Just The Third Unification Between Undefeated Welterweights In Boxing History
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НЬЮ-ЙОРК (Feb. 15, 2017) – Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Томи Hearns. Felix Trinidad vs. Оскар De La Hoya. Floyd Mayweather новое. Моралес.
That is the elite company welterweight champions Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman will join when they meet in just the 10умиunification in division history on Шанбе, Март 4 on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, аз Маркази Barclays, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, live on CBS from 9-11 Земле. ВА/6-8 Земле. PT.
Гарсия, the WBC titleholder, and Thurman, the WBA champion, will unify the exact same titles that Leonard (WBC) and Hearns (WBA) unified in their 1981 Мубориза сол.
And while Hearns was undefeated and Leonard entered with one loss, Гарсия (33-0, 19 KOs) and Thurman (27-0, 22 KOs) will meet in just the third unification between Рокки welterweights in boxing history, дар аввал since Trinidad vs. De La Hoya in 1999, a bout billed as “The Fight of the Millennium.”
Гарсия против. Thurman will be broadcast in Primetime on CBS, the first unification on network television in any division in over two decades (Шарҳ: Terry Norris vs. Paul Vaden at 154-pounds on Dec. 16, 1995 оид ба фокс). It’s also just the second primetime boxing presentation on the CBS Television Network in nearly 40 сол.
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 сола, 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.
Бештар аз 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 Март 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.
Шарҳ: Welterweight Unifications (9) In Boxing History
· Jackie Fields (НБА) W DQ 2 Joe Dundee (Ҷаҳон) 7-25-29
· Шакар Рэй Леонард (WBC) 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 (WBC) 3-18-91
· Феликс Тринидад (IBF) The 12 Оскар De La Hoya (WBC) 9-18-99
· Рикардо Майорга (WBA) KO 3 Vernon Forrest (WBC) 1-25-03
· Cory Spinks (IBF) The 12 Рикардо Майорга (WBA, WBC) 12-13-03
· Душкино Mayweather (WBC, WBA Super) The 12 Marcos Maidana (WBA) 5-3-14
· Душкино Mayweather (WBC, WBA Super) Моралес (WBO) 5-2-15
Шарҳ: 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 Champions бокс,Шанбе March 4 аз Маркази Barclays, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. In the co-main event undefeated rising starErickson Лубин battles once-beaten knockout artist Хорхе Cota in a super welterweight title eliminator bout on CBS at 9 Земле. ВА/6 Земле. PT.
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