Comments Thread For: Pacquiao: Thurman is One of Boxing's Best Pound-for-Pound

[pasawayako]

Pac needs to be commended for taking this fight. However, Pacquiao has a history of taking on fighters who didnt look so great in their previous fight before he decides to fight them. Thurman is coming off lay offs, injuries, and a near loss to a fighter of Jososito lopez's caliber is what Pac is chosing to fight. Hey I get it but lets not act like we dont know why he chose Thurman over Spence.

Hahahhaha excuses already. Thurman is more proven fighter than spence and i wish pac pick Spence but wanted the best of the ww.

[pasawayako]

It's unbelievable that a senator of the Philippines an old and past his prime part time boxer will fight one of the top boxer of the welterweight and yet most of the haters are already making excuses for thurman.

[pasawayako]

Weak quality PPV fight...PAC over the hill...Thurman waaay over rated...PPV travesty!

Thurman is a much proven fighter than Spence and crawford combined.

[pasawayako]

Before they wanted thurman to fight spence and they don't complain but now that pac-thurman is set haters are now making excuses for thurman. lmao.

[Damn Wicked]

Yeah. THis is one fight that hard to call for me. Im excited to see it but I think Pac should have fought Porter instead. Thats a definite win for him IMO. If Thurman can hadble pacs speed, Pac will loss via decision.

It will be Pacquiao that can't handle Thurman's speed...and skill. I think Manny is too old at this stage to beat Thurman. People are really underestimating Thurman's skill, speed, stamina and power. This will be a very, very hard fight for Manny. It would have been a hard fight 5 years ago. It's going to be even more difficult now.

[Damn Wicked]

If Manny beats Thurman I might consider it his best win ever. He deserves huge props if he can win this fight.

[MDPopescu]

So you are admitting Manny isn't telling the truth?

The truth (as we all know) is that Spence was the best available opponent... but Pac really is old and he chose the one who was "the best" for him, under the circumstances...

[Mr.365]

If Julian Williams can take Hurd's O then Pacman sure as Hell take One Time to Pinoy School and take his zero

[Calibaloc]

Hahahhaha excuses already. Thurman is more proven fighter than spence and i wish pac pick Spence but wanted the best of the ww.

Why would I need to make excuses? I could care less who wins I just want to see the fight. But the FACT is, Thurman is coming off a long lay off, injuries and a bad showing and Pac is about to fight him. That's all I know...

[Calibaloc]

It will be Pacquiao that can't handle Thurman's speed...and skill. I think Manny is too old at this stage to beat Thurman. People are really underestimating Thurman's skill, speed, stamina and power. This will be a very, very hard fight for Manny. It would have been a hard fight 5 years ago. It's going to be even more difficult now.

We will see. My concern is that Josesito Lopez was able to land pretty consistently on Thurman and Lopez is slow as malasses compared to Pac so if Lopez can connect to Thurman, Pac definitely can. Guess we have to wait and see which Thurman and Pac shown up.