Comments Thread For: CompuBox Review: Unifications at 147 With Undefeated Fighters

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Saturday's showdown between WBA titlist Keith Thurman and WBC kingpin Danny Garcia marks only the third time in which two undefeated fighters will meet to unify portions of the 147-pound championship. If its predecessors are any indicator, then Thurman-Garcia not only will be eventful, it also will be historic. The first such meeting took place December 6, 1985 at the Las Vegas Hilton when Donald Curry faced Milton McCrory for the undisputed championship. It was the first welterweight unification fight since Leonard-Hearns I, but Curry-McCrory would do that fight one better because both men carried unbeaten records into the ring. Curry, the owner of the WBA and IBF belts, was 23-0 (17) while McCrory, his WBC counterpart, was 27-0-1 (22). This was a fight that was talked about even before each man won his respective strap, and their concurrent reigns served to raise the interest level to a fever pitch.
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[Gypsy John Fury]

Hatton-Mayweather was a 147 unification between two undefeated fighters.

[Gypsy John Fury]

Actually for WBC only!

[BrometheusBob.]

Hatton-Mayweather was a 147 unification between two undefeated fighters.

Hatton's WBA world title was vacated when he moved back down to 140. Miguel Cotto then picked it up by beating Carlos Quintana.

Also I think it was not the super-world title.

[Sadiqkingofko]

I expect Thurman to big too strong and powerful for Garcia

[Gypsy John Fury]

Hatton's WBA world title was vacated when he moved back down to 140. Miguel Cotto then picked it up by beating Carlos Quintana.

Also I think it was not the super-world title.

Yep! I should have checked BoxRec before posting. I forgot he vacated and went back to 140 after Collazo

[cabalas]

Oscar was deprived of a victory (although some could argue a draw was OK given the fact that DLH slowed at the end of the fight). An even more unfortunate was the fact that a rematch between Oscar and Trinidad never came to fruition because both acted as divas.