Garcia vs Salka

Who won Garcia vs Salka?

Danny Garcia beat Rod Salka by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, August 9th, 2014, at Barclays Center, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Garcia vs Salka stats

Back in August 2014, Danny Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rod Salka made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had a massive power advantage over Salka, boasting a 57% knockout percentage compared to Salka's 16%.

Danny Garcia was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 2 inches over Salka. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Danny Garcia and Rod Salka fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 months later than Salka, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 98 more professional rounds, totaling 291 compared to Salka's 193.

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Garcia's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Salka?

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