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Keith Thurman Beats Danny Garcia By Split Decision To Unify Welterweight Titles

... widespread, I knew it had to go to me. “I was not giving the fight away. I felt like we had a nice lead, we could cool down. I felt like we were controlling the three-minute intervals every round. My defense was effective. He wasn’t landing.”. Keith Thurman wins by split decision over Danny Garcia. John Mc Kaie scores it 116-112 to Thurman, Kevin Morgan has it 115-113 to Garcia. and Joseph Pasquale has it 115-113 to Thurman. Keith Thurman has unified the WBC and WBA welterweight titles on a split decision and Danny Garcia has suffered his first defeat in 34 professional fights. Round 12 (Thurman 9-10 Garcia). Garcia comes out the aggressor, knowing he needs something special here in the final frame. Thurman picks up where he left off circling and moving but can’t seem to catch the elusive target. Big chants of “Dan-ny! Dan-ny!” as they urge their man on. Garcia catching Thurman with a body shot here and a body shot there and Thurman pecks away upstairs, but nothing that’s seriously changing the fight. Garcia traps Thurman momentarily and tries to unload but Thurman ...

Beyond The U

... Westwood Christian in Miami, FL for high school. After posting an amazing 1.85 ERA in his Senior season Garcia was named to the All-Dade County First-Team. Danny also holds the Westwood Christian record for strikeouts. Danny was not drafted and enrolled at Miami. Freshman Year: Danny appeared in 11 games, mostly as a reliever. He had three starts on the season and most of his appearances didn’t last long, as his longest outing for the season was 4.2 innings. Garcia showed some promise in this season, however he finished with a lowly 6.30 ERA, although this was in limited action. Danny looked to make a bigger impact in his sophomore season. Sophomore Year: This year Danny was relied upon as the team’s Wednesday starter (#4 Starter) and the primary lefty out of the pen’ on the weekends. He led the team in strikeouts with 80, and finished with a strong 3.69 ERA, (remember ERA is often inflated by metal bats in college). Danny was also a winner during the season, going 7-1, albeit against weaker competition as he started on Wednesdays. Nonetheless ...

Khan Hopeful Of Garcia Rematch After Brook Showdown Fell Through

... 'I know how the training camp for that fight went. I thought the fight was going to be a walk in the park and I didn't take it seriously. I thought he was the new kid on the block, I thought, 'Who is this kid?'. 'It was all one-sided, but then I made that one mistake and got caught. Since that fight, Garcia has improved and I give him credit. I think Garcia is a harder fight than Kell Brook and it's just that unfinished business I have with him.'. Last month, Khan told Brook he must wait until the end of this year and stay at welterweight to make their British blockbuster happen. Khan has set his sights on revenging his defeat by Danny Garcia following their 2012 bout. Khan suffered a defeat by Garcia and is hopeful on facing the American again this year. Khan is not considering Brook as an opponent for his comeback fight in May but is more open to their grudge fight now than ever before. Of his Twitter spat with Brook and his promoter Eddie Hearn over possible financial ...

Danny Garcia Faces Huge Challenge In Keith Thurman

... care if people think I’m an underdog,’ he said. “To me, Keith Thurman is nothing but a name.” Garcia said, “This Saturday, I’m going to show the world once again that I am a true champion.”. Related:  Mayweather-Mc Gregor Would Be The Biggest Sports Event Of 2017. Thurman (27-0, 22 KOs) won the WBA welterweight title in 2013 and he has defending the title six times. He fought just once last year as he defeated Shawn Porter by unanimous decision in late June. Thurman’s trainer, Dan Birmingham said that he respects Garcia but that Thurman is simply better. “Danny Garcia’s a great fighter.” Birmingham said, “I acknowledge that. But at the end of the day, I think I have the best welterweight in the world right there in Keith Thurman. I think he’s a little bit faster, I think he’s a little bit stronger and I think he’s a little bit smarter. And I think his will to win is unmatched.”. Garcia said that he expects the fight to go the distance. “I’m going to take this one round at a time to get the victory. If the knockout comes, it comes.” Garcia said, “I’m not going out ...

Keith Thurman Unifies Welterweight Title In Split Decision Win Over Danny Garcia

... for much of the fight. CBS Sports scored it 116-112 for Thurman. “Keith ran half the fight; boxing is about hitting, not running,” said Angel Garcia, trainer and father of Danny Garcia. “Danny tried to be the aggressor, but Keith was just moving so much.”. Thurman, 28, made the fourth defense of his WBA welterweight title and captured Garcia’s WBC belt in front of 16,533 fans in the highest-attended boxing event in Barclays Center history. It was just the second primetime boxing telecast on CBS since 1978. “The judges are judges; I thought I out-boxed him,” Thurman said. “I thought it was a clear victory, but Danny came to fight. I knew when it was split and I had that wide spread, I knew that it had to go to me.”. Thurman, who improved to 7-0 in world title fights, landed 147 shots compared to 130 for Garcia, according to Compu Box. “I came up short tonight,” Garcia said. ...

Danny Garcia Shouldn’t Be Punished For His Dad’s Stupidity

... by his son, Danny, as he talks trash to Keith Thurman (left). Anthony J. Causi. MORE FROM. Why Sugar Ray Leonard is so high on Thurman-Garcia bout. The New York State Athletic Commission will meet with boxing trainer Angel Garcia this week to determine whether to license him to work his son’s corner during Danny Garcia’s welterweight unification bout with Keith Thurman on March 4 at Barclays Center. Angel Garcia was ordered to the commission offices to answer for his behavior during a Jan. 18 press conference at Barclays Center. The elder Garcia nearly incited a melee when he unleashed a screaming stream of profane, anti-gay language, while repeatedly calling Thurman “bitch” and the N-word. It was an ugly scene and Garcia deserves to be admonished for his actions, but the NYSAC is expected to approve his license, allowing him to serve as his son’s trainer for the much-anticipated bout. It would ...

A Rare Battle Of Undefeated Welterweight Champs

... and Zab Judah, though Judah was 36 when they met. Garcia also fought Guerrero a little more than a year ago in his fourth fight at welterweight, and won the vacant WBC title. Neither man apologizes for the quality of his opposition, and with this mega-fight looming, they don’t need to. Their minds are firmly on each other. “I know Danny is confident coming into this fight. He’s trying to challenge me and hurt me,” Thurman said. “I have an ‘0’ and I’m not ready to let it go. If you think you can beat me, beat me. It’s going down on March 4. Danny Garcia works out with his father and trainer Angel Garcia on Wednesday. Photo by Rosie Cohe, Showtime. “You can expect a world class fight. We’re both great champions with impressive skills. We’re going to be pushing each other and testing each other. I see myself as the smarter fighter. I’ve shown that I can adjust in the middle of a fight. If it’s not happening, then I have to ...

Showtime's Stephen Espinoza On The Angel Garcia Controversy

... and homophobic. There were many that called for the trainer to be banned from being in the corner and being licensed by the state of New York. The theory behind the push for a corner ban, was because the fight was being televised on CBS - the parent company of Showtime - and not on the premium network. Although Espinoza does not condone Angel’s actions, he feels that the press’ outrage was somewhat late in the game. “Its unfortunate situation,” the Showtime executive told Boxing __link__. “It’s not something you like to see at any press conference or any event. I think some people have ran with it like click bait at a certain level because Angel’s been saying things like that for a while and that’s not to say its ok - when the behavior isn’t all that much different than he’s been doing for a while.”. Having said that, Espinoza certainly feels the attention the entire situation received has certainly opened Garcia’s eyes. “I think it was a bit opportunistic,” stated Espinoza. “I think Angel knew what he did was wrong and certainly paid attention to the backlash. He’s been in contact with the commission and I don’t know ...

Keith Thurman Vs. Danny Garcia

... Thurman is pouncing on an already winded or damaged Garcia, we may see Garcia take over the fight around the seventh or eighth round and may not lose a round in the closing quarter. It may be close, but expect Danny Garcia to prove the doubters wrong once against by removing Keith Thurman’s WBA title and undefeated record over the 12 round distance Saturday night. Paul Magno. If Thurman approaches this fight like he did in his bout with Shawn Porter– coming in with guns ablazin’ and consistent pressure– Garcia won’t have a chance to get set and fight at his comfort level. Garcia needs time and space to be at his best and my hunch is that Thurman and his people know this and will aim to exploit that fact. Garcia is the better all-around boxer in this contest, but Thurman has the perfect style and set of abilities to offset that technical edge with some good, old ...