Keith's heart isn't in it anymore. He's married, wants to enjoy life. I think becoming world champ was much more motivating for him than defending as champ.
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Thurmans energy towards Malignaggi as opposed to Spence
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Originally posted by sunny31 View PostExactly this. Before he was the hunter, now he is the hunted.
I make Spence a small favourite, Thurman has a hard style to decipher, he's skitish, kind of reminds me of Acelino Freitas. But that power stops welterweights in their tracks, I say welterweight because I think if he moved up his effectiveness would nosedive like Freitas at 135lb. His lack of physicality would get exposed, but Spence is essentially a light middleweight who squeezes himself down.
So I think he would grind Thurman down in the second half. But a lot depends on how Spence handles the power.
Not saying Thurman would land most of his right hands but he would land more than Brook/Pederson IMHO, and this is where the game would change for me. Why? Because I believe Thurman has more power.
It is a fight am looking forward to and I do believe Spence soon at 147 would be the man everyone has to go see. Right now Thurman is sitting slightly on that throne.
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Originally posted by Redd Foxx View PostKeith's heart isn't in it anymore. He's married, wants to enjoy life. I think becoming world champ was much more motivating for him than defending as champ.
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Originally posted by paulf View PostI've started calling him Keith "Tavoris Cloud" Thurman, because he does the same thing Cloud did: Fight a great fight, disappear for 12-18 months, repeat. He's almost 30, holds two titles, and no one knows who he is. One day he's going to step into the ring and be old and shot overnight, because he spends so much time out of the ring.
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