Comments Thread For: Danny Garcia vs. Keith Thurman - Predictions By Fighters, Trainers

[SteveM]

Pundits aren't saying Danny is quick from what I've read. They are referring to his timing on his punches, which he has shown to be one of his best assets.

Also, to say Thurman man handled Porter is a huge exaggeration. He won a close fighter due to cleaner shots, but Porter was there all fight. If Porter didn't smother so much of his work, he probably would've gotten the W.

This fight has two top notch fighters in it. There's a reason these professional fighters and trainers are picking Garcia. I can see this fight going to either guy, just depends on tactics in the ring. Thurman nerds to be smart and stay on the outside and he should win running away, but something tells me he's going to engage more than he should and get into some trouble.

2 of those pundits said Danny is quicker.

Handled no the same as man-handled. By handled I mean he coped well with what Porter served up. Man-handled, in my book, would be he physically dominated Porter which wasn't the case.

I agree Thurman should win going away. Look at Danny's face after Peterson. Thurman hits harder than Peterson and should land more than Matthyse. Garcia has a puncher's chance as I can't see him getting a decision.

[SteveM]

I dont understand how people bring up Khan out boxing Garcia. The fight went 4 rounds. So people make a big deal about Khan out boxing him for two rounds until Garcia timed him and knocked him down in the 3rd and finished him in the 4th? Peterson was close fight and Peterson was huge weighing in at 165 lbs that night

You don't get it? It's because it all shows that Garcia can't box at elite level. So what happens when he comes up against a boxer who doesn't have a weak chin like Khan.
BTW - how heavy do you think Thurman will come in this weekend?

[SteveM]

If Thurman doesn't get suckered into a shootout he wins, he could potentially frustrate Danny into walking into something. We saw it late in the Judah fight. Sneak in something behind the jab and Danny might take a spill. He leans ****s back his hook way too much when frustrated and if Thurman has the timing shhh could get really ugly...fast. Goes to the cards though unless one man rocks the shh out of the other and gets a premature stoppage.

You don't say :-)

[SteveM]

Outside of a puncher's chance, I just don't see how Swift wins this fight because all the tangibles favor Keith Thurman. One time is the closest thing to the total package I've seen. He''s such a well rounded fighter who can make adjustments; Very flexible and versatile. Not only that but he has excellent boxing skills and good power too. Also, I believe that he's the hungrier of the two fighters. Danny is going to try to set up some traps by slowing down the pace with hopes of timing and countering Keith with something big coming in but it won't work. Thurman will anticipate this and won't make the same mistakes as the other prior opponents Danny Garcia has fought made.

That's how I see it. How long have you been watching boxing? I can't agree that Thurman is the closest thing to the total package that I have seen - SRL would be the first name off my lips. Thurman is unbalanced sometimes too - but he is a great improviser and punches on the fly, something I love to see boxers do. Of the current fighters have to say Lomachenko looks like the complete package.

[REMOVE SHARK 55]

Outside of a puncher's chance, I just don't see how Swift wins this fight because all the tangibles favor Keith Thurman. One time is the closest thing to the total package I've seen. He''s such a well rounded fighter who can make adjustments; Very flexible and versatile. Not only that but he has excellent boxing skills and good power too. Also, I believe that he's the hungrier of the two fighters. Danny is going to try to set up some traps by slowing down the pace with hopes of timing and countering Keith with something big coming in but it won't work. Thurman will anticipate this and won't make the same mistakes as the other prior opponents Danny Garcia has fought made.

Garcia has better timing and can anticipate situations better than Thurman IMO.

[mathed]

Thurman is going to mess Danny's face up. He might stop the kid too.

[mathed]

everyone has it going 12


Thurman KO3 Garcia

No kidding, I think Thurman is gonna mess this guy up. Think about it, his face is typically messed up whenever he faces decent comp. Thurman is going to have him spewing blood before the 2nd rd. Danny swings WIDE and isn't hard to hit at all.

[HarvardBlue]

This is a true 50/50 fight. Both guys can box and carry decent power. I honestly think if the fight is close then Garcia will get the nod. I just think he's more marketable than Thurman. I think it's going to be an exciting fight with both guys getting hurt at some point. I'm not sure who to root for so I'm looking forward to just enjoying the fight.

[Elroy The Great]

''swift'' wasnt supposed to beat con or lucas but he did. i think he finally loses to someone he was picked to lose to. i think ''swift'' is trapped like broner. too big for jrww but not really ww.

[yaescr]

Thurman will dominate Garcia and embarrass him. What makes Garcia a good fighter despite his many limitations is, due to the fact that he has a granite chin and throws punches at the same time his opponents throw, relying on his solid chin. To me, his timing is overrated. He simply throws when his opponents throw, knowing that they both will land, but his chin will hold up longer in a toe to toe shootout.