Adrien Broner and Mikey Garcia recently participated in a media conference call to discuss the news that they would square off against one another with a 140lb weight limit on Saturday, July 29, on Showtime.
Adrien Broner:Ā āI mean, Iāve done a lot. Iāve done a lot in the sport already at a young age. Iāve watched Mikey Garcia come up before and at the same time I came up. I always want to fight the best. The best fight the best and thatās whatās going on today. This fight is going to be a tremendous fight and Iām bringing my A-game. I know a lot of people are probably counting me out.
āMaking the weight is not going to be a problem. My last fight is coming from 180-plus. Iāve kept my weight down and Iāve actually been trying to fight somebody earlier than July. But since itās July, Iāve kept my body in okay shape and I wonāt have a problem making the weight.
āAnybody is a puncher whether⦠It all hurts. Iām one to tell the truth. I donāt want to get hit by nobody. I donāt care if itās Paulie Malignaggiā¦I donāt want to feel none of their punches.ā
Mikey Garcia:Ā āIt is the biggest fight available for me right now. Originally my plan was to unify at 135. If that was not available I would look at a big name to defend my title at lightweight but that wasnāt quite available. Adrien Broner is a much bigger name and a bigger star who has accomplished a lot in the sport. So, it just made more sense to go and pursue the Adrien Broner fight than a regular title defense.ā
āI would like to come back down to lightweight and unify the titles or defend my title before making a permanent move up. But, because this fight was available right now and itās a much bigger fight than anything else at the lightweight divisionālike I mentioned earlier, thatās why weāre moving up to 140. If unification matches are available at 135 later this year, then thatās what Iām going to go after.
āI feel that I am a slightly better boxer. Just a little bit better than he is and Iāve just got to prove it on the 29th. I did tell you that he loses, heās lost and I donāt lose. Thatās where I have that confidence. I donāt believe anybody around my division can beat me right now and I donāt think Adrien Broner is going to be one to give me those kinds of problems. Weāre going to obviously train hard and prepare. We canāt take him lightly but I still believe very, very strongly that Iām the better fighter.ā