Danny Garcia is set to take on Robert Guerrero Saturday, 23 January 2016 at Staples Center, Los Angeles. This fight has become even bigger for the both fighters as WBC announced that Danny Garcia and Robert Guerrero will fight for “WBC Walter-weight title” which was recently vacated due to Floyd Mayweather announcing retirement. The title will add whole new dimension to the fight and the victory will be event stronger. WBC also announced that Amir Khan will become automatic mandatory challenger for the winner of Garcia-Guerrero fight.
Danny Garcia has been fighting pretty average fighters since he defeated Lucas Matthysse back in 2013. Since than only one fight which was against Lamont Peterson can be considered as competitive bout and that too many believed he lost. But Garcia camp look to be happy with small to medium paydays as Garcia has averaged more a less $1.5 million in each of the last four fights. So how much Danny Garcia and Robert Guerrero will be taking home after 23 January 2016 bout ?
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Garcia vs Guerrero Purse Revealed: Danny Garcia is guaranteed his career best $2 million purse for this fight (guess Al Hayman connection is working for Garcias) while Robert “the Ghost” Guerrero will earn around $1.25 million from nights work.
Danny Garcia | Robert Guerrero |
$2 million guaranteed (career best) | $1.25 million guaranteed |
Recent Purse Details: Danny Garcia’s highest purse came in the fights against Lamont Peterson and Lucas Matthysse where he made $1.5 million while his most recent outing against Pauli Malignaggi earned him around $1.25 million. Robert Guerrero on the other hand has been averaging $1 million in last three fights since his $3 million purse against Floyd Mayweather.
Danny Garcia | Robert Guerrero |
$1.25 million (Malignaggi fight) | $1.25 million (Thurman fight) |
1.5 million (Peterson fight) | $1 million (Kamegai fight) |
$700,000 (Salka fight) | $1 million (Berto fight) |
$1.5 million (Matthysse fight) | $3 million (Mayweather fight) |