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King P
Legends Never Die
So I came across a video of Mikey Garcia defending cops and the Philando Castile murder.
I'm no longer a fan of Mikey, and I hope Broner beats him
I'm no longer a fan of Mikey, and I hope Broner beats him
SuikodenII
Where's Suikoden VI??????
krackdagawd
Inspire.
King P
Legends Never Die
It was on NSB. Not sure if the video is still there but I downloaded it in case you can't view it. I'll upload it here
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SuikodenII
Where's Suikoden VI??????
Please upload it here...
GREENandYELLOW
2x...and defending
You know I hate agreeing with you on Ward,fukk out of here its boxing nikka
be the krusher say you gonna end a man career but look for a ref to help you in there when you going up against someone who "punches like a girl"
, but I said that after the first fight and going into the second. fukk Kovalev for saying he knew Ward was going to fight dirty (by Kovalev's standards, even though he didnt), say you would break his arms if he tried, and then do nothing about it.Kov and any of his supporters can get the fukk outta here with that. If Kov was mad about holding or low blows, then hit him back. Hit him questionable on a break or let one stray low coming in, put it in Ward's head that you aren't going to take any shyt. If you do it once, you will get a warning from the ref, most likely not even a point deduction.
Kovalev proved he actually has some nice decent boxing skills, but folded mentally.
King P
Legends Never Die
Doesn't surprise me tho, with his plan of becoming a cop after boxing.
Officer Garcia huh?
The newest graduate of the Ventura (Calif.) County Police Academy will celebrate this weekend by heading over to Las Vegas.
But this graduate wont be in Sin City for a night of gambling and carousing.
Instead, Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia, a 22-year-old undefeated featherweight boxer from Oxnard, will hang his police uniform in the closet for now, don his boxing trunks and try to show a national television audience tuning into Fox's newest boxing show, Top Rank Live, on Saturday night from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, that he is one of the sport's up-and-coming stars.
There are plenty of reasons to believe Garcia is the real deal.
He comes from a boxing family. His brother, Robert (Roberto) Garcia, who is now Mikey's trainer, is a former IBF junior lightweight champion who lost his belt to the late Diego Corrales. His oldest brother, Daniel, was also a boxer. And his father, Eduardo, is a former amateur boxer who has been training and working with fighters, including Fernando Vargas, for 40 years, when not working in California's strawberry fields.
"I grew up watching just about everybody on TV — (Oscar) De La Hoya, (Mike) Tyson, (Julio Cesar) Chavez, my brother Robert and Vargas. It's always been in the family," Garcia says. "I never thought of the sport as a career. I just saw it as something I was interested in."
At least until he stepped into the ring for the first time at 13 because one of the kids at his brother's gym needed someone to box with.
Garcia took a liking for the sport and began going to amateur shows, and winning most of the time. After 56 amateur fights, Garcia turned pro in 2006 and signed with Top Rank. He is managed by the well-respected Cameron Dunkin.
"Like any other fighter, it's always a little slow for things to develop," says Garcia, 19-0 with 16 knockouts. "But (lately) they've been trying to showcase my boxing and give me a little TV time and it's been great.
"(Top Rank) is starting to put a little more attention into me because they know they have something with me, and I'm grateful for that."
Garcia's last fight was on the undercard of the Kelly Pavlik-Miguel Espino pay-per-view card in Youngstown, Ohio, on Dec. 19, 2009. Garcia, the No. 4 featherweight (126 pounds) contender in the U.S., stopped Yogli Herrera on a third-round TKO, knocking the Colombian down twice in the third round before the fight was stopped.
Saturday, Garcia's opponent in the 10-round non-title fight is Joksan Hernandez (17-1, 10 KOs), a 23-year-old Mexican who will be his toughest fight to date.
Garcia is known as a patient fighter with good punching power, a natural righthander who likes to switch to southpaw during some of his fights. Here's how Garcia describes his style:
" I don't have the hardest punch ever, but I can say I have a pretty good punch," says Garcia. "I'm not a brawler, though, not going out for knockouts. I'm pretty calm, start out pretty slow, and try to feel out my opponent.
"I like to be a counter-puncher and box very smart, try to avoid getting hit, avoid getting in a slugfest, because in a slugfest, we'll be exchanging punches and anything can happen. Anybody can get hurt with any punch if it lands correctly.
"If the punch lands and I hurt my opponent, then I'll go after the kill, but I like to think I'm a very technical, smart fighter."
Garcia says his favorite boxer is Floyd Mayweather Jr., but he doesn't try to copy Mayweather's style.
"No, he's too slick," Garcia says. "He's very fast, just naturally gifted. … It would be very, very difficult for anyone to learn that style, or try to imitate it, because he's so naturally fast."
Garcia soaks up all the knowledge he can from his Dad and his brother, Robert, who had a 34-3 (25 KOs) record in nearly 10 years as a pro. He loves having Robert in his corner.
"I feel it helps because he has has the experience as a fighter, he knows what it's like to do the actual fighting in the ring, and fighting for a purpose, and what it's like to be in those shoes," Garcia says. "He has the experience of a trainer that my Dad is passing on to him. … I feel very comfortable."
Garcia, who just got his associates degree from Oxnard Community College, hopes to have a long career in boxing, then look at law enforcement as he nears retirement from the sport.
"It was a lot different than I thought it would be," Garcia says of the police academy. "It was an eye opener. A lot of people don't know what law enforcement really means, what it takes to be a law enforcement officer.
"But I liked it. I thought of joining the sheriff's department, but maybe later when I'm closer to retirement."
Meanwhile, he says, some of his fellow police academy graduates will make the trip to Las Vegas to watch Saturday's fight.
Mikey Garcia goes from police academy to the prize ring - USATODAY.com
Deputy Dufus
Wow Mikey Garcia straight mexican version of a c00n.
This man actually thinks his dad is asking for illegal police harassment by not kissing a cops ass when he is minding his own business.
Sounds like Robert's son is on that same tip.
SMH.
This man actually thinks his dad is asking for illegal police harassment by not kissing a cops ass when he is minding his own business.
Sounds like Robert's son is on that same tip.
SMH.
GREENandYELLOW
2x...and defending
I know Mikey wanted to be a cop and all, but nah, I don't want that to be true.
ComorianKid
Banned
Sorry brehs
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