Mikey Garcia captured a world title in a fourth weight division, outpointing previously undefeated Sergey Lipinets to win the IBF junior welterweight title last Saturday night in San Antonio.
After his win over Lipinets, Garcia(38-0, 30 KOs) has options. Does he go back down to 135? Does he stick at 140, or does he go up to 147? We’ll wait to see.
But, if he could anybody, it would be the great Floyd Mayweather.
“I would love to get in the ring with him(Mayweather),” Garcia told TMZ Sports before his fight with Lipinets. “Now, it’s a different time now. He’s older and I (saw) his age start to get to him just a little bit. Not enough where anybody can beat him.
“I can see a little bit of it when he fought (Marcos) Maidana, when he fought Berto. Just enough to give me a little bit of a chance.
“Earlier Floyd, great fighter, super fast, and talented. Now, toward the end, Maidana was able to land very good punches. That a couple (of) years behind you never would have touched Floyd with the jab, and Maidana had a bit of success because I think Floyd had started to decrease, just a little bit. So now, I think that gives me a chance. That would give me a good chance.”
At this point, due to retirement, a fight against Mayweather becomes a mythical matchup for Garcia. Mayweather, 41, has slowed slightly, but he’s still great. Garcia is a solid fighter, but Mayweather is and still on another level!