2.) Thurman's movement will EASILY evade Spence's attack
3.) Thurman is the hardest puncher out of the two
People are going to be very surprised at how well Thurman neutralizes everything about Spence Jr
Another "expert"?bnovelist wrote:1.) Thurman is the HIGHEST brain IQ in all of boxing...right along with Ward
2.) Thurman's movement will EASILY evade Spence's attack
3.) Thurman is the hardest puncher out of the two
bnovelist wrote:the HIGHEST brain IQ in all of boxing
Thurman going up to 154 won't be able to just easily "feast" on anybody. I think Jermell Charlo, Demetrius Andrade or Erislandy Lara would all have a very strong chance of beating him.SenorPipino wrote:Thurman has been avoiding Spence for a while.
Maintains the fight needs time to "gel." In other words the longer it percolates, the more money will be involved.
And I suppose Thurman's correct. A lengthy buildup served to make Mayweather and Pacquiao incredibly wealthy in one night.
But I suspect Thurman, who has shown himself to be a top fighter but not a truly great fighter, would prefer to avoid boxing's Next Big Thing.
It really doesn't matter who hits harder. Power is overrated. The better fighter usually wins.
And the better fighter is Spence. Thurman knows it and talks economics to preserve his reputation and unbeaten status.
Before long, he'll flee to the 154 lb. division where he can feast on a mediocre lot and avoid boxing's future P4P king.
Someday, however, Thurman will be forced to square off with Spence, be it at 154 or 160. The sport of boxing will demand it.
And then we'll finally learn the truth. And Thurman will learn that The Truth hurts. Badly.
I think Brook might have the same problem lol.gilgamesh wrote:Thurman going up to 154 won't be able to just easily "feast" on anybody. I think Jermell Charlo, Demetrius Andrade or Erislandy Lara would all have a very strong chance of beating him.SenorPipino wrote:Thurman has been avoiding Spence for a while.
Maintains the fight needs time to "gel." In other words the longer it percolates, the more money will be involved.
And I suppose Thurman's correct. A lengthy buildup served to make Mayweather and Pacquiao incredibly wealthy in one night.
But I suspect Thurman, who has shown himself to be a top fighter but not a truly great fighter, would prefer to avoid boxing's Next Big Thing.
It really doesn't matter who hits harder. Power is overrated. The better fighter usually wins.
And the better fighter is Spence. Thurman knows it and talks economics to preserve his reputation and unbeaten status.
Before long, he'll flee to the 154 lb. division where he can feast on a mediocre lot and avoid boxing's future P4P king.
Someday, however, Thurman will be forced to square off with Spence, be it at 154 or 160. The sport of boxing will demand it.
And then we'll finally learn the truth. And Thurman will learn that The Truth hurts. Badly.
Kalan wrote:Highest "brain" IQ??? ... The highest Boxing IQ is Vasyl Lomachenko ... The highest brain IQ is probably a noted brain surgeon.