The overwhelming amount of success that Danny Garcia has experienced throughout his career has allowed him to protrude toward the top of the pugilistic mountain. However, thanks to the Philadelphia native aggregating world titles in two separate weight classes and a following that accentuates his overarching star power, he finds himself on the wishlist of countless foes.
Tony Harrison, a former world champion at 154 pounds, has brazenly mentioned Garcia as someone he would love to take on in the immediate future. Although the former belt holder at both 140 and 147 pounds has the utmost respect for Harrison, from a monetary standpoint, a showdown against the Detroit native doesn’t exactly pique Garcia’s financial interest.
“I like Tony Harrison,” said Garcia during an interview with YSM Sports Media. “I think he’s a good fighter but that’s not the fight I’m looking for. I want big-name fights. I’m not saying he’s not a big name but he’s not gonna give me the 10 million dollar fight. At this point in my career, I want big names only. Anything that makes sense.”
For Garcia, his bank account has flourished thanks to mega showdowns against Errol Spence Jr., Amir Khan, and Zab Judah. And while Harrison has proven his championship mettle, Garcia believes that he’s been down this road before.
In back-to-back years against Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter, Garcia, to a certain extent, believes that he did both fighters a favor. Although he would come up short, Garcia (37-3, 21 KOs) concludes that the star power of both Thurman and Porter soared to new heights thanks to his name being attached to theirs on separate fighting bills.
In any event, despite Garcia being somewhat unwilling to help bolster Harrison’s profile, the 32-year-old has traveled to Australia to take on Tim Tszyu with the WBO junior middleweight title on the line on March 12th. Garcia, nevertheless, wishes Harrison nothing but the best in his future endeavors.
As for what could be next for the highly ranked 154-pound contender, only time will tell. Ultimately, no matter who he shares the ring with next, Garcia won’t saunter through those ropes unless he receives a gigantic payday to make it worth his while.
“Me fighting him would only help him. Like I would give him a name. I don’t have a problem with that. I helped Porter, I helped Thurman. People knew who they were but I made them bigger stars. At this point in my career, big names only. Big dollar signs. I don’t have time to be wasting.”