1 00:00:01,439 --> 00:00:03,279 Speaker 1: But it is my great pleasure to welcome to the 2 00:00:03,319 --> 00:00:06,160 podcast this week. It is none other than the former 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,199 two division world champion, my man who I've been to 4 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:11,919 many of your fights, Danny Swift. Garcia is back in action, 5 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:14,599 Danny Alfel, the folks, what you've got coming up? You're 6 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:18,000 going to be taken on New Yorker Daniel Gonzalez. You'll 7 00:00:18,039 --> 00:00:21,280 be headlining your own Swift Promotion's cart at the Barclay 8 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,839 Center in Brooklyn, take place on October eighteenth. Card's going 9 00:00:24,879 --> 00:00:26,800 to stream live for those who want on pay per 10 00:00:26,879 --> 00:00:30,719 view on Millions dot Co. So thank you for doing this. 11 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,399 I appreciate it. We'll discuss your role as the fighter 12 00:00:33,439 --> 00:00:34,240 and as the promoter. 13 00:00:35,119 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 2: This is paying the butt, That's what I know. 14 00:00:38,679 --> 00:00:41,039 Speaker 1: Here you go. So I wanted to start off with 15 00:00:41,119 --> 00:00:43,320 because I think when this fight was Announcedding it came 16 00:00:43,359 --> 00:00:46,159 as maybe a little bit of a surprise to some people, 17 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,399 because I think a lot of people frankly, I kind 18 00:00:49,399 --> 00:00:51,719 of wasn't really thinking too hard about it, but I 19 00:00:51,759 --> 00:00:53,439 was like, oh, I thought maybe he was all done. 20 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,240 He gave it a go. In the last fight thirteen 21 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:00,520 months ago, you moved up to middleweight. You challenged Arislani 22 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:02,679 Lar for the WBA title. You were coming off a 23 00:01:02,719 --> 00:01:06,519 long way off even going into that fight, and you 24 00:01:06,519 --> 00:01:09,319 know it didn't really quite work out for you. You 25 00:01:09,359 --> 00:01:11,280 know what I'm like. You know, Danny's got a young family. 26 00:01:11,359 --> 00:01:14,280 It just had another baby. He had won world titles 27 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:18,079 in two divisions. Have other businesses, made a lot of money. 28 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:21,359 I had a hell of a career and I was like, boy, 29 00:01:21,359 --> 00:01:23,200 he's coming back. So my question for is what is 30 00:01:23,239 --> 00:01:25,120 the motivation for this comeback? 31 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,359 Speaker 3: You know, the motivation for this comeback is everything you 32 00:01:28,439 --> 00:01:30,200 just said, you know, my company. 33 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 2: My family, the loss to Laura. I just can't. I 34 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:36,400 feel like I can't in my career that way. 35 00:01:36,439 --> 00:01:38,439 Speaker 3: I've done too many great things, even though he's a 36 00:01:38,439 --> 00:01:41,239 great champion and I did to be great infl short, 37 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,439 but I think everything you just said is was motivating 38 00:01:44,439 --> 00:01:46,799 me to be for this fight, Everything you just said 39 00:01:46,799 --> 00:01:50,879 in my fans, you know, my family, and me just 40 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,840 being winning the n It's off being a boss and 41 00:01:54,599 --> 00:01:56,120 getting my hand raised no matter what. 42 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 2: That's the most important thing for me. 43 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:00,359 Speaker 1: Well, that fight with Laura that you mentioned, that place 44 00:02:00,439 --> 00:02:03,319 in September of twenty twenty four, and honestly, I mean 45 00:02:03,719 --> 00:02:06,000 It just seemed like it was a disaster from the 46 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:09,360 opening belt. It just did not not You just were 47 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,120 not sharp. You were coming off like a twenty six 48 00:02:12,159 --> 00:02:16,960 month layoff, fighting at your heaviest weight, obviously fighting another 49 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,520 talented fighter, and what do you think what was what 50 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:22,479 went wrong? Was it? Is it the layoff? Was it 51 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:22,800 the weight? 52 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 2: Just that I just think. 53 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 3: My spirit is a fighter since I wasn't in the 54 00:02:29,479 --> 00:02:32,759 ring for so long, even in training, I just felt 55 00:02:32,759 --> 00:02:35,680 like I couldn't get my mind to that championship level, 56 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:37,560 that spirit of a. 57 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 2: Fighter you need. 58 00:02:40,159 --> 00:02:43,439 Speaker 3: It just wasn't. It just wasn't. You know, it wasn't there. 59 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,000 You know, it just wasn't there. And I tried, I 60 00:02:47,039 --> 00:02:50,840 try to fight through it. You know, it just it's 61 00:02:50,879 --> 00:02:54,039 just one of those days where it's just right and unite. 62 00:02:54,879 --> 00:02:56,439 Speaker 1: Well did you think, though, when it was all said 63 00:02:56,439 --> 00:02:58,759 and done, that okay, you know what, I gave an effort. 64 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:00,520 Maybe it wasn't my night and I did have a 65 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:02,120 great current. So I am going to retire or did 66 00:03:02,199 --> 00:03:04,120 you always feel like I'm going to come back at 67 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:04,800 some point? 68 00:03:05,039 --> 00:03:06,439 Speaker 3: No, I knew I was going to come back and 69 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,360 just do probably do one more fight and promote my 70 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:12,199 own next fight, because I've been hitting it in my 71 00:03:12,319 --> 00:03:14,759 interviews that I want to do. I want to promote 72 00:03:14,759 --> 00:03:17,639 my last fight and kind of just go out like that, 73 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:21,159 you know, as a doing my own fight and winning 74 00:03:21,159 --> 00:03:23,479 with my hand raising the air and that's it. 75 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 2: I mean, it's like. 76 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 3: My last fight is like you know, the Titanic when 77 00:03:28,719 --> 00:03:31,159 Jack Dawson dies at the end, It's like, damn, I didn't. 78 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 2: Want the movie to end like that. 79 00:03:33,199 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: Understand that, but. 80 00:03:34,319 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's how That's how I feel. It's like the 81 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,240 Danny Garcia movie cannot in that way. 82 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: So your your Swift Promotions is the promoter of this 83 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,520 fight obviously, that's the company that you founded, uh, and 84 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,840 they're putting on this fight at Barclay Center, which has 85 00:03:48,879 --> 00:03:52,080 been the host to numerous major fights through the years, 86 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:56,960 including many of Danny Garcia's fights. So you're obviously from Philadelphia. 87 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,599 Everybody knows that, but Barclay Center has been your I 88 00:03:59,639 --> 00:04:03,199 feel it's your your home arena in many ways. You 89 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,919 are seven and two there as a professional. You obviously 90 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:09,159 hope to be eight and two after this October eighteenth fight. 91 00:04:10,439 --> 00:04:13,560 The two losses were very close and tremendous battles with 92 00:04:13,639 --> 00:04:17,519 Keith Thurman and Sean Porter. What has that building meant you? 93 00:04:17,519 --> 00:04:20,279 You opened it for boxing with there were victory against 94 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:24,160 Eric Morross, and you've been synonymous with their boxing program, right. 95 00:04:24,319 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 3: I remember when when I first won the title mens 96 00:04:27,199 --> 00:04:28,839 Morales and I had to remasure with him. 97 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:31,319 Speaker 2: I really wanted to do the fight in Philly. 98 00:04:31,319 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 3: I remember, let me let me come back to Philly 99 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:36,959 and you know and do a you know, like a homecoming, 100 00:04:37,639 --> 00:04:39,240 and they were like, you're fighting Brooklyn. I'm like, I'll 101 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:40,000 find why am I find? 102 00:04:40,079 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 1: You know? 103 00:04:40,199 --> 00:04:41,639 Speaker 2: Why? Am I finding Brooklyn? One of the fan my 104 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:42,399 titles in Philly? 105 00:04:42,639 --> 00:04:43,079 Speaker 1: First? 106 00:04:43,399 --> 00:04:47,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, and then uh, it's just like an instant marriage, 107 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,480 you know. I remember that they was like thirteen thousand 108 00:04:49,519 --> 00:04:51,519 people in there is actually the first world title fight 109 00:04:51,519 --> 00:04:54,240 ever in Brooklyn. And then every since then it's just 110 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:56,920 like New York has just adopted me. 111 00:04:57,519 --> 00:04:59,639 Speaker 1: Well, first world title fight in like eighty years or 112 00:04:59,639 --> 00:05:01,240 something like that, not the first ever. 113 00:05:01,079 --> 00:05:03,399 Speaker 2: But at the Barclay Center. 114 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I mean that it was the first ever 115 00:05:05,079 --> 00:05:07,079 boxing event that they had there. You headlined a very 116 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:13,079 big showtime card and besides that, that victory against Eric Morales, 117 00:05:13,079 --> 00:05:15,240 you knocked him out after having beaten him in the 118 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,720 first fight, sent this great Hall of Famer into retirement. 119 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,360 You had several other big wins against top quality names 120 00:05:21,399 --> 00:05:24,439 in the Barclay Center, as well as zab Judah, Lamon Peterson, 121 00:05:24,639 --> 00:05:28,319 Paul Malinaji. Obviously the two close losses and really great 122 00:05:28,319 --> 00:05:31,399 fights against Thurman and uh and Porter. Do you have 123 00:05:31,439 --> 00:05:33,879 a favorite fight there that you had there and why 124 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:35,000 what was doing that? 125 00:05:35,759 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 3: I think my favorite fights at the Barclay is Morales 126 00:05:42,879 --> 00:05:44,920 because I knocked him out and then Thurman. That was 127 00:05:44,959 --> 00:05:47,560 a crazy That was an electro fund fight, you know, 128 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:49,959 even though I felt like I probably did enough, but 129 00:05:50,079 --> 00:05:52,600 it's still like Brooke All type of records at that time, 130 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:57,560 and I feel like those were great, great, great fights. 131 00:05:57,959 --> 00:05:59,519 Speaker 1: Uh, those were definitely big ones that I have to 132 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,439 say though from my perspective having been at those fights. 133 00:06:02,959 --> 00:06:05,160 That left hook knockout of Eric Morales in the rematch 134 00:06:05,199 --> 00:06:09,079 that sent him off into retirement was something spectacular. Plus 135 00:06:09,079 --> 00:06:11,160 the controversy of course with them coming into that fight 136 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:13,839 with the positive drug test that the New York Commission 137 00:06:13,879 --> 00:06:15,279 allowed him to fight with, so there was a lot 138 00:06:15,399 --> 00:06:16,160 in the backdrop. 139 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 2: Yeah, he woke up that they think that I wasn't fighting. 140 00:06:19,959 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: You know, I remember talking the night before the fight, 141 00:06:24,519 --> 00:06:27,680 just coincidentally coming back to my hotel room, running into 142 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:29,439 you guys were on the same floor as me and 143 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,120 the hotel just by coincidence, and running into your father 144 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,360 who was very distraught about should I let my son 145 00:06:35,439 --> 00:06:38,240 fight because they for some reason, the commission was leaving 146 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,439 it up to you know, you guys of what you're 147 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:42,600 going to do. So I understand why that was like 148 00:06:42,639 --> 00:06:44,279 a really big deal that you did fight and get 149 00:06:44,319 --> 00:06:47,240 that great knockout or one of the many memorable fights 150 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:50,519 for your at that building. So, like I said, you 151 00:06:50,519 --> 00:06:53,120 faced a lot of top guys in that building, but 152 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,240 you've also faced a lot of top names not at 153 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,439 Parklay Center. You know, you had the great victory by 154 00:06:58,519 --> 00:07:01,879 knockout to unify titles at junior welterweight against Amir Khan. 155 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:06,000 You had the huge upset decision against Lucas Matist, who 156 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,240 was the big Boogeyman at that time, big favorite. 157 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 2: Uh. 158 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: You went on you beat Robert Guerrero to win the 159 00:07:11,279 --> 00:07:13,519 WBC welterweight title. I mean, I can go on and on. 160 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:15,279 He had a lot of good wins, even before you 161 00:07:15,319 --> 00:07:20,720 were a champion, Nate Campbell, Kendall Hull, for example. So 162 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:24,680 do you ever think about the prospect, you know, once 163 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,560 you are all done and it's in retirement, about being 164 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:29,759 elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame, which I 165 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,560 know is you know that is the ultimate for any 166 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:33,759 professional Absolutely. 167 00:07:33,839 --> 00:07:36,879 Speaker 3: I feel like you know, I thought, I think in 168 00:07:36,959 --> 00:07:39,360 boxing will make sure hall of Famer is fighting the best. 169 00:07:40,759 --> 00:07:43,839 Obviously winning the world titles and becoming a world champion, 170 00:07:43,839 --> 00:07:46,680 that's one thing. But I think fighters are always remember 171 00:07:46,759 --> 00:07:50,920 for who they fought at what time. And I fought 172 00:07:50,959 --> 00:07:53,319 everyone when they wanted me to fight him. I fought 173 00:07:53,399 --> 00:07:55,839 Keith Thurman when we were both undefeated young guys. I 174 00:07:55,879 --> 00:07:59,639 fought Amir Khan, we were both in our prime. I 175 00:07:59,759 --> 00:08:01,879 fall Matisa when he was in the fine I mean 176 00:08:01,879 --> 00:08:06,079 I thought prime fighters and win, loser draw. I always 177 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,879 came and I gave him all. I sold out arenas, 178 00:08:08,879 --> 00:08:11,480 I won world titles. I lost some world titles, But 179 00:08:11,519 --> 00:08:14,079 at the end of the day, I think that's the 180 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:17,160 definition of a Hall of famers fighting the best, win, losing, 181 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:21,519 draw and obviously world titles. 182 00:08:21,519 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 2: And I did that. 183 00:08:22,759 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, no doubt've been doing that. Your whole career. I 184 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:26,279 mean you didn't even met you thought guys at GARYL. 185 00:08:26,319 --> 00:08:28,279 Spence when he was still undefeated. I mean plenty of 186 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:32,919 top names. So you just mentioned all these top names 187 00:08:32,919 --> 00:08:35,519 that you did fight, and it's pretty much the litany 188 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:40,559 of the of the best guys in and around. Uh. 189 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:43,519 Was there ever a fight that you wanted among the 190 00:08:43,759 --> 00:08:46,039 bigger names that you didn't get in that career that 191 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:47,080 you've had so far. 192 00:08:47,799 --> 00:08:52,559 Speaker 3: Probably many, or Floyd I gues I always wanted to 193 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:56,559 test my skills against those guys, all time greats, and 194 00:08:56,799 --> 00:08:57,840 it just never happened. 195 00:08:59,039 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: But that's probably about I mean, those would have been interesting, 196 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:03,559 I suppose at that time. 197 00:09:03,919 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 2: Yeah. 198 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: Sure, so we're we're where now you're going to this fight, 199 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:11,879 You're you're thirty seven, You're promoting this fight with Daniel Gonzalez. 200 00:09:12,399 --> 00:09:16,639 It's being billed as farewell to Brooklyn. Now I noticed 201 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:20,000 that it's not farewell to boxing, it's farewell to Brooklyn, 202 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,519 which is obviously in reference to all the great matchups 203 00:09:22,519 --> 00:09:25,679 that you've had at Barclay Center. So is it in 204 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,120 your mind that if everything goes well that you are 205 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:30,120 going to carry on, Maybe we'll have a farewell to 206 00:09:30,159 --> 00:09:33,360 Affilly or whatever where where you're thinking this is really 207 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:34,240 the end of the line. 208 00:09:34,399 --> 00:09:37,559 Speaker 2: I'll tell you one thing. It's a eighty chance of 209 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:39,080 what this is my last fight? 210 00:09:41,039 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 1: What's the fifteen percent on the other fifteen percent? 211 00:09:43,519 --> 00:09:47,399 Speaker 3: Because I'm a fighter, Just because I'm a fighter, and 212 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:48,960 you know, you go in there and knock somebody out. 213 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:52,039 Now you're filming it all good again. Your name's buzzing. 214 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,919 They're telling this, They're saying that the phone might range. 215 00:09:55,759 --> 00:09:58,480 But I feel like I've done so much in boxing, 216 00:09:58,679 --> 00:09:59,840 you know, I still want to keep I don't want 217 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:01,399 to be one of those fighters who just keep fighting 218 00:10:01,399 --> 00:10:04,240 and keeps fighting, you know, at the end of the day, 219 00:10:04,279 --> 00:10:07,399 I got I gotta worry about my health too, you know. 220 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:10,879 Speaker 1: And I get the impression Danny that some guys, look, 221 00:10:11,039 --> 00:10:12,759 let's just be honest, some guys come back as they 222 00:10:12,759 --> 00:10:15,000 need the money. I get the impression that Danny Garcia 223 00:10:15,039 --> 00:10:17,519 is not in dire need of like the financial I mean, 224 00:10:17,519 --> 00:10:19,159 if the money is great, don't get me wrong, but. 225 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:22,279 Speaker 2: I can't imagine like extra money, good money, you know. 226 00:10:22,399 --> 00:10:24,639 Speaker 1: But right, but this isn't like this is not a 227 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:26,559 Nega fight that's paying millions and millions of. 228 00:10:26,519 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 2: Times, I's doing this fight for the money. 229 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:29,799 Speaker 3: I'm doing this because I want to win and I 230 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:32,960 want to promote my own own company, you know, So 231 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:34,879 I'm doing this for the love of the sport. How 232 00:10:34,879 --> 00:10:39,200 many fighters can say they've done that and yeah, So 233 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:41,200 I'm just doing this fight right here because i want 234 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,960 to win. That's I'm just a I love winning and 235 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:45,919 I want to go out on my hand and raised. 236 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: So if you do that and it does go your 237 00:10:48,399 --> 00:10:50,039 way and you have that great moment where you know 238 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,600 they say in the winter, Danny Garcia, and you've done 239 00:10:52,639 --> 00:10:54,200 this in front of a nice crowd, in front of 240 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:57,240 the arena that you call home, Uh, can you just 241 00:10:57,279 --> 00:10:59,240 walk away? Or like what would it what would it 242 00:10:59,279 --> 00:11:01,200 take you to bring back to do something else? 243 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 3: I mean, if I look great, but if I look 244 00:11:03,879 --> 00:11:05,759 like I won, but it's just like you know, it 245 00:11:05,879 --> 00:11:09,080 wasn't Danny Garcia, then it's like, you know, I don't 246 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:12,200 want to you know, it depends how I win. But 247 00:11:12,279 --> 00:11:15,240 the way the way I'm training is, Uh, I feel 248 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:16,720 like I'm gonna have a great night. I feel like 249 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:18,879 I'm had a great night. I feel good. I mean 250 00:11:18,879 --> 00:11:21,039 the only thing that takes longer for me to recover. 251 00:11:22,159 --> 00:11:24,559 That's about it. But everything else, I still I'm still good. 252 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:25,240 I'm still sure. 253 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:27,919 Speaker 1: So you're coming off, like I said about a thirteen 254 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:30,759 month layoff, and I wonder, what are you expecting from Gonzales? 255 00:11:30,799 --> 00:11:33,120 Obviously you your opponent is across the ring. You got 256 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:36,000 to deal with him. He has a good record. Uh, 257 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:37,960 he's fought some good guys but lost him like a 258 00:11:38,039 --> 00:11:40,919 Chris Alger for example, Chris Algery for example, a former 259 00:11:41,159 --> 00:11:44,039 world champion. He'll also be moving up in wait to 260 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:46,559 fight you. So what is it about Gonzales that that 261 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:48,399 you looked at and said that's the guy I should fight. Like, 262 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:50,200 what are you expecting for him to bring to the 263 00:11:50,279 --> 00:11:52,639 ring after then? The desire to put a great name 264 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:54,159 like Danny Garcia on his record. 265 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:55,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, so. 266 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,879 Speaker 3: You know I sparred him before for Sean Porter about 267 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,799 seven years ago, and I remember he's a guy that 268 00:12:03,759 --> 00:12:07,759 worked hard but never got the exposure. And I say, look, 269 00:12:08,879 --> 00:12:11,279 I don't mind sharing the ring, giving a goy some exposure. 270 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:13,240 And you do good against Andy Garcia. You know, it 271 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:15,600 might change your life, might get you some bigger fights. 272 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:19,159 But just giving somebody the opportunity, you know, on my 273 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,440 night to try to shine against me, and some fighters 274 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:24,320 never get the opportunity, and I know how it feels. 275 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:26,879 So he's a guy who with a solid record, comes 276 00:12:26,879 --> 00:12:29,600 to fight, he's in great shape, and I feel like 277 00:12:29,639 --> 00:12:31,039 it's it's gonna be a good fight. 278 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 2: It's a good fight for me. 279 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:35,759 Speaker 1: So we talked a lot about the accomplishments that you've had, 280 00:12:37,039 --> 00:12:39,720 the great matchups you've had, the fact that you fought everybody, 281 00:12:40,039 --> 00:12:42,279 been a long career, done a lot of great things 282 00:12:42,279 --> 00:12:44,360 in it. Is there one thing that you're most proud 283 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:48,600 of in the course of this eighteen year career, you. 284 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 3: Know, the most I'm proud of is just being a 285 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:58,080 world champion and listening to my father Andrew Garcia, being 286 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:03,200 a good listener, and just investing my money and just 287 00:13:04,399 --> 00:13:08,120 you know, I'm blessed and just now I'm just happy 288 00:13:08,159 --> 00:13:10,679 to have my own promotion and try to help other fighters. 289 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,000 But I'm proud of a lot of things. I'm really 290 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,600 proud of myself listening, you know, because this this game 291 00:13:16,799 --> 00:13:17,440 is really. 292 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:19,039 Speaker 1: Uh. 293 00:13:19,159 --> 00:13:20,639 Speaker 3: You get to a certain level where it's like you 294 00:13:20,639 --> 00:13:23,840 think you know it all and they have. You got 295 00:13:23,879 --> 00:13:26,480 to have some type of discipline to listen. So I 296 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:28,919 feel like me making it this farest because I listened 297 00:13:28,919 --> 00:13:29,480 to my father. 298 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,159 Speaker 1: You know, he asked you how excited is Angel will 299 00:13:32,159 --> 00:13:33,600 get back in action. I mean, you know, because he's 300 00:13:33,639 --> 00:13:35,559 gone along as you've gone along. It's not like he 301 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:38,320 has this big stable of fighters he trains. Uh, he's 302 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:39,960 been out of the action as a trainer. Now, I 303 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:41,960 guess for a while since you haven't been fighting. So 304 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,279 is he as pumped up as this for this as 305 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:44,759 you are? Oh? 306 00:13:44,799 --> 00:13:45,639 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's excited. 307 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 1: You know. 308 00:13:45,919 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 3: Andel had a stroke last year, so it took it 309 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:50,559 took him some time to get back. He's still getting better, 310 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:54,440 but he loves boxing. This is what's keeping him alive. 311 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,919 He's boxing, So this is he He loves going to 312 00:13:57,960 --> 00:13:59,879 the gym, you know, is what I've been doing since 313 00:13:59,919 --> 00:14:03,600 I as a kid. So this is Mick amstronger as well, 314 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:05,759 you know, keeping him sharp, keeping him in the game 315 00:14:05,799 --> 00:14:08,279 with the young guys in the gym. And he just 316 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:10,840 loves boxing. It's just when you think about Andrew Garcia, 317 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,840 just think about boxing, because that's that's all he cares about. 318 00:14:14,879 --> 00:14:16,799 Speaker 1: I'm glad that he's doing okay after the stroke. That's 319 00:14:16,799 --> 00:14:21,720 great to hear. I've been doing this covering boxing for 320 00:14:21,759 --> 00:14:25,159 twenty six years, almost twenty six years, Danny, and of 321 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:27,720 all the fighters I have covered, I've gone back and 322 00:14:27,759 --> 00:14:30,559 I've tracked this to some degree. I've been ringside for 323 00:14:31,039 --> 00:14:34,000 more Danny Garcia fights than just met any boxer in 324 00:14:34,039 --> 00:14:38,320 that time period, I believe. Well, I was at the 325 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:40,360 Laara fight. I think that was my twenty fifth of 326 00:14:40,639 --> 00:14:44,080 your fights I've been ringside for, including your professional debut. 327 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:47,440 I was at when you won the title, won forty, 328 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:51,159 when you beat Matisse, both the Judah Spans Porter. I 329 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:53,879 want to know, do I get a prize? Oh? 330 00:14:53,919 --> 00:14:58,559 Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure. Listen, I got you. I'll think of something. 331 00:14:59,159 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 3: I'll think of something sure for being on my side 332 00:15:01,279 --> 00:15:02,440 and covering all my fights. 333 00:15:02,519 --> 00:15:04,679 Speaker 2: That's that's a journey. That's a lot of hard work. 334 00:15:04,879 --> 00:15:06,519 Speaker 1: Tell me that I appreciate it, and you. 335 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 3: Know, and you take a lot of criticism, we all do. 336 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:11,279 Speaker 1: But it's a part of being who you are, right, Absolutely, 337 00:15:11,759 --> 00:15:13,759 that was just a little joke there to wrap things up. 338 00:15:13,799 --> 00:15:15,679 I appreciate it, No, you do. 339 00:15:15,799 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 3: I mean the media deserves a lot of I think 340 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:21,200 the media does deserve a lot of credit because without 341 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:24,480 the media, now me knowing everything, you can't really have fighters. 342 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,279 There's no way for them to get out there. So 343 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:31,919 the media plays a big play in boxing. It's good 344 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:35,840 or bad. Hear that they ain't talking about you. You ain't 345 00:15:35,879 --> 00:15:39,000 doing something right, so. 346 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 1: That is true. I'm supposed to Yeah, well all right. 347 00:15:40,519 --> 00:15:43,039 October eighteen, Danny Gerr see it back in the ring 348 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,559 against Dange No Gonzales. Danny's been a pleasure. I wish 349 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:47,080 you the best of luck in the fight, and we'll 350 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:48,679 have to wait and see what happens with that fifteen 351 00:15:48,679 --> 00:15:50,919 percent possibility of fighting after this. 352 00:15:51,639 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 2: Thanks man, I appreciate it. 353 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:54,519 Speaker 1: You've got good luck to you for sure.