Danny Garcia: record, next fight and profile →
Thurman won his 28th straight fight and handed Garcia his first loss in 34 bouts. After five furious rounds to open things at Barclays Center, the pace slowed - even bringing boos from the large crowd at times. But it ended with a flourish of exchanges in the 12th and final round. And with Thurman holding up two belts.
Keith Thurman won a split decision over Danny Garcia on Saturday night to become the unified welterweight division champion. Thurman (28-0, one no-decision) added Garcia’s WBC welterweight title to the WBA belt he already had. Thurman’s record improved to 8-0 in world title fights.
By Keith Idec - NEW YORK – Keith Thurman didn’t win many fans Saturday night, but he won his fight against Danny Garcia. Thurman spent much of their 12-round fight moving away from the dangerous Garcia, but won a split decision in a welterweight championship unification bout at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Jud...
Danny Garcia vs. Keith Thurman Scorecard Live BoxingScene - BROOKLYN - Undefeated welterweight world champions Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia went face-to-face Friday at the official weigh-in before they headline SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, this Saturday, March 4 in primetime from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia land and throw similar amount of total punches. Thurman is more accurate with his power punches (48.2% - #4 on The CompuBox Categorical Leaders list). Garcia throws more power shots.
Boxing fans who keep an eye on events beyond these shores will be fully aware that the genuine marquee fight this weekend takes place some 3,500-odd miles away from Greenwich. The Barclays Center in New York plays host to a coming together of welterweight champions, with Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman putting their world championship belts and unbeaten records on the line to establish who is the current king of the 147-pounders.
“Sugar” Ray Leonard began building his brand on network television even before he made his pro boxing debut. When the 1976 Summer Olympics aired on free TV from Montreal, Leonard captivated American sports fans on his way to winning a light welterweight gold medal. Six months later, CBS televised Leonard’s first professional fight, a unanimous-decision win against Luis Vega in February 1977, from Baltimore.
After two years, the PBC experiment arrives at the showdown that now seems always to have been destined. Their first two network main event winners now face each other on their two-year anniversary in the biggest fight on network television in a long time. Two undefeated, prime, belted welterweights will square off with the winner taking inside track for the money that could wait on the other side. They might not be regarded as the two best welterweights in the world, but they’re the best welterweights to face off so far in 2017.
Lamont Peterson will be an interested observer in Brooklyn this Saturday. The welterweight has the World Boxing Association’s “regular” world title, and that could land him a shot at the winner of the unification bout between WBA “super” titleholder Keith Thurman and WBC beltholder Danny Garcia.
NEW YORK – Keith Thurman respects Danny Garcia’s accomplishments within the junior welterweight division. As a welterweight, though, Thurman doesn’t believe Garcia has truly established himself as one of the best 147-pounders in boxing. Philadelphia’s Garcia is 3-0 as a full-fledged welterweight, but victories over Paulie Malignaggi, Robert Guerrero and Samuel Vargas haven’t impressed Thurman all that much.