Huge respect for Keith Thurman

i call it like i see. i said pac would beat him and keith would be on his bike after getting a gut check. he proved me wrong on the bike part, i have to give him credit.

 

Definitely. It doesn't seem like the loss will effect him at all negatively. Seen time and time again where insecure fighters will claim they got robbed or has many excuses after a loss. Was surprised he handled his first L so well, absolutely 0 excuses and acknowledging his short comings RIGHT AFTER the fight. Seems like the type of dude to study tape and work on his flaws and comes back more complete

 

He was a gentleman in defeat. That's usually what happens when someone kicks your ass.

 

"If you can beat me, BEAT ME! I got an 0 and I ain't afraid to let it go!"

 

Just watched it and was gonna say similar. Keith came to fight. In the 10th, when he took that bodyshot... sucked it up and came back fighting.

 

Keith did adjust well in the middle of the fight.
He countered Pac quite frequently too.
Made him ear big right hands.
I think Keith is still a top WW even after this loss.
Pac's speed and power was just too much for him to tonight, that is all.

 

See that’s a good mentality! Also being 40 and still taking on top guys in his division is even more admirable!

Meanwhile in the world of The iv kid...

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BEGGING to fight another 0-0-0 MMA guy in a sport he has no experience in. SMH

 

I'm happy for Pacquiao that he won, but I do feel that the KD won Pacquiao the fight. I feel that Thurman was on course to taking out round 1 but after the KD, he took a while to recover from it and ended up losing the first 6 rounds of the fight in the process. If Thurman had closed out round 1, I feel that he would have probably gone on to win in the process. Still, well done to Pacquiao.

 

Crawford will beat Thurman far easier than Manny did, different level.

 

Floyd should fight Thurman, he`d beat him, Thurman got exposed by Manny.

 

I thought Thurman fought rather dumb and gave the fight away early because of underestimating Manny. Thurman was the harder puncher and he could have picked his shots a little more and not been as reckless, and that knockdown affected the early part of the fight and the win for Manny by taking the momentum and many of the early rounds. The end of the fight showed Keith could hit Manny once Manny tired a little, but also had that knockdown not happened I think Keith wins a few more early rounds and wins more of the later rounds and the decision. That decision to underestimate Pacman hurt him. People will say Manny would not have been as tired later had Keith not pressed it, but the early part he was more reckless then later when he picked his shots and worked the body. I noticed the punchstats were won by Keith.

 

This is one of the cleanest fight you can see. No running, no holding.
All guts, all glory