Comments Thread For: K. Porter: I Believe Thurman is Having Second Thoughts

[Bronx2245]

If Thurman's next fight is not Porter or Khan, then I will lose all respect for him. Those are in-house fights. No excuses!

[hitking]

The Welterweight division should be really hot but they all seem to be waiting around for gifts rather than fighting for them.

None of them wanna fight each other because they're sitting around waiting for Floyd to return and pick them. They don't wanna chance a loss.

[Najuk]

If Thurman's next fight is not Porter or Khan, then I will lose all respect for him. Those are in-house fights. No excuses!

Haymon doesnt want him to fight Porter. Porter could kill another Haymon's future cash cow like he did against Broner

[Guerrero360]

Idk why but I feel Porter will out work Keith, I feel Thurman over thinks sometimes and it will play against him with Porter. Keith does have the equalizer though...

[piojo del norte]

I like thurman and porter, but I think porter is too slick too smooth for one time.
I don't see anything special in thurman's boxings skills, what makes him that much better than the competition is his will to win/love for his profession and his lifestyle/training.

[The Problem Child]

SMH, disgraceful coward. Thurman is a ****ing embarrassment nowadays for real, the dude used to act so brave with his One Time moniker and then started running like a lame ass coward once he started getting exposed slowly by C level fighters. Shawn would FLATTEN this poo say.

[SUBZER0ED]

Kenny's putting a lot of weight on what happened in the amateurs. That was ages ago, and lots of things likely have changed for all of these fighters in terms of development. We know how Haymon has and does operate: He milks the cow by putting on less than stellar match-ups. He gives us just enough to leave us unsatisfied and wanting more.

[skinnystev]

al hymie sez no

[Mike_R]

The Mayweather sweepstakes is over, it's time for these boys to make these fights.

Thurman is due for a big challenge, I enjoy his style but I'm ready to see him step it up against Porter, Khan, or somebody outside of the Haymon camp.

[creekrat77]

Haymon business ethics have ruined Thurman's potential and turned him into an overly cautious cherry picker. It's unfortunate because at this rate he's going to slip up and not look so good with these fringe contenders, kinda like that early scare with Collazo.
Even his style has changed, hesitant to pull the trigger, excessive foot work, offense has now been watered down to pot shotting.

It's almost like Khan, with how he became a less dominating and dangerous fighter. His greatest asset was his overwhelming offense. I remember a time where your only chance of beating Khan was to survive the constant onslaught and maybe you'll get a clean shot in the closing rounds. Maidana was able to implement this tactic and walked away with tremendous respect with his heart and mental fortitude to withstand that many clean, flush combos all night.

Thurman needs to realize his strengths and be the dangerous fighter he marketed himself as. Walking into the ring not willing to take any risks or gambles because you think you have to much to lose will make it so you will not have anything to gain