Danny “Swift” Garcia: What are the Options?

The Puerto Rican born in Philadelphia Danny “Swift”Garcia 27-0 (16 KO) Height 5′ 8½″   / Reach 68½″   has built up an impressive resume with a 12th round unanimous decision versus Zab Judah in a fight in which he dropped Judah is the 8th round. His two victories over Erik Morales in the last one he totally demolished the veteran who had previously had tested for the banned substance Clenbuterol, and the discombobulation of the U.K’s Amir Khan in just four rounds. Then finally his victory over Lucas “The Machine” Matthysse who had defeated Lamont Peterson via a 3rd   Round TKO, Ajose Olusegun via a 10th Round TKO, and a Humberto Soto via 5th Round RTD.

After beating the media created invincible boxing juggernaut Lucas Matthysse nicknamed “The Machine” what is next for Danny “Swift” Garcia to prove at Super Lightweight? If Garcia stays at 140 lbs. what will be his options, since, there is now nothing for him to prove at 140 lbs. He can go and fight Lamont Peterson but after Peterson was caught with synthetic testosterone in his system and the devastating 3 round KO defeat at the hands of Lucas Matthysse is there any true reason to fight him? Peterson holds the IBF 140 lbs. title, yet he is not recognized among the best 140 lbs. Ruslan “The Siberian Rocky” Provodnikov the current WBO 140 lbs. Champion is with another promotional company and network making the fight very unlikely.

 There are various boxers at 140 lbs. that Garcia can defend his titles among them the Super lightweight WBC Silver Champion and ranked #2 by the WBC out of Mexico Roberto Ortiz, the number 1 ranked Ukrainian Viktor Postol, then there are Humberto Soto already a 5 round victim of Lucas Matthysse, the Dominican boxer based out of Puerto Rico Thomas Dulorme, Henry Lundy who had a good showing versus Ajose Olusegun another victim of Lucas Matthysse, and  there is also the Russian Khabib Allakhverdiev. However, none are well known or big names that are recognized.

Danny “Swift” Garcia already is established in the Super Lightweight division, but for his legacy is very likely to be cemented in the welterweight division. The big fights and names are at welterweight. A division that historically has been the premier division in boxing. A division ruled by Puerto Rican great Felix “Tito” Trinidad who defended his title 15 successful consecutive times, Oscar De La Hoya among one of the most profitable PPV stars, this era Miguel Cotto, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather jr. , in the past Henry Armstrong, Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, Wilfred Benitez, etc… Currently the welterweight division is stacked with talented boxers and hard hitters among them Keith Thurman, Argentinians Marcos Maidana, Luis Carlos Abregu, and Diego Chaves, Zab Judah who has moved up to welterweight, the veteran Shane Mosley, Robert Guerrero, Devon Alexander, Shawn Porter, Paul Malignaggi, Adrien Broner, Kell Brook from the UK, Amir Khan who hasn’t been looking good in his last few fights, and above all Floyd Mayweather Jr.