Comments Thread For: Spence: I Don't Want Anything To Do With Thurman, He's A Cornball, I Can't Stand Him

[Combat Talk Radio]

Haha I was thinking the same thing! Even if he has some good points it's annoying to keep reading them day in day out.

The real question is why you refuse to acknowledge the truth of the matter - yet claim to be a boxing fan.


Keef refused to fight Spence because Keef claimed that Spence only fought the C-level. Gets criticized.

Spence refuses to fight Crawford for anything other than 70-30 because Spence claims that Crawford only fought the C-level. Gets criticized.

Fast forward and Keef begs for a fight from Crawford - even though he's still only fought the C-level - yet NSB says Keef isn't worth Crawford's time.

Fast forward and now people are applauding Spence for holding his ground against Keef (even though it would be a good fight), yet claim Spence is ducking Crawford.

It's the hypocrisy, y'all. It's too easy to call out. That's the problem.

[Poeticman7]

I thought you was supposed to fight the people you dont like. Weird.

That was back in the day when everyone didn't make millions off of each other. Now fighters can just jab and hold to survive to a multi-million dollar payday and potentially rob you on the scorecards if you don't finish them. Why would I want to give someone I dislike a retirement check and the potential to rob me on the scorecards with boxing's terrible and unreliable judges?

[Combat Talk Radio]

Spence coined the term, "other side of the street"

That's a lie. Bradley coined it when he ducked Broner.

[Get em up]

Errol Spence openly refuses to fight two of the best welterweights and no one cares.

Lol.

How exactly is Thurman considered one of the best welterweights? He struggled with Lopez and that's his only win in 4 years. Thurman is irrelevant now IMO he needs a couple decent wins to show he isnt finished. I'd pick Boots, Ortiz, or Benn to beat him and they are still "prospects"

[Clegg]

"Maybe I'll follow Spence wherever he goes, because I'm a truth seeker, I seek The Truth" ffs dude great way to prove him right with more corny trash talk.

[ShaneMosleySr]

He beat Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter. His only loss is to Manny Pacquiao.

I don’t think he’s the same fighter but he still has a prestigious resume and is regarded by the public and media as one of the best welterweights.

How exactly is Thurman considered one of the best welterweights? He struggled with Lopez and that's his only win in 4 years. Thurman is irrelevant now IMO he needs a couple decent wins to show he isnt finished. I'd pick Boots, Ortiz, or Benn to beat him and they are still "prospects"

[Oregonian]

Good to see Thurman talking with some balls, and he was right about ignoring Spence and pushing for a Floyd fight for himself.

He was Floyd's mandatory for years and Floyd ducked him legitly by cherrypicking Berto.

Floyd was buddy buddy with Spence since Spence gave him a good working over in the gym. Trying to push Spence to call out Thurman to keep his own name out of Spence's mouth is a classic bait and switch move. Didn't want that smoke with either guy.

Now Thurman lost to Manny no shame in that you put up a helluva fight but don't offer up too many excuses and turn people off. Get back in there get back to being One Time and force Spence's hand. Trust me the real dudes will put Spence on blast if he ducks.

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Lies repeated many times, end up being perceived truths. So, let’s try to fix the lie you are propagating.
Floyd fought PAC in 2015. It was the only fight fans wanted.
Thurman fought Guerrero in 2015 for the WBA belt. Meanwhile, Floyd fought Canelo (a bigger name than Thurman) in 2013 and then fought Maidana twice in 2014 (for the WBC belt at 147 & 154).
Prior to that, Maidana was coming off an incredibly beat down of AB.

Now that we know those facts, can you please explain how Floyd “was ducking Thurman for years”?

Floyd should have fought Thurman instead of Berto. No one disputes that. I’m a Floyd fan and was aghast that he picked Berto for his last hurrah. The truth is, he did not “duck Thurman for years” as you maliciously claim.

Lastly, since we like to do hypothetical match ups, Floyd would have beaten Thurman. I wish he did.

[MeanestNiceGuy]

Spence's fans have given him a sense of entitlement and we'll see that wall come tumbling down sooner or later. He acts as though Keith ducked him but he finally won his first title a couple of months after Keith unified against Danny.

Keith was injured after the March 2017 fight against Danny and was inactive for a while. Spence fought in January and June of 2018....I believe Keith was still recovering. I also remember his return being pushed back at the last half of 2018....pushing his Lopez fight to January and the Manny fight in July of 2019.

Spence thinks we forgot about the car crash and the fact that he has skeletons that kept him out of the ring....at least Keith was legitimately injured from training and fighting. Spence only fought once last year and is set to face Manny in August...so, he's taken off a bit of time himself.

This man lost ONE fight and suddenly he's "shot" because Spence fans can be so ****** and hyped.

If anything, Keith's performances against Lopez and Manny were a culmination of injuries and layoffs coming to a head; who knows how he'll perform when he returns this year. If I had to bet, most of the distractions have subsided and/or been handled on Keith's side. We'll have to wait and see.

[djtmal]

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Lies repeated many times, end up being perceived truths. So, let’s try to fix the lie you are propagating.
Floyd fought PAC in 2015. It was the only fight fans wanted.
Thurman fought Guerrero in 2015 for the WBA belt. Meanwhile, Floyd fought Canelo (a bigger name than Thurman) in 2013 and then fought Maidana twice in 2014 (for the WBC belt at 147 & 154).
Prior to that, Maidana was coming off an incredibly beat down of AB.

Now that we know those facts, can you please explain how Floyd “was ducking Thurman for years”?

Floyd should have fought Thurman instead of Berto. No one disputes that. I’m a Floyd fan and was aghast that he picked Berto for his last hurrah. The truth is, he did not “duck Thurman for years” as you maliciously claim.

Lastly, since we like to do hypothetical match ups, Floyd would have beaten Thurman. I wish he did.

So whats the point. He only ducked him for 2 years not 3?

Give me a break.

Regarding your hypothetical matchup with Floyd and Thurman. Think about it like this.

Between a prime Thurman and a shot Berto, Floyd chose the easier fight of the two.

Something to think about.

[Liondw]

I'd like to see Thurman against Ortiz or Ennis, then the winner should be guaranteed a title shot. I don't know if he can beat them, but it's an intriguing match.