Comments Thread For: Keith Thurman Describes Tim Tszyu's Style: "I Could Say Basic But Also Tough"

[Roadblock]

When Thurman was 30, he got knocked on his backside trying to back up from a combo from a 40-year old Pacquiao. I doubt Keith's got any faster in the last five years...

That was a very soft KD though, Manny kept running at him and Thurman stepped back thinking the flurry will stop but it didn't and he got sat and was smiling on the way down, Keith is pretty tough whenever buzzed he came out punching often catching Manny with real good shots in those exchanges surviving that bodyshot was not easy he was really hurt and Manny couldn't finish him he is tough, my thing with Thurman is he lacks power and gets a little sloppy late in fights, he is vulnerable to right hands as he often drops his guard, but he is very cagey and counters well, I wouldn't be surprised if he got a win here as there are tangibles involved.

[BlackRobb]

Sure Jan.

You Tszyu fan boys will eventually have to take his sausage out of your mouths when he eventually loses in decisive fashion.

[BlackRobb]

Am I missing something? Why are they fighting at a catchweight of 155lbs?

Keef is a career 147 pounder. Tim is a LMW. Why not just fight at 154?

My guess is the WBO does not have Keef ranked at 147 or 154 and would never sanction it.

[KayDub]

That was a very soft KD though, Manny kept running at him and Thurman stepped back thinking the flurry will stop but it didn't and he got sat and was smiling on the way down, Keith is pretty tough whenever buzzed he came out punching often catching Manny with real good shots in those exchanges surviving that bodyshot was not easy he was really hurt and Manny couldn't finish him he is tough, my thing with Thurman is he lacks power and gets a little sloppy late in fights, he is vulnerable to right hands as he often drops his guard, but he is very cagey and counters well, I wouldn't be surprised if he got a win here as there are tangibles involved.

No power? Keith was always known as a big puncher. Do you think the injuries and surgeries have taken that from him? I've felt that way for a little bit. The power doesn't seem to really be there any more, but he does always stun if not drop his opponents even after the surgeries so who knows.

[Roadblock]

No power? Keith was always known as a big puncher. Do you think the injuries and surgeries have taken that from him? I've felt that way for a little bit. The power doesn't seem to really be there any more, but he does always stun if not drop his opponents even after the surgeries so who knows.

I reckon for sure he has lost power after the surgeries have had an effect on his power, yeah he stuns them as you say but that's it, I mean Barrios and Lopez both should have been stopped if Thurman was old Thurman he landed clean and what looked hard snappy shots but didn't effect them, even Manny had been stopped and hurt by much smaller guys, for me this is where Tim might run him over, He can box but I think he has got to crack Tim with something hurtful or else he will be road kill, if he feels weak to Tim he will just walk through him.

[Monty Fisto]

The WBO is not sanctioning this bout, and Thurman is coming off a long layoff so he may have a hard time taking off weight. There's basically no point in this fight taking place at 154.

OK, that could be the answer. I was thinking Keef would have no probs making 147, given how he was lighter against Barrios than against Pac, but could be at 35 that it's as you say.

[hhh1200]

Watch what happens when he sticks a good one to Thurman''s body.

[Slip jab]

The rest of the card is decent, personally I'm happy to watch Tszyu blast away. Ideally not as fast as Ocampo.

I’m not gonna sweat buying I think Tim wins either way.I’ll wait for a better event to make a purchase. I have ESPN + . I’m getting enough boxing ATM.

[satiev1]

Nope. Tim's iq is 2 levels above thurman's. And he's a better stronger counter puncher.

[Roadblock]

Nope. Tim's iq is 2 levels above thurman's. And he's a better stronger counter puncher.

His ring IQ is above Thurmans lol yeah ok.