By Victor Salazar

New York - One of the best weapons in boxing is the vicious left hook of Danny Garcia (33-0, 19 KO’s). It sent Amir Khan tumbling to the ground and made Eric Morales do a helicopter spin. That weapon will be one of the key elements that his opponent on Saturday night, Keith Thurman(27-0, 22 KO’s), will have to look out for when the two of them meet inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

At an open workout this past week, Thurman mimicked what he called the ‘no-look hook’ that Garcia threw. 'One Time' was seemingly mocking the WBC welterweight champion. Although it was all fun and games during fight week, Thurman - who holds the WBA welterweight championship - took a more serious tone when discussing Garcia’s left hook.

“Why does he not need to look?” questioned Thurman. "Because one thing Danny likes to do is when he trades.. is he will let his opponents attack first, he attacks second. When Khan got caught with that left hand, he landed a right hand but his power isn’t the same as Danny, thus it did not knock Danny off balance and Danny being so flat-footed, some talk about that sixth toe.. who really knows. He’s very well grounded. Because he’s very well-grounded, the theory is if you’re going to put hands on me, I should be able to touch you.”

The two will look to unify their welterweight titles in a nationally televised fight on CBS in primetime. Thurman will surely be on the lookout for the hook and says the key is to keep an eye at Danny’s body and not his face.

“Fighter know things,” explained Thurman. “I don’t have to look at your chest, I could look at your feet, I could look at your waist and I’ll understand the distance that you’re fighting and range you are in.”

“Danny’s left hook is actually a technique off tucking the chin in as far as he can and committing to the trade. He actually will do it from both sides. That's where it becomes a very sneaky move-maybe a veteran taught it to him, maybe it was his dad, maybe it’s just something he got attached to and something he favors.”

So what's Thurman going to do if he sees Garcia tucking his chin in deep?

“I been telling myself in preparations... well if he looks down - I’m getting the f*** out of the way. It’s boxing man. I been requesting this fight for a while and wanting to unify these titles. It’s a fight like this Saturday night that makes boxing great,” Thurman said.