Comments Thread For: Thurman vs. Collazo - BoxingScene.com's Staff Predictions

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For the second time in as many fights, Keith Thurman headlines the inaugural installment of a Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) event on a new network. Four months after reintroducing casual fans to prime time boxing on NBC, the unbeaten Floridian heads home for a welterweight title defense versus former champ Luis Collazo at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida.

ESPN will air the event live on its flagship network, marking the first of an exclusive deal with PBC.

Thurman (25-0-1, 21KOs) came out on top in the most viewed TV fight (network or cable) in 2015 to date, scoring a 12-round decision over Robert Guerrero in March. Upwards of 4 million viewers caught some portion of the fight, in which Thurman floored the iron-chinned Guerrero but was unable to put him away.
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[John Locke]

Thurman by stoppage between 5-8

[The Problem Child]

This has been one of the HARDEST fights for me to get somewhat excited about. COLLAZO shows ABSOLUTELY no emotion towards this fight as if he is coming to collect a paycheck. As if he isn't mentally in the correct place and just trained to make weight and whatever happens, happens. NO PHOTOS of him exercising or at least one comment about the fight in his social media sites, yet he posted about trivial crap.

BET on Thurman by KO within 6.

[ZeusATP]

Mismatch

Yet another mismatch curtousy of the PBC... If PBC expects to stick around, they should put on better fights.

[brettWall]

Like I've mentioned in another thread, if Collazo, or any future KT opponent, could take KT's best shots, then it will be a long night for One Time. Guerrero took them but eventually buckled and got KD'd. But he still was able to make OT run and trapped him on the ropes. And this was washed up Guerrero. Collazo is in the same category, unfortunately. Let's just hope Collazo got something left in the tank and make OT run again, at least, and get booed.

[CatchAndShoot]

Dude, **** this fight. Everyone's scared of Thurman besides has beens, and brawlers that need a pay check.

[jqSide]

Anyone knows what channel on Rogers Canada it will be shown? Or will it be shown at all here? ESPN events are usually shown on TSN, but I'm not seeing it in the listings.

[BattleAxePurist]

Who coined Nuyorican?

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The only thing to see here is if Thurman can stop Collazo.

[justblaze813]

I'd say Thurman by late stoppage. Maybe 10th or 11th.