Keith Thurman: I WILL NOT fight Errol Spence in 2018

[bigdunny1]

Well that's one way to play it just tell the world and look like a puzzy lol I been telling folks that it was set up he is fighting Danny or porter this year and Spence is the man left out in the cold for 2018. Spence should of took that cotto fight because haymon has no desire to put him in with any of his top guys, Crawford stuck fighting horn and top rank guys on ESPN. Spence stuck fighting old 140lb washed up Peterson and now a bum IBF mandatory and if he's lucky another bum that haymon don't care about sacrifcing at the end of the year and that's if he's not inactive like he was to close out 2017.

[Redd Foxx]

As someone who reads a lot into the way a person speaks, the psychology of this is very telling. The confidence and eagerness he once has in his eyes and in his voice is gone. He no longer has the aire of someone who is the best in the division and eager to prove it. He's now selling well-rehearsed excuses as to why he needs to take lesser fights. A guy who believes he is the best doesn't think that way or have that kind of response to those questions.

[GMAN SUPREME]

lol spence gon have to wait.

[Sheldon312]

You people are idiots. He's just doing this to make himself bigger. He is officially following the Floyd Mayweather/ Victim role. It's genius.

[GMAN SUPREME]

As someone who reads a lot into the way a person speaks, the psychology of this is very telling. The confidence and eagerness he once has in his eyes and in his voice is gone. He no longer has the aire of someone who is the best in the division and eager to prove it. He's now selling well-rehearsed excuses as to why he needs to take lesser fights. A guy who believes he is the best doesn't think that way or have that kind of response to those questions.

lol the armchair psychologist has spoken! you don't have a clue about what's going through thurman's mind.

[bigdunny1]

This is also when you need a promoter. Because these guys with haymon don't have a full time promoter and haymon doesn't speak it leaves these fighters stuck having to speak for themselves. If you with arum, golden boy, hearn ect they control the message take all the slings and arrows in the media for you. Instead you got dudes all in the same camp putting out different messages, under cutting each other and making fools of themselves in interviews.

[Rip Chudd]

Hoe move. I like how everyone keeps asking him about Spence though, keep the pressure on that fool

[yngwie]

when floyd did this he became the most popular boxer. thurman is smart. it attracts fans and you dont have to fight and lose

Floyd had the biggest PPV in history of boxing when he started to pick opponents.

[SkillspayBills]

If his first fight is in May, he is definitely only fighting twice this year. As long as he fights Spence is the first quarter of the year I won't get too angry. It would be better for him to just announce when he plans on fighting Spence instead.

[Bigg Rigg]

Thurman msking himself look like a bozo at this point