Round-by-Round: Keith Thurman vs. Mario Barrios - February 5, 2022

[margaret thatcher]

ya i thought draw at best for him vs batyr

[brilo33]

looked a good win for thurman, bit cautious he is top 5

[Mexi-Box]

Barrios won like 1 or 2 rounds at most. WW is more interesting with Thurman back.

[brilo33]

thurman is top boxer always said because he is one time people expect him to be a just a banger but the man can box

[gregregegg]

Hope thur goes into a big fight in 4 months rather than 24 months.

[KiwiRider]

But was it worth $75

[ironbeard]

thurman is top boxer always said because he is one time people expect him to be a just a banger but the man can box

We didn’t give hime his nickname.

[DrDuke]

LSC, Nery and Thurman fought against mismatched opponents and didn't destroy them, a poo event.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Although the LSC wasn’t too bad, it was a poor fight in terms of a mismatch.

Thurman showed no signs of ring rust.

Started really well. Looks quite big in there too. Only Barrios being taller.

Thurman did fade a little. But was probably expected.

Let’s see him out again mid year and maybe even end of the year.

Surely he can’t expect a world title shot next, unless of course it’s Bud. I don’t mind.

[gregregegg]

You can do anything with Thurman really. Thurman vs Bud, Or thurman vs spence are both big fights. Boots, ortiz, Benn also big fights. Mikey garcia? broner? big fights...

And its not like he couldent secure one of them. He is the biggest name outside of the belts, and is quite likely beatable by most of the named guys..

[KiwiRider]

Any guesses on the buys for this one?
I saw the venue was not exactly empty, so they must have done all right on the door.

[lazboy]

You can do anything with Thurman really. Thurman vs Bud, Or thurman vs spence are both big fights. Boots, ortiz, Benn also big fights. Mikey garcia? broner? big fights...

And its not like he couldent secure one of them. He is the biggest name outside of the belts, and is quite likely beatable by most of the named guys..

Agree. I'd watch all those fight barring the Broner fight. Also not too enthused by a M Garcia fight although I'd watch it...and favour Thurman.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Any guesses on the buys for this one?
I saw the venue was not exactly empty, so they must have done all right on the door.

Looked like just the floor tier eh?

[Cent0089]

Thurman did what he was supposed to do. Looking forward to his next fights Another top guy to the stacked WW division

[Ruthless-RKO]

[KiwiRider]

Any guesses on the buys for this one?
I saw the venue was not exactly empty, so they must have done all right on the door.

Looked like just the floor tier eh?

I'm not so sure. Occasionally the floodlights would show people on the tiers at the back, but they appeared to be static - as in made up like they were doing with the wrestling arenas empty tiers due to covid.
So I don't know if it was a sedate or fake crowd

[margaret thatcher]

good to have another good fighter in the mix, but iim not really that pumped. dont rate barrios much, he was more fringe than anything even at 140 and just got his arse whooped before this

[Ruthless-RKO]

Thurman-Barrios: FOX Prelims Prior To PPV Averaged 963,000 Viewers; Peaked At 1,076,000

An average of nearly 1 million viewers watched FOX’s two-bout broadcast Saturday night before Premier Boxing Champions moved the remainder of the Keith Thurman-Mario Barrios undercard to the network’s pay-per-view platform.

Nielsen Media Research reported this week that the two Thurman-Barrios undercard bouts that aired on free TV attracted an average audience of 963,000 viewers, a solid showing despite strong competition from the 2022 Winter Olympics on NBC. That represented an increase of 32 percent in viewership from FOX’s prelim bouts January 1 prior to the pay-per-view portion of the Luis Ortiz-Charles Martin card, which drew an average of 730,000 viewers.

Viewership peaked Saturday night at 1,076,000 during the second of two fights FOX aired, Lucas Santamaria’s upset of heavily favored Abel Ramos in a 10-round welterweight bout.

Both bouts FOX broadcast Saturday night were very competitive. The first of those two fights – Omar Juarez’s 10-round, split-decision victory over Ryan Karl – was one of the most entertaining of the 11 fights on PBC’s card Saturday at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino’s Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas.

Juarez started fast, fended off the determined Karl’s rally and won their 10-round welterweight bout by split decision.

Judges Glenn Feldman (95-94) and Chris Migliore (96-93) scored their back-and-forth fight for Juarez, who had a point deducted during the seventh round by referee Mike Ortega for hitting Karl with his forearm. Judge Steve Weisfeld scored their fan-friendly fight for Karl, 95-94.

Feldman and Migliore respectively scored six and seven rounds for Juarez. Weisfeld credited Juarez and Karl for winning five rounds apiece, but the aforementioned point deduction was the difference for Karl on his card.

The 22-year-old Juarez, of Brownsville, Texas, improved to 13-1 (5 KOs).

Karl (19-4, 12 KOs), a 30-year-old native of Milano, Texas, lost for the second time in his past three fights. Two fights earlier, Barrios knocked him out in the sixth round of what had been a competitive, entertaining encounter in October 2020 at Alamodome in San Antonio.

Santamaria, meanwhile, withstood some troublesome moments early in his fight with Ramos to pull off an upset against an established 147-pound contender.

Santamaria (13-2-1, 7 KOs), of Garden Grove, California, recorded the most noteworthy win of his six-year pro career. He replaced Ramos’ original opponent, Josesito Lopez, on less than two weeks’ notice once Lopez contracted COVID-19.

Santamaria mounted a rally during the second half of a fight he won on all three scorecards.

Judges Dave Moretti and Patricia Morse Jarman both scored Santamaria a 96-94 winner versus the more aggressive, accurate Ramos. Judge Lisa Giampa somehow scored eight of the 10 rounds for Santamaria, who won 98-92 on her card, despite that their fight was much more competitive than how she saw it.

The 30-year-old Ramos, of Casa Grande, Arizona, slipped to 27-5-2 (21 KOs).

[Ruthless-RKO]

[brilo33]

good to have another good fighter in the mix, but iim not really that pumped. dont rate barrios much, he was more fringe than anything even at 140 and just got his arse whooped before this

i agree i dont rate barrios a top 8 fighter at best, was a good win for thurman tho 2 years out , boxed well i thought will be a dangour to any one , i think he lacks self belief and hunger , he is also small in any of the divisons he will fight in.