Is Thurman doing to Spence what Mayweather did to Pacquiao?

[Larry the boss]

When Did Spence say no to the fight over drug testing?

[WesternChamp]

When Did Spence say no to the fight over drug testing?

he cant yet since thurman wont even entertain the though of a fight with him.

[ruedboy]

Not even close. For one thing, Thurman has fought the best in his division at their prime...Garcia and Porter back to back. Something Floyd never accomplished. For another, Thurman would likely be the one to age and deteriorate faster than Spence if he chose to "marinate" this fight for five years.

I think this fight happens in 2019 so long as they are both champions.

Not even in the same universe. Mayweather came up with so many excuses (money, drugs, pac's record, his PPV#s, the Marquez KO, Bob Arum etc) he had his own self confused.

[Eff Pandas]

Thurman isn't avoiding blood testing or asking for a 2 week window to be notified before drug testing.

In fairness to OP's horrible comparison I do think Thurman would gladly be "scared of needles" if it helps him keep his 0 while fighting guys beneath him or that he beat already and avoiding Spence.

[j.razor]

stay on topic bro.

why did floyd said he will never do business with arum then?

Topic was answered. Here is a repeat.

Right he don't want to do business with boby cuz boby is full of ****....They even tell you in the 1st 47seconds of this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQsHMN1B_bg

[boliodogs]

You are wrong about one important detail in my opinion. Thurman won't ever beat Spence because Spence is a better and younger fighter. All the resting while Spence is fighting stuff and having Spence lose momentum stuff and fighting Spence at the perfect time stuff won't work. The day he gets his courage up to fight Spence will be the day Spence knocks Thurman out. Spence doesn't care. He will go merrily on his way KOing the best boxers who will fight him 2 or 3 times a year and be respected as the world's best welterweight even if Thurman avoids him until the day Thurman retires.

[boliodogs]

Why would anyone who watches boxing expect us to get this fight quickly? Spence & Thurman are 1 & 2 in what is still a glamour division. Neither of them are 30. They are going to make us wait for this. 2019 is optimistic.

There is no they making us wait only Thurman making us wait. Spence would love to fight Thurman now and he has wanted to fight Thurman and has been asking Thurman to fight him for at least the last two years or longer.

[N/A]

In fairness to OP's horrible comparison I do think Thurman would gladly be "scared of needles" if it helps him keep his 0 while fighting guys beneath him or that he beat already and avoiding Spence.

Hahahaa you must be a ton of fun at a party.

Spence just won his first world title. Thurman has been out injured. They're gonna clear mandatories this year and then fight early next year. Relax.

[soul_survivor]

Why fight a young hungry lion when you are not at your best both physically and mentally? Just to satisfy the bloodlust of fans that will dump you as soon as you lose?

By going on "vacation" and stalling the Spence fight, Thurman achieves several things.

1. Everyone starts calling him out more (all attention is good attention) and begging for his return.

2. He gets to watch Spence and Crawford expose and damage each other while he rests his body and mind.

3. He can choose to come back when the other guy's momentum has run its course and he himself is well rested.

4. By stalling, he is making the fight bigger financially.

5. When he finally fights and beats Spence, it will be more dramatic because everyone thought he was ducking.

Make no mistake, the Spence Thurman fight WILL happen. But, Thurman wants to do it at a time that is most beneficial to HIM.

This **** is exactly what Mayweather did to Pacquiao.

Why is Thurman not at his best? He's been out of the ring for ages, has had his operation and should be well on his way to recuperating if he hasnt already. PLus he is having a tune up, which doesnt make sense in the modern boxing world, when guys barely fight twice a year.

A tune up used to be an easy fight before fighting 3 or 4 times at the world level.

Thurmans entire career seems to be a tune up lol

Plus you're also working under the assumption Mayweaether wasnt fit for 7 years lol

[BLASTER1]

Enough with the mayweather-pac debate. Mayweather is yesterday's news. He is irrelevant now.