Garcia vs Thurman

Who won Garcia vs Thurman?

Keith Thurman beat Danny Garcia by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 4th, 2017, at Barclays Center, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Keith Thurman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the unified welterweight championship of the world, with the WBC, and WBA belts on the line.

Garcia vs Thurman stats

Back in March 2017, Danny Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 33 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Keith Thurman made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 27 wins and 0 draws, with 22 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Thurman had a large advantage in power over Garcia, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Garcia's 58%.

Danny Garcia was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 2 inches over Thurman. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 8 days later than Thurman, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 119 more professional rounds, totaling 291 compared to Thurman's 172.

Garcia vs Thurman form

Garcia had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Samuel Vargas on November 12, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Robert Guerrero on January 23, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Paulie Malignaggi on August 1, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Lamont Peterson on April 11, 2015, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

He had won against Rod Salka on August 9, 2014, by knockout in the 2nd round at Barclays Center, New York.

Thurman had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Shawn Porter on June 25, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Luis Collazo on July 11, 2015, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at USF Sundome, Tampa.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Robert Guerrero on March 7, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Leonard Bundu on December 13, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Julio Diaz on April 26, 2014, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Interim World Welterweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Danny Garcia had been fighting more than Keith Thurman.

Going into this contest, Danny Garcia had last fought 3 months and 20 days ago, while Keith Thurman's last outing had been 8 months and 7 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Thurman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Thurman start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Garcia vs Thurman?

Garcia vs Thurman was broadcast on CBS in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Thurman?

Danny Garcia was a 23/10 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Keith Thurman made his way into the ring at 43/100 (-230) with oddsmakers.