By Don Esch: In a one on one interview with undefeated interim WBA welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman the question was asked “Keith a lot of fans say you are not “there” yet to get a major fight with the big names like Floyd Mayweather and you (Thurman) haven’t fought anyone to merit a major fight how do you feel about that“?
Keith Thurman: “For those who believe that I haven’t done anything to truly deserve it, I can understand where you (fans) are coming from but it’s not truly my fault their (promoters) not putting me in the ring with top 10 fighters I deserve better fights than this”.
Keith Thurman: “How Many times did I ask to fight Robert Guerrero who was in the top 10? Earlier this year we asked to fight Shawn Porter and his dad said “not necessary we can do that later for bigger money”. Marcos Maidana was supposed to be my HBO Debut but he (Maidana) pulled out three weeks ahead of time.
Keith Thurman went on to state his case by saying “There have been a lot of missed opportunities’ for me to prove and to truly showcase my skills and talent to the world of boxing as a true welterweight”.
In a separate interview from an unknown British journalist the question was asked “What is special about you Keith is you constantly say your “0” record doesn’t mean anything to you so you’re ready to lose it to get the best fights is that true”?
Keith Thurman :” Well I want to test myself and these “other guys” want to make money including “Money Mayweather”,but I’m already making money, my passion and desire is to fight real top 10 competition and I was displeased with the Diaz fight so please put me in there with better competition.
Keith Thurman:” I train really Hard and I want to fight hard and I want to fight against another guy who is going to fight hard and bring the BEST out of Keith “One Time” Thurman so that I can show you guys (fans) who I truly am as a fighter and I’M NOT AFRAID TO LOSE!
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