Peterson has sat around waiting for paydays and it seems he out thunk himself if this is the fate he ends up with
This gaping pussy thurman now says no spence fight till 2019. First he needs a tune up and a porter rematch
Yep I just caught that too. Saw that coming a mile away. This dude will do all he can to stall a fight with Spence.
In in the end, the longer they wait the worse it gets for Thuman. This isn't like Canelo-Golov, where Thurman can wait for Spence to age... cause Thurman's the one who's gonna age quicker. "Like I said before", Thuman's a guy who relies on his affflecticism to win. Spence, more on skill. Spence's prime is still in its early stages, whereas Thurman might be near the end of his. This fight might be even MORE one sided in 2019. It's obvious at this point that Run Time isn't confident in beating Spence.
My guess is his waiting is not meant as a strategy for winning. It is probably just meant to postpone his major defeat so he can headline some more cards and maximize his time (money) on top.
Thurman's best chance to beat Spence was probably around 2014, when Thurman was entering his prime and Spence was still kinda green.
I think Neil nailed it. He wants to wait for Spence to start struggling to make weight before making the fight, ala Trinidad-De La Hoya. But Thurman will age faster as X pointed out. Not to his advantage to wait either.
To Say that Shit in 2017 is SHAMEFUL on Thurman's Behalf... @ LEAST Say, "We Can Maybe Get to Spence In LATE 2018, but we'll Have to See"... BLATANTLY Pushing the Bout to 2019 DIMINISHES What Thurman's Accomplished, a Bit...And Everytime he Faces Someone Else and Offers Up Yet ANOTHER Excuse NOT to Face Spence, Thurman Will Be That Much MORE Diminished... REED Feels Bad for EJ More Than Anything Else...When he Beat Brook for the Title in April, it NEVER Occurred to Him That'd Be his 1st and LAST Time in a Boxing Ring, in 2017...This is a Dude that LOATHES Down Time...He's a GYM Rat... REED
With his inactivity, Thurman basically killed all of the momentum he built in his huge win vs Garcia. If that's really his schedule for 2018, we might as well ignore him unitll 2019 comes along. edit : Just read he had surgery following the Garcia win, so at least he has an valid excuse for his inactivity
