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Thurman's ability to adjust to his opponent is going to make him very difficult for Garcia to beat...when Thurman first came on the scene, he took the "One Time" gimmick to heart. He was blasting his opponents out of there.
As he upgraded the opposition, he began to run into more rugged inside brawlers like Soto Karass and Chaves, that required more than one time
. Karass even buzzed him. That's when Thurman added the movement game. The "Run Time" nickname started circulating among his potential opponents .
That's been he is strategy ever since. If the opponent is weak inside, Thurman will stay in the pocket and bang. If the guy is too tough in there, Thurman changes to movement.
Thurman will take the first one or two rounds to guage Garcia's welterweight power. If Thurman decides that movement is needed, it could be a long night for Garcia. Just look at the Peterson fight!
Peterson basically ran from Garcia for the first half of the fight. Garcia was unable to cut off the ring and catch him. By the time Peterson decided to fight, Garcia was worn down and frustrated from all the chasing. This allowed Peterson to dominate the final 5 rounds. Unfortunately the judges viewed the first 7 rounds as cowardice on Peterson's fault, and he lost.
But I bet that Thurman's team is looking at that fight in particular. Garcia may not only be looking at the first L of his career, but the first KO.
As he upgraded the opposition, he began to run into more rugged inside brawlers like Soto Karass and Chaves, that required more than one time
. Karass even buzzed him. That's when Thurman added the movement game. The "Run Time" nickname started circulating among his potential opponents . That's been he is strategy ever since. If the opponent is weak inside, Thurman will stay in the pocket and bang. If the guy is too tough in there, Thurman changes to movement.
Thurman will take the first one or two rounds to guage Garcia's welterweight power. If Thurman decides that movement is needed, it could be a long night for Garcia. Just look at the Peterson fight!
Peterson basically ran from Garcia for the first half of the fight. Garcia was unable to cut off the ring and catch him. By the time Peterson decided to fight, Garcia was worn down and frustrated from all the chasing. This allowed Peterson to dominate the final 5 rounds. Unfortunately the judges viewed the first 7 rounds as cowardice on Peterson's fault, and he lost
. But I bet that Thurman's team is looking at that fight in particular. Garcia may not only be looking at the first L of his career, but the first KO.
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