Thurman **** stamin, **** jab, low work rate, **** defense, only thing he has going for him is his power and reflexes.
he finished weak vs garcia and porter. barely beat shawn porter 115-113. Spence is 2x the fighter Porter is.
If slow, short, and slow, wide punching POrter can back Thurman up and put him on the ropes and bust Thurman up what do you think Spence will do.
Easy fight, Spence will KO Thurman.
Spence beat Brook but people forget that Spence had his own tough moments in that fight. People act like it was complete domination against Brook, it wasnt. There were times when Brook was hitting Spence too. The broken eye socket was just the icing on the cake. Without that eye problem, Brook might have stayed comfortable and won on points. Doesnt matter though
Doubtful, the tide was turning regardless of the eye. The body shots were doing the most damage. Brook was getting tired, and Spence was getting stronger. Kell was losing the second half of that fight, eye injury or not.
Some people on here underrate Thurman, he's definitely dangerous for Spence because he hits harder than Brook and Spence gets hit with a lot of right hands. Plus Thurman has speed and a decent defence so he can be awkward to fight.
However, Spence's bodywork would do serious damage against Thurman's glass gut.
Thurman gets hit just as much as Spence does....matter of fact, EVERY ww not named floyd mayweather gets hit a lot.
Fact is, Thurman hasn't stopped anybody in a long time...even porter took Keith's best shots, and didn't go anywhere, and this was a guy that got put down by Adrien Broner for goodness sakes...
Thurman's faster on his feet, and according to Leonard Bundu, who got slept by Spence, hits harder, but if Keith fights going backwards which has been his m.o. as of late, he'll probably lose this fight on activity alone.
Thurman won the last 3 rounds against Porter. His engine isn't as good as Spence's but he's got quicker hands and feet than Spence, along with better reflexes.
Spence will be the favourite in the fight, but the way people are counting Thurman out is starting to remind me of Garcia vs Matthysse. The guy is getting no respect, you yanks do a really **** job of supporting your fighters, if Thurman was from the UK he would be a PPV fighter with a huge fanbase. He's got the resume, titles, KO power and he's a good talker, what's not to like?
Win or lose, Thurman is going to test Spence. Believe that.
Yeah, I don't get it. Keith should have a bigger fan base.
Spence Should call him out about his Fighting name. Are you going to live up to One Time and fight me? Or your given name Run time? Which he's starting to earn by his actions in the ring lately. One thing I see in Spence that I don't see in Thurman is the daring to be great attribute. Spence will go for the kill. Thurman will take the easier way out.
A lot of people don't like Thurman's style at the highest level. He went from One Time to what people call "Run Time." Thurman's likely to be on his bicycle all night, which will undoubtedly rub people the wrong way. Not only is Spence talented, but he comes forward more often than not, so he catches the "I only support black fighters" crowd as well as the casual crowd. That plus his talent, and you have a hell of a lot of people rooting heavily for Spence.
Couldn't of said it better my self from one time to run time turned a lot of boxing fans off with him. Also in 2 fights against Bundu and Collazzo he got hit hard and didn't step it up another level for a knock out. He got on his bicycle and took the easy way to get a win.
Some people on here underrate Thurman, he's definitely dangerous for Spence because he hits harder than Brook and Spence gets hit with a lot of right hands. Plus Thurman has speed and a decent defence so he can be awkward to fight.
However, Spence's bodywork would do serious damage against Thurman's glass gut.
I'm not as confident about Spence beating Thurman. The latter has better movement, reflexes, and he's got enough power to prevent Spence coming forward to unload his bombs (much like Brook's first four rounds). Spence is a little stiff, not as fluid, and Thurman has the better jab. Great fight when it happens.
Brook might be a better fighter than Thurman, I think. I am confident in Spence picking up the win. He will stop Thurman. They're aren't many fighters who can handle him on the inside, couple that with his very strong jab plus the fact he gets stronger as the fight goes on and I just don't see how Thurman can win.
Thurman is a decent puncher, but not the devastating hitter he was made out to be. Garcia and Porter took clean shots from him on the chin and weren't hurt. He'll have to stop Spence to win this fight because he can't outbox him and I don't think he can hurt Errol. Thurman's power has been greatly exaggerated
Shawn Porter stylistically has a good chance at beating Spence Junior, as i don't really think Junior's power will effect him that much! i don't think anybodies power at 147 has really bothered him that much. Plus i like the way he can go to the body hard...Shawn Porter would be a nightmare for Spence's style. This would be a body punching fest. I would bet a ton of money on either guy cause either could win. I wouldnt be remotely surprised if Porter won with his swarming style. There would be cuts in this fight too.
Sure it is Possible but Thurman present problems as well, his Movement will be a problem and because he has Power, Walking him down won't be easy! Fan of Both, Thurman is WBA and WBC champ for a reason he can fight and he is very Versatile!
I agree with everything you said, until you started talking that yanks crap. So what you brits do a better job at supporting your hype jobs than we do? Could it be that we have a larger variety to choose from than you do?
Besides you've got people who think spence will win, as well as those who think thurman will win, equally chiming in here, so nobody is hating on One Time, it just makes for an interesting fight if you ask me.
Nah it's not just that. It's obviously easier to become a star in the UK because the population is much smaller, selling fighters is easier. But we both know that's not the only problem. I don't usually talk politics on here but there's a real racial divide over there, you've got people fanboying not only fighters, but also networks and promoters, simply based on race/skin colour. It's cool to support your own people, but people over there take it too far and it creates a toxic environment. At the end of the day it's just a sport, it's not that deep to be disliking or hating on somebody because they're from a different background.
Anyway, I've gone too far off topic.
It's all good though, the fight is gonna be a treat for the fans. No doubt about it.
Thurman won the last 3 rounds against Porter. His engine isn't as good as Spence's but he's got quicker hands and feet than Spence, along with better reflexes.
Spence will be the favourite in the fight, but the way people are counting Thurman out is starting to remind me of Garcia vs Matthysse. The guy is getting no respect, you yanks do a really **** job of supporting your fighters, if Thurman was from the UK he would be a PPV fighter with a huge fanbase. He's got the resume, titles, KO power and he's a good talker, what's not to like?
Win or lose, Thurman is going to test Spence. Believe that.
I agree with everything you said, until you started talking that yanks crap. So what you brits do a better job at supporting your hype jobs than we do? Could it be that we have a larger variety to choose from than you do?
Besides you've got people who think spence will win, as well as those who think thurman will win, equally chiming in here, so nobody is hating on One Time, it just makes for an interesting fight if you ask me.
Thurman won the last 3 rounds against Porter. His engine isn't as good as Spence's but he's got quicker hands and feet than Spence, along with better reflexes.
Spence will be the favourite in the fight, but the way people are counting Thurman out is starting to remind me of Garcia vs Matthysse. The guy is getting no respect, you yanks do a really **** job of supporting your fighters, if Thurman was from the UK he would be a PPV fighter with a huge fanbase. He's got the resume, titles, KO power and he's a good talker, what's not to like?
Win or lose, Thurman is going to test Spence. Believe that.
A lot of people don't like Thurman's style at the highest level. He went from One Time to what people call "Run Time." Thurman's likely to be on his bicycle all night, which will undoubtedly rub people the wrong way. Not only is Spence talented, but he comes forward more often than not, so he catches the "I only support black fighters" crowd as well as the casual crowd. That plus his talent, and you have a hell of a lot of people rooting heavily for Spence.
Shawn Porter stylistically has a good chance at beating Spence Junior, as i don't really think Junior's power will effect him that much! i don't think anybodies power at 147 has really bothered him that much. Plus i like the way he can go to the body hard...
Spences power will affect porter, plus he goes to the body just as much, if not more.
Not only that, but the great equalizer will be Spences jab, and the fact that porter will be there to be hit all night. Spence is also just flat out bigger. Porter really shines against smaller guys he can overwhelm.
It'll be action packed though.
Thurman won the last 3 rounds against Porter. His engine isn't as good as Spence's but he's got quicker hands and feet than Spence, along with better reflexes.
Spence will be the favourite in the fight, but the way people are counting Thurman out is starting to remind me of Garcia vs Matthysse. The guy is getting no respect, you yanks do a really **** job of supporting your fighters, if Thurman was from the UK he would be a PPV fighter with a huge fanbase. He's got the resume, titles, KO power and he's a good talker, what's not to like?
Win or lose, Thurman is going to test Spence. Believe that.
yeah, Brook smothered Spences bodywork and it still caught up to him....Thurman uses his legs more which means if Spence gets body shots in anyway, they will be at full leverage...if Collazo, Porter and GUerrero got them through, Spence will and it will be ugly for Keith. My only question about Spence was his chin and he passed it good enough so even though Thurman could catch him coming in(Spence is still a bit stiff and straight) you gotta favor Spence heavily.
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