"He didn’t just beat Matthysse in September 2013. He did it rather easily."
No, he didn't. Clear win, but it was not even remotely easy.
"Besides, no one would’ve faulted Garcia for losing to Mayweather, who wound up meeting Marcos Maidana in a reasonably competitive May 2014 fight"
Reasonably competitive? The only fighter who ever gave him tougher was Castillo. Seriously, WTF?
Everyone was on board with Garcia after the Matthysse fight, and he has done nothing but ruin that momentum. People always have an excuse for the crap fights he has taken, but those excuses have yet to turn out correct while he continues to take crap fights. He deserves the hate he is getting, and while I believe when they say the Thurman fight is next, I can't assume it's a given when just this year a fighter I never questioned gave the same spiel about a fight being next. That fighter then ducked that fight as blatantly as a duck can happen.
If Garcia wants to regain any of the credibility he once earned, he better fight Thurman or someone of similar standing next.
No, he didn't. Clear win, but it was not even remotely easy.
"Besides, no one would’ve faulted Garcia for losing to Mayweather, who wound up meeting Marcos Maidana in a reasonably competitive May 2014 fight"
Reasonably competitive? The only fighter who ever gave him tougher was Castillo. Seriously, WTF?
Everyone was on board with Garcia after the Matthysse fight, and he has done nothing but ruin that momentum. People always have an excuse for the crap fights he has taken, but those excuses have yet to turn out correct while he continues to take crap fights. He deserves the hate he is getting, and while I believe when they say the Thurman fight is next, I can't assume it's a given when just this year a fighter I never questioned gave the same spiel about a fight being next. That fighter then ducked that fight as blatantly as a duck can happen.
If Garcia wants to regain any of the credibility he once earned, he better fight Thurman or someone of similar standing next.
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