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The former WBA/WBC welterweight champion Thurman (29-1, 22 KOs) is asking unified world champion Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence to give him a straight title shot, saying “don’t be petty” by freezing him out.
IBF/WBC welterweight champion Spence (27-0, 21 KOs), who is now a genuine pay-per-view star, says he wants nothing to go with the 32-year-old ‘One Time’ Thurman, who is coming off a loss to Manny Pacquiao in July 2019.
Thurman arguably avoided Spence when he held the WBA welterweight title from 2015 to 2017, and now it’s payback for Errol giving him the same treatment.
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“I don’t know why he doesn’t want great fights to happen,” said Thurman to Behind The Gloves about Spence not wanting to face him.
“All he’s doing is fighting people I already beat and now he doesn’t want to fight one of the best fighters in the welterweight division.
“It doesn’t make no sense. It’s like he’s content with trying to outperform me, even though he didn’t do that against Shawn Porter,” said Thurman.
Thurman could help himself greatly if he becomes active again and beats some of the top contenders. With Thurman sitting on the sidelines, asking Spence for an undeserved title shot, it looks like he’s begging.
It doesn’t help Spence for him to give a fight against Thurman with him inactive and coming off a defeat to Pacquiao in 2019.
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It’s not good for Thurman to ask for a fight against Spence right now, given his inactivity and loss to 41-year-old Pacquiao. What does Spence have to gain in giving Thurman a title shot right now?
A Spence-Thurman fight will be a lot bigger if Keith starts showing boxing fans that he’s serious about his career and not looking for a cash-out fight.
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“I’m just ready for competition; I love competition,” said the inactive Thurman. “I’m the fighter who said, ‘I got an O that I’m not afraid to let it go. If you can beat me, beat me. Don’t say you ain’t going to fight me. Just beat me.’
“Stop it, man down. What you talking about? All this, ‘F*** Keith Thurman. Let’s not talk about Keith Thurman.’
“You still fighting in my shadow, bro. You still fighting in my shadow, and that’s all I got to say, man,” said ‘One Time.’ ‘I’ve heard of shadow boxing.
“We’ve done it, but you’re really fighting in my shadow, bro. I don’t know why you don’t want to scrap. It’s a great fight,” said Thurman in founding like he’s pleading for Spence to fight him.
“It’s a great [pay] check. I know you want to feed your family, baby. It’s a great check. Yeah, yeah, yeah, petty talk,” said ‘One Time’ Thurman when asked if Spence is ignoring him because he chose not to fight him from 2015 to 2017 when he held the WBA welterweight belt.
“Yeah, petty talk, come on. If that’s your angle, if that’s your thing, then you’re really emotional, dog. You might need a therapist, bro, because that’s petty talk.
“There wasn’t a fight. It doesn’t matter,” said Thurman in giving his reasons for not fighting Spence from 2015 to 2017. “What it will be today, it wouldn’t have been yesterday.
“It’s real greatness. Greatness vs. greatness. I’ve unified world titles, and you’re now a unified world champion.
“I’ve just came off of a loss [to Manny Pacquiao], you know? But you’re still fighting my competition [Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia], and acting like you don’t want to fight me. It’s all petty, bro,” said Thurman.
IBF/WBC welterweight champion Spence (27-0, 21 KOs), who is now a genuine pay-per-view star, says he wants nothing to go with the 32-year-old ‘One Time’ Thurman, who is coming off a loss to Manny Pacquiao in July 2019.
Thurman arguably avoided Spence when he held the WBA welterweight title from 2015 to 2017, and now it’s payback for Errol giving him the same treatment.
...
“I don’t know why he doesn’t want great fights to happen,” said Thurman to Behind The Gloves about Spence not wanting to face him.
“All he’s doing is fighting people I already beat and now he doesn’t want to fight one of the best fighters in the welterweight division.
“It doesn’t make no sense. It’s like he’s content with trying to outperform me, even though he didn’t do that against Shawn Porter,” said Thurman.
Thurman could help himself greatly if he becomes active again and beats some of the top contenders. With Thurman sitting on the sidelines, asking Spence for an undeserved title shot, it looks like he’s begging.
It doesn’t help Spence for him to give a fight against Thurman with him inactive and coming off a defeat to Pacquiao in 2019.
...
It’s not good for Thurman to ask for a fight against Spence right now, given his inactivity and loss to 41-year-old Pacquiao. What does Spence have to gain in giving Thurman a title shot right now?
A Spence-Thurman fight will be a lot bigger if Keith starts showing boxing fans that he’s serious about his career and not looking for a cash-out fight.
...
“I’m just ready for competition; I love competition,” said the inactive Thurman. “I’m the fighter who said, ‘I got an O that I’m not afraid to let it go. If you can beat me, beat me. Don’t say you ain’t going to fight me. Just beat me.’
“Stop it, man down. What you talking about? All this, ‘F*** Keith Thurman. Let’s not talk about Keith Thurman.’
“You still fighting in my shadow, bro. You still fighting in my shadow, and that’s all I got to say, man,” said ‘One Time.’ ‘I’ve heard of shadow boxing.
“We’ve done it, but you’re really fighting in my shadow, bro. I don’t know why you don’t want to scrap. It’s a great fight,” said Thurman in founding like he’s pleading for Spence to fight him.
“It’s a great [pay] check. I know you want to feed your family, baby. It’s a great check. Yeah, yeah, yeah, petty talk,” said ‘One Time’ Thurman when asked if Spence is ignoring him because he chose not to fight him from 2015 to 2017 when he held the WBA welterweight belt.
“Yeah, petty talk, come on. If that’s your angle, if that’s your thing, then you’re really emotional, dog. You might need a therapist, bro, because that’s petty talk.
“There wasn’t a fight. It doesn’t matter,” said Thurman in giving his reasons for not fighting Spence from 2015 to 2017. “What it will be today, it wouldn’t have been yesterday.
“It’s real greatness. Greatness vs. greatness. I’ve unified world titles, and you’re now a unified world champion.
“I’ve just came off of a loss [to Manny Pacquiao], you know? But you’re still fighting my competition [Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia], and acting like you don’t want to fight me. It’s all petty, bro,” said Thurman.
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