Seriously Thurman has fought twice in the past 6 years against Barrios who is semi decent and some unknown unranked fighter. Thurman does not deserve a title shot.
Ennis is fighting some unknowns guy he claims it’s because no one was left for him at 154 but cmon either guy could have fought Ortiz or each other.
Fundora and Ennis are coming of two really good wins bro maybe they both want tuneups but they could have done better.
Ennis is likely testing how he feels at 154, either way he'll become champion before Ortiz, AGAIN.
A previously unified Welterweight Champion knows what he is doing.
Because there isn't a lot of money at 154 and these fights are not easy to make when the money isn't there. Especially when Boots is with Matchroom and Fundora is with Haymon.
Thurman has always done good TV numbers and they can make that fight in house with Fundora for cheap.
If Thurman wins, which he totally could and I expect he will, Haymon will dig up Errol Spence Jr and make Spence-Thurman for the title.
Like it or not, that is still a big fight.
Unless Turki throws money at one of them to do otherwise, that's how it goes nowadays.
Fundora-Thurman shoulda been expecting since it's in house and Thurman is old, inactive and injury prone and bumdora hasn't fought a challenge since getting lucky against tszyu in the first fight. Up until zayas became champ bumdora was the weakest guy with a belt
Booty ennis is just absolute trash. There's no reason for him to be taking an absolute easy fight in a division he belongs in.