Just The Third Unification Between Undefeated Welterweights In Boxing History
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נייַ יארק (פעברואר. 15, 2017) – Sugar Ray Leonard vs. טאָממי העאַרנס. Felix Trinidad vs. אָסקאַר די לאַ הויאַ. פלויד מייַוועאַטהער ווס. מאַני פּאַקקוויאַאָ.
That is the elite company welterweight champions Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman will join when they meet in just the 10טהunification in division history on שבת, מאַרץ 4 on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, פון באַרקלייַס צענטראַל, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, live on CBS from 9-11 פּ.ם. און/6-8 פּ.ם. פּט.
גאַרסיאַ, the WBC titleholder, and Thurman, the WBA champion, will unify the exact same titles that Leonard (וובק) and Hearns (וובאַ) unified in their 1981 פייט פון די יאר.
And while Hearns was undefeated and Leonard entered with one loss, גאַרסיאַ (33-0, 19 קאָס) and Thurman (27-0, 22 קאָס) will meet in just the third unification between ונדעפעאַטעד welterweights in boxing history, די ערשטער since Trinidad vs. De La Hoya in 1999, a bout billed as “The Fight of the Millennium.”
גאַרסיאַ ווס. Thurman will be broadcast in Primetime on CBS, the first unification on network television in any division in over two decades (טאָן: Terry Norris vs. Paul Vaden at 154-pounds on Dec. 16, 1995 אויף פוקס). It’s also just the second primetime boxing presentation on the CBS Television Network in nearly 40 יאָרן.
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 יאר אַלט, 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.
מער ווי 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 מאַרץ 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.
טאָן: Welterweight Unifications (9) In Boxing History
· Jackie Fields (נבאַ) W DQ 2 Joe Dundee (וועלט) 7-25-29
· צוקער Ray לעאָנאַרד (וובק) קאָ 14 Thomas Hearns (וובאַ) 9-16-81
· Donald Curry (וובאַ, יבף) קאָ 3 Milton McCrory (וובאַ) 12-6-85
· Simon Brown (יבף) קאָ 10 Maurice Blocker (וובק) 3-18-91
· פעליקס טרינידאַד (יבף) די 12 אָסקאַר די לאַ הויאַ (וובק) 9-18-99
· Ricardo מייַאָרגאַ (וובאַ) קאָ 3 Vernon Forrest (וובק) 1-25-03
· Cory Spinks (יבף) די 12 Ricardo מייַאָרגאַ (וובאַ, וובק) 12-13-03
· פלויד מייַוועאַטהער (וובק, וובאַ יבער) די 12 Marcos Maidana (וובאַ) 5-3-14
· פלויד מייַוועאַטהער (וובק, וובאַ יבער) מאַני פּאַקקוויאַאָ (וובאָ) 5-2-15
טאָן: 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 פּרעמיער באָקסינג טשאַמפּיאָנס,שבת מערץ 4 פון באַרקלייַס צענטראַל, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. In the co-main event undefeated rising starעריקסאַן לובין battles once-beaten knockout artist דזשאָרגע קאָטאַ in a super welterweight title eliminator bout on CBS at 9 פּ.ם. און/6 פּ.ם. פּט.
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