Comments Thread For: Ellerbe: Thurman's Underdog Odds Against Tszyu 'Disrespectful'

[SUBZER0ED]

Garbage ass fight shouldn’t be on PPV. Dragging up old ass Runtime Thurman after a long layoff? Wait I thought that was frowned upon over here? lol nothing but hypocrites on this site.

Come on everyone, let's all chip in and give Keith Thurman a nice, undeserved retirement check!

[paulf]

Fair, but two things.

That was over 10 years ago, and weren't they both 147 guys fighting at a catch?

Yeah, but Keith started his career above welterweight and didn't work down to actually making 147 until his 11th fight.

He's not some little guy that started out lower and grew into welterweight, which is why he was one of the bigger punchers in the division.

Looking at Boxrec Keith has had 17 fights above 147, and 14 at 147 or below.

[paulf]

To be clear - I really like Tszyu - he's doing what few guys in his position do. Fu_ck Charlo's ***** ass for running from him.

But I also have always rated Thurman higher than most people on NSB. I had similar, albeit likely lesser, elbow injuries to his and let me tell you: when your arm is ****ed like that, you aren't lifting. You aren't training. And you damn sure aren't throwing punches. And once you can do those things, it is a LONG road to getting back to feeling anywhere near 100%. Years, not months.

So for me, Thurman taking years out of the ring and passing on opportunity after opportunity wasn't as annoying as it was to some posters.

[brettWall]

Yet Ellerbe also said Tank would KO Thurman. He doesn't find that disrespectful.

[SUBZER0ED]

Thurman went to SWW to beat 36-year-old Quintana in 2012 and hasn't fought at that weight since.

[paulf]

Thurman went to SWW to beat 36-year-old Quintana in 2012 and hasn't fought at that weight since.

He's fought at SWW more times than he's fought at WW.

[_Rexy_]

Yeah, but Keith started his career above welterweight and didn't work down to actually making 147 until his 11th fight.

He's not some little guy that started out lower and grew into welterweight, which is why he was one of the bigger punchers in the division.

Looking at Boxrec Keith has had 17 fights above 147, and 14 at 147 or below.

Oh I see your point. I thought you were arguing he'd be adjusted to the power at 154. Yeah, Keith was always a big WW

[mecooken]

PBC guys have always hated on Keith for not being a ****** stereotype.

Odd to see him coming out in favor of Thurman in any way.

He's coming out in his defense because he sees them losing money on this pay per view if everyone considers it a mismatch. Only covering the a**.

[trippleupper]

more like 12-1 Tszyu

[SUBZER0ED]

He's fought at SWW more times than he's fought at WW.

Yeah? Against whom as a pro?