Just The Third Unification Between Undefeated Welterweights In Boxing History
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TSHIAB YORK (Feb. 15, 2017) – Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Tommy Hearns. Felix Trinidad vs. Oscar tsib La Hoya. Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao.
That is the elite company welterweight champions Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman will join when they meet in just the 10thunification in division history on Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 4 on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, los ntawm Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, live on CBS from 9-11 p.m. THIAB/6-8 p.m. PT.
Garcia, the WBC titleholder, and Thurman, the WBA champion, will unify the exact same titles that Leonard (Qhov) and Hearns (WBA) unified in their 1981 Sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo.
And while Hearns was undefeated and Leonard entered with one loss, Garcia (33-0, 19 Kos) and Thurman (27-0, 22 Kos) will meet in just the third unification between undefeated welterweights in boxing history, lub thawj since Trinidad vs. De La Hoya in 1999, a bout billed as “The Fight of the Millennium.”
Garcia vs. Thurman will be broadcast in Primetime on CBS, the first unification on network television in any division in over two decades (Ntawv: Terry Norris vs. Paul Vaden at 154-pounds on Dec. 16, 1995 rau HMA LIAB). It’s also just the second primetime boxing presentation on the CBS Television Network in nearly 40 xyoo.
While Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman are joining a who’s who of legendary 147-pounders, their showdown also presents current implications in boxing’s glamour division. With the retirement of pound-for-pound kingpin Floyd Mayweather, Garcia and Thurman, both just 28 xyoo, meet with a chance to become the new face of the stacked 147-pound division, and perhaps earn a spot on the mythical pound-for-pound list.
Ntau tshaj 80 percent of the total punches landed by Garcia are power shots, putting his high-octane power punch output nearly 10 percent higher than the welterweight average.
Keith Thurman ranks No. 4 amongst all current boxers in percentage of power punches landed, connecting at 48.2 percent according to Compubox. That’s more than 10 percent better than the welterweight average.
Both fighters are young, hungry and undefeated. Their bout on Lub peb hlis ntuj 4 is the quintessential career-defining fight. It is a chance for both to add to their growing legacy and potentially, ultimately, be forever linked with every boxing great in the coveted International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Ntawv: Welterweight Unifications (9) In Boxing History
· Jackie Fields (NBA) W DQ 2 Joe Dundee (Lub ntiaj teb no) 7-25-29
· Qab zib Ray Leonard (Qhov) KO 14 Thomas Hearns (WBA) 9-16-81
· Donald Curry (WBA, IBF) KO 3 Milton McCrory (WBA) 12-6-85
· Simon Brown (IBF) KO 10 Maurice Blocker (Qhov) 3-18-91
· Felix Trinidad (IBF) Lub 12 Oscar tsib La Hoya (Qhov) 9-18-99
· Ricardo Mayorga (WBA) KO 3 Vernon Forrest (Qhov) 1-25-03
· Cory Spinks (IBF) Lub 12 Ricardo Mayorga (WBA, Qhov) 12-13-03
· Floyd Mayweather (Qhov, WBA Super) Lub 12 Marcos Maidana (WBA) 5-3-14
· Floyd Mayweather (Qhov, WBA Super) Manny Pacquiao (WBO) 5-2-15
Ntawv: Curry-McCrory and Trinidad-DLH were matchups of unbeatens.
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ABOUT THURMAN vs. GARCIA
Keith Thurman vs. Danny Garcia is a welterweight world title showdown between undefeated 147-pound titlists. The 12-round bout headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions,Saturday Lub peb hlis ntuj 4 los ntawm Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. In the co-main event undefeated rising starErickson Lubin battles once-beaten knockout artist Jorge Cota in a super welterweight title eliminator bout on CBS at 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT.
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