Bob Arum: Keith Thurman Reps Reached Out Again Recently

**Rip Chudd** · 01-13-2021, 10:48 AM

I'd prefer Crawford vs Porter. Keef is coming off yet another layoff from surgery and an L. Porter is an active fighter. Plus it would give a comparison to Spence vs a common opponent

**Combat Talk Radio** · 01-13-2021, 10:48 AM

Originally posted by KTFOKING

Bob just let it be known that Keef�s team has reached out AGAIN, to make a fight with bud. �Bbbut keef don�t really want it thooo� Sidenote: does it happen this year or is there not �enough money�? #Boxing 🤨 pic.twitter.com/q4saqCyASK
— Big Irv (@TheKidIrv24) January 13, 2021

If Spence/Pacquiao ends up happening, would you guys prefer Crawford vs Porter or Crawford vs Thurman?

Spence vs Pacquiao in June
Crawford vs Thurman/Porter in July

And if Spence/Crawford win, they face off sometime in October or November?

To the bold...

Ray* · 01-13-2021, 10:49 AM

Is he still asking for 10ms? I don’t really get hopes up when I hear this sort of things. Because he would ask for an unreasonable amount. I mean he was on video laughing that he would NOT accept whatever they paid Brook. So even if they double that amount Keef isn’t fighting.

**_Rexy_** · 01-13-2021, 10:53 AM

Crawford/Thurman is a better fight than Porter IMO, but I'd gladly watch either.

**KTFOKING** · 01-13-2021, 10:56 AM

Originally posted by Ray*

Is he still asking for 10ms? I don�t really get hopes up when I hear this sort of things. Because he would ask for an unreasonable amount. I mean he was on video laughing that he would NOT accept whatever they paid Brook. So even if they double that amount Keef isn�t fighting.

Thurman should DEFINITELY get double what Brook got. A fight against Thurman would be on PPV and Thurman has proven to do big ratings and gate numbers against other top fighters.

And fyi, Thurman said he never asked for 10M and doesn't know where the hell that came from...It came from Moretti, who sent BoMac a text that Thurman is asking for 10M...It was first said he was asking for 5M and then it got changed to 10M.

Porter said it on his podcast that if they just want to offer him a million or two million, then he's just going to try to get the Spence fight since he knows he will be treated better there. I'm sorry, but you aren't going to be able to get someone like Thurman or Porter for just a million or two million when they are making more than that as it is and will make much more than that against Spence. If Arum does not want to risk it putting it on PPV and potentially lose money, then he needs to just let Crawford go and then I'm sure PBC would have no problem putting that fight on PPV.

**KillaMane26** · 01-13-2021, 10:58 AM

I would prefer Keith getting a win first, anytime a guy takes a big fight coming off a loss it feels like a cash out.

I would prefer Porter right now

**BigDramaShow!** · 01-13-2021, 10:59 AM

Prime Thurman stops him. Current Thurman gets stopped like Kell Brook

**SplitSecond** · 01-13-2021, 11:01 AM

Originally posted by KTFOKING

Thurman should DEFINITELY get double what Brook got. A fight against Thurman would be on PPV and Thurman has proven to do big ratings and gate numbers against other top fighters.

And fyi, Thurman said he never asked for 10M and doesn't know where the hell that came from...It came from Moretti, who sent BoMac a text that Thurman is asking for 10M...It was first said he was asking for 5M and then it got changed to 10M.

Porter said it on his podcast that if they just want to offer him a million or two million, then he's just going to try to get the Spence fight since he knows he will be treated better there. I'm sorry, but you aren't going to be able to get someone like Thurman or Porter for just a million or two million when they are making more than that as it is and will make much more than that against Spence. If Arum does not want to risk it putting it on PPV and potentially lose money, then he needs to just let Crawford go and then I'm sure PBC would have no problem putting that fight on PPV.

They can�t even get full crowds. Coming off a loss and surgery. Double my ass. Thurman needs a fight to show where he�s at first.

**KTFOKING** · 01-13-2021, 11:01 AM

Originally posted by _Rexy_

Crawford/Thurman is a better fight than Porter IMO, but I'd gladly watch either.

Is Thurman in better form than Porter right now though? At his best we saw that Thurman was the slightly better fighter, but if they were to fight in two months, who would you favor?

The Thurman fight definitely does better business though.

Bob Arum: Keith Thurman Reps Reached Out Again Recently