Comments Thread For: Eimantas Stanionis On Spence vs. Thurman: "I Think Spence Is Going To Beat Him Down"

[Sammy7861992]

i feel like you must have slipped and fell on your head recently. Maybe even just moments before you typed this nonsense.

Thurman always fraught the best and he is highly skilled, this new generation have actually taken away public interest from the welterweight on top of being overrated they avoid fighting each others, a decade ago the welterweight was the hottest division, now there is n t much interest left in it, and thurman is the last of that generation left, I can see him having his way with the 2 so called top 2 easy

[Oregonian]

Never before in boxing history has a champion, at any weight division, lead on, lied to the public falsely promoting a highly anticipated championship fight knowingly he had no intentions to make the 147 weight then obliviously moves to a higher weight class to fight with a washed up fighter, one he said he’d never fight…Let’s all talk about what a great champion Spence is-

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Never before in boxing history over the last 20 years has a welterweight unified 3 titles.
Not even the last two ATG, PAC and Floyd won three titles at WW.
Let’s all talk about what a great champion Spence is.

[Rebelrbg]

Let's be real, spence is with a team that doesn't like to match with the best, I feel thurman boxes circles around him, I but I'm 100 percent sure Crawford or spence don't want thurman, anyone who doesn't appreciate thurman skills has no knowledge of high boxing skills, if any of there teams find the courage to fight him I'm sure the bookies will have thurman an underdog and il lump a fortune on thurman, as long as his injury cleared up

While I do appreciate the skills of Thurman, and I have held him in high regard for years for beating top opponents in their prime, he didn't want any part of a Spence fight then, and he definitely doesn't want it now, except for money. I would advise you not to put any type of lump sum down on KEEF because he's going to wear a brutal beating.

[Boricua181]

I think Spence has a real mean streak in him and - if this fight happens - I can see him making Thurman suffer a slow sustained beating with a lot of hurtful body work.

It'll be Thurman's second loss, except that this one will be by brutal knockout.

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Errol Spence Won’t Fight Keith Thurman: “That Mf Wouldn’t Utter My Name When We Was Both Champions”
April 30, 2022

By Chris Williams: Errol Spence Jr. reiterated on Saturday that Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman won’t be getting a fight against him because he wouldn’t “utter” his name when the two were world champions.

Now that Spence (28-0, 22 KOs) is the big fish with the IBF, WBA & WBC welterweight titles in his possession, it’s time for some payback, shutting out the needy Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs), ignoring his pleas for a world title shot.

If Thurman wants to fight for a world title, he will need to wait until the four belts are fragmented after Spence defeats WBO champion Terence Crawford later this year.

It’s going to be tough for Thurman, though, as he’ll likely need to battle one of these young killers for one of the vacated 147-lb titles:

• Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis
• Vergil Ortiz Jr
• Conor Benn

Spence is one fight away from leaving the 147-lb division to move up to 154, and Thurman will have to try and make the best of things, trying to fill in the vacuum of Errol’s departure.

Thurman, 33, recently came off a three-year layoff, beating former WBA secondary light-welterweight champion Mario Barrios by a 12-round unanimous decision.

Whatever shine Thurman would have had for that win over Barrios was taken away because he cherry-picked him after his 11th round knockout loss to 135-pounder Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis in his previous fight in June of last year.

Spence is coming off a sensational tenth-round knockout win earlier this month against WBA 147-lb champion Yordenis Ugas on April 16th in Arlington, Texas.

As for Thurman, there’s no telling when he’ll return to the ring. If he follows his recent pattern of licking his wounds after one of his fights, we probably won’t see him back inside the ring for another two years until 2024.

Since Thurman’s win over Danny Garcia in 2017, he’s had a couple of long layoffs of 2+ years each, making many boxing fans question his hunger for the sport.

Thurman disappears after big fights, celebrating, licking his wounds for prolonged periods. Imagine that he’ll keep following this pattern as coming events cast their shadows before.

It’s improbable that the 5’7″ Thurman will choose to move up to 154, following Spence, hoping he’ll throw him a bone. Thurman is too small to fight at 154 against the killers in that weight class, and besides, he’s too prone to injuries.

It’s reasonable to assume that if Thurman is falling apart physically after every fight at 147, he’ll shatter into many pieces at 154, to the point that he won’t be able to come back in two to three years.

https://www.************.com/2022/04...oth-champions/

What a difference a year makes!!! Damn Errol! Should've given Boots a shot! Now you're doing to Boots, what Keith did to you!!!

I don't know about the hyperbole at the end

and I don't really want to see this Thurman fight

but Spence needs to get us that Crawford fight f.uck

Moving up to 154 is pointless unless he's going to fight Charlo and have Derrick James corner both of them at the same time, alternating rounds.

[Curtis2]

Spence should give up the belts. There's no way he's making 147 after this Thurman fight at 154

Damn you just now figured that out?? You were included in the fan club who believed he was ready to fight Bud back in November….. lmfao!!

[techliam]

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Never before in boxing history over the last 20 years has a welterweight unified 3 titles.
Not even the last two ATG, PAC and Floyd won three titles at WW.
Let’s all talk about what a great champion Spence is.

Floyd unified the WBC, WBA and WBO titles
Spinks/Zab held the WBA/WBC/IBF titles

[Oregonian]

Floyd unified the WBC, WBA and WBO titles
Spinks/Zab held the WBA/WBC/IBF titles

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I had to look this up. And I stand corrected.

If you followed the thread, you’ll see that I was responding to the guy who was very dismissive about Spence’s achievements.

[Bronx2245]

I don't know about the hyperbole at the end

and I don't really want to see this Thurman fight

but Spence needs to get us that Crawford fight f.uck

Moving up to 154 is pointless unless he's going to fight Charlo and have Derrick James corner both of them at the same time, alternating rounds.

I wouldn't be surprised if Jermell moved to 160, after Tszyu, and Jermall moved to 168, whenever he returns! What would surprise me, if Spence Jr. moved BACK to 147! If Vergil Ortiz Jr. beats Stanionis in fine fashion, I could see Spence Jr. fighting him in Dallas! That would be a HUGE event! Not as big as Tank vs. King Ry, but close!

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I wouldn't be surprised if Jermell moved to 160, after Tszyu, and Jermall moved to 168, whenever he returns! What would surprise me, if Spence Jr. moved BACK to 147! If Vergil Ortiz Jr. beats Stanionis in fine fashion, I could see Spence Jr. fighting him in Dallas! That would be a HUGE event! Not as big as Tank vs. King Ry, but close!

That would be a big event in Dallas for sure. I want to say Spence is just posturing with 154 to keep Thurman from eating.

If the WBC mandate the fight and let Spence have it at 154 but Thurman refuses, then the fight falls out doesn't it? (genuinely asking, I don't know).

I don't want to see Thurman-Spence though but it's better than Spence taking on some bottom feeder.