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fukk this fight.
Danny Garcia Vs Lamont Peterson Set For 4/11 On NBC
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krackdagawd
Inspire.
There is no regular WBA champion at welter, Keith is interim..meaning he's not any kind of champion unless Floyd retires or vacates the belt or WBA does some weird fukkery and upgrades him to regular WBA..WBA and their title nonsense as a whole
the interim champion is a title, which can be lost and vacated
him and floyd are both listed as WBA champions
i just don't understand how he became the interim champion when broner was the regular champion when he fought for interim belt against Chavez
JohnStarksMiddleFinger
Benz L. Bo$$ington
fukk these nikkas.
What if Lamont loses?
We'll have a championship reign with 2 fukking loses. This is some WWE bullshyt.
What if Lamont loses?
We'll have a championship reign with 2 fukking loses. This is some WWE bullshyt.
JohnStarksMiddleFinger
Benz L. Bo$$ington
A Championship reign with 2 losses
Lamont Peterson is the definition of a paper Champion.
I hope that bum gets his belt stripped.
Easy work for DSG especially at 143
#SOG_soldier
New York knicks and phoenix suns stan
Danny need to up his comp. I liked his fights against Judah and Lucas, but fighting nikkas like Peterson aint a good look. That nikka Peterson is a poor man's Danny swift. I think Danny might be able to knock Lamont out. Im exicted to see Thurman back in the ring. Something tells me not to count out the Ghost. Im not sure how "good" thurman is .
AB need to up his comp. as well. I dont wanna see him fight a nikka like Molina. AB vs Crawford would be
. But I gotta feeling it aint gone happen
AB need to up his comp. as well. I dont wanna see him fight a nikka like Molina. AB vs Crawford would be
. But I gotta feeling it aint gone happen
LAMONT PETERSON TALKS DANNY GARCIA CLASH ON NBC: "I WILL HAVE AN EDGE...THERE ARE SOME THINGS I KNOW COULD DO TO DANNY"
By Percy Crawford | January 19, 2015
PC: You a now a part of a major movement in the sport of boxing. You and Danny Garcia will lock up on April 11th on NBC. How does it feel to be a part of such a historical event?
LP: It's an honor to be a part of this movement. It has the whole boxing community excited. I'm of course happy to be fighting again. Hopefully I could get fights more often because of this deal that was made between Al Haymon and NBC.
PC: Most fighters that get with Al become very active. Is that what you are hoping for, because from what I understand, you train year round, so I'm sure it would be nice to fight 3 or 4 times a year?
LP: Yeah, I train year round and I feel like I'm in my prime and I don't want to waste too much of my prime being inactive. I want to be in the ring as much as possible, and hopefully with the deal, I can be in the ring more often.
PC: Danny Garcia is a tall order for any fighter, but this is the fight you have been wanting. It has to be a great feeling, not just fighting on NBC, but getting in there with Danny Garcia.
LP: I've been wanting this fight for awhile now and I want to please my fans and for me, it's like, that's the fight that they wanted; that's the fight that I wanted to give 'em. By any means necessary, I was going to ask for that fight. I'm just happy that it's here and the fans are getting what they want and I'm just happy to do it for my fans.
PC: I know you have been around Danny before, but sizing him up now to actually fight him, what did you think? Were his dimensions about what you expected or a little different?
LP: I've been around him quite a bit. I never felt he was a small guy, but I never felt he was a big guy either. We are pretty much the same size. I might be a little taller than him, he might be a little chunkier than me, but for the most part, he is who he is and I'm gonna be who I am.
PC: Like I stated before, I know you are a year round trainer, but obviously for fights, you pick it up a notch. When will you officially start training for April?
LP: Well, actually, you know I do train year round, but actually my brother had a training camp and Austin Trout came down for a training camp and I kind of went through their training camps with them pretty hard. Now I been through a hard training camp with them, so now I feel I need to take a step back right now and then pick it back up in a few weeks.
PC: Is the gym just a comfortable place for you because a lot guys, especially nowadays, only frequent the gym as much as you do when a fights on the horizon? Is that just where you are comfortable at?
LP: Yeah, it's part of my make-up. I haven't really been in a boxing gym as much, but I have mainly been working with my strength and conditioning coach. So I just mainly been trying to keep up and keep my body right and working really really hard with him as if I was fighting. Actually, working probably a little bit harder since I didn't have a fight scheduled and I can kind of use my body a little more than I would during a training camp. I got a pretty good jump start by what I'm doing now. Training camp will actually probably be a little bit more toned down than what I'm doing now. It should be a good camp.
PC: Danny is known for his left hook, but he's showed power in both hands. He's showed he can box and mix it up. What do you think of his overall skill set?
LP: He's a talented fighter all the way around. He seems like he has heavy hands and he's comfortable with both hands. His skill set is pretty decent. He's good all around and he seems like he can take a good punch too. I just think overall, if we talking skills, I will have an edge and that's what I will try to exploit during the fight.
PC: Your heart has never been in question. In fact, some feel you have too much heart. In a fight like this where you are expecting a dog fight, is it important for you to set a pace and stick with it or is it like you said earlier, you have to be who you are?
LP: Yeah, I just have to be who I am. I'm pretty sure I will have a reach advantage and a slight height advantage, but I like to feel things out and come up with a game plan and come up with different ways. If the fight is going this way, I will do this and if the fight's going that way, I could do this. But I like to get a true feel for the fight and then go from there. I'm anxious to get in there and see what I actually have to do. I feel there are some things I know I could do to Danny. Some things that he probably won't be used to, but I just like the fact that I am able to adapt and adjust and fight different styles. I never really worry about what someone else is going to do. I'm just anxious to get in there and see what style I'm going to have to go through.
PC: Both of you guys are cut from that different cloth. A lot of similarities in the way that you guys fight and the heart that you guys show. What do you feel will be the difference on April 11th?
LP: Executing the game plan, and that's almost always the case. I'm sure he's going to want things to go a certain way because he wants to play to his strengths and I'ma want things to go a certain way to play to my strengths, so it's whoever executes the game plan, and it comes down to will sometimes. I'm almost sure it will come to those two things; execution and will.
PC: I asked Barry this and I wanted to get your take as well. You or your camp never seem to have any animosity towards the guy you're fighting or his team. And with you, there never seems to be a need for that. Is that because you have never really been provoked or because of your approach to treat this thing as a business?
LP: I respect everyone that gets in the ring. So every opponent I've ever fought, I respect. No one ever really talked too much trash. I mean, some people say lil' slick stuff and it's something I probably didn't like, but I know it's just business. I'm a better fighter when I'm cool and I'm calm, so I will try to keep it that way regardless of what the person says or what they doing. I kind of let it roll off my shoulder because I know I perform better when I'm cool and not angry. When you fight out of anger, you make a lot of mistakes, and especially against Danny, I don't want to make any mistakes.
PC: When you initially got the word that you were gonna be fighting Danny on NBC, what was the feeling like, because it's been a long road for you in which you had to go back to your roots and fight on ESPN at one point? What was the feeling like to come full circle?
LP: It was a great feeling to get a shot. I'm already a champion, but to get a shot at the #1 guy at the weight and knowing I deserve it, it's a great feeling. All of the hard work I do in the gym and in the ring when I fight paid off. So now I have the opportunity and the shot at being the #1 guy in the division that I want and dreamed of for so long. So I was really excited and I don't want to let the opportunity pass.
PC: In your mind, would this be your biggest accomplishment to date?
LP: Yeah, of course. Winning a world title against Amir Khan was really big, but I think this fight will be the biggest moment in my career because he beat Amir Khan, and although Amir Khan was considered the #1 guy when I beat him, I think the whole set up and build up to this fight and switching to NBC is really important. It's really beyond just me and Danny just fighting for who is the best in the weight class. It's about what I feel is doing the right thing by the fans and fighting on free TV instead of paid cable. I think it's on us to perform well moreso than who wins or lose. I think we have to conduct ourselves as boxers and gentlemen and show the world that boxing is alive and kicking.
PC: You just mentioned the importance of looking good. Does that add a little bit of pressure or motivation to the situation?
LP: No pressure because I know the way I train and the way that I focus on my fights I'll perform well. So there is no pressure on me to do that. I know if I listen to my corner and my trainer and I do everything that I'm supposed to do when I'm in training camp, all of that will work out.
PC: You're rocking out a very thick beard right now. Are you going to try and keep that for this fight or is this just a pre-camp beard?
LP: Well likely, we will be fighting in New York and my last fight was in New York and they made me cut my beard down, so they will likely do it again. The beard is really just for training. I'm okay with cutting it.
PC: I gotta ask you this because a lot of you guys do it and you're one. Why do you let your hair and beard grow out during camp and then cut it leading up to the fight? Is it because you just don't have the time when you're training hard for a fight to get a shape up and haircut or a mental thing?
LP: When I really get into training camp, don't nothing else matter. I don't feel like taking that hour or however long it takes to get a haircut. That's time I could be focusing on the fight or doing something else involving the fight. I don't really care about growing out my hair because that allows me to get home and get some rest or be doing the things I need to do to prepare for the fight. I feel like it's not necessary. So I'm just showing my dedication to my sport and to my craft and that's pretty much it.
PC: I look forward to the fight. We will definitely speak again before April and I wish you a healthy training camp. Is there anything else you would like to add?
LP: No problem, man. Nothing else really to say. I just hope everybody enjoys the fight. A lot of my fans wanted to see me and Danny Garcia fight and that's why I pushed for the fight so hard. Now hopefully everybody enjoys the show and enjoys this NBC boxing series that's coming up.
http://www.fighthype.com/news/article19097.html
By Percy Crawford | January 19, 2015
PC: You a now a part of a major movement in the sport of boxing. You and Danny Garcia will lock up on April 11th on NBC. How does it feel to be a part of such a historical event?
LP: It's an honor to be a part of this movement. It has the whole boxing community excited. I'm of course happy to be fighting again. Hopefully I could get fights more often because of this deal that was made between Al Haymon and NBC.
PC: Most fighters that get with Al become very active. Is that what you are hoping for, because from what I understand, you train year round, so I'm sure it would be nice to fight 3 or 4 times a year?
LP: Yeah, I train year round and I feel like I'm in my prime and I don't want to waste too much of my prime being inactive. I want to be in the ring as much as possible, and hopefully with the deal, I can be in the ring more often.
PC: Danny Garcia is a tall order for any fighter, but this is the fight you have been wanting. It has to be a great feeling, not just fighting on NBC, but getting in there with Danny Garcia.
LP: I've been wanting this fight for awhile now and I want to please my fans and for me, it's like, that's the fight that they wanted; that's the fight that I wanted to give 'em. By any means necessary, I was going to ask for that fight. I'm just happy that it's here and the fans are getting what they want and I'm just happy to do it for my fans.
PC: I know you have been around Danny before, but sizing him up now to actually fight him, what did you think? Were his dimensions about what you expected or a little different?
LP: I've been around him quite a bit. I never felt he was a small guy, but I never felt he was a big guy either. We are pretty much the same size. I might be a little taller than him, he might be a little chunkier than me, but for the most part, he is who he is and I'm gonna be who I am.
PC: Like I stated before, I know you are a year round trainer, but obviously for fights, you pick it up a notch. When will you officially start training for April?
LP: Well, actually, you know I do train year round, but actually my brother had a training camp and Austin Trout came down for a training camp and I kind of went through their training camps with them pretty hard. Now I been through a hard training camp with them, so now I feel I need to take a step back right now and then pick it back up in a few weeks.
PC: Is the gym just a comfortable place for you because a lot guys, especially nowadays, only frequent the gym as much as you do when a fights on the horizon? Is that just where you are comfortable at?
LP: Yeah, it's part of my make-up. I haven't really been in a boxing gym as much, but I have mainly been working with my strength and conditioning coach. So I just mainly been trying to keep up and keep my body right and working really really hard with him as if I was fighting. Actually, working probably a little bit harder since I didn't have a fight scheduled and I can kind of use my body a little more than I would during a training camp. I got a pretty good jump start by what I'm doing now. Training camp will actually probably be a little bit more toned down than what I'm doing now. It should be a good camp.
PC: Danny is known for his left hook, but he's showed power in both hands. He's showed he can box and mix it up. What do you think of his overall skill set?
LP: He's a talented fighter all the way around. He seems like he has heavy hands and he's comfortable with both hands. His skill set is pretty decent. He's good all around and he seems like he can take a good punch too. I just think overall, if we talking skills, I will have an edge and that's what I will try to exploit during the fight.
PC: Your heart has never been in question. In fact, some feel you have too much heart. In a fight like this where you are expecting a dog fight, is it important for you to set a pace and stick with it or is it like you said earlier, you have to be who you are?
LP: Yeah, I just have to be who I am. I'm pretty sure I will have a reach advantage and a slight height advantage, but I like to feel things out and come up with a game plan and come up with different ways. If the fight is going this way, I will do this and if the fight's going that way, I could do this. But I like to get a true feel for the fight and then go from there. I'm anxious to get in there and see what I actually have to do. I feel there are some things I know I could do to Danny. Some things that he probably won't be used to, but I just like the fact that I am able to adapt and adjust and fight different styles. I never really worry about what someone else is going to do. I'm just anxious to get in there and see what style I'm going to have to go through.
PC: Both of you guys are cut from that different cloth. A lot of similarities in the way that you guys fight and the heart that you guys show. What do you feel will be the difference on April 11th?
LP: Executing the game plan, and that's almost always the case. I'm sure he's going to want things to go a certain way because he wants to play to his strengths and I'ma want things to go a certain way to play to my strengths, so it's whoever executes the game plan, and it comes down to will sometimes. I'm almost sure it will come to those two things; execution and will.
PC: I asked Barry this and I wanted to get your take as well. You or your camp never seem to have any animosity towards the guy you're fighting or his team. And with you, there never seems to be a need for that. Is that because you have never really been provoked or because of your approach to treat this thing as a business?
LP: I respect everyone that gets in the ring. So every opponent I've ever fought, I respect. No one ever really talked too much trash. I mean, some people say lil' slick stuff and it's something I probably didn't like, but I know it's just business. I'm a better fighter when I'm cool and I'm calm, so I will try to keep it that way regardless of what the person says or what they doing. I kind of let it roll off my shoulder because I know I perform better when I'm cool and not angry. When you fight out of anger, you make a lot of mistakes, and especially against Danny, I don't want to make any mistakes.
PC: When you initially got the word that you were gonna be fighting Danny on NBC, what was the feeling like, because it's been a long road for you in which you had to go back to your roots and fight on ESPN at one point? What was the feeling like to come full circle?
LP: It was a great feeling to get a shot. I'm already a champion, but to get a shot at the #1 guy at the weight and knowing I deserve it, it's a great feeling. All of the hard work I do in the gym and in the ring when I fight paid off. So now I have the opportunity and the shot at being the #1 guy in the division that I want and dreamed of for so long. So I was really excited and I don't want to let the opportunity pass.
PC: In your mind, would this be your biggest accomplishment to date?
LP: Yeah, of course. Winning a world title against Amir Khan was really big, but I think this fight will be the biggest moment in my career because he beat Amir Khan, and although Amir Khan was considered the #1 guy when I beat him, I think the whole set up and build up to this fight and switching to NBC is really important. It's really beyond just me and Danny just fighting for who is the best in the weight class. It's about what I feel is doing the right thing by the fans and fighting on free TV instead of paid cable. I think it's on us to perform well moreso than who wins or lose. I think we have to conduct ourselves as boxers and gentlemen and show the world that boxing is alive and kicking.
PC: You just mentioned the importance of looking good. Does that add a little bit of pressure or motivation to the situation?
LP: No pressure because I know the way I train and the way that I focus on my fights I'll perform well. So there is no pressure on me to do that. I know if I listen to my corner and my trainer and I do everything that I'm supposed to do when I'm in training camp, all of that will work out.
PC: You're rocking out a very thick beard right now. Are you going to try and keep that for this fight or is this just a pre-camp beard?
LP: Well likely, we will be fighting in New York and my last fight was in New York and they made me cut my beard down, so they will likely do it again. The beard is really just for training. I'm okay with cutting it.
PC: I gotta ask you this because a lot of you guys do it and you're one. Why do you let your hair and beard grow out during camp and then cut it leading up to the fight? Is it because you just don't have the time when you're training hard for a fight to get a shape up and haircut or a mental thing?
LP: When I really get into training camp, don't nothing else matter. I don't feel like taking that hour or however long it takes to get a haircut. That's time I could be focusing on the fight or doing something else involving the fight. I don't really care about growing out my hair because that allows me to get home and get some rest or be doing the things I need to do to prepare for the fight. I feel like it's not necessary. So I'm just showing my dedication to my sport and to my craft and that's pretty much it.
PC: I look forward to the fight. We will definitely speak again before April and I wish you a healthy training camp. Is there anything else you would like to add?
LP: No problem, man. Nothing else really to say. I just hope everybody enjoys the fight. A lot of my fans wanted to see me and Danny Garcia fight and that's why I pushed for the fight so hard. Now hopefully everybody enjoys the show and enjoys this NBC boxing series that's coming up.
http://www.fighthype.com/news/article19097.html
ChocolateGiddyUp
Superstar
Boxing fans be like "belts don't matter, we only want good fights"
Then its "Omfg the fights at 143 im not watching" "rematch Matthysse" "bu bu bu but what about Herrera"
More tears please
Then its "Omfg the fights at 143 im not watching" "rematch Matthysse" "bu bu bu but what about Herrera"
More tears please
Boxing fans be like "belts don't matter, we only want good fights"
Then its "Omfg the fights at 143 im not watching" "rematch Matthysse" "bu bu bu but what about Herrera"
More tears please
You're right
Danny Garcia vs Lamont Peterson doesnt matter about the belts, Danny Garcia already beat the man who slumped Lamont Peterson. This is basically a victory lap for him and giving the fans what they want (fighting Lamont) in order to say he's leaving Junior Welterweight as the King
Lamont cant really make 140 anyways, so I dont know why it matters if it's at 140 or not
They could've fought this at the full fledged Welterweight (instead of at 143) for all I care....they're both moving up this year anyways
I dont think anyone would complain if Matthysse vs Provodnikov happened at 143, so why complain about this matchup?
They are BOTH comfortable with the catchweight.
ChocolateGiddyUp
Superstar
You're right
Danny Garcia vs Lamont Peterson doesnt matter about the belts, Danny Garcia already beat the man who slumped Lamont Peterson. This is basically a victory lap for him and giving the fans what they want (fighting Lamont) in order to say he's leaving Junior Welterweight as the King
Lamont cant really make 140 anyways, so I dont know why it matters if it's at 140 or not
I dont think anyone would complain if Matthysse vs Provodnikov happened at 143, so why complain about this matchup?
Just like Angel said... "We gotta fight on the moon to get some credit"
