Keith Thurman vs. Danny Garcia.

[powerpuncher]

I think Thurman wins but I could definitely see Garcia winning. Thurman is quick and hits hard enough to make Garcia a little hesitant to throw a ton. The thing is though, Garcia does have a decent chin and he is pretty tough. Thurman has definitely been hurt before and is not the hardest guy to hit.

On second thought, I'm going with Garcia. It's a toss up but I've made my choice. It may change again before the fight though.

[Master]

That will not happen Thurman is too young and dangerous for old man Floyd

Floyd would make it look easy. He's faster, has better defense, and a longer reach than Thurman.

Not at 40+ years old and out of the ring for so long. Floyd gets bashed.

[Dark Lord Al]

[QUOTE=imp;1413993]

I think Thurman should go for the knockout. He can't leave it to the judges, because Garcia has had his share of gifts.

Have a word with yourself.

What is it that people dislike so much about Garcia?

I understand his style is not exactly easy on the eye, but guess what..he has the heart to always win.


How can anyone hate Garcia ? he twatted Amir " The Wanker " Khan.

[J_Undisputed]

I don't think Garcia is quite as bad as everyone makes him out to be. He'ds got decent counterpunching fundamentals and has used that to maximize his chances at winning by baiting and trapping faster fighters like Khan, by luring them into a firefight he knows he can win. Hes faced a softy or two while extending his reign and had definitely benefited from a decision once or twice.

The thing about thurman is he seems to enjoy talking the talk more than he does walking the walk. He relishes having natural advantages (age, speed, power) in there on some opponents and exploits those to the fullest. That's the idea... there's nothing wrong with that. Once he encounters too much resistance, he seems to reevaluate whether or not its worth the trouble to close a show.

So that being said i think this fight will be decided in the early rounds, with thurman picking at garcia and trying to build a lead. Garcia can be a notoriously slow starter till he finds his range and gets comfortable. So I think Thurman builds a lead over the first 4 or 5. Garcia settles down and lands something on thurman that gives him something to think about over the next 2 or 3 rounds and thurman losing points while he circles and thinks. and then Thurman gets on a bike and potshots down the stretch after realizing its not worth it to stand there and trade with a kid who's loading up an a hail mary shot. Just my 2...

[Spicoli]

Think the body work by Garcia will do a lot of damage to Thurman who seems to rattle easily. Want Thurman to not only ko Danny but his big mouth daddy as well, but keep seeing Garcia with a tko win.

[Primo Carnera]

Didn't realise there was a poll on this thread, so I put my tuppence worth in. There's a case for both fighters, but I'm going for the draw. Sitting on the fence? No, not really. I reckon this'll show how twisted boxing is, they both keep their titles and probably do it all over again for better money, because both will "claim" they won.

[Dark Lord Al]

Think the body work by Garcia will do a lot of damage to Thurman who seems to rattle easily. Want Thurman to not only ko Danny but his big mouth daddy as well, but keep seeing Garcia with a tko win.

I think Thurman on points , but you are usually right Randy so I wont put money on it
But I will gloat if I'm right

[Ron Swanson]

I think Master doesn't get enough credit for some brilliant humor. Or he believes those things and that's scary.

Can Thurman do enough damage before Garcia times him? Because we know Keith can't take it. Someone in here(J undisputed I think) wrote it out about right.

[Spicoli]

Think the body work by Garcia will do a lot of damage to Thurman who seems to rattle easily. Want Thurman to not only ko Danny but his big mouth daddy as well, but keep seeing Garcia with a tko win.

I think Thurman on points , but you are usually right Randy so I wont put money on it
But I will gloat if I'm right

I got Garcia and Matthysse all wrong . Since then I've been hanging onto a Herrera robbery, beating up Rob Salka and his wardrobe as cases against Danny .

hope Thurman does a proper number on him so we can move on

[mikeeod]

What I keep coming back to, regarding Garcia, are his performances vs Khan and Peterson. Garcia is very solid when it comes to technique, fundamentals, and counterpunching , but both of those fights showed me that he has to have his feet set to punch, and is troubled by movement. Khan got knocked out due to hubris/wanting to prove daddy Garcia wrong, but I recall him boxing circles around Danny prior to eating that hook. I see Thurman being content to get the decision and using movement to win rounds. Think Danny's pressure, better technique, and heart/will to win will start to come through in the later rounds, but will be too little, too late and Thurman will win an underwhelming decision.

[erics44]

[QUOTE=Dark Lord Al;1414021]

I think Thurman should go for the knockout. He can't leave it to the judges, because Garcia has had his share of gifts.

Have a word with yourself.

What is it that people dislike so much about Garcia?

I understand his style is not exactly easy on the eye, but guess what..he has the heart to always win.


How can anyone hate Garcia ? he twatted Amir " The Wanker " Khan.

I have nothing against Garcia

I watched him fight Peterson and I thought Peterson won, I thought that was a bit of a gift

I'm not arsed tho, Garcia v Thurman is a lot more interesting fight than Peterson v Thurman, so if Peterson would have won maybe we wouldn't be here today

[Paul Kevin]

Why don't we put our thoughts on this fight into one big thread?

Who do you think will win when they fight?

Both are skillful fighter but i go with Danny Garcia

[Alpha]

I think if Thurman is mobile and uses his pot shot strategy to stay out of trouble he can avoid damage and getting seriously hurt on the way to a points win.

[Paul Kevin]

Thurman is going to KO Danny Garcia

[Master]

Thurman is going to KO Danny Garcia

Now you are going over the top with your prediction. Steady now.