Floyd Mayweather News: Ex-Referee Joe Cortez Believes Mayweather Will Fight Danny Garcia If He Decides to Come out of Retirement
In February, retired undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. hinted a second return to the world of boxing, dropping the possibility of facing WBC world welterweight champion Danny Garcia for fight number 50.
"And like I said before, you're very outspoken, my dad is very outspoken; it would be good for me to come back for number 50 and fight the undefeated Danny Garcia, you know, at the MGM Grand," an excerpt of Mayweather's February 15th interview with Fight Hype reads.
Like Mayweather, the 28-year old Garcia also holds an unblemished slate of 32-0, with 18 wins by knockout. He last saw action last January against Robert Guerrero, where he won via unanimous decision, subsequently bagging the vacant WBC title.
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Apparently, two veteran figures of the sport are also foreseeing a Mayweather-Garcia fight, down the line. In a report by Boxingscene, Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn, a fight between two men may take place some time in September.
"Garcia, in my opinion, will fight Floyd Mayweather next, in September," Hearn said, adding that the two other options for Garcia would be former world champions Adrien Broner and Timothy Bradley.
The other man who shares the same sentiment is former long-time referee turned ESPN Deportes analyst Joe Cortez.
In another Boxingscene report, Cortez first ruled out the possibility of a rematch against eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. He also noted how Mayweather could possibly pickup an "easier win" over Garcia, and that having another possible 12-rounder against the Filipino boxing icon could be the riskier option.
"Mayweather will probably go with Danny Garcia if he ever comes back," Cortez said.
"Money May" retired from the sport of boxing for the third time last September, against former world champion Andre Berto, ending his career with a record of 49-0, with 26 wins by knockout.
The first time he announced his retirement was after his 2007 fight with Oscar De La Hoya. He briefly made a comeback to face Ricky Hatton in 2008, where he won by tenth round knockout, before announcing his retirement once again.
