Thurman needs to fire Dan Birmingham ASAP

Before the fight I remember this fool Dan Birmingham talking shyt- "We're gonna win this fight I GUARANTEE IT." lmao. During the fight dumb ass Birmingham had no advice to offer to Thurman. Thurman tried to make adjustments on his own but it was too little too late. Thurman has never been the same since his real original trainer Ben Getty died. He needs someone who can truly motivate him to become the gladiator he once was. This Birmingham character is a weak ass who cannot motivate or teach Thurman anything. Thurman doesn't even see him as his real trainer. Thurman can come back, but he needs a real trainer who can light that fire again.

Comments (14)

elfag

Birmingham is the best trainer you are going to get in the Tampa bay area. Thurman went with him because hes local, if he wants better then he needs to look elsewhere. You probably have to question the quality of the sparring he would be getting staying down in Florida vs if he went to a training camp in California or Vegas.

6y ago

TonyJ

He did pretty well. Don't understand why you would blame the coach after such a fight. Dan Birmingham isn't the greatest in-game coach though. Thurman had a good first round before the KD. Clearly had an effect for some time on him. Also the bodyshot clearly changed the momentum. It pretty much boils down to those two moments. All in all, Thurman fought a good fight. It's difficult to stick to your gameplanplan against such a formidable opponent like Pacquiao.

6y ago

ShoulderRoll

Birmingham did a good job in the corner and the fight was competitive. The thing Thurman has to do is fight more often to stay sharp. Andre Ward was inactive in the years leading up to the first Kovalev fight, had trouble initially adjusting to the speed and power, and got dropped. Same thing happened to Keith yesterday.

6y ago

Themanager

What got dropped in the first and almost collapsed in the 10 from that body shot . Broke his nose and busted up his whole face !! Even the man the fought KT admitting he lost just by a hair so you need to stop with these compbox landed punches manny landed less but did more damage. True.... Compubox doesn't reflect the power of the shots or the actual damage they do. Which means it's useless!!

6y ago

Mushashi

You don't win firefights with Manny Pacquaio even at this advanced age. He believed in his power and handspeed a little too much. He had his best success when he used the ring and put considerable space between himself and Manny. Then proceeded to counter while nullifying his offence because Manny is unable to cut the ring off.

6y ago

Tutsa

6y ago

Fanofreason

Thurman won the fight and outlanded PAC all night. I didn’t realize throwing wild combos that do not land score points. Number show clear Thurman win.

6y ago

lolpz

Lmao you guys are being ridiculous, Birmingham is actually a VERY good trainer. He taught Thurman how to box. It is entirely Thurman's fault he thought he could stand in front of Manny Pacquiao and trade blow for blow with him.

6y ago

SplitSecond

For reference, Birmingham trained Jeff Lacy...Just throwing it out there... Lol, fuk u. Spit out my water.

6y ago

DumpkinsPlus5

For reference, Birmingham trained Jeff Lacy...Just throwing it out there...

6y ago

SplitSecond

Let the trainer learn just as the fighter should learn. Shouldn’t drop him. Although I didn’t hear what his advice was during the corner break, I don’t like the idea of always jumping ship because of a loss. Thurman has plenty left if he chooses, smart guy, maybe he gets even better from this. I think he could have used his stutter steps and legs more in the fight, only really started late.

6y ago

AJs_Boy

Thurman fought a stupid fight. He had a great round in round 7, fighting on the backfoot and luring Pacquiao in, what does he do the next round? Goes right back to standing in front of Pacquiao, trying to be the aggressor. :rofl: Standing in front of Pacquiao with a high guard is rarely a good idea. He should have learned from the Margarito fight.

6y ago

AJs_Boy

Don't blame the trainer. Facts are facts.

6y ago

Mister_Wolf

Don't blame the trainer.

6y ago