Would Spence even get credit for beating Thurman at this point?

[BIG GUNZ]

I just feel a lot of people at this point would say that Spence beat the injury prone version of Thurman if the fight happens & Spence wins. At this point I feel Spence vs. Crawford is the fight to be made while Spence vs. Thurman isn’t really that big of a deal anymore due to Thurman hardly fighting in the past 3 years & counting.

[Zaryu]

That perception should wash away once thurnan makes his comeback and(if he) looks good.

[BIG GUNZ]

That perception should wash away once thurnan makes his comeback and(if he) looks good.

Yeah, but it depends on the quality of his opposition. Thurman supposedly wants 2 tune up fights before he fights a good fighter. It’s like with Khan’s last fight. He won easily, but look who he beat. Now he’s fighting another C level fighter afterwards.

[Larry the boss]

Haters gone hate, boxing fans will appreciate..who really cares to be honest?? Just make the best fights against the top young fighters and lets move forward

[Zaryu]

Yeah, but it depends on the quality of his opposition. Thurman supposedly wants 2 tune up fights before he fights a good fighter. It’s like with Khan’s last fight. He won easily, but look who he beat. Now he’s fighting another C level fighter afterwards.

Yeah, i know. He will most likely have a soft touch and then fight a ranked contender before getting back to the top dogs.

[KillaMane26]

why wouldnt he???

[Bad_Guy]

Who gives a **** if people give him credit or not? It's a fight most want to see, and it will answer a lot of questions about Spence for the true fans of the sport.

[KTFOKING]

Boxing fans are the most fickle folks in the world so does it even matter if they give him credit for the one or not? But some of it will surely depend on how he looks in his return. Not like he's taking a Ward or Garica or Mayweather type of break, he will be back within 17-18 months of the DSG fight. Give him one tune up and then hopefully he fights a top guy. Ideally he gets a top 10 guy before facing Spence late 19, if possible.

But Spence/Crawford is THE fight because they are the two best fighters of the weight class. These two are in the top 10 P4P list and the winner will be top 2-3. Well, Crawford is already that, if not number 1 so his greatness just gets validated even more.

Thurman gets a lot of hate but he has the best WW resume' right now. Was the unified champ before getting stripped. His moniker is outdated since he's not getting any stoppages, but he's a very good fighter nonetheless.