he couldn't have gone with a better choice of opponent to face in PR. Frankly, at the end of the day, Garcia probably will have a year (his last fight was in September 2013) in the middle of his career that won't really matter. It doesn't make sense to me unless the point is not to take a risky fight when he has fights with Broner/Mayweather lined up for the future.

Exactly. I don't get why most boxing fans don't understand that. You win a huge fight, you gain huge momentum, you wanna keep that rolling into a bigger fight. It's a step down, it does nothing for his heat or momentum. He wins, so what. He loses, oops there goes all his momentum. Pointless fight that no one is clamoring for. Nobody said "I wonder how he'd do against Herrera." If people aren't thinking about a hypothetical fight, it's probably a shit fight.

[Kirkland Laing]

There's a lot to be said for the UFC method of matching the best against the best but it's easy to do that when you've got everybody under contract. Boxing is always going to be like this as promoters have to make money and I think Golden Boy here are seeing if they can build Garcia's fanbase a little by putting him on in PR and reminding Puerto Ricans that he's Puerto Rican. Cotto manages to sell out MSG and be a big PPV draw due to his Puerto Rican fanbase and Garcia doesn't draw flies by comparison so they're probably just trying to market him with this fight, plus GBP are now making a promotional agreement with Puerto Rican Best Boxing who have fallen out with Arum, so it's a long term move for them as well.

I actually don't mind this card at all. The main event will be an action fight and you've got two much better undercard fights than you generally see on a Top Rank bill.

Fighting in Puerto Rico makes 100% sense to build your fan base, and I agree with that part of the move, but he's taking an easy, showcase opponent. Why take a showcase fight when you beat the boogeyman in the division in your last fight? Onward and upward?

Who else is there at 140? Herrera comes to fight, right? It'll be an all-action fight for as long as it lasts and they obviously expect Garcia to make a big statement. I think it's fair to give Garcia a relatively easy fight after his last outing too.

There are better fights at 140 that than Herrera. Lamont Peterson comes to mind with his recent win over Jean, and it's a unification fight for whatever that's worth, even Jean himself is higher ranked. Herrera isn't even ranked in the top ten at the weight class. Sure he'll make a big statement, but what kind of statement? That he can beat Herrera? No one expects him to lose.

Cotto had an awful lot of easy fights while Top Rank built him into a massive attraction with Puerto Ricans. Add on the fact Garcia just beat the clear second best guy in the division and that there isn't really anybody that stands out for him to fight next and you have a career-building keep busy fight until something worthwhile is available at 140 or Garcia moves up to 147.

[Rantcatrat]

There's a lot to be said for the UFC method of matching the best against the best but it's easy to do that when you've got everybody under contract. Boxing is always going to be like this as promoters have to make money and I think Golden Boy here are seeing if they can build Garcia's fanbase a little by putting him on in PR and reminding Puerto Ricans that he's Puerto Rican. Cotto manages to sell out MSG and be a big PPV draw due to his Puerto Rican fanbase and Garcia doesn't draw flies by comparison so they're probably just trying to market him with this fight, plus GBP are now making a promotional agreement with Puerto Rican Best Boxing who have fallen out with Arum, so it's a long term move for them as well.

I actually don't mind this card at all. The main event will be an action fight and you've got two much better undercard fights than you generally see on a Top Rank bill.

Fighting in Puerto Rico makes 100% sense to build your fan base, and I agree with that part of the move, but he's taking an easy, showcase opponent. Why take a showcase fight when you beat the boogeyman in the division in your last fight? Onward and upward?

Who else is there at 140? Herrera comes to fight, right? It'll be an all-action fight for as long as it lasts and they obviously expect Garcia to make a big statement. I think it's fair to give Garcia a relatively easy fight after his last outing too.

There are better fights at 140 that than Herrera. Lamont Peterson comes to mind with his recent win over Jean, and it's a unification fight for whatever that's worth, even Jean himself is higher ranked. Herrera isn't even ranked in the top ten at the weight class. Sure he'll make a big statement, but what kind of statement? That he can beat Herrera? No one expects him to lose.

Cotto had an awful lot of easy fights while Top Rank built him into a massive attraction with Puerto Ricans. Add on the fact Garcia just beat the clear second best guy in the division and that there isn't really anybody that stands out for him to fight next and you have a career-building keep busy fight until something worthwhile is available at 140 or Garcia moves up to 147.

Again, fighting in Puerto Rico and attempting to develop a Puerto Rican fan base is smart. I have no problem trying to build up an ethnic fan base and facing Herrera if no one else was available also would make sense, but facing Herrera when other opponents are available makes no sense. How is this fight career building? Explain it to me because clearly I'm dense. Are you looking forward to this match-up? Be honest.

Garcia's last fight was in September 2013. He had many different opponents to choose from in the Golden Boy stable since that time, which has a lot of talent between 135 and 154.

Let's call it for it is: a low-risk, stay busy fight, when there are other, better options available.

[FinitoElDinamita]

Thomas Dulorme is Puerto Rican and he would have been a better stay-busy opponent..

[Spicoli]

Undercard has started on Showtime extreme.

Danny Jacobs just beat up some Applebee's dishwasher

[Hulk]

Undercard has started on Showtime extreme.

Danny Jacobs just beat up some Applebee's dishwasher

When I heard "4 of his 9 losses were by KO in the first" the writing was on the wall.

Still that dishwasher packs a punch n has some heart.

He reminded me of that drunk fucker who once wobbled the shit outta Kirkland on boxeo jibberish channel.