QUOTES FROM TODAY'S AMIR KHAN VS. DANNY GARCIA
PRESS CONFERENCE IN LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Amir "King" Khan, Former Unified Super Lightweight World Champion
"I have seen him fight and he has a dangerous style. He is tough, but he has never faced anyone like me.
"When
I beat your son, am I still going to be overrated? Maybe it's Danny who
is the one who is overrated. (Speaking to Danny Garcia's trainer and
father Angel Garcia in response to be accused of being overrated.)
"I promise you this is going to be a good fight. This is going to be a legendary fight."
Danny "Swift" Garcia, WBC Super Lightweight World Champion
"Khan
is a great fighter. I'm a great fighter. When you put two great
fighters together, you have to fight your best to get the win.
"This is a big fight, but every fight is a big fight for me.
"I bring blood, sweat and tears. Literally I brought tears at my last fight.
"You haven't seen the best of Danny Garcia."
Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions
"Khan
has proven himself over and over against champions and legends. He is
now the most popular fighter in the U.K. and Danny Garcia is a champion
who recently fought a legend in Erik Morales.
"You have to take your hat off to both fighters because they didn't have to take such a tough fight.
"It will be an exciting night at Mandalay Bay."
Freddie Roach, Khan's Trainer
"This is a big fight. It's the best fighting the best."
Angel Garcia, Garcia's Father/Trainer
"We are having a great camp.
"Khan
is an overrated fighter. We are coming out here to fight the best. You
want young fighters to come out and fight to prove themselves and that's
what we have on July 14.
Tony Walker, Director of Affiliate Relations of HBO Sports
"We are delighted to put together such a high profile fight.
# # #
"Khan
vs. Garcia," a 12-round super lightweight bout, is presented by Golden
Boy Promotions and Khan Promotions and sponsored by Corona and AT&T.
The fight will be broadcast live on HBO World Championship Boxing at
11:00 p.m. ET/PT in the United States and live on Sky Sports 1HD in the
United Kingdom at 1:00 a.m. GMT on July 15.
Tickets
priced at $250, $200, $150, $100 and $50, not including applicable
service charges, are available for purchase at the Mandalay Bay box
office and all Las Vegas Ticketmaster
locations (select Smith's Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). To
charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase atwww.mandaylaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets for fans traveling from the United Kingdom are available for purchase online at www.sportscorporation.com or by calling +44 (0)845 163 0845.
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