Comments Thread For: Thurman Would Love To Move Up and Fight Canelo

[Cinci Champ]

i like the idea of the fight for sure thurman is bigger then mayweather so why not, but obviously he should fight good fighter at 147 first and not make same mistake broner did moving up when there is fights at your comfortable weight

[turnedup]

Woah woahh keith let's not get ahead of ourselves there buddy, we boxing fans like you and enjoy your fights but you got a little ways to go my brother. Thurman is a very brutal fighter but we've never seen him face adversity so we don't really really know how he'll handle that. He's got a real real legit chance of cementing a name at 147 if he is wise about it going forth, you start throwing Canelo out there and if there is any doubt in his promoters mind they may throw him to the wolves for a check faster than he wants to.

[DreamMerchant12]

I remember when he was the truth if he beat Trout, then he wasnt, and then if he beat Angulo who was going to decapitate him, then he wasnt , and now if he beats Lara he will be....then he wont be

I don't remember all that so I won't go there, but regardless, the Trout fight, which he did win & I give him credit for, was close and Lara is a tier above Trout. If he gets by Lara then I'll give him full props. I'll be the first one to do it.

[DreamMerchant12]

respect to jay dee

Yessir, one of the greatest to ever grace an MPC.

[McLeechin]

Keith YOLO Thurman saying this about Canelo when there's plenty of competition in his own weight class, where even Mayweather is at. Wouldn't be surprised if he was advised by Haymon's team to say that, given Hopkins is recently doing similar things.

[ThatDude44]

Keith YOLO Thurman saying this about Canelo when there's plenty of competition in his own weight class, where even Mayweather is at. Wouldn't be surprised if he was advised by Haymon's team to say that, given Hopkins is recently doing similar things.

Yeah, but he seems to be struggling to find opponents in his division.

[Accountoffline]

Thurman has not had his chin checked properly yet, when he does and if he can withstand it I can say the guy has potential, however if his punch resistance is crap then he is nothing but a dangerous gatekeeper for the future.

[-Kev-]

I need to see Nelo against Lara before I call him the real deal..I respect Nelo's heart though as he seems to really want to fight the best..He ****** against Floyd, should have gotten no more than a draw against Trout, and most of his opposition was against older and smaller men so I can't say right now that he's the man.

So if he loses to Lara, then he's not the real deal? Look at Lara's record for a second, even Williams and Trout lost to him. I also had Molina losing 6-4, and I had Martirosyan losing. Not many fighters can beat Lara. Also, losing to Lara does not mean he loses to Thurman, Cotto, Martinez. Losing to Lara means he lost to Lara and that's it, it doesn't indicate he loses to some other guy with some other style.

[Jayallday9]

So if he loses to Lara, then he's not the real deal? Look at Lara's record for a second, even Williams and Trout lost to him. I also had Molina losing 6-4, and I had Martirosyan losing. Not many fighters can beat Lara. Also, losing to Lara does not mean he loses to Thurman, Cotto, Martinez. Losing to Lara means he lost to Lara and that's it, it doesn't indicate he loses to some other guy with some other style.

Real deal as in the best and beats anybody not named Floyd, no..Real deal as in must watch ppv star, no...Real deal as in good fan friendly style, no, only against certain types of fighters..Real deal as in the next best Mexican since Oscar, no...Any accolade or award we can give to him must go to to Chavez jr. first until he shows otherwise..
Now win or lose to Lara is he the real deal in terms of being a true Mexican warrior, yes. Not afraid to fight anybody, yes real deal..Somebody I would watch anytime as long as it's not ppv against the Angulos of boxing, yes real deal..GPB has held his hand waaay too much, gave him undeserved belts against overmatched guys, and claims that his only loss and weak performance against Floyd don't count cause Floyd's so good..He already earned my respect because of his heart, but the hype don't add up until he win's (or lose in good fashion) against a high level guy.

[nacho daddy]

Keith is one of the most exciting and promising fighters in the WW division. That is where his focus needs to be, Canelo won't be at 54 anymore after his fight with Lara. He's already having trouble making the weight.

Would rather see Thurman face Matthysse, Broner, Maidana, Khan, Collazo, and any of those guys in any order.

All smaller guys some with bad chins when Thurman is really a JM would you have fight some lightweights also lol. First time I saw Thurman not long ago he fought a unknown guy from south America who was kicking the hell out of him for maybe 5 rounds until he started getting tired and Thurman landed a lucky punch and was able to finish him. I say he gets beat and ko'd by a boxer puncher type easy which canelo is