Keith Thurman: record, next fight and profile →
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It’s a 40-year-old against a 30-year-old. It’s a guy who’s been active since 1995, when the other guy was in first grade. And it’s a veteran with 70 fights against an opponent with fewer than half that number. Nevertheless, to hear the old geezer – Manny Pacquiao, in this case – and his equally grizzled tr...
Keith "One Time" Thurman will be looking to score a knockout victory on Saturday, July 20, when he defends the WBA welterweight crown against Manny Pacquaio. Thurman vs. Pacquiao is the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman does not see any way that Manny Pacquiao will be able to beat him. Thurman believes Pacquiao, who turned 40-years-old in December, will not be able to to turn back the clock.
By Tris Dixon - There’s a popular school of thought in boxing that if you aren’t in VADA testing or employ any form of year-round, random drug testing policy then you’re either looking for an edge or guilty of cheating. That alone should be enough to tempt fighters to sign up to Las Vegas-based VADA, but becaus...
Keith Thurman senses Manny Pacquiao’s polite nature is keeping him from speaking his mind. The unbeaten WBA “super” welterweight champion is sure his trash talk has gotten under Pacquiao’s skin since they began promoting their fight a couple months ago. Pacquiao kept from saying anything out of character again when they sat across a table from one another for FOX Sports’ “Face to Face” segment, hosted by Brian Campbell.
Manny Pacquia Sparring July 7 For Thurman Photos Gallery - Boxing’s only eight-division world champion, Philippine Senator and regular WBA welterweight champion Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao returns to face undefeated Super WBA Welterweight World Champion Keith “One Time” Thurman in a powerhouse 147-pound showdown live on Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event on Saturday, July 20 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photos by Wendell Alinea).
WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman is not listening to the critics, who are taking aim at his decision to defend his title against Manny Pacquiao. Back in January, Thurman snapped a two year layoff to win a much tougher than expected decision over big underdog Josesito Lopez.
Justin Fortune, the strength and conditioning coach of eight division champion Manny Pacquiao, does not expect Keith Thurman to back up his big pre-fight talk. Thurman has boasted of going after Pacquiao, knocking him around with shots and retiring him from the sport.
Pacquiao Training Camp July 6 Photos Gallery - Boxing’s only eight-division world champion, Philippine Senator and regular WBA welterweight champion Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao returns to face undefeated Super WBA Welterweight World Champion Keith “One Time” Thurman in a powerhouse 147-pound showdown live on Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event on Saturday, July 20 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photos by Wendell Alinea).
Errol Spence Jr. doesn’t dislike Shawn Porter. Spence isn’t sure why Porter portrayed him as someone that hates the WBC welterweight champion, Spence’s next opponent, during recent interviews. The unbeaten IBF welterweight champion contended that he is indifferent toward Porter during an appearance on “The PBC Podcast,” which was made available Tuesday on premierboxingchampions.com.