In a recent interview with Fighthype, Danny Garcia made it clear that Lamont Peterson would not beat him in their bout scheduled for April 11th 2015. In the interview Garcia pointed to Petersons two losses in the past at the hands of Lucas Matthysse and Timothy Bradley as big indicators as to what was going to happen. Garcia also mentioned the fact that he was undefeated and had never even be knocked down in his twenty-nine fight pro career.
Certainly this is one of the best matchups to be made in the 140lb weight class, but how much of a chance does Peterson really have in this fight? The interviewer asked if Peterson had the power to trouble Garcia and Danny replied by saying ‘I don’t think he has power.’
It is impressive that Garcia can have such confidence in his abilities, but lets hope he doesn’t get over confident in the build up to this fight, as we know anything can happen in boxing.
There is a lot at stake in this fight as the winner will be in position to fight the other top names at 140 including Adrien Broner, Ruslan Provodnikov, Jessie Vargas, Viktor Postol and some others. There also may be an opportunity, particularly if Danny Garcia comes out on top for a move north to Welterweight where there are some fantastic matchups to be made in an attempt to become a two-weight world champion.
The interview also went into discussing Amir Khan for a period. Khan, along with Matthysse is a shared opponent both Garcia and Peterson have. The difference in this scenario is that Peterson beat Khan by a drawn out and controversial twelve round decision where as Garcia brutally knocked Khan out during their 2012 bout. Garcia mentioned that he believed he was the best fighter Khan had ever faced, and that of course included Peterson.
Danny Garcia finished the interview by telling his fans to tune in as he was predicting a big KO finish. This could likely be the case on April 11th, however Peterson has the skills to cause the upset and the likelihood is that this will be a competitive fight as long as it lasts.
