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Thurman: I have nothing to gain against Collazo

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1-EW5G5158By Dan Ambrose: WBA World welterweight champion Keith Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) thinks he has everything to lose and nothing to gain in his title defense against Luis Collazo (36-6, 19 KOs) tonight at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida. The fight will be shown on Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN starting at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. ET.

Thurman sees himself in a situation where he won’t get any credit for beating Collazo, because he was already beaten badly by Amir Khan last year in a one-sided 12 round decision loss. Besides that, Collazo isn’t ranked in the top 15 by any of the sanctioning bodies, and he’s up there in age at 34.

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Photos – Weights: Thurman 146.2, Collazo 147

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By Dan Ambrose: WBA welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) made weight on Friday for his title defense against Luis Collazo (36-6, 19 KOs) this Saturday night on Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN from the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida. A suntanned Thurman weighed in at 146.2 pounds and looked in good shape. The 5’7 ½” Thurman appeared to be a little shorter than the 5’9” Collazo, and not quite as big as him in terms of his frame.

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Thurman willing to prove himself against Maidana and Pacquiao to get Mayweather fight

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EW5G4087(Photo credit: Lucas Noonan/Premier Boxing Champions) By Dan Ambrose: WBA World welterweight champion Keith Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) appears to be disturbed that he’s not likely going to get the September 12th fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. no matter how good Thurman looks in his next fight against Luis Collazo (36-6, 19 KOs) this Saturday night at the USF Sundome, in Tampa, Florida, USA.

Thurman sees Mayweather more considered with making money than his legacy. He feels that if Mayweather were to fight him, he’d be showing that he’s concerned with leaving a great legacy.

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Jeff Mayweather: “Keith Thurman can’t do anything for Floyd as far as PPV numbers”

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IMG_4748(Photo credit: Przemek Garczarczyk) By Danny Esch: The war of words continues from members of the Floyd Mayweather camp and Keith “One Time” Thurman now on a week by week basis. Floyd Mayweather Sr. has gone on record and said that his son Floyd Mayweather Jr. would beat Keith Thurman and just recently Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe also went on record to say that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is not even thinking about him (Thurman).

Uncle Jeff Mayweather has now voiced his opinion on WBA Welterweight Champion Keith “One Time” Thurman via Dontae’s Boxing Nation.

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Thurman: I deserve the Mayweather fight

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IMG_4731(Photo credit: Przemek Garczarczyk) By Dan Ambrose: WBA World welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) feels that he’s proven himself in his career to where he now deserves to get a fight against WBA/WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (48-0, 26 KOs) on September 12th.

Thurman feels like he’s justified to ask for the fight with Mayweather. Unfortunately for Thurman, his resume is rather empty of the top names at welterweight. Thurman has done a nice job of getting the middle and bottom ranked contenders at 147, but he’s not fought the top caliber guys yet.

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Mayweather isn’t unhurtable, says Thurman

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thurman8888By Dan Ambrose: WBA World welterweight champion Keith Thurman’s persistence in trying to get a fight against WBA/WBC 147lb champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is starting to remind some boxing fans of the way that Amir Khan has been after Mayweather lately in trying to land a big payday fight on September 12th.

Thurman insists he’s in on the Mayweather conversation in terms of potential candidates for his September fight despite the fact that Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellberbe is saying that he’s not someone they’re thinking about after he turned down a fight against unbeaten Errol Spence Jr. (17-0, 14 KOs), who they wanted Thurman to fight on the Mayweather undercard on September 12th for one of Mayweather’s world titles.

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Ellerbe: Thurman can’t beat Spence; Mayweather’s not thinking about him

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thurman2By Dan Ambrose: WBA World welterweight champion Keith Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) got the door to a Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight shut in his face hard today by Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe, who said that the 26-year-old Thurman isn’t in the cards for Mayweather for his September 12th fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ellerbe points out that Thurman was asked by Mayweather to fight the talented #8 WBA 147lb contender on his undercard in September, but Thurman said no to that fight. Ellerbe said he doesn’t see Thurman as a good enough fighter to beat Spence, so he’s dismissing him as a viable candidate for the Mayweather fight.

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Thurman: I believe I’m in the Mayweather conversation

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thurman32222By Dan Ambrose: WBA World welterweight champion Keith Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) believes he’s one of the names that are being looked over for Floyd Mayweather Jr’s next fight on September 12th. Thurman thinks that if he looks real good against 2nd tier fighter Luis Collazo (36-6, 19 KOs) this Saturday night on ESPN, then Mayweather might pick him out for the fight.

Thurman doesn’t say why he agreed to fight the 34-year-old Collazo rather than a top 15 contender, because Thurman already had two easy fights in a row against Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero and Leonard Bundu. After those two fights, Thurman should have stepped it up against much better competition instead of taking his career backwards against Collazo.

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Keith Thurman faces Luis Collazo this Saturday, July 11th on PBC on ESPN

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thurman444By Dan Ambrose: WBA World welterweight champion Keith Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) will be putting his unbeaten record and WBA 147lb title on the line this Saturday, July 11th against 34-year-old warhorse Luis Collazo (36-6, 19 KOs) on Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN from the USF Sundome, in Tampa, Florida, USA. The Thurman-Collazo fight will start on ESPN, which is free television, at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT on Saturday, July 11th.

Thurman, 26, will get an opportunity to showcase his talent against a guy that shouldn’t give him too many problems.

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