Keith Thurman vs. Josesito López - January 26, 2019

[ValMar]

I have a very strong feeling that Thurman has wasted his prime (like Solis, Gamboa or Helenius).

Let’s see how he performs here.. I do think he’s wasted a good year of his prime. Back to back fights with Porter and Garcia was perfect even if it came nearly a year later..

I would like to be wrong, of course.

[oogiebe]

Hopefully, this shows that Thurman's troubles are behind him. Fight will be tougher than expected, I suspect.

[ValMar]

Honestly, I don't care about this match.
I would like to see Thurman against Spence or Crawford, that's it.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Honestly, I don't care about this match.
I would like to see Thurman against Spence or Crawford, that's it.

Yeh. Hopefully we’ll see them. But we gotta have this match firsts

[ValMar]

Honestly, I don't care about this match.
I would like to see Thurman against Spence or Crawford, that's it.

Yeh. Hopefully we’ll see them. But we gotta have this match firsts

Yes, unfortunately.

[caldo2025]

You don’t even need to watch this fight. Ready? Here’s how this fight goes. Lopez goes balls out for first 3 rounds and lands a few should that gets crowd going and then in the 4th or 5th he gets put on geek street and either the ref or his corner call the fight. It’s a carbon copy to every Lopez fight against a good fighter

[Oiky]

Not going to be too hard for Thurman to get a ko/tko is it

[oogiebe]

Not going to be too hard for Thurman to get a ko/tko is it

He's only been kayoed three times in 43 bouts and all three were by respectable opposition.
Canelo
Berto
Maidana

[KiwiRider]

You don’t even need to watch this fight. Ready? Here’s how this fight goes. Lopez goes balls out for first 3 rounds and lands a few should that gets crowd going and then in the 4th or 5th he gets put on geek street and either the ref or his corner call the fight. It’s a carbon copy to every Lopez fight against a good fighter

Cool! It really felt like I was there, minus the 6-8 overpriced beers and having a perv at the ring girls and getting a dirty look from my Mrs

[gilgamesh]

Can't imagine Lopez has much of a shot here, but it'd be cool if the "Riverside Rocky" could pull off the upset here. I don't see it though. Even with Thurman having seemingly lost his luster as a fighter I don't think he's slipped far enough to get beat by the likes of Josesito Lopez.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Undercard Information

Junior lightweight Chris Colbert will fight in his hometown as he battles once-beaten Josh Hernández in an eight-round match on Premier Boxing Champions Prelims live on FS1 and FOX Deportes on Saturday, January 26 from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.

Super lightweight prospect and 2016 U.S. Olympian Antuanne Russell will take on Roberto Almazán in a six/eight round super lightweight bout, and junior middleweight prospect Chordale Booker (13-0, 7 KOs) will fight at Barclays Center for the fourth time when he meets Colombia’s Juan De Ángel (21-9, 19 KOs) in an eight-round match.

The Prelims show begins at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT and precedes Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes live in primetime that is headlined by undefeated WBA Welterweight World Champion Keith “One Time” Thurman returning to the ring after a lengthy injury layoff to defend his title against veteran Josesito López.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Tickets for the show, which is promoted by TGB Promotions in association with DiBella Entertainment, begin at $50 and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com, or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group discounts are available by calling 844-BKLYN-GP.

Colbert (9-0, 3 KOs) will be fighting for the fourth time at Barclays Center when he takes on Hernandez (8-1, 7 KOs). In his last fight, Colbert defeated Fatiou Fassinou by unanimous decision after stopping previously unbeaten Austin Dulay prior to that on FS1. He is opposed by the 23-year-old Hernandez who fights out of Chicago. He has scored three straight knockout victories heading into January 26.

Antuanne Russell (7-0, 7 KOs) is part of the fighting Russells from Capitol Heights, Maryland. His older brother Gary Russell Jr. is the WBC Featherweight Champion and his other brother, Antonio Russell, is a top bantamweight prospect. All three brothers are trained by their father, Gary, Sr.

Antuanne was a member of the U.S. Olympic boxing team for the 2016 Rio Games and has a 100% KO ratio in his first seven professional fights, including two knockout wins at Barclays Center last year. He faces the 20-year-old Almazan (7-8, 2 KOs), who is from Brownsville, Texas, and is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Daniel Perales on April 12.

Antonio Russell (12-0, 10 KOs) will also enter the ring, in a non-televised eight-round bantamweight fight against Lucas Baez (34-17-5, 18 KOs). Marsellos Wilder (3-0, 2 KOs), the brother of heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, will be featured in a four-round special attraction.

[Ruthless-RKO]

UK fans

Keith Thurman vs Josesito Lopez for the WBA welterweight title will be shown live and free on ITV4 in the UK next Saturday, January 26th. Adam Kownacki vs Gerald Washington on the undercard too.

[goose 5]

Thurman-Lopez is an o.k. match considering Thurman's layoff. Crawford or Spence will knockout Thurman.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Unbeaten rising prospect Stephen Fulton and welterweight contender Miguel Cruz will step into action in separate undercard attractions on Saturday, January 26 as part of an exciting night presented by Premier Boxing Champions from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.

Cruz (17-1, 11 KOs) will take on Colombia's Luis Florez (24-11, 20 KOs) in a six or eight round welterweight attraction while Fulton (14-0, 6 KOs) faces Colombia's Marlon Olea (13-3, 12 KOs) in an eight-round super bantamweight showdown.

[tiny_acres]

I really thought Thurman was going to be something special.
His career has stalled so badly

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I really thought Thurman was going to be something special.
His career has stalled so badly

Me too.

He looked like he was going to be the man at 147.

He was fighting the big dogs and he was mopping up the belts, then his career hit the buffers.

It's a bit of a shame, but I do hope he can get back, because he part of the reason why 147 is smoking and has been for a few years now.

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UK fans

Keith Thurman vs Josesito Lopez for the WBA welterweight title will be shown live and free on ITV4 in the UK next Saturday, January 26th. Adam Kownacki vs Gerald Washington on the undercard too.

Loving ITV4 at the moment.

It's like we've gone back 30 years when we could watch big fights and top fighters on free-to-air TV.

Long may it continue..

[Ruthless-RKO]

[boxing_rocks]

[Ruthless-RKO]

[apollo creed]

Josesito Lopez is coming to win. It's a great opportunity for him to become a champion.

[caldo2025]

I’m pretty excited for this fight. I like Thurman and this injury spell was horrible timing as it robbed us from a couple of possible super matchups.

But Thurman did the right thing. He vacated his belt so as to not tie up a hot division. He should be credited for doing that. Thurman, Crawford, Spence Jr and honestly, Manny too. If these guys start fighting each other, it could be the greatest divisional battles since the 80’s.

[oogiebe]

I’m pretty excited for this fight. I like Thurman and this injury spell was horrible timing as it robbed us from a couple of possible super matchups.

But Thurman did the right thing. He vacated his belt so as to not tie up a hot division. He should be credited for doing that. Thurman, Crawford, Spence Jr and honestly, Manny too. If these guys start fighting each other, it could be the greatest divisional battles since the 80’s.

You weren't excited earlier in the thread. What changed?

[caldo2025]

I’m pretty excited for this fight. I like Thurman and this injury spell was horrible timing as it robbed us from a couple of possible super matchups.

But Thurman did the right thing. He vacated his belt so as to not tie up a hot division. He should be credited for doing that. Thurman, Crawford, Spence Jr and honestly, Manny too. If these guys start fighting each other, it could be the greatest divisional battles since the 80’s.

You weren't excited earlier in the thread. What changed?

I read some stuff this week from Thurman. He’s a good dude. He definitely comes off like a dick in interviews on tv though. So this is a title fight? How in the heck? I don’t get boxing