Terence Crawford has waited around long enough for a big fight to fall on his lap, and he’s more than deserving for it, but Crawford finds himself once again facing off an opponent that nobody wants any business with while big paydays continue to feast on soft touches. Not that there is anything wrong with Crawford fighting Felix Diaz this weekend, but the prospects for … [Read more...]
Danny Garcia doesn’t care about being a fighter anymore
Danny Garcia's passive, disinterested performance against Keith Thurman on March 4 shouldn't have come as much of a surprise. Those closely following his career may have hoped that such a high profile, high stakes bout would awaken the dormant competitor in him, but the fact that it did not is no shocker. Garcia hasn't looked like a boxer with interest in boxing for a long … [Read more...]
Thurman-Garcia on CBS generates huge ratings, beats the NBA
Last Saturday's Keith Thurman-Danny Garcia welterweight unification bout on CBS proved to be a huge ratings success by boxing standards, peaking at 5.1 million viewers (the second largest TV audience for boxing since 1998 and just behind last August's 6 million who tuned in to see the Errol Spence Jr.-Leonard Bundu bout on NBC.) The entire CBS telecast, which featured an … [Read more...]
Keith Thurman’s Disappointing Marquee Win
Looking over the welterweight landscape, Saturday’s split decision victory over Danny Garcia could very well be the high-water mark win in Keith Thurman’s career—and that’s sad considering how it happened. Yeah, Thurman won and remained undefeated. He added the WBC belt to his own WBA strap, too. But boxing needed a good and entertaining performance for this CBS showcase. … [Read more...]
Keith Thurman Defeats Danny Garcia, Unifies Welterweight Titles
In a hotly anticipated Welterweight unification, Keith Thurman put on a performance meritorious of the titles he now holds after outpointing Danny Garcia over the course of 12 rounds in Brooklyn. From the very beginning, Thurman utilized a solid mix of movement and boxing to flummox Garcia who did little beyond following Thurman around the ring and hoping to land a big shot … [Read more...]