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Keith Thurman needs to speak up

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thurman32222WBA interim welterweight champion Keith Thurman (23-0, 21 KO’s) has apparently earned the title as the most avoided fighter in the welterweight division. It takes courage to get into the ring as a professional prize fighter and I find it difficult for any fighter to be classified as scared.

Let me start off by saying that I know Keith Thurman has not fought anyone that will give him real credit as a top level fighter and many fans believe that none of the top ten fighters will give him a shot, but is Thurman really doing everything in his power to get these big fights?

Keith Thurman: Is he the real deal or not?

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thurman32222By Cameron Gillon: Keith “One Time” Thurman is an undefeated young fighter coming through the welterweight ranks and currently holds down the interim WBA welterweight title.

Thurman has won 23 fights with 21 coming by way of knockout, which is an outstanding knockout ratio. His most notable wins came against Jesus Soto Karass and Julio Diaz in his last two previous fights and he both knocked them out. Thurman certainly doesn’t lack confidence as we always see in his interviews, press conferences and post-fight interviews.

Mayweather should fight Thurman, Porter or Brook before he retires

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floyd98674By Gav Duthie: For the last few years we’ve always known that like clockwork Floyd Mayweather Jr (46-0 (26) will fight on the first Saturday in May and the second Saturday in September. This seems to have worked relatively well for him in the past but this time that September date means he is running out of potential opponents for his next showdown.

There have been so many summer blockbusters in and around his divisions most opponents wouldn’t be available for September. When I look through the list of candidates the only fight that seems workable and worthwhile is Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman 23-0 (21). This got me thinking that if Mayweather isn’t going to cement his legacy by beating Manny Pacquiao then he should look to the superstars of the future.

What next for Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter?

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thurman52By Poerqe: Keith ‘One time’ Thurman (23-0, 21 KO’s) just obliterated Julio Diaz (40-10-1, 29 KO’s) in three rounds. This was the same Julio Diaz who knocked Amir Khan (29-3, 19 KO’s) down and fought to a draw against Shawn Porter (24-0-1, 15 KO’s). But where does Keith go from here. After the Jesús Soto Karass fight, Keith was looking for a big name opponent. He spoke to Schaeffer and Al Haymon and asked for Shawn Porter. It came as a surprise to me that Porter was quick to dismiss the fight.

The problem with both Thurman and Porter is, that they are high risk, low value fighters. Why would anyone go looking to mess with them for the low reward they bring to the table. Boxing has changed. It isn’t the sport where the best fight the best. Nowadays it’s where one fighter with name recognition fights another popular fighter. It’s who you know and more importantly how many boxing fans know your name.

Keith “One Time” Thurman on the rise

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thurman52By Daniel Hughes: I will be the first to hold my hand up and admit the fighters I have always followed and enjoyed watching are pressure fighters. I also enjoy those with heavy hands, the fighters that can turn a fight on one shot. The divisions I believe that will currently throw up great fights, the fights the fans want are both the light welterweight and welterweight categories.

The names in both divisions you can make your minds up on who will provide the best fights. Many potential fights out there we would all like to see. These divisions have the potential to on a worldwide scale produce the kind of excitement that will showcase boxing a sport that hinders itself by the politics of who you are signed to.

Thurman wants Khan, Collazo, Mayweather or Maidana next

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By Scott Gilfoid: WBA interim welterweight champion Keith Thurman (23-0, 21 KO’s) will be at tonight’s Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana fight card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada to scout out the fighters in the two main fights between Mayweather and Maidana and Amir Khan and Luis Collazo. Thurman says he’s willing to any of those four fighters next, whether they win or loss, according to the sweetscience. Thurman doesn’t care in what condition he gets them; he just wants a fight against one of them.

Thurman sees himself as the next generation of boxing once Mayweather retires

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thurman5By Allan Fox: WBA interim welterweight champion Keith Thurman (23-1, 21 KO’s) would like to get a fight against boxing’s biggest star Floyd Mayweather Jr. before he wraps up his career at some point, but Thurman doesn’t mind even if he doesn’t wind up facing him. Thurman sees himself as the next generation of boxing stars, and he feels he’ll be taking over once Mayweather retires.

“He don’t even know if he’s going to go three fights. I’ll say it again,” Thurman said. “The man [Mayweather] is getting older, and we about to tap into the next generation. Get ready for the next generation of boxing and it starts right here with One Time.”

Shawn Porter and Keith Thurman move up Ring rankings at 147

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thurman32222By Dan Ambrose: IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (24-0-1, 15 KO’s) and WBA interim welterweight champion Keith Thurman’s recent victories have given them a push up the Ring’s rankings at welterweight. Porter destroyed Paulie Malignaggi in 4 rounds on April 19th of this month in an impressive performance at the DC Armory in Washington, DC. Boxing fans expected Porter to beat Malignaggi, but few thought that it would be in such a brutal manner.

Malignaggi was beaten badly in a fight that he was never competitive in for even an instant. He ended up with a bad concussion, and he even had to sit out his regular Showtime analyst job last weekend to have more time to recover from the beating. Thurman (23-0, 21 KO’s) obliterated a very good fighter in Julio Diaz in 3 rounds last Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

Keith Thurman: I’m gunning for Mayweather in 2015; I want Porter next

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thurman5By Chris Williams: WBA interim welterweight champion Keith Thurman (23-0, 21 KO’s) says he’ll be shooting for a big fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. (45-0, 26 KO’s) next year in 2015, after he hopefully fights IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter next. Thurman believes he knows how to beat Mayweather now after studying his style, and he’s going to try and overpower him the same way he overpowered 34-year-old former IBF lightweight champion Julio Diaz last Saturday night in stopping him in 3 rounds at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

“I want to fight Shawn Porter based off of the fans want it,” Thurman said. “We’re gunning for Mayweather in 2015.”