By Chris Williams: Errol Spence Jr. doesn’t have many positive things to say about the inactive WBA/WBC welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs), who has seemingly been dodging a fight against him for the past 2 years now.
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Hearn: Khan will have “super fight” in winter 2018
By Marcus Richardson: Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport says his new signee Amir Khan will fight 3 times in 2018 with the final bout of his contract being a ‘super-fight’ in December of the year. Hearn says Khan’s 3 fights in 2018 will be in April, August or September and then in the winter. The third fight will finish out Khan’s existing 3-fight contract with Matchroom.
Spence: Keith Thurman isn’t confident about the fight
By Dan Ambrose: Errol Spence Jr. says he thinks the reason why WBA/WBC welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman won’t fight him is because he lacks the confidence that he can get the job done.
Hide and Seek Champions
By Angel Flowers: We are now firmly in 2018. 2017 had some fights but still left much to be desired. Fights that should have been made years ago are still up in the air thanks to all the faux warriors running around the division. These are the men who run off at the mouth about how they want to fight the best, but then run and hide when the fights have a chance of being made. Often these men are caught in their web of lies that their fans let them get away with, the fighters themselves make all kinds of excuses about why a particular fight couldn’t happen when in reality they are just scared of competition. Below are the undisputed hide and seek champions of the boxing world.
Thurman says to Crawford: You’re in my division, go to work
By Allan Fox: Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman is glad to see former undisputed light welterweight champion Terence Crawford moving up to the 147 lb. division to start fighting in that weight class, but he wants to see him competing already.
Thurman favors Wilder to beat Anthony Joshua
By Allan Fox: Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman thinks WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘The Bronze Bomber’ Wilder has a little too experience for IBF/WBA champion Anthony Joshua for him to handle for when the two of them meet up inside the ring in 2018 or whenever. Thurman says he sees Joshua as being too green for him to beat Wilder at this point.
Errol Spence still waiting on Keith Thurman
By Sean Jones: Errol Spence Jr. (22-0, 19 KOs) is stuck waiting on a unification fight against WBA/WBC welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) that hasn’t happened due to the reluctance of ‘One Time’ to face him.
Khan puts Thurman and 147lb division on notice
By Jeff Aranow: Amir Khan says he’s ready to fight welterweight champion Keith Thurman and clean out the 147-lb. division in 2018. Khan, 31, says he’s ready to make a comeback this year after being out of boxing since 2016.
Thurman: Joshua isn’t ready for Deontay Wilder fight
By Tim Royner: Keith Thurman thinks it’s still too early for IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to face WBC belt holder Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder in a unification fight. Thurman feels that Joshua needs a few more fights under his belt before he’s fully ready to take the fight with Wilder.
Thurman: I’ll fight Spence when the time is right
By Sean Jones: Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman says he’s not ready to fight a unification fight against IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence in 2018, because he’s coming from an injury and he’ll likely be ordered by the WBC to defend against his mandatory challenger Shawn Porter.