{"id":70404,"date":"2018-02-14T21:12:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T02:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70404"},"modified":"2018-02-14T21:21:56","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T02:21:56","slug":"danny-garcia-brandon-rios-press-conference-takes-an-interesting-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70404","title":{"rendered":"Danny Garcia – Brandon Rios Press Conference Takes An Interesting Twist!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Two-division world champion Danny Garcia and former world champion Brandon Rios hosted a media workout in Las Vegas on Wednesday ahead of WBC Welterweight World Title Eliminator this Saturday, February 17 live on SHOWTIME from Mandalay Bay Events Center, and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.<\/p>\n

In the co-main event, undefeated WBC Super Middleweight World Champion David Benavidez and top-rated contender Ronald Gavril meet in a rematch of their thrilling September 2017 bout in which Benavidez won the vacant title by split decision.<\/p>\n

The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins at 10 p.m. ET\/7 p.m. PT with welterweight contenders Yordenis Ugas and Ray Robinson facing off in an IBF 147-pound title eliminator.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and are available at AXS.com.<\/p>\n

Here is what the fighters had to say from House of Blues at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Wednesday:<\/p>\n

DANNY GARCIA<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just hungry for this fight. At the end of the day I have the passion for boxing, and I love the competition. That\u2019s what motivates me and that\u2019s what has motivated me to get back in there and get back on top. It all starts on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t worry about what [Brandon] is doing. At the end of the day I know he trained his heart out for this fight and this is an opportunity of a lifetime for him. This is a big fight for me. I have to go in there and show that I\u2019m one of the best fighters in the world. I just have to go in there and be Danny Garcia.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great to be back here in Vegas. This is a big-fight atmosphere and it just motivates me. I feel good and I can\u2019t wait to go in there and fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to do a little bit of everything, it just depends how I feel. I\u2019m gonna bang, I\u2019m gonna box. I\u2019m going to back him up. I\u2019m going to do everything.<\/p>\n

\u201cI try to knock everyone out in the first round. I\u2019ll go and get that check. Twelve rounds or less. I\u2019d like to get it done in under eight or six. But if not I\u2019ll go 12 rounds. I have a great team and I\u2019ve been training hard.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t blame Keith Thurman for not wanting to fight me again. I wouldn\u2019t want to fight me two times in row. My journey and my superstardom start again on Saturday night. My job then is to show the work and that I\u2019m still one of the superstars of this sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m 29 years old and in the prime of my career. It starts now. I\u2019m ready to get back on track.<\/p>\n

\u201cI represent Philly wherever I go. I represent all Latinos all around the world. When you\u2019re a world champion boxer you represent everyone around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe likes to bang\u2026let\u2019s do it. I feel like I\u2019m the stronger man and there\u2019s no need to back up. If that\u2019s what it takes to get the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n

BRANDON RIOS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m ready. I\u2019ve been training really hard and I\u2019m focused and dedicated to the boxing game. In the past I was immature and just being a kid and being a dork and just going with heart and balls \u2013 that\u2019s what I was doing it with. But now I want to get back to the top and I know what it takes to get there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care what the critics say because at the end of the day that\u2019s what they are, just critics. It\u2019s all good. I can tell you right now I\u2019m in shape. I\u2019m on weight already.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone knows the way I fight. Going all out is my style. I\u2019ll walk through brick walls to get the victory. Everyone will see on Saturday night the new and improved Bam Bam.<\/p>\n

\u201cThink about why I looked like [crap] after my last fight. I\u2019ve been through wars after wars and wars in my previous fights, and that takes a toll on your body. It happens. And I realized it and I took a step back and I wasn\u2019t doing it right with dieting and training. I was doing it with heart and balls.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow I feel rejuvenated and fresh. So you will see the new and improved Brandon. I feel young and not war-shot, or whatever you guys want to call it. I want to go out there and prove everyone wrong. I\u2019m going to prove every one of you wrong. There\u2019s going to be a smile on my face when I win this fight and I will put up my middle finger to all of you.<\/p>\n

\u201cDanny\u2019s a strong fighter and he has power in both hands. He\u2019s a great counter-puncher. One thing I like is he doesn\u2019t move or run, he likes to bang it out, and that suits my style better. But if he does run, we\u2019ll be ready for that too. I sparred with young guys, so I\u2019m ready.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to all of you guys for calling me out, and calling me a cherry, or whatever. I love it. It\u2019s all good. That\u2019s the chip on my shoulder I got. I\u2019m not a cherry, I might be a wild berry, but I\u2019m not a cherry.\u201d<\/p>\n

DAVID BENAVIDEZ<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe preparation we had for this camp was amazing. Three months in training camp, we made a lot of changes for this fight and we\u2019re ready to go in there and take care of business.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinning the title changed my confidence but it changed my work too. Now I know everybody is gunning for my title and I don\u2019t want to let it go. All the work and sacrifice it took for me to get this \u2013 I\u2019m not going to let it go.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel very strong. The weight is good. I feel amazing and you guys are going to see it come Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think Gavril can do any better than he did in the last fight. He\u2019s a one trick pony and he doesn\u2019t have many tricks left, he\u2019s getting old. We\u2019ve been working on a lot of different styles for this fight and I feel more than ready.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very motivated. I stayed very dedicated to this training camp. I\u2019m ready to go in there and play no games. I\u2019m going to do what I say and I\u2019m going to knock Gavril out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel I could have done better in the first fight. Having everybody tell me Gavril should have won and him talking a lot of smack, it\u2019s the motivation and drive that I needed to train the way I did in this camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sickness during the first fight took a lot out of me but my mentality is that I\u2019m a warrior and I\u2019m always going to push through it no matter what. This time, we didn\u2019t have any injuries or sickness so I can\u2019t wait to put on a show on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first time I\u2019ve really had a chip on my shoulder. All the hard work it took for me to get this belt, and people say it was just given to me? No way, I\u2019m going to go in there and show why I\u2019m the youngest champion in the super middleweight division.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to become the best in the division. I want to earn every victory and fight the best. I would love to fight the World Boxing Super Series winner. I\u2019ll be ready for anybody. I worked so hard to get this, nobody can take it from me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m thinking it will be a knockout around Round 5. It\u2019s going to be a combination of the body and chin. It\u2019s not really looking for the knockout, it\u2019s just setting it up. I\u2019m not going in just throwing haymakers, but I\u2019ll set it up and if it comes, it will come in spectacular fashion.\u201d<\/p>\n

RONALD GAVRIL<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI trained a little bit different this time. I had way more time than the first fight to prepare. Last time was four weeks, this time I had a full 10 weeks. I have done a lot of rounds of sparring and a lot of work related to this fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI learn after every fight. From the first fight against Benavidez, I learned even more because it was a tough, tight fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis people tried to make him a superstar before he fought me. I don\u2019t know what people said after the first fight, but they should wait until after the rematch. I\u2019m the stronger fighter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe difference in this fight is going to be who boxes smarter. I feel I\u2019m the smarter fighter because if I need to box, I box; if I need to put pressure, I put pressure. I can adapt.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think this is going to be the fight of the year. It\u2019s going to be special. The fans should all come see this fight because it\u2019s going to be amazing with two warriors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not looking for a knockout. I\u2019m looking to win every round. But I also don\u2019t want to leave it in the judges\u2019 hands like last time, so we\u2019ll see what happens Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m ready to win. It would be a dream come true. This is why I came here to America from Romania.\u201d<\/p>\n

YORDENIS UGAS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are both good fighters. But I am ready to put on the fight of the night for the fans and I will be victorious.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m more than ready to get back in the ring. I know what\u2019s at stake. This is a title eliminator and it is the biggest fight of my career. I\u2019m ready to get even better and show the world that I\u2019m ready to be at that top tier of boxing.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause of the intensity of this fight, I think it has the potential to be the fight of the night. This is going to shine over all the other fights.\u201d<\/p>\n

RAY ROBINSON<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cTraining camp was perfect. My team did everything to prepare me for this fight. I dotted every \u2018I\u2019 and crossed every \u2018T\u2019 for this fight. This was one of the best camps I\u2019ve had and I\u2019m excited to get in the ring on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarrying Sugar Ray\u2019s name is obviously a pleasure. Growing up, I had a lot of pressure on myself with my name being Ray Robinson. Sometimes I think I even lost fights because I put too much pressure on myself having that name. So now, I make sure I don\u2019t put too much pressure on myself.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the type of fight that I roll out of bed for. You get tired of fighting regular guys. I\u2019m an old school fighter \u2013 I love fighting guys that look good on paper and nobody knows who\u2019s going to win and it\u2019s up to his camp and my camp. I haven\u2019t been this excited for a fight in a long time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI expect hell. That\u2019s how I\u2019ve been preparing. If it\u2019s anything less than that, he\u2019ll be sorry. That\u2019s how I\u2019ve been training \u2013 like we\u2019re fighting for a world title. I\u2019m going to bring all the hardship I\u2019ve had in my life into this fight on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m an old school fighter. I\u2019ll fight people in their grandma\u2019s back yard if I have to. It doesn\u2019t matter who I\u2019m fighting. I\u2019ll just do it Kimbo Slice-style. Once we conquer Saturday, we are supposed to fight Errol Spence and even if that doesn\u2019t happen, we\u2019re looking for a world title. Errol Spence, (Keith) Thurman, I\u2019m ready to rock.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time we put the gloves on, we want to do something special. Especially with this fight being on SHOWTIME, we just made sure we prepared the right way. But it doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s on TV or not, we still have to put on a good fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach fight that I have is a stepping stone in my career. This is no different just because it\u2019s in Vegas. I\u2019m not going to put too much pressure on myself and blow this up and make it bigger than what it needs to me. Vegas, the crowds, the lights \u2013 that\u2019s all cool and dandy but at the end of the day I still have to do my job.\u201d<\/p>\n