Thurman: I have the skills to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr

thurman4By Dan Ambrose: WBA “regular” welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) said last Saturday night that he’s waiting and hoping to get a fight against WBA/WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (48-0, 26 KOs). Thurman believes he’s got the talent to beat the 38-year-old Mayweather, and he just wants a shot at fighting him.

Thurman thinks that Mayweather should answer the question of whether or not he wants to face him inside the ring because he’s ready to take the fight with him whenever he offers it to him. Thurman thinks he’s got the talent to defeat Mayweather when the time comes for the two of them to face each other. I don’t believe Thurman has anywhere near the same kind of talent that Mayweather has going for him.

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Danny Garcia interested in Thurman and Porter fights

EW5G6839(Photo credit: Lucas Noonan/Premier Boxing Champions) By Dan Ambrose: Fresh off of his 9th round stoppage win over high level journeyman Paulie Malignaggi (33-7, 7 KOs) last Saturday night, former 140lb champion Danny Garcia (31-0, 18 KOs) says he’s willing to face WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman or former IBF 147lb champ Shawn Porter next, as long as his adviser Al Haymon is interested in making one of those fights for him.

Garcia says he’s willing to do whatever Haymon wants to do. That could be a good thing or could be a bad thing if Haymon elects to continue to be very strategic in the types of fights he makes for Garcia.

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Thurman-Collazo does 1.1 million viewers on PBC on ESPN

thurman45689By Dan Ambrose: Last Saturday’s fight between Luis Collazo (36-7, 19 KOs) and WBA 147lb belt holder Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) brought in decent numbers in coming in at 1.1 million viewers on Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN. While the numbers weren’t spectacular given that it was on free television, it was more three times the viewers ESPN’s Friday Night Fights was pulling in before it was cancelled after years, according to Dan Rafael.

The Thurman-Collazo fight didn’t bring in the viewers that was expected to, but it wasn’t a great product to begin with. When you put together a fight between a champion and an aging 34-year-old 2nd fighter like Collazo, you’re asking for trouble.

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Hearn: Kell Brook likely to fight in October, Thurman a possibility

hearn44By Scott Gilfoid: Well, it looks like the fight between IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook and former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios isn’t going to happen. The negotiations aren’t progressing, and Brook’s promoter Eddie Hearn says he’s going to have him fight in October instead of September 12th now.

One possibility for Brook is WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman, who recently beat Luis Collazo last Saturday night in an unimpressive performance. Brook apparently is now excited about fighting Thurman. Brook contacted Hearn last Saturday night to have him put a unification fight together between him and Thurman.

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Did the Collazo fight prove Khan is better than Thurman?

khan62By Gerardo Granados: Last Saturday July 11 at the Sundome Tampa, Florida; undefeated WBA Welterweight belt holder Keith Thurman W26(22)-L0-D0 defeated southpaw Luis Collazo W36(19)-L7-D0 when the challenger refused to continue and retired on the seventh round due a cut that didn’t allow him to see. After the fight ended there was a buzz on internet on how Khan was better than Thurman because he have looked better against Collazo, but I think those arguments are not valid.

When a hard punch lands there are not many things you can do about it except to react to it. What happens after the punch lands proves many things, either you have heart and show it or you lose your poise and composure and end up retreating into survival mode.

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Thurman says he’ll fight Errol Spence if Mayweather offers him $10 million

spenceBy Dan Ambrose: In a sign of how little interest WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) has in fighting what many boxing fans see as the future of the 147lb division in undefeated Errol Spence Jr. (17-0, 14 KOs), Thurman said Floyd Mayweather Jr. should offer him $10 million to fight Spence Jr. on his undercard on September 12th. Mayweather already offered Thurman a spot on his undercard to fight Spence Jr. for one of his welterweight world titles.

Unfortunately for Mayweather and Spence, this doesn’t appear to be a good enough offer, because Thurman flat out turned it down, saying he wants the Mayweather fight. Thurman then said if Mayweather wants to offer him the Spence fight, then he needs to throw in $10 million to get him to consider it.

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Thurman: I thought about taking a knee after getting hurt by Collazo

thurman444444By Dan Ambrose: Heavy underdog Luis Collazo (36-7, 19 KOs) almost pulled off a huge upset last Saturday night when he caught WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) with a perfect left hook to the body in the 5th round that knocked the air out of him causing him to double over in pain in their fight on Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN.

Thurman, 26, says he considered dropping to a knee for a brief count to recover from the body shot, but because he’s a champion, he didn’t want to be seen taking a knee. It might have made Thurman look bad in front of his fans at the USF Sundome Arena in Tampa, Florida.

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Thurman: I’m similar to Canelo, but I’m not flat-footed

thurman3455By Dan Ambrose: WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) made an interesting comparison today in comparing himself to former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) with his fighting style, but he sees himself as having better boxing skills, head movement, and not being flat-footed like Canelo.

Thurman sees his boxing ability and punching power as something that would give him a real chance to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. if he chooses him as his next opponent on September 12th in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Errol Spence: I’ll merk that boy [Keith Thurman]

By Dan Ambrose: #8 WBA welterweight contender Errol Spence Jr. (17-0, 14 KOs) didn’t appear to be too impressed with the performance from WBA World welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) with his eight round TKO win over one of the relics from the past in Luis Collazo (36-7, 19 KOs) on Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN from the USF Sundome in Tampa, Florida.

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Thurman defeats Collazo, wants Mayweather

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By Dan Ambrose: WBA World welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) survived a shaky 5th round to come back and score and 8th round TKO victory on a cut stoppage over former WBA 147lb champion Luis Collazo (36-7, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the USF Sundome, in Tampa, Florida, USA. Collazo told the referee Telis Assimenios after the 7th round that he couldn’t see out of a cut over his right eye.

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