Tale of the Tape
| Danny Garcia | Lamont Peterson | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 29-0, 17 KOs | 33-2-1, 17 KOs |
| Age | 27 | 31 |
| Height | 5’8 ½” | 5’9” |
| Reach | 68 ½” | 72” |
| Weight | 143 | 143 |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
| Hometown | Philadelphia, PA | Washington, DC |
| Rounds Boxed | 166 | 240 |
An older, slightly more seasoned Lamont Peterson has something to work with coming into this fight. He has a significantly longer arm reach than Danny Garcia (almost four inches longer), which will help him tremendously should he choose to box on the outside.
Peterson is only slight taller than Garcia, but has a long enough torso where he will need to watch out for jabs and other punches to the body.
Garcia will have to find a way around Peterson’s generous reach advantage, and find his way to the body. The tape only gives us a small scope of what to expect in this fight.
I see the outcome of this bout depending on whom can outbox whom and which man’s style prevails the most. Peterson boasts a bit more experience than Garcia, having boxed over 200 rounds, compared to Garcia’s 166.
We’ll see if the quality of those rounds have given Peterson the wisdom he needs to break down Garcia, or if Garcia has the tools to undermine Peterson’s boxing finesse.
