Saturday, August 9, 2014, Danny Garcia takes on the unheralded Rod Salka in a 10-round welterweight bout live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.
The card–which is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona and AT&T–also features a championship caliber co-main event with IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Lamont Peterson defending his title against Edgar Santana in a 12-round championship bout.
Opening the telecast will be Brooklyn’s own Daniel Jacobs as he takes on Jarrod Fletcher for the vacant WBA Middleweight World Title.
The triple-header will air live on SHOWTIME beginning at 9:00 pm, EST/PST.
Read on for Round By Round Boxing’s staff predictions for Garcia vs. Salka, Peterson vs. Santana and Jacobs vs. Fletcher.
Leave a comment letting us know who you think will win each bout.
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Daniel Jacobs
vs.
Jarrod Fletcher
Lou Catalano, Staff Writer
It speaks to the overall impotence of this card that the opening bout will probably be the most fun to watch.
Daniel Jacobs, whose fight against cancer has been well documented, has been destroying everything in his path on his way back up the middleweight ladder.
He will nudge himself closer to a big fight with an impressive win here, which he should get against the Australian, Jarrod Fletcher.
I expect Jacobs to come out banging, on his way to a knockout win.
Prediction: Jacobs
Brandon Glass, Contributing Writer
Danny Jacobs will win this fight by knockout against the Australian, Jarrod Fletcher. Jacobs is the is bigger guy and has more experience than Fletcher.
Really, I still have Jacobs’ brutal KO of Giovanni Lorenzo etched in my mind. I am hoping he gets a shot at Peter Quillin, Felix Sturm, or even Gennady Golovkin.
Prediction: Jacobs
Alex Burgos, Editor-in-Chief
Daniel Jacobs is the one young Middleweight contender who is willing and anxious to take on the best. Against the Australian Jarrod Fletcher, he’s merely facing a roadblock.
If Jacobs wins, he’ll capture Gennady Golovkin’s “regular” WBA title. If Jacobs scores an impressive KO over Fletcher, he may be next in line for GGG.
There aren’t too many Middleweights who are willing to take on Golovkin, but I’m confident that Jacobs will push for a bout against the most feared man in his division if he wins on Saturday night–which I think he will.
Prediction: Jacobs
Lamont Peterson
vs.
Edgar Santana
Lou Catalano, Staff Writer
The Puerto Rican, Edgar Santana has actually won his last three bouts by knockout, but he’s never faced anyone on the level of Lamont Peterson.
The skilled Peterson is just two fights removed from having been decapitated by Lucas Matthysse, so let’s see if there are any lingering issues.
If there are, Santana still probably won’t be able to do much about it. Peterson will win by decision here, proving nothing.
Prediction: Peterson
Brandon Glass, Contributing Writer
In this fight I am taking the DMV’s own Lamont Peterson by decision over his “showcase” opponent Edgar Santana.
Lamont, like Garcia, has much more experience at the world class level compared to his opponent and I think it will show as the fight goes on.
Santana has a win over Josesito Lopez and he is a puncher, but I think Peterson outboxes Santana to a unanimous decision.
Prediction: Peterson
Vincent Nolasco, Contributing Writer
In the co-featured bout of the evening, Lamont Peterson will showcase his superb talents against Edgar Santana.
Peterson has to win in convincing fashion to display to the boxing world that a future bout against Danny Garcia is still a very good fight to be made.
At the end of the night, Peterson’s talents will be too much for Santana and earn him a unanimous-decision victory.
Prediction: Peterson
Alex Burgos, Editor-in-Chief
Out of the three bouts on this card, I think Edgar Santana has the best chance at scoring an upset victory.
Santana possesses KO power and Lamont Peterson is no stranger to the canvas. He’s gone down against Timothy Bradley, Victor Ortiz, Amir Khan and of course, Lucas Matthysse.
If Santana can catch Peterson with some heavy leather early on, it could rattle Peterson and change the champion’s game plan.
I think that Peterson may have to get through some rough stretches, but ultimately he’ll survive and win a close decision. Should Peterson win, he should definitely be in line for a unification bout against Danny Garcia.
Prediction: Peterson
Danny Garcia
vs.
Rod Salka
Lou Catalano, Staff Writer
As much as team Garcia is trying to pump Rod Salka up as a worthy challenger, nobody’s buying it.
Salka might actually make a good showing of himself, but that doesn’t change the fact that this fight had no business being made.
As I stated in a previous article, if Danny Garcia has actually trained, he will win this fight easily. For all the heat he has taken for accepting this fight, he could really use a knockout. I think he’ll get it.
Prediction: Garcia
Merissa Dyer, Staff Writer
I have Danny Garcia winning.
Prediction: Garcia
Brandon Glass, Contributing Writer
I have to go with Danny Garcia here. He has faced and beaten some of the top guys at 140 and unfortunately, Rod Salka is about as obscure as they come.
Salka shouldn’t be taken lightly, only because he is basically Chuck Wepner/Rocky Balboa–or the quintessential underdog.
Even though this fight is not for any of Garcia’s titles, Salka must have Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” on repeat in preparation.
He may even use it for the ring walk.
Garcia will take this opportunity to make an impressive and dominant showing after his less than stellar defense against Mauricio Herrera. I think Danny is going to get that left hook going and stop Salka by the eighth round.
Prediction: Garcia
Vincent Nolasco, Contributing Writer
Danny Garcia should defeat Rod Salka on Saturday night. Garcia will is the better fighter and he should win easily. He has to defeat Salka in a dominating fashion to convince the boxing community that he did what he was supposed to do.
Garcia will display his speed, power and very good boxing skills. Salka will put a decent challenge up, however at the end of the night Garcia will win be middle-round stoppage.
Prediction: Garcia
Alex Burgos, Editor-in-Chief
What’s there to say here? Danny Garcia is fighting a fighter in Rod Salka who holds a record of 19-3, 3 KOs who outside of his immediate family, nobody knew a few months ago.
If that’s not embarrassing enough, Garcia has actually stated that he doesn’t know why fans are underestimating Salka.
Really, Danny?
If Garcia knows what’s good for him, he’ll be prepared to dispense of Salka quickly and move on to more challenging fights. Hopefully all of the social media cherry bombs subside.
Prediction: Garcia
