Keith Thurman boxing news
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao won’t be matched against Keith Thurman or the winner of Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Jr. fight, as his Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says he’s not interested in putting the 38-year-old Filipino star in a unification fight. Arum sees the unification fights as for “boxing schmucks.”
By Eric Baldwin: After thinking it over, Angel Garcia says Danny Garcia (31-1, 19 KOs) will be fighting WBA/WBC welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) in a rematch. Angel wants Danny to avenge his 12 round split decision loss from last Saturday night. He thinks that Danny will whip Thurman’s backside in the rematch.
By Jeff Aranow: Danny Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) suffered his first career defeat last Saturday night in losing a close 12 round split decision to WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The fight was a unification match, and Garcia lost his WBC welterweight title in losing by the scores 116-112, 115-112 for Thurman and 115-113 for Garcia.
By Jaime Ortega The welterweight division is booming with talent and whomever comes up on top of the division will surely surpass any legend in the past 20 years. On one side you have three world champions from three different countries – Keith Thurman, Kell Brook and Manny Pacquiao; on the other side, the welterweight has veterans like Timothy Bradley, Lamont Peterson and Luis Collazo who seem to defy the odds and beat their opposition no matter the challenge.
Saturday’s highly anticipated showdown between Keith “One Time” Thurman and Danny “Swift” Garcia ranked as the highest-grossing non-Nets sporting event in Barclays Center history. The event also set a record for boxing attendance at Barclays Center with 16,533.
The Saturday, March 4 matchup of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on CBS saw Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) become the unified welterweight world champion with a split-decision victory over Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs), defending his WBA belt and picking up Garcia’s WBC crown on boxing’s biggest stage in primetime on CBS. The judges scored it 116-112 Thurman, 115-113 Thurman and 115-113 Garcia. This was only the third time in history that undefeated fighters unified the 147-pound division.
By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Angel Garcia says Keith “One Time” Thurman ran the entire night in beating WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia last Saturday night in their fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Thurman used a lot of movement in the last 6 rounds of the fight to win a 12 round split decision on the judges’ scorecards.
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF welterweight Kell Brook hasn’t even taken care of his title challenger Errol Spence Jr. in their scheduled fight on May 20, and yet he’s already squawking about wanting to face unified WBA/WBC welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman. Brook, 30, says he wants to unify the 147 pound division before he moves up to 154 to start campaigning in that division.
By Jaime Ortega: Keith Thurman is the definition of a complete boxer. Thurman has speed, power, footwork and great ring IQ. He knows how to break down his opponents and slowly impose his will on the ring. Thurman masterfully out-boxed Danny Garcia disabling his attack and also showed composure and discipline against Shawn Porter. Thurman courageously took on Garcia and Porter in their primes and didn’t make the boxing world wait.
By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten Errol Spence Jr. (21-0, 18 KOs) says he’ll be gunning for unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) after he gets done beating IBF 147 pound champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) in their fight on May 20 in Sheffied, England.
Spence says he’ll walk Thurman down and beat him with pressure when they face each other in the near future. In fact, Spence thinks he’ll likely knockout Thurman. Spence was at ringside for Thurman’s unification match against WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia last Saturday night. Spence noticed how Garcia gave Thurman a lot of problems in the last 4 rounds of the fight with his nonstop pressure.
By Jaime Ortega: Keith Thurman displayed beautiful boxing ability and ring control on Saturday night. Danny Garcia tried to intimidate Thurman throwing hooks with his flat footed pressure, but was overwhelmed by Thurman’s awkward and unpredictable foot movement which keep him missing and second guessing at times.
Thurman is now the unified Champion of the welterweight division and promises to deliver more great fights to the fans who support his style – and achievement only accomplished by Floyd Mayweather Jr. before he retired.