Keith Thurman vs. Jan Zaveck this Saturday on 3/9, in Brooklyn, New York

thurman42By Dan Ambrose: This Saturday night unbeaten knockout artist Keith Thurman (19-0, 18 KO’s) faces former IBF welterweight champion Jan Zaveck (32-2, 18 KO’s) in a WBO 147 lb. title eliminator bout on HBO at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York, USA. The winner of this match-up becomes the mandatory challenger for WBO welterweight title, which is currently held by Tim Bradley.

The Thurman-Zaveck winner will likely have to wait ages before they eventually do get a shot at the WBO belt holder, and it’s highly unlikely that Bradley will still be the title holder by then because his promoter has him in line for a number of tough fights this year, and next year.

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Keith Thurman vs. Jan Zaveck in WBO 147 lb. title eliminator on 3/9

thurman32By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF welterweight champion Jan Zaveck (32-2, 18 KO’s) and unbeaten #4 WBA Keith Thurman (19-0, 18 KO’s) will be battling it out on March 9th in a WBO welterweight title eliminator bout at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The winner of the fight becomes the mandatory challenger for WBO 147 lb. champion Timothy Bradley.

You have to really like the 24-year-old Thurman’s chances at beating the soon to be 37-year-old Zaveck, and then beating Bradley as well if Thurman can get the fight with him.

Just because Thurman becomes Bradley’s mandatory doesn’t mean Bradley will necessarily face him. For starters, I think Bradley will drag his feet and make Thurman wait for well over a year, and then I see Bradley vacating rather than facing the much bigger 5’11” Thurman.

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Keith Thurman vs. Jan Zaveck official for March 9th on Hopkins-Cloud undercard

thurman32423By Dan Ambrose: The match-up between welterweight contenders #1 WBO, #3 IBF, Jan Zaveck (32-2, 18 KO’s) and unbeaten Keith Thurman (19-0, 18 KO’s) is official for the undercard of the Bernard Hopkins – Tavoris Cloud card on March 9th at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

This is potentially a good fight if Zaveck can hold up under the pounding of the bigger, stronger and younger 24-year-old Thurman. Zaveck, 36, is 12 years older, and 3 ½” shorter than the 5’11” Thurman, and that right there could be an obstacle for Zaveck to win.

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Keith Thurman looking to become a force at welterweight

thurman542By Ryan Wardle: Keith “One Time” Thurman (19-0, 18 KO’s), the 24 year old welterweight prospect from Clearwater Beach, Florida will climb back into the ring March 9th at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. His fight will be part of the undercard for Bernard Hopkins vs. Tavoris Cloud IBF light heavyweight title match.

Thurman will be squaring off against former IBF welterweight champion Jan Zaveck ( 32-2, 18 KO’s), in a WBO welterweight title eliminator. The winner will become Timothy Bradley’s mandatory challenger, assuming he is victorious in his March 16th bout with Ruslan Provodnikov.

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Keith Thurman vs. Jan Zaveck almost done for March 9th in WBO 147 title eliminator

thurman32By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten welterweight contender Keith Thurman (19-0, 18 KO’s) and former IBF welterweight champion Jan Zaveck (32-2, 18 KO’s) are close to having a fight set for March 9th, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. The Thurman-Zaveck fight will be a WBO welterweight title eliminator, and it will be taking place on the undercard of the Bernard Hopkins vs. Tavoris Cloud fight card next month on March 9th at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York.

The winner of the Thurman-Zaveck fight will be the mandatory challenger for World Boxing Organization 147 lb. champion Tim Bradley.

Zaveck will be turning 37 next month, and he’s not been active since losing his International Boxing Federation 147 pound title to Andre Berto in September 2011 by a 5th round stoppage. Zaveck, 5’7 1/2”, fought only once in 2012, beating Bethuel Ushona by a 12 round unanimous decision last March.

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Keith Thurman vs. Jan Zaveck possible for March 9th

thurman54By Dan Ambrose: A fight between unbeaten junior middleweight contender Keith Thurman (19-0, 18 KO’s) and former IBF welterweight champion Jan Zaveck (32-2, 18 KO’s) is possible for March 9th on the undercard of the Bernard Hopkins vs. Tavoris Cloud card at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, a deal between the 24-year-old Thurman and the 36-year-old Zaveck has been agreed on but contracts haven’t been signed. If this fight can be put together it would be a nice one for Thurman, #2 WBO, #9 IBF, and also a pretty good one for Zaveck if he were to win it.

I think it would be a really risky fight for the 5’7 ½” Zaveck because he doesn’t have the same size as the 5’11” Thurman. However, if Zaveck agrees to the fight then there must be something he sees in Thurman’s game that makes him think that he can win this one.

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Is Keith Thurman ready to challenge the top fighters at 154?

thurman54By Dan Ambrose: #2 WBO, #3 WBA, #9 IBF junior middleweight contender Keith Thurman (19-0, 18 KO’s) has recently seen his world ranking soar after beating Carlos Quintana last November by a 4th round knockout in Ontario, California. The win was impressive in that Quintana had never been bludgeoned like that before during his career.

Quintana had been knocked out by Miguel Cotto and Paul Williams in the past, but he’d never been dominated the way that Thurman did it. Quintana looked terrified the entire time that Thurman stalked him around the ring, hitting him with huge shots that clearly bothered Quintana.

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Keith Thurman in action on March 9th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York

thurman542By Dan Ambrose: #2 WBO, #3 WBA, #9 IBF, junior middleweight contender Keith Thurman (19-0, 18 KO’s) is waiting to find out who his opponent will be for his scheduled 10 round bout on the undercard of Bernard Hopkins vs. Tavoris Cloud at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

The 24-year-old Thurman’s 4th round destruction of former WBO welterweight champion Carlos Quintana last November really pushed Thurman up the junior middleweight rankings to where he’s now nearing title shots against 154 pound champions Austin Trout, Zaurbek Baysangurov and Cornelius Bundrage. Thurman is one of the biggest punchers and most exciting fighters in the junior middleweight division right now. I think he’s good enough to beat Saul Alvarez and most of the other champions at this weight.

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Keith Thurman picked by RingTV as Prospect of the year for 2012

thurman32By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Keith Thurman (19-0, 18 KO’s) has been selected by RingTV.com as the prospect of the year for 2012 for his wins over Carlos Quintana, Orlando Lora, Brandon Hoskins and Christopher Fernandez. Thurman, 24, has looked good as of late, knocking out his last eight opponents dating back to November 2009. His knockout of Quintana was especially impressive, as he took him out in only four rounds.

The one drawback to Thurman’s game is his lack of skills. He seems to load up on everything he throws, and doesn’t seem to show a lot of other things you’d like to see in a fighter like a good jab, speed, varying his power, moving his head, blocking punching. When Thurman eventually faces someone that can handle his power, he’s going to have problems, especially if his opponent also has good power.

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