Garcia vs Peterson

Who won Garcia vs Peterson?

Danny Garcia beat Lamont Peterson by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 11th April 2015 at Barclays Center in New York.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Danny Garcia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

Garcia vs Peterson stats

Back in April 2015, Danny Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Lamont Peterson made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 17 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Garcia had a slight advantage in power over Peterson, with a 59% knock out percentage over Peterson's 52%.

Danny Garcia was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Peterson had 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Danny Garcia & Lamont Peterson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 year and 1 month later than Peterson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 282 more professional rounds, 282 to Peterson's 0.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Danny Garcia had been fighting more than Lamont Peterson.

Going to this contest, Danny Garcia had last fought 8 months and 2 days ago, while Lamont Peterson's last outing had been 8 months and 2 days ago.

Garcia's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.7 rounds on average.

Peterson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Peterson?

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