Why does Keith Thurman seem so weary of Errol Spence ?

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  1. jcairns1

    jcairns1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What is that Thurman knows about Spence that he's not telling?

    Says he'll fight him if they pay him $10m, knowing full well that's not gonna happen.

    Says he wants it in writing that Floyd will fight him if he beats Spence (in addition to $10m)

    Says Spence needs to "earn it" and likens Spence calling him out to him calling Floyd out a few years ago.


    Does "The Truth" have "One Time" shook ? I think he might.


    Keith Thurman (26. 0. 0. 22KOS)
    Errol Spence (19. 0. 0. 16KOS)

    Make it happen!
     
  2. Eastpaw

    Eastpaw Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i don't think he's scared, i think floyd's scared though
     
  3. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Let's see Spence beat somebody on the level of even someone like Soto-Karass before thinking he's worth being scared of.
     
  4. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This.
     
  5. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    Good to see Thurman's maintaining his career long habit of not fighting anyone of note. This guy couldn't take any longer to step up to the A-league.
     
  6. DGS

    DGS Active Member Full Member

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    because he has a questionable chin
    spence even if unproven has knocked out fights who havent been knocked out or down before..
    he's also better than all of his opponents in terms of skill on top of that

    even if your right about spence being unproven, its very likely thurman would lose that fight
     
  7. Capt

    Capt Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agreed, Thurman's chin hasn't been tested either and seems to be very cautious when he backs up. I think he would hate to have a prospect in Spence knock him down and possibly beat him. His career would be over at that point.
     
  8. DGS

    DGS Active Member Full Member

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    i think he was rocked in one of his on his way up
    i can't think of the guys name though
     
  9. Asian_boxing

    Asian_boxing Active Member Full Member

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    I'm sort of bored with this **** at 147 if I'm being honest.

    Thurman has wasted the last few years calling for fights that were never going to happen, Khan has been telling everyone about fights that he thought was going to happen, Mayweather and Pacquiao danced around each other until the edged to retirement, Brook has been wasting time for years. If they stopped talking about each other and just fought we'd have one of the hottest and most exciting divisions in the sport.

    Bradley/Brook/Khan/Porter/Spence/Thurman could all be thrown into a hat and any of the 6 would make for a good fight with each other. Instead we fighters like Collazo and Julio Diaz being recycled.

    Credit to Bradley for facing stiff competition, just a shame the others don't follow suit.
     
  10. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That does make him look a bit scared.
     
  11. The Akbar One

    The Akbar One Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Why does Errol Spence seem so weary of Aaron Martinez. Martinez was the opponent, and in camp for a couple weeks, then Spence pulled out, instead fighting that bum he fought last weekend.

    Spence needs to beat a ranked guy before everyone hops on his back. Yes he looks like the goods, and has great sparring stories, but if you go ahead and put him in with Thurman, Khan, Brook, etc. right now, he would more than likely get beat. All the Spence would beat Thurman right now talk is pure ****ery. Spence gets touched up at times by the bums he fights. Thurman takes punches to give them. What type of chin does Spence have? I'd hate to see a great prospect stepped up properly. Not stepped from Z level opposition, to A or B level guys. That is how guys get ruined.
     
  12. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    This. If you watched his last fight Spence got hit with a few good right hands that would have him on sting street if that mexican was a heavy puncher. I think Spence is the real deal and hes very likeable but he needs to get put in with some better quality of opposition.
     
  13. Salty Dog

    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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    Lot of truth in this post.

    Well said.

    You can throw Garcia in there as well...Maidana too I suppose.
     
  14. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    All the same risks of an L that Mayweather poses with about 10% of the cash.:patsch:patsch:patsch

    But seriously.....someones gonna have to fill May and Pacs shoes.

    And if these WWs dont start fighting one another, nobody will, for very long anyways. :rofl
     
  15. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Soto Karass, Chavez, Guerrero and Collazo(body shot) managed to hurt him.
    And i remember even DIaz stunning him a bit.