Two-weight world champion Danny Garcia believes he has secured a Hall of Fame-worthy career.
Garcia will lace up the gloves against Daniel Gonzalez on October 18, as we look at his career. Garcia captured the vacant WBC Junior Welterweight Title by beating Erik Morales in March 2012. He unified by beating Amir Khan in his next fight to add the WBA and Ring Magazine Belt. Wins against Zab Judah, Lucas Matthysse, Lamont Peterson and Paulie Malignaggi followed at 140.
Garcia then moved up to beat Robert Guerrero for the vacant WBC Welterweight Title in January 2016. However, he lost to Keith Thurman in March 2017, as he missed out on unifying by adding the WBA belt. Further losses to Shawn Porter, Errol Spence and Erislandy Lara in September 2024 (his last fight) meant Garcia has one win in three. However, he was optimistic his career was enough to enter the Hall of Fame.
“I’m making it into the Hall of Fame. I think I did more than enough. I was a unified champion at 140 and WBC champion at 147. I got some great wins under my belt, am a two-division champion. I definitely think I’m a Hall of Famer,” Garcia said
Garcia has a very strong case. He didn’t just win a title at 140; he became the unified, lineal champion. This journey included a defining win over legendary Mexican champion Erik Morales for the WBC title, followed by a shocking unification knockout of Amir Khan just months later to add the WBA and The Ring belts. Crucially, he then cemented his status by defeating the feared knockout artist, Lucas Matthysse.
With a professional record of 37 wins and 4 losses, the fact that all four losses came against current or future Hall of Fame contenders (Thurman, Porter, Spence, and Lara) shows he belongs in that elite company. It is highly likely that “Swift” Garcia will be successfully inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame shortly after he becomes eligible.
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