While having six toes on the same foot would have once guaranteed you a place in a travelling circus, it seems polydactylism does have its bonuses in the sporting arena.
Unbeaten boxer Danny Garcia, who defeated Amir Khan in four rounds in 2012, revealed he will carry an unusual advantage when he steps into the ring to face Lamont Peterson on Saturday.
When asked by entertainment channel TMZ to reveal something embarrassing about himself, the US boxer explained he has an extra toe on his right foot before promptly removing his sock to show off his secret weapon.
Danny Garcia (2nd left) is set to fight Lamont Peterson (2nd right) in a non-title fight on Saturday
Garcia (2nd right) poses with (L-R) Andy Lee, Peterson and Peter Quillin ahead of their Vegas showdown
Garcia and Lamont were all smiles as they faced each other in the kitchens ahead of their fight
'That's why I'm never off balance and I've never been down,' he commented.
The Puerto Rican-born fighter, who has a 29-0 (17 KOs) record and currently holds the Ring Magazine, WBC and WBA (Super) Light Welterweight titles, insists his Las Vegas showdown with Peterson is important despite it being a non-title catchweight bout.
Speaking to Sporting Life, the 27-year-old said: 'It's a big fight and it's the fight that the fans wanted. We're going to give the fans a great night of boxing,' he said.
The Puerto Rican-born fighter has revealed his special weapon, which has seen him never knocked down
The light welterweight champion stripped off his sock to show his six toes in an interview with TMZ
Garcia knocked out Rod Salka in his last fight to take his professional record to 29-0 with 17 KOs
Garcia walks away after putting Salka on the canvas and insists he will 'kick butt' against Peterson
'I'm ready for whatever Peterson brings. If he tries to box then I'm going to go with that and if he wants to fight, I'll be ready. I'm not going to go in and just try to knock his head off, I'm going to be Danny Garcia.
'We have common opponents like [Amir] Khan and [Lucas Martin] Matthysse and we've had different results. They say styles make fights so those results don't matter. Well, my style is to kick his butt.
'I'd love to be fighting on the biggest stage in boxing against the Mayweather and Pacquiaos, but for now it's just about taking it one fight at a time, this is history in the making.'
Garcia knocked out Amir Khan inside four rounds to unify the light welterweight division in 2012
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