Comments Thread For: Lopez: Thurman is '1' at 147? Then Give Me 2 Through 5!

[hitmanjosh]

What’s amazing here is people don’t understand the levels to this boxing game. Thurman has skill power and a balanced attack but what I witnessed was a chin issue and just good basics good but not special. I would give Pacquiao a shot if not hurt, and pick Crawford or Spence by KO if he were to fight either. Thurman is more talk than bite for sure!

[billeau2]

Nice points but bad comparison, Broner is athletic has hell not flat like Lopez.......

Broner also fights out of the pocket, does not move, prefering to try to counter, often off the back leg. That makes him flat footed. That and the major critiscism that he uses manuveors like the Philly shell the wrong way by not moving correctly, again, a lack of footwork.

I would even question any contention that Broner is an athletic fighter: he throws few punches, does not move well, if at all... Does not fight going bacwards... I mean he has fast hands and he makes wonderful noises when he occasionally llets a punch fly.

So what makes Broner athletic in any way what so ever?

[billeau2]

These pbc bum champs shouldn't call themselves champ. Who have they fought .they think just holding the belts hostage makes them great it's Embarrassing.

Lopez just exposed a pbc bum champ. Anyone with (real) champ level stamina and speed would have murdered Thurman tonight and closed the show.

OH YES!!!! We should declare the winners now, who needs the fight? It is obvious that Thurman went life and death and would be seriously injured, were he to fight up from LOpez! We could do like they do in college and declare the best fighter! I mean an actual match is such a pesky affair...with the judges and all... and guys could get hurt!

Thurman's corner should have told him at some point... "YOur not abusing this guy enough!!! the casuals will all say you are unworthy!!! Now go put em through the ropes, bite his ear off!!, do something to show you could compare to Pac man!!! heck...go find Broner in a bar after the fight and Knock him out!!!"

[BeLikeWater]

OH YES!!!! We should declare the winners now, who needs the fight? It is obvious that Thurman went life and death and would be seriously injured, were he to fight up from LOpez! We could do like they do in college and declare the best fighter! I mean an actual match is such a pesky affair...with the judges and all... and guys could get hurt!

Thurman's corner should have told him at some point... "YOur not abusing this guy enough!!! the casuals will all say you are unworthy!!! Now go put em through the ropes, bite his ear off!!, do something to show you could compare to Pac man!!! heck...go find Broner in a bar after the fight and Knock him out!!!"

I have an idea let's put Thurman up against the most dangerous foe for him at the moment.. aha! 40 year old pac will do! The path of a legendary fighter in the making!

[TheWinners]

Garcia and Porter fights were before injury. And it were a close decision fights. Last man Thurman destroyed was Collazo. So I don`t know what makes you think Thurman can DESTROY pacquiao, lol.

He's a bad matchup for Pacquiao. He's 10 years younger, he's stronger, and bigger. He's also better technically at this point in their careers. I don't think it would be close. Just like this Lopez fight wasnt close.

Thurman would stay on the outside box and land bombs. Also work the body. He's too good a fighter even after a layoff for a 40 year old undersized WW to beat. I doubt Pacquiao can be competitive with any of the top WWs.

[TheWinners]

What’s amazing here is people don’t understand the levels to this boxing game. Thurman has skill power and a balanced attack but what I witnessed was a chin issue and just good basics good but not special. I would give Pacquiao a shot if not hurt, and pick Crawford or Spence by KO if he were to fight either. Thurman is more talk than bite for sure!

You consider getting caught flush with a left hook which is Lopez best and only legitimate punch a chin issue? He's been down once in his career. It was a well placed punch. There is levels. And one of them is being able to get hit and survive. Which he did. Anybody can be hurt in boxing. He fought bigger punchers than Lopez man. Garcia's left hook way more power. How come no knockdown? Porter physically bigger stronger than Lopez. You guys take one punch or one round and run with it.

[MulaKO]

It used to be a champion was about finding a way to win. He didn't have to destroy, or hurt his opponent, only show he was better and keep going for what lies ahead.

Now its a popularity contest about who can look the best... "Oh my goodness!" Thurman did not kayo this guy!!!! hes done!!! pac would destroy him!!! Because against the flat footed Broner pac looked so good!

The irony is that a poster like Larry, who probably watched the fight carefully and probably can see little nuances about how Thurman actually is coming along...while many posters just look at the fight, while grabbing the cheetos, beer and pizza, listen to the commentators who have to drum thing up... and repeat what they have heard. Bottom line: Thurman has been consistent and found a way to win with no caveats. The middle divisions in boxing have the most people coming in. Even when the division is not as quality as other times, there is a lot of competition for top billing.

Just can’t believe the way people are reacting to a guy who just won his fight after a two year layoff
Imo Thurman won the fight outright , yes almost got laid out ( not sure about his holding capabilities ) but still got the fughin win
That’s it
Before dumping on the guy for winning , let’s see him out their again in a second fight and then maybe we can judge a little better

[billeau2]

Just can’t believe the way people are reacting to a guy who just won his fight after a two year layoff
Imo Thurman won the fight outright , yes almost got laid out ( not sure about his holding capabilities ) but still got the fughin win
That’s it
Before dumping on the guy for winning , let’s see him out their again in a second fight and then maybe we can judge a little better

Exactly. Instead we are being told... "Pac would kill Thurman!" I honestly think that there are posters that think they should not even have to fight lol. It should be obvious that Pac would look at thurman and Thurman would melt away, winding up a puddle at Pac's feet.

[MulaKO]

Exactly. Instead we are being told... "Pac would kill Thurman!" I honestly think that there are posters that think they should not even have to fight lol. It should be obvious that Pac would look at thurman and Thurman would melt away, winding up a puddle at Pac's feet.

Lol
I just cannot believe the reaction people have after this man has not fought in two fughin years
Gents are literally playing favourites : you can’t compare two rounds in two different fights and not keep in mind what happened previous to that round
Willis in my eyes did the right thing in their
Although I believe Thurman should of held on and the onslaught would of been minimized

[MikeDTheRealOne]

Athletic doesn't equal Good

Broner also fights out of the pocket, does not move, prefering to try to counter, often off the back leg. That makes him flat footed. That and the major critiscism that he uses manuveors like the Philly shell the wrong way by not moving correctly, again, a lack of footwork.

I would even question any contention that Broner is an athletic fighter: he throws few punches, does not move well, if at all... Does not fight going bacwards... I mean he has fast hands and he makes wonderful noises when he occasionally llets a punch fly.

So what makes Broner athletic in any way what so ever?

We obviously have a different definition of what athleticism means. To me it needs no explaining at all, Broner is athletic. Now his right IQ and strategy/tactics are another story....