Last night Danny, the underdog, beat the shit out of Amir Khan last on HBO. It was a beautiful display by both fighters. They stood toe to toe in the center of the ring and Danny was the better man.
He caught Amir with a punch in the third round that should of ended the fight. Referee Kenny Bayless allowed Khan to fight, but he never regained his feet and was knocked down two more times before Bayless stopped the fight in the fourth round.
Fights like these remind me why I love this violent sport so much.
Check out the highlight reel I made for this fight
But now back to the man of the hour Danny Garcia this is an interesting character.
Danny is Puerto Rican's so right off the bat you know he is cocky and he is a Puerto Rican from Philly making him cocky brawler with heart. (Philly fighters are the shit they are the next best thing to a true Mexican fighter from the streets)
Last night he was accompanied to the ring by Johnny Dang I have no idea why but I find that extremely interesting.
His pops and trainer Angel Garcia is a character in his own regard first I love that he looks like Nikki from Donnie Brasco, one of my favorite movies, but secondly the guy loves to talk shit.
Here are some of his quotes before the fight
“Khan is a superstar, but that’s all he has. If he were American, nobody would care."
This one is my favorite.
"That's not a racist comment. I didn't curse. I just have never seen a Pakistani who can fight. That's my honest opinion as a human being. I've been on this planet for 49 years and I've never met one. The thing is I'm just being honest. I'm not going to smile to your face and lie to you. I don't lie and I don't like to be lied to,"
But Angel sounded like a prophet when he spit out this golden nugget before the fight.
"If Danny clips him, I don't think he will be able to survive that shot. My prediction is if Khan opens up, then Danny will knock him out. If he runs around the ring, he can run, but he can't hide. Danny will hunt him down,"
Check out what Angel had to say about the possibility of giving Khan a rematch the guy is freaking awesome.
Nikki, I mean Angel, genuinely loves his son. Boxing is filled with drama of fathers and sons not liking each other and the networks love to exploit that. It is nice to see a father and son combo that love each other.
“My dad talked sh*t 23 times, and I backed it up 23 times. I am 23 and 0. Come Saturday, he will have talked sh* 24 times and I am going to back it up for the twenty-fourth time."
...and boy did Danny back his fathers shit talking.
The boxing world needed a true 140 pounder, and now I would love to see him fight Juan Manuel Marquez to determine who is best 140 pounder today. Besides Mexican vs Puerto Rico fights are what dreams are made of.
