Comments Thread For: Does the Keith Thurman That Beat Garcia & Porter Still Exist?

[sweetpea87]

We shall see but I don't think so. Too much inactivity and injuries and he seemed like he was really enjoying that time off.

[JLC]

Yes. His name is Run Time

[TheUptownKid]

... Even if "that" Keith Thurman who Beat Garcia & Porter doesn't still exist anymore, he may have enough qualities in order to win vs a 40 yo Pacman...

... but what would be next for him?... fight Spence or Crawford?...

Rest and relaxation for two more years

[gritsteel]

Excuses are already being made for Thurman, and the fight hasn't even started ...

[b Murphington]

Theres a real chance Thurman can lose in this fight.

[Mr.365]

It's been way more than 2 years since he fought those guys so that KT is not even in his prime neither is Pac-Man so the fight will be good & The Pac-Man will win.

[factsarenice]

The guy is 40 and PLEASE, Keith...stop talking in 3rd person. Just say "I" and own it and stop saying your name as if you are talking about someone else....it's disingenuous, phony and annoying.

YES Keith "One Time" was my favorite fighter but he's not that guy anymore. Back then Keith was honestly confident and game, he had laser focus and nothing to lose. Today Keith is in an entirely different space with other interests and he's just playing the trash talking wannabe batman riddler/poet/BSer to cover the fact that he's not the machine he once was.

This half azzed attempt in a carnival act might pull off a lucky shot with an 40 year old Manny but that's about it. I'll go as far as to say today...both Porter and Dannny beat Keith and Errol Spence puts him down. I won't even mention Crawford because Keith is a smart guy, real knows real and Crawford would embarrass Keith today.

I know this is long but I'm trying to be honest and yes, I'm especially hard on Keith and I admit it. I'm hard on Keith because very, very few have his overall IQ and ability to see life in totality. Most fighters don't know themselves well enough to know when they've lost a step. Keith Thurman's gift and curse is his awareness and he knows in his heart he's not the same and I can only hope the sideshow is worth it.

I wish Keith and Manny well and hope both make a fortune but win or lose, I'd like to see them move on to the next stage in their lives.

[factsarenice]

Theres a real chance Thurman can lose in this fight.

Manny is a 40 year old living legend and he can absorb a loss without effect.

Keith on the other hand won't fair as well, people will forget how he was avoided or good he really was at his short lived prime.

[BaDaBingVIP2]

one time, cause he fights one time a year.

[savv]

In a tv interview with Skip Bayless, the Pacman relishes his role as underdog and says the last time he felt this hunger and excitement for a fight was in 2009 when he fought Oscar dela Hoya. And we all know he whooped ODLH.
I like the PacMan's mindset. He may not be articulate in the English language but his mental toughness and craftiness is a big part of his success in the ring.