Comments Thread For: Keith Thurman Overcomes Scare, Decisions Josesito Lopez

[Boxingfanatic75]

Wow @ 113-113 though.

Keith totally won that fight except the round he got rocked. Most would say he got exposed, but if it were someone else, they'd say, "He got heart".

Dude needs to follow Klitscho, Floyd, Ward, Fury and hold more. He's missing that from his boxing game.

Where he lacks in holding “Runtime” more than makes up for in running around the ring

[Bronx2245]

Spence has been calling him out for like 2 years. It would be ashamed if Pacquiao gets a crack at him first. Keith look extremely vulnerable.

Spence is still getting his. His fight in Dallas is going to be lit! If he beats Mikey, he can get the winner, if they're not scared! I still think Spence should be thinking bigger, like Canelo big! Gotta take a shot before Canelo goes to 168 for good!

[Scipio2009]

Thurman isn't beating Pacquiao in style, that's the issue here. It will be a competitive fight which wouldn't elevate Thurman all that much and if he wins then it takes away from a Spence big pay day vs Pacquiao. Thurman and Porter are two solid fighters with no hopes of being stars. Let them duke it out and unify, and then the Spence/Garcia winner can fight Pacquiao and winner of that fight could get Thurman/Porter winner. You don't put Pacquiao in with a threat unless it is to build their stardom. You put Broner in with him as you know it will do good numbers and he has no chance to beat Pacquiao.

Thurman/Porter/DSG are all on the same level. On talent and just in general with their name.

Spence/Garcia are the two best PBC fighters with an opportunity to take it to another level. Easy choice if you ask me on who to put Pacquiao in with.

Beating Pacquiao isn't worth what you seem to think it's worth, at least right now anyway; Pacquiao basically has the equivalent of the WBC silver 147lb title, and is 4-2 in his last six without a win on his ledger against a marquee fighter arguably since the second Bradley fight.

If Pacquiao is supposed to be a starmaking scalp, he's got to have some momentum going for him.

A Thurman fight/win or a Mikey Garcia fight/win does that for him; it shows that Pacquiao still has fight in him, for Spence to then overcome.

[RomanReigns]

Spence KO this version of Thurman while Crawford schools or TKO Him.

[Scipio2009]

Don't you want my money, Al?

$50 for $150 worth of fights? No thanks.

[IceTrayDaGang]

too much "moving" for me...

[KTFOKING]

Beating Pacquiao isn't worth what you seem to think it's worth, at least right now anyway; Pacquiao basically has the equivalent of the WBC silver 147lb title, and is 4-2 in his last six without a win on his ledger against a marquee fighter arguably since the second Bradley fight.

If Pacquiao is supposed to be a starmaking scalp, he's got to have some momentum going for him.

A Thurman fight/win or a Mikey Garcia fight/win does that for him; it shows that Pacquiao still has fight in him, for Spence to then overcome.

A win over Pacquiao is still worth more than damn near any other win Spence can get. And it's not just a win, it is if he wins in STYLE. Like if he dominates and stops him brutally, that will be big for Spence. Thurman squeaking out a decision will do very little for him. That's why you put him in with Porter in a rematch for the unification bout if he beats Ugas and then the winner of that fight gets the winner of SPence/Garcia vs Pacquiao.

Haymon shouldn't be rewarding someone like Thurman here with a fight vs Pacquiao. His time as a potential star has passed. Time to keep it moving.

[RomanReigns]

"This what makes Floyd Mayweather really damn good. He returned after nearly a years retirement, and schooled Juan Manuel Marquez the 2nd pound for pound boxer in 2009 while Keith Thurman struggled against a C Level boxer in Josesito Lopez after his nearly 2 years hiatus."

[Scipio2009]

Boots is a WW. He's also 22-0, with a 91% KO ratio! Lopez, Alexander, or Berto is what he needs!

If those are the options, the fight is likely against Alexander then, tbh; Alexander doesn't get off of maybe being on FS1 any way else with that Berto loss.

Then, maybe he makes things interesting enough to draw out Berto/Lopez, and then we'll see.

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

...damn skippy...easy fight for TBE, or PacMan!!!

Yep I believe Pac man will beat him if they fight