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Danny Garcia and Steve Cunningham held adjoining media workouts Wednesday in advance of their separate nationally televised PBC fights, both scheduled for August. The double-exhibition was held at Garcia’s DSG Boxing Gym in Philadelphia. Cunningham, 28-7, 13 KOs, a former two-time cruiserweight champion, faces former multi-champion Antonio Tarver, 31-6, 22 KOs, in a 12-round heavyweight fight on August 14th, at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The fight will be broadcast live by Spike TV.
STEVE CUNNINGHAM: “My back is to the wall. I want to be heavyweight world champion. I got to make money for my family. I’m trying to be great in this sport. Beating guys like this makes me great. My back has always been against the wall; even with two world titles."
"I just prepare. What we’ve done is prepare for the best Tarver that we’ve ever seen. That’s the Tarver I’m expecting to see. The best Tarver that we know is the Tarver that stopped Roy Jones. If that’s not the Tarver we see, then he’s in trouble, plain and simple.”
Former junior welterweight champion, Danny Garcia, 30-0, 17 KOs, appeared next. Garcia faces former champion Paulie Malignaggi, 33-6, 7 KOs, on August 1st, at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, NY, just days before he’s scheduled to become a new father. The fight, televised by ESPN2, will be Garcia’s first foray into the ring as a full-fledged welterweight and his fifth appearance at Barclay’s. DANNY GARCIA:
“The sky is the limit at 147 for me. I feel a lot stronger. Before at 140, I’d be coming to the gym just to lose weight, checking my weight three, four times a day. Feeling weak, pushing myself, feeling hungry. But now I’m able to eat the right nutrition. My legs are there. I’m a lot faster. I have more agility, and I’m able to think more. So, I think it’s all going to fall into place on August 1st.” |
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