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Thurman says his speed will be too much for Garcia

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By Jeff Aranow: WBA welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (27-0, 22 KOs) and WBC champ Danny “Swift” Garcia (27-0, 22 KOs) today for their kickoff press conference for their March 4 unification fight on Showtime Championship Boxing on CBS at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Garcia’s father Angel Garcia took command of the press conference Wednesday in attempting to shout down Thurman when he was at the podium trying to speak. It got to the point where Angel got up and tried to get at Thurman. Angel had to be held back from getting at Thurman. It was pretty one-sided.

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Thurman vs. Garcia Set For March 4 On CBS At Barclays

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The highly anticipated unification showdown between unbeaten welterweight world champions Keith “One Time” Thurman (27-0, 22 KOs) and Danny “Swift” Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs) will headline SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, Saturday, March 4 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The broadcast, which will air live from 9–11 p.m. ET/6–8 p.m. PT, is just the second primetime boxing presentation on the CBS Television Network in nearly 40 years. The first, headlined by a thrilling fight between Thurman and Shawn Porter, was a 2016 Fight of the Year candidate and one of the most watched boxing events of the year. The March 4 broadcast, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, is produced by SHOWTIME Sports® for CBS Television, both divisions of the CBS Corporation.

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Erickson Lubin vs. Jorge Cota on Garcia-Thurman undercard

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By Jeff Aranow: Undefeated #8 WBA junior middleweight contender Erickson “The Hammer” Lubin (17-0, 11 KOs) will be fighting #8 WBC Jorge Cota (25-1, 22 KOs) in the co-feature bout on March 4 on the Danny Garcia vs. Keith Thurman card at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Showtime Championship Boxing will likely be televising the card. However, there’s a chance that CBS could televise the fight card, according to RingTV.

Lubin, 21, is still a prospect at this point in his career despite him being ranked by the WBA at No.8. He’s got a lot of work to do before he’s ready to mix it up with champions like the Charlo brothers and Erislandy Lara.

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Mayweather: Why is Thurman ducking Errol Spence?

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By Eric Baldwin: Floyd Mayweather Jr. wonders why WBA Super World welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (27-0, 22 KOs) is continually ducking a fight against #1 IBF, #3 WBC, #4 WBO Errol Spence Jr. (21-0, 18 KOs) after he offered the fight to Thurman for one of his belts in 2015.

Mayweather offered Thurman to fight Spence on the undercard of his final fight of his career against Andre Berto in September 2015, and Thurman turned the fight down. Thurman said that Mayweather should pay him $10 million out of his own pocket if he wanted him to fight Spence, because he felt that he hadn’t earned a fight against him at that point is pro career.

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Khan trashes Keith Thurman

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By Dan Ambrose: Amir “King” Khan doesn’t think too much of the fighters that WBA World welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (27-0, 22 KOs) has built his resume on during his 10-year pro career. Khan says that Thurman has been knocking out bums during his career.

Thurman, 28, will be fighting in two months from now against WBC 147lb champion Danny “Swift” Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs) on March 4 at a still to be determined venue in New York. The fight will be televised on Premier Boxing Champions on Showtime.

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Danny Garcia: Khan is a better fighter than Thurman

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By Jeff Aranow: WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs) says he’s not worried at all about his next opponent WBA World welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (27-0, 22 KOs) for their fight on March 4, because he believes that Amir “King” Khan is a better fighter than him.

Garcia knocked out Khan four years ago in the 4th round in 2012. Khan was giving Garcia a lot of problems in the first two rounds until getting hurt by a big left hook in round 3 and then finished off in the 4th.

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Danny Garcia: I’m going to beat Thurman for sure!

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By Eric Baldwin: WBC welterweight champion Danny “Swift” Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs) says he’s going to defeat WBA Super World 147lb champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (27-0, 22 KOs) for sure when the two of them face each other on March 4 at a still to be determined venue in New York. The Garcia vs. Thurman fight will be televised on Showtime Championship Boxing on March 4. It should be a very good fight, and possibly better than Thurman’s match against Shawn Porter last summer.

Garcia, 28, is the underdog in this fight, but it doesn’t seem to bother him any. He believes he’s going to get the better of Thurman by breaking him down slowly and winning round by round. Garcia is one of those fighters that uses his ring IQ to get the better of his opponents. Garcia always finds a way to win.

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Amir Khan: I’ll fight 2 to 3 more years

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By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) says he’s going to be wrapping up his boxing career in two to three more years before he retires from the sport. The 30-year-old Khan says he wants to fight the winner of the Danny Garcia vs. Keith Thurman fight or possibly Kell Brook. He sees those are two big fight possibilities. He’s already told his management that he wants those fights.

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Thurman: Danny Garcia is flat-footed and slow

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By Dan Ambrose: Last night, WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs) cleared the way for his big unification match Keith “One Time” Thurman (27-0, 22 KOs) with a 7th round knockout victory over Samuel Vargas (25-3-1, 13 KOs) on Premier Boxing Champions on Spike from the Temple University’s Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.

(Photo credit: Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions)

Thurman was in attendance to watch the Garcia-Vargas fight, and he came away unimpressed by what he saw of the hand speed and the mobility of Garcia. In Thurman’s opinion, the 28-year-old Garcia is “flat-footed and slow” and he plans on taking advantage of those weaknesses when they face each other on March 4 in a unification match at a still to be determined venue in the U.S.

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Danny Garcia not looking towards Keith Thurman fight

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By Eric Baldwin: WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia isn’t ready to look bad his opponent Samuel Vargas this Saturday night towards a much bigger fight against WBA champion Keith Thurman next March. Garcia is “pumped up” for his fight on Premier Boxing Champions on Spike against Vargas despite the fact that he’s not seen as a big name in the sport.

Garcia takes every fight seriously, and he doesn’t want to overlook a guy that has upset on his mind. Vargas has no pressure on him, because he’s seen as the sacrificial lamb for the slaughter in this fight in Garcia’s hometown of Philadelphia.

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