By Joseph Hirsch – One of the most abiding and false myths in boxing is what is known as the triangle theory. It’s a mistake both casual fans and experts get drawn into, as shown time and again, but most recently in the debate over who would win a fight between Mikey Garcia and Vasyl Lomachenko. I personally can’t count the number of times I’ve heard someone say that because Mikey Garcia (Fighter A in this instance) beat Orlando Salido (Fighter B) who got a decision over Vasyl Lomachenko (Fighter C), that means that Hi-Tech will automatically lose to Mikey Garcia. This faulty logic ignores another and truer precept of boxing: styles make fights.
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Roach says Jeff Horn to get Pacquiao ready for Mikey Garcia
By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Freddie Roach says there’s a possibility that former eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao will be facing lightweight champion Mikey Garcia in his second fight of the 2017 after he gets done with his July 2 title defense of his WBO welterweight belt against Jeff Horn. Roach says the Horn (16-0-1, 11 KOs) fight is a tune-up to get the 38-year-old Pacquiao ready for a potential much bigger fight against Mikey Garcia (35-0, 30 KOs).
Mikey Garcia’s potential big year
By James The Grad: In the past I have been successful here on Boxing News 24 determining who would be the Fighter of the Year and while it is still very early to make a prediction I would say Mikey Garcia has the biggest opportunity this year to win Fighter of the Year and catapult to the top of the P4P list. The reason for this is simple, the opponents he could face this year.
Mikey Garcia wants Lomachenko to win a title at 135 before he faces him
By Dan Ambrose: WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (35-0, 30 KOs) says a fight between him and WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl “Hi-Tech” Lomachenko (8-1, 6 KOs) can definitely happen, possibly in 2017 or 2018, but he wants him to move up to the lightweight division, fight a couple of times and win a title before he faces him.
Lomachenko wants Mikey Garcia, Flanagan, Crawford or Salido
By Dan Ambrose: Vasyl Lomachenko made it look incredibly easy last Saturday night in dispatching Jason Sosa in the 9th round in their fight on HBO World Championship Boxing, but now he wants Mikey Garcia, Terence Crawford, Orlando Salido or Terry Flanagan. Lomachenko (8-1, 6 KOs) says he’s going to ask his promoters at Top Rank to get him a title fight against one of the other champions at super featherweight, and if they’re unable to do so, then he’ll be moving up to lightweight to go after champions Mikey Garcia and Terry Flanagan.
Mikey Garcia targets Jorge Linares for summer fight
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs) wants a unification fight this summer against WBA World lightweight champion Jorge Linares (42-3, 27 KOs) in the U.S. Garcia saw Linares put on a masterful performance last Saturday night in taking Anthony Crolla (31-6-3, 13 KOs) in their rematch in front of 13,000 boxing fans at the Manchester, Arena in Manchester, England. Linares looked great in the first 7 rounds of the fight.
Vasyl Lomachenko wants Mikey Garcia fight
By Dan Ambrose: Vasyl Lomachenko (7-1, 5 KOs) says he’s very interested in facing WBC World lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs) in a fight. Lomachenko says he’s as motivated for the Mikey fight as he was in winning his 2 Olympic gold medals in the past. Lomachenko’s promoter Bob Arum says he’s open to making the Lomachenko-Garcia fight after one more fight.
Crolla can beat Linares says Mikey Garcia
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia says Anthony Crolla can defeat WBA World lightweight champion Jorge Linares this Saturday if he makes the proper adjustments. The last time they fought, it was close, says Mikey. He thinks that Crolla has enough talent to beat the better skilled Linares if he comes in with a better game plan for their fight on March 25 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
Mikey Garcia an analyst for Linares vs. Crolla
WBC Lightweight World Champion Mikey Garcia will join the SHOWTIME announce team as a guest analyst for the rematch between WBA Lightweight World Champion Jorge Linares and Anthony Crolla on Saturday, March 25 live on SHOWTIME at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.
Mikey Garcia wants Keith Thurman match
By Jeff Aranow: WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs) says he’s interested in moving up from the 135 lb. division to challenge WBC/WBA welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) for his challenge. Mikey, 29, says he would move up to fight Thurman for his titles, and then move back down to the lightweight division to try and unify the titles. Mikey still has to win the WBA, IBF and WBO belts in that division.