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JackSprocket wrote: ↑27 Jan 2024, 03:50 How in the hell is Thurman only 35

I think he is 35 in dog years.

Syntax Error wrote: ↑16 Feb 2024, 06:02

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑13 Feb 2024, 04:12

JxhDel. wrote: ↑10 Feb 2024, 21:37 Thurman is getting written off too easily...

He'll give it a good go.

But we ain't seen him for a while.

He's hardly even 'one-time' anymore..

True, he's more like 'once upon a time' these days.

Two Times once upon a time

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑14 Feb 2024, 15:54 thurmy will win rounds, prob look good early, but hes not hard enough for timmy

Thurman will succumb, Tim is relentless, his strength isn't the sweet science.

Aka sales will suck and we cant afford to pay keith

good, seb is a super fun fighter

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑18 Mar 2024, 14:12 good, seb is a super fun fighter

Yes he is, no match for our boy Timmy though

Another 2 yrs out for Thurman

Well actually Fundora is fine. I did worry about Thurman, Tim is a bit of a beast.

Timmy is going to give Sebastian a beating, especially to the body. It will be brutal.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑18 Mar 2024, 13:58

Keith Thurman: The Incredible injured man!

Thurman gets injured picking his nose or hanging out his washing,

He must be made out of balsa wood.

Thurman KOs Jarvis, wants Tim Tszyu next in super fight

Keith Thurman has dealt Brock Jarvis a reality check and set up a potential blockbuster with Tim Tszyu with a brutal third-round win in Sydney.

Thurman sent Jarvis crashing to the canvas with a savage combination, iced with a massive uppercut midway through the third round on Wednesday night.

The referee swiftly stopped the super-welterweight showdown shortly after when the American floored Jarvis again with a stunning left hook to the side of the head.

Jarvis's painful defeat must have been a nightmare for Jeff Fenech after the Australian boxing legend split with the Sydney slugger last month.

Fenech feared Thurman, a two-time former world champion, would pack too many punches for his long-time charge.

Former NRL star Curtis Scott replaced Fenech in Jarvis's corner and must have felt sick seeing the 27-year-old go down in such brutal fashion.

Victory over Jarvis in his first fight in three years dispelled doubts about the 36-year-old's ability to remain relevant.

Thurman now hopes Tszyu takes care of his fellow American Joey Spencer in Newcastle on April 6 so he can get a crack at Australia's former WBO champ.

"Yeah, I just raised the bar on you, Tszyu," he said.

"This is three years of inactivity. You see what I do.

"You wanna come back, baby. You gotta come back hard, baby. Show them what you got.

"Best of luck to Tim. I'm looking forward to fighting anybody in the world of boxing.

"If that contract (with Tszyu) manifests, you know what Keith Thurman will do. Send the contract. I'll sign it. I'll be happy to take the fight."

The abrupt ending to Wednesday night's fight was in stark contrast to the opening round when Jarvis had Thurman on the ropes and ducking for cover.

The all-action 27-year-old continued to land more punches in the second but Thurman burst to life in the third, with deadly consequences for Jarvis.

In the co-main event, Michael Zerafa scored an emphatic TKO victory over Besir Ay to stay in the picture and pick up the vacant WBO Intercontinental middleweight belt.

The referee stopped the fight little more than a minute into the seventh round after Zerafa dropped the German twice in the space of 20 seconds with a series of big hits to the head.

Saying he was "happy to play the villain" in Australian boxing, Zerafa wasted no time also calling out Tszyu.

"I know Tim is in the building tonight (commentating)," he said.

"That is the biggest fight in Australia and I'm not even going to talk smack."

And Mateo Tapia claimed the vacant IBF Intercontinental middleweight title with a spectacular win over fellow Australian Sergei Vorobev.

In his first fight since being awarded a fortunate draw against Venezuelan Endry Saavedra on the Tim Tszyu-Bakhram Murtazaliev undercard in Florida last October, Tapia's so-called "million-dollar right hand" once again did the damage.

Tapia sent Vorobev crashing to the canvas, lights out, midway through the fifth round with a thunderous blow to the face.

"It feels good to be back," Tapia said after improving his record to 17-1-0 (11KOs).

"That Orlando fight was the biggest test of my life. Not skill wise but what I had to go through before the fight and in the fight too.

"Two head clashes really blew my eye up. So I'm just happy to to be back and stamp my authority."

handsofstone wrote: ↑25 Jan 2024, 18:53 Just read that Tszyu is the first Aussie to headline a PPV in America in 3 decades, can anyone tell me who was the last ??

Crocodile Dundee against that bloke with the knife.

Taansend wrote: ↑12 Mar 2025, 21:06

handsofstone wrote: ↑25 Jan 2024, 18:53 Just read that Tszyu is the first Aussie to headline a PPV in America in 3 decades, can anyone tell me who was the last ??

Crocodile Dundee against that bloke with the knife.

I think Mr Dundee made it fairly clear that the bloke did not actually have a knife, and that only Mr Dundee actually had a knife…

THURMAN MAKES IT CLEAR THAT TSZYU NEEDS A WIN BEFORE A FIGHT CAN BE DISCUSSED

At the age of 36, Keith Thurman is tired of his own disappearing acts.

For years now, the former unified welterweight champ has broken too many promises to his fans. Although he assured them on countless occasions that he would remain active, injuries forced him to renege on his word. With that said, he believes things are different now.

Last week, Thurman (31-1, 23 KOs) ended a three-year layoff by brutally stopping Brock Jarvis. At no point did the Florida native look rusty. Instead, he looked as sharp and deadly as ever. With Jarvis’ unconscious body shoved out of the way, Thurman is looking for bigger fish to fry.

Tim Tszyu, a former title holder at 154 pounds, fits that mold. The two were originally supposed to meet up in early 2024 but injuries, once again, sidelined him. Now that he’s healthy, rumors of him facing Tszyu have been prevalent. But while he understands, he wants those rumor mills to slow down a bit.

Tszyu (24-2, 17 KOs) isn’t in a good place right now. Once it was revealed that Thurman was physically unable to compete against him, Sebastian Fundora not only stepped in but he also took advantage of his opportunity, handing Tszyu his first career defeat. A few months later, a second defeat came knocking at his door, this time against Bakhram Murtazaliev.

Naturally, the Tszyu fight has lost a ton of its star power but that hasn’t stopped some observers from hyping it up. Thurman isn’t mad at it but before Tszyu or anyone else can continue those discussions, the former 154-pound belt holder needs to do himself a favor and take care of business against Joseph Spencer on April 6th.

“He’s coming off two losses,” said Thurman to a group of reporters. “He needs to get a w. At the end of the day, that's important.”

He needs to get a w, says Keith Thurman who fights twice a decade on average.

Tszyu is at least fighting and facing good quality opposition, so he's more likely to lose.

Thurman should take this fight whilst his body isn't broken.

If he waits, we all know what will happen, he'll stub his toe getting out of bed and we won't see him in the ring until the 2030s.

Keith thurman is a nonentity

This is still a very interesting bout. So long as they make it happen by no later than either this coming Summer or maybe Very Early Fall(Perhaps on the Canelo-Crawford) under-card bout list. Btw, it Would be Awesome to have Loma amongst that under-card bout list, Ideally, returning to the 130 lb(JrLw)division.

But anyway, Thurman is a very strange individual.
An Anomole in Boxing, even amongst the Modern era of Boxers fighting a mere once per year.
He somehow has managed to start reminding me of one of them Celebrity Boxers from the past, such as Danny Bonaduce, Donny Osmonde, and Geraldo Rivera.
Okay, maybe that's a bit of a stretch. I should've just said, "Mickey Rourke".

But anyway, I digress...

Tszyu-Thurman is Definitely still a very interesting bout.
I think that Thurman would look Very Good for the first several rounds, but I feel rather Strongly that Tim would catch him by the 4th or 5th round and put Keith away somewhere between rounds 6-8.

Thurman hasn't had disappearing acts, he is fragile and gets injured training, now exacerbated by age.
The x-rays and all the other rehab stuff he has posted when it has prevented him from honouring his fight commitments categorically prove this.
If you want a disappearing act, you should have tried to find Daniel Dubios after he pulled a sickie in Dubai

Tszyu has unfinished business with Fundora and winner should fight Thurman, but I'm cool with Tszyu going right after Thurman. With that said I got One time edging Tszyu by close decision.

TT breaks down the much smaller Thurman and stops him late.

handsofstone wrote: ↑25 Jan 2024, 18:53 Just read that Tszyu is the first Aussie to headline a PPV in America in 3 decades, can anyone tell me who was the last ??

3 decades have to be fenech in las Vegas

coneye wrote: ↑17 Apr 2025, 03:07

handsofstone wrote: ↑25 Jan 2024, 18:53 Just read that Tszyu is the first Aussie to headline a PPV in America in 3 decades, can anyone tell me who was the last ??

3 decades have to be fenech in las Vegas

Jeff’s only Vegas appearance was the first Nelson bout and it was an undercard to Tyson - Ruddock 2

Les Norton wrote: ↑17 Apr 2025, 21:57

coneye wrote: ↑17 Apr 2025, 03:07

handsofstone wrote: ↑25 Jan 2024, 18:53 Just read that Tszyu is the first Aussie to headline a PPV in America in 3 decades, can anyone tell me who was the last ??

3 decades have to be fenech in las Vegas

Jeff’s only Vegas appearance was the first Nelson bout and it was an undercard to Tyson - Ruddock 2

I watched it and cannot remember any of the card except Fenech . So I would presume the answer would have to be Jeff Harding