Just The Third Unification Between Undefeated Welterweights In Boxing History
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НЬЮ-ЙОРК (Лютого. 15, 2017) – Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Томмі Хернс. Felix Trinidad vs. Оскар Де Ла Хойя. Флойд Мейвезер. Менні Пакьяо.
That is the elite company welterweight champions Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman will join when they meet in just the 10їunification in division history on Субота, Березня 4 on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, від Barclays Center, будинок BROOKLYN BOXING ™, live on CBS from 9-11 p.m. І/6-8 p.m. PT.
Гарсія, the WBC titleholder, and Thurman, the WBA champion, will unify the exact same titles that Leonard (WBC) and Hearns (WBA) unified in their 1981 Бій року.
And while Hearns was undefeated and Leonard entered with one loss, Гарсія (33-0, 19 КО) and Thurman (27-0, 22 КО) will meet in just the third unification between непереможеним welterweights in boxing history, the перший since Trinidad vs. De La Hoya in 1999, a bout billed as “The Fight of the Millennium.”
Гарсія проти. Thurman will be broadcast in Primetime on CBS, the first unification on network television in any division in over two decades (Замітка: Terry Norris vs. Paul Vaden at 154-pounds on Dec. 16, 1995 на FOX). It’s also just the second primetime boxing presentation on the CBS Television Network in nearly 40 роки.
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 років, 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.
Більш ніж 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 Березня 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.
Замітка: Welterweight Unifications (9) In Boxing History
· Jackie Fields (НБА) W DQ 2 Joe Dundee (Всесвітня) 7-25-29
· Шугар Рей Леонард (WBC) KO 14 Томас Хернс (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
· Фелікс Тринідад (IBF) W 12 Оскар Де Ла Хойя (WBC) 9-18-99
· Рікардо Майорга (WBA) KO 3 Vernon Forrest (WBC) 1-25-03
· Cory Spinks (IBF) W 12 Рікардо Майорга (WBA, WBC) 12-13-03
· Флойд Мейвезер (WBC, WBA в суперсередній) W 12 Маркос Майдана (WBA) 5-3-14
· Флойд Мейвезер (WBC, WBA в суперсередній) Менні Пакьяо (WBO) 5-2-15
Замітка: 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 Прем'єр Бокс чемпіонів,Субота березня 4 від Barclays Center, будинок BROOKLYN BOXING ™. In the co-main event undefeated rising starЕріксон Любін battles once-beaten knockout artist Хорхе Кота in a super welterweight title eliminator bout on CBS at 9 p.m. І/6 p.m. PT.
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