Just The Third Unification Between Undefeated Welterweights In Boxing History
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НЬЮ ЙОРК (Эцсийн. 15, 2017) – Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Томми Hearns. Felix Trinidad vs. Оскар Де Ла Hoya. Сүсэг Флойд Mayweather. Мэнни Pacquiao.
That is the elite company welterweight champions Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman will join when they meet in just the 10-рunification in division history on Бямба гариг, Гуравдугаар 4 on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, Barclays төв, BROOKLYN BOXING ™ -н гэр, live on CBS from 9-11 p.m. БОЛОН/6-8 p.m. PT.
Гарсиа, the WBC titleholder, and Thurman, the WBA champion, will unify the exact same titles that Leonard (WBC) and Hearns (WBA) unified in their 1981 Оны шилдэг тэмцэх.
And while Hearns was undefeated and Leonard entered with one loss, Гарсиа (33-0, 19 Kos) and Thurman (27-0, 22 Kos) will meet in just the third unification between гийн ялагдашгүй welterweights in boxing history, The анх удаа since Trinidad vs. De La Hoya in 1999, a bout billed as “The Fight of the Millennium.”
Гарсиа сүсэг. Thurman will be broadcast in Primetime on CBS, the first unification on network television in any division in over two decades (Тайлбар: Terry Norris vs. Paul Vaden at 154-pounds on Dec. 16, 1995 Fox тухай). It’s also just the second primetime boxing presentation on the CBS Television Network in nearly 40 жил.
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 Хуучин жил, 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.
Илүү 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 Гуравдугаар 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.
Тайлбар: Welterweight Unifications (9) In Boxing History
· Jackie Fields (НБА-ийн) W DQ 2 Joe Dundee (Дэлхийн) 7-25-29
· Sugar Ray Leonard (WBC) К.О 14 Thomas Hearns (WBA) 9-16-81
· Donald Curry (WBA, IBF) К.О 3 Milton McCrory (WBA) 12-6-85
· Simon Brown (IBF) К.О 10 Maurice Blocker (WBC) 3-18-91
· Феликс Тринидад (IBF) The 12 Оскар Де Ла Hoya (WBC) 9-18-99
· Рикардо Mayorga (WBA) К.О 3 Vernon Forrest (WBC) 1-25-03
· Cory Spinks (IBF) The 12 Рикардо Mayorga (WBA, WBC) 12-13-03
· Флойд Mayweather (WBC, WBA Супер) The 12 Маркос Maidana (WBA) 5-3-14
· Флойд Mayweather (WBC, WBA Супер) Мэнни Pacquiao (WBO) 5-2-15
Тайлбар: 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 Ерөнхий сайд Боксын Аваргуудын,Бямба гараг Гуравдугаар сар 4 Barclays төв, BROOKLYN BOXING ™ -н гэр. In the co-main event undefeated rising starЭриксон Lubin battles once-beaten knockout artist Хорхе Cota in a super welterweight title eliminator bout on CBS at 9 p.m. БОЛОН/6 p.m. PT.
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