who is this keith thurman fella? any good?

I was impressed with what I saw. He kind of fights like a bar fighter, so no matter how good everything is with his power, accuracy, or chin, I think he will only get so far on the world class level. Great start with Quintana though.

 

i stand by this statement.

 

Still not impressed with him. If people are trying to hype this guy up, I don't see it.

 

He needs Adam Booth to train him

 

What?

I stand by the first two sentences, and the third wasn't even a declarative prediction of what would happen.

 

His trainer, Dan Birmingham, is plenty good and has been training him since he was an amateur. He has tons of experience facing top flight fighters, and before he was even a pro was already sparring guys like Winky Wright, Jeff Lacy and Chad Dawson.

I don't think we've seen all the tricks up Thurman's sleeve just yet. He's fighting aggressive and powerfully because his opponents haven't been at his level. I think we'll see a much more measured fighter who pays more attention to defense once the level of his opposition moves up a notch or two. His natural style is really more boxer-puncher than brawler, but we haven't seen that too much yet because he's been able to blast his recent opponents out of there.

 

he looks good. i hope he becomes the future of boxing

 

atsch

 

No, he didn't. He beat up a fragile old Quintana, which I actually said might very well happen. (especially if Quintana didn't bring the same fire & focus he did against Latimore, and he didn't)

Try again.

I never said he had no power...but it's nothing more than above average. People are treating it like he's the next Julian Jackson. That's what the word overrated means.

I'm not the only one who thinks his technique sucks, either.

 

This is a very good point. Of course, we just don't know, but you can see the POSSIBILITY of greatness in this guy. He has good balance, good foot speed, and he likes to throw combinations. He also has an instinct for finishing his opponent. He definitely leaves himself open too much, doesn't move enough after throwing big shots, and he almost clowns around ala Wilder, but like Brickhaus wrote, that can be due to sub-par opponents.

He needs one major loss, (or a really close, tough win) as a wake-up call. Then he might hone those skills, and get rid of the bad habits that will cost him at the elite level.

For now, he's just fun to root for. You know he's not ever going to be boring.

 

The thing that most impresses me about Thurman is how relaxed he looks in his fights and how nothing seems to phase him.

Now one might say that is simply because his opponents haven't been of sufficient quality yet, but I think you will find that even as his opponents improve, he will still look just as composed.

I can see him dominating the 147 division for years to come.

Admittedly at 154, I don't think he is big enough yet to dominate that division, so I hope he gets the chance to clean out the Welterweight division, before moving up to 154.