from the Boxing Globe
Now last year when the Mayweather vs Manny fight seemed dead in the water, I had the Boxing Hall of Famer, Al Bernstein from Showtime on my radio show, Thru the Wire. I asked Al who he would like to see Mayweather not just fight but have a shot against and he said Keith Thurman. Now as the smoke and mirrors is removed from the #PacMay fight, Al was asked again and he said the same name, Keith Thurman.
The only thing that this confirms is that Mayweather will probably NOT fight Mr. One Time Keith Thurman. Thurman, who is one of Al Haymon’s PBC fighters, had one of the best quotes of the year when interviewed on PBC about who he wants to fight next. He is a, “Yes Man!”
Both interviews are below, and in my interview with Al you can hear him talk about how Mayweather would do against the 4 Kings of the 1980s, Hagler, Hearns, Duran, and Leonard.
Boxing Globe
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my take is Thurman hasn't fought anybody?
He's too raw for Floyd. I think he is the future at 47, and there is enough money fights for him down the line.
He needs to be smart, let Floyd retire, and then takeover, but if he's offered the fight, he will take it, and get school like #48
Theres nothing wrong for taking the fight Canelo did and it did no harm cause they just say I lost to the # 1 P4P. Its like their not worried about getting knock out GGG or Kovalev style
After Floyds payday do you think blacks will go back to boxing like they did in the 70's and 80's or do you think many will still continue to go the basketball football route ?
He's too raw for Floyd. I think he is the future at 47, and there is enough money fights for him down the line.
He needs to be smart, let Floyd retire, and then takeover, but if he's offered the fight, he will take it, and get school like #48
On one hand I think Keith Thurman is legit. On the other hand, I think Floyd will beat him handily, and I want to see Thurman built up before taking on a mega fight like that.
Mayweather is probably going to fight Khan next. I'm fine with that though. Khan looked pretty good last year at 147 and beat Alexander easily.
Thurman's best wins are Chaves and Guerrero. He needs more experience against elite competition before fighting Floyd. If not, it would look a lot like Floyd-Canelo.