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Mikey Garcia

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Mikey Garcia, born Miguel Angel Garcia Cortez, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2021, held world titles in four weight classes from featherweight to light welterweight, and once challenged for the IBF welterweight title.

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One loss is not the end of my career.

Career

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To cement your name, you've got to go after the biggest fights.

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Errol Spence is a fighter. He wants to hurt you.

Fighter

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I will become a five-division champion.

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Why take the pay-per-view gamble? I don't need to do that.

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You should not be taking advantage of anybody.

Advantage

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I'm definitely interested in facing Linares.

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I'm very confident in my skills and my abilities. I know what I can do.

Abilities

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I want to add to my legacy because, in the end, that's going to be the most valuable for my career.

Career

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My performances are getting people's attention, that's what I'm looking for.

Attention

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I trust my brother and my dad. They know my capabilities and my skills. If they tell me to do something, they…

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I'm here to let everyone know I'm taking bigger fights and I'm not afraid on taking the bigger challenges.

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I was fighting at 125 pounds when I was 15 years old... then became a champion at 126 pounds at 25 years old.

Champion

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We fight smart, fight intelligent, pick our shots, be very smart about how we place our feet. That's how we win.

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I'm never out of shape, never out to hurt my body by drinking or partying.

Body

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If I did a multiple-fight deal, I could probably get more money but it's not always about the money.

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It's your career. Why should you let someone else be in control of what you do? You're the one taking all the…

Career

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When I walk into the arena, I get excited and emotional, when I see the fans rise and start cheering. But then…

Business

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I will never forget seeing my parents coming home from the strawberry fields, looking through their bags to see if they had…

Coming home

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It came like a natural thing for me, and I liked it. That's how my amateur career started. But again, no interest…

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I've been able to not only be a fighter, but a thinking fighter, where I can use my insight into the business…

Business

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I think Adrien Broner was at his best. If he wasn't, I would have knocked him out. He was very motivated, he…

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I know what I'm capable of. My dad, my brother, know what I'm capable of. They've seen me in the ring sparring.…

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I thought I fought a really good Orlando Salido. I never let him get into his fight. I knew what I needed…

Control

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As a champion, you always want challenges.

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I want to do things not many have done.

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I would love to fight anybody at the welterweight limit with a belt.

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You work hard. You have a dream. You don't give up.

Dream

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I don't believe in the catch weight.

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I'm not afraid to step up and take challenges.

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If I want to accomplish what I want, I have to take care of my body.

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I don't think being undefeated is going to determine my greatness.

Being

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I want to be great. I want to prove to everybody that I am great.

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I don't have a number set that I'm chasing, but I do believe I'll be a champion at 140, and again at 147.

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I like to wear cowboy gear once in a while. Whenever the occasion comes. In the ring, we used to wear a…

Cowboy

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It's not OK for somebody to push a fighter into a corner and strong-arm him to accept whatever the promoter wants.

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I made it a goal of mine to fight the biggest challenges, so that people can appreciate who I am as a…

Challenges

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I want people to look back at my career and say, 'That guy never backed down from anyone.'

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I believe I'm better than everybody when it comes to footwork, timing, reflexes, defense, you name it.

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My kids are four years apart. They're constantly fighting, hitting each other, grabbing the toy away from the other.

Children

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