Keith "The Cowardly Lion" Thurman Says Next Opponent May Not Be Top 10, Top 7 And Up After...

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  1. Kevin Willis

    Kevin Willis Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Thurman is such a hard sell. He is about conning the public not being great and taking risks. He also has a pretentious nickname that went out the window when he started fighting World level opposition. I would pick Spence, Crawford and Porter(rematch) over him in a heart beat.
     
    Kevin Willis, Feb 6, 2018
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  2. Paranoid Android

    Paranoid Android Manny Pacquiao — The Thurmanator banned Full Member

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    Good enough to make JMM pass on the fight after several times. Robert said JMM told him it was high risk.
     
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  3. LANCE99

    LANCE99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Good grief... That's Some Time for ya...
     
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  4. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Was that 147 lb Rios?
     
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  5. mb1233

    mb1233 Active Member Full Member

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    I'd guess he's giving time to build the Spence fight up, before he meets him in the ring.
     
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  6. Angler Andrew

    Angler Andrew Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He’s gone from being one of my fav fighters to someone just making excuses when the divisions bogeyman turns up,heck even got Porter making excuses.
    Just shows what a game guy Kell Brook was
     
    Angler Andrew, Feb 6, 2018
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  7. 941Jeremy

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    Not a big deal he's fought twice in two years and has been injured. He needs to regain his form. Spence is here to stay and will be matched appropriately enough by Haymon to ensure that this showdown happens in 2019.
     
    941Jeremy, Feb 6, 2018
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  8. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    Why strike while the iron is hot?
     
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  9. OpinionOfACasual

    OpinionOfACasual Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    If Spence can't establish himself as the top guy in the division before 2020, he doesn't deserve a shot at Thurman anyway.....
     
    OpinionOfACasual, Feb 6, 2018
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  10. mandatory

    mandatory Nuthugger Crusher Full Member

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    I kinda get it but calling a boxer of that caliber a coward... hmmm. Damn bro.. Takes some stones to get in there let alone getting to that level.
     
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  11. vargasfan1985

    vargasfan1985 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He got a new nickname

    Milkman
     
    vargasfan1985, Feb 7, 2018
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  12. Paranoid Android

    Paranoid Android Manny Pacquiao — The Thurmanator banned Full Member

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    I'm not calling him a coward in the context of an everyday civilian. I'm calling him a coward in the context of a welterweight champion who talked a mountain of **** about being the man and erasing dudes' memories with single shots.
     
    Paranoid Android, Feb 7, 2018
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  13. 941Jeremy

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    I don't want to see an inactive injured boxer take on a peaking boxer.
     
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    mandatory Nuthugger Crusher Full Member

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    Gotcha
     
    mandatory, Feb 7, 2018
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    Dude's a joke, he's turning into Adonis Stevenson.
     
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