Jermell Charlo: “If Danny Garcia Wanna Taste That Water, It’s Deep Over Here, Come See What This Action About”

By: Hans Themistode

Jermell Charlo is just a few days away from making an attempt a lifelong dream. The unified 154-pound titlist is about to tackle WBO belt holder, Brian Castano on July seventeenth on the Alamodome in San Antonio Texas. If Charlo had been to win, he would develop into the primary undisputed world champion at 154 kilos since Winky Wright in 2004.

With the ultimate piece of the 154-pound puzzle so painstakingly shut, Charlo is inserting all of his consideration on the Argentinian native. With that stated, he can’t assist however discover the information waves former two-division champion Danny Garcia has been making as of late.

After campaigning at 147 kilos for the previous six years, Garcia lately revealed that he plans on shifting up in weight. Earlier than the Philadelphia native hangs up his gloves, he has yet one more objective he needs to perform, turning into a three-division world champion. Upon listening to the information that Garcia intends on shifting as much as his weight class, Charlo has determined to be his chauffeur so to talk, and provides him a tour of the junior middleweight division.

“If Danny Garcia wanna style that water, it’s deep over right here on this ocean,” stated Charlo throughout a self-recorded video. “Let him come and see what this motion about.”

Garcia, 33, had a combined bag of outcomes at 147. Earlier than he made the trek seven kilos north, Garcia dominated the opposition at 140 kilos. Throughout his run, he scored decisive wins in opposition to former champions akin to Zab Judah, Amir Khan and Erik Morales. Whereas he in the end picked up a world title in his second weight division, he fell brief in his greatest matches on the weight in opposition to Shawn Porter, Keith Thurman and Errol Spence Jr.

Garcia’s losses to each Porter and Thurman had been extraordinarily aggressive. However within the case of Spence Jr., he was totally outclassed. On that night time, particularly, Charlo sat ringside to look at the 2 sq. off. Not solely was the unified titlist there to witness a superb struggle however greater than something, he was there in full help of Spence Jr. who’s Charlo’s shut buddy and stablemate.

Nonetheless, the Philadelphia slugger has been seen on social media, laborious at work as he’s bulked up noticeably in an effort to make his transition to 154 that a lot simpler.

Sadly for Garcia although, Charlo believes that it doesn’t matter how a lot time he spends within the fitness center. Ought to the 2 cross paths within the ring, it’ll be one-way visitors.

“He was rather a lot slower at 147 preventing Errol Spence. He wanna acquire some weight and attempt to placed on some energy however it ain’t gonna assist. It’s completely different over right here.”