His previous two times were a narrow, split decision loss to Adrien Broner in 2016 and a 2017 unanimous decision defeat at the hands of current WBC World Welterweight Champion Shawn Porter. The Garcia fight marks the third time Granados, a native of the Chicago suburb of Berwyn, Illinois, will face a top welterweight. Granados gets his chance against Danny Garcia this Saturday in a 12-round welterweight main event at the Dignity Health and Sports Park in Carson, California on PBC on FOX (8:00 p.m. I appreciate the respect I get and that I’m a tough opponent and that I’ll give anybody problems, but I’m tired of that talk.
Pretty much, honestly, I’m just tired of that. I’m always the B-side,” Granados quipped. He understands, implicitly at the very least, that the deck is stacked against him.Īdrian Granados would know, as he has spent the past four years desperately trying to break out of the B-side mold. His job is not to win so much as it is to show up on fight night in shape and ready to put up an honest effort against the house fighter, the A-side. But, for the most part, he is counted on to play the specific role consigned to him by the powers that be.
The life of a B-side fighter presupposes a certain degree of fatalism.Įvery now and again, he may surprise the oddsmakers and come up with the occasional upset.
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