Pacquiao vs Thurman in July

As for Why Bud Gets More of a Pass, it's Simple...

1. Bud's Been Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay More ACTIVE
2. Bud Isn't RUNNING from Spence the Way Keith Thurman CLEARLY Is...Thurman Doesn't Even Want to SAY the Name "Errol Spence", Whereas Bud WANTS That Fight...






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who cares if he's more active (he's fighting bums. The pacquio fight is a million times more interesting than any Crawford bout, bar maybe the Gamboa one) and if he seems to be less scared of Spence (he won't fight him anyway, guy don't want to challenge himself)

 

Thurman-Spence is Quickly Becoming an ALL TIME Level of DUCKING...

When Kostya Tszyu Blatantly Ducked a RE w/Vince Phillips, it Got Sooooooooooooo Bad Tszyu was Saying "Please Do Not Be Rude to Me" When Asked About the Fight...But @ Least Tsyzu FOUGHT Phillips in the 1st Place...

Ditto for Floyd-Pac...As Bad as Floyd Ducked Manny, he DID Fight Him...

If Keith Thurman NEVER Faces Errol Spence, it Should Reflect POORLY On His Legacy...







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Thurman says that Pacquiao is a world class fighter, but "not a world class boxer" and "just hops around in the ring".

, what a tool. He's a better boxer than you ffs. Literally all Thurman does is bounce around, potshotting. Even Garcia was more skilled, Thurman won mainly through superior athleticism.

Pacquiao has better defence, better footwork, better setups and traps, more unpredictable, better countering ability, better at forcing openings. He's better at everything basically. If Thurman somehow wins it'll be purely size and youth.

I look forward to Pacquiao outboxing Thurman and making Thurman look like the basic leap amateur he is.

 

RECENCY Matters in Boxing, Bruh..."What Have You Done for Me (Boxing) LATELY" Matters...And Thurman Ain't Done Shit...

Sure, Thurman's OVERALL Resume is Clearly Better, but in the Last 2 Years Crawford's Faced Diaz, Indongo, Horn, Benavidez and Khan...Not Top-Tier Comp by Any Stretch, but the Sum of Those Names SHITS On Josesito Lopez...And Just When you Refer Back to the "Injury", REED Will Point Out the Doubts MOST Boxing Observers Have in That Regard...

The Porter Win is Nearly 3 Years Ago, Garcia is Nearly 2.5 Years Ago...What Have You Done for Boxing LATELY Though???...

Unlike Thurman, Crawford Doesn't Seem the Least Bit Afraid of Spence...The Obstacle There is Promotional...

It's Like This, Crawford Hasn't MILKED a Suspect Injury for Nearly 2 Years NOR Has He Repeatedly Manufactured Reasons Why He Won't Face Errol Spence...THAT'S Why he's Getting a Bit of a Pass Over Thurman...

Granted, Thurman CAN Fight His Way Back Into Good Graces, but There's a Belief He Lacks the HUNGER to Do that Anymore...





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Josesito Lopez is a better opponent than Khan. Wtf has Crawford done lately?

 

I hope Manny wins. His 40 years of age worries me, though.

But I would love it if he won.

 

yeah but he's facing Pacman in a few months. This is huge.

And again, maybe it's an american/tmz thing, but I couldn't give more of a damn if Bud look less scared of Spence in interview. His actions showed he doesnt want to face any threats (signing with TR who have no good WW). While thurman has showm time and time agains that he does.

And as I said before, sure it sucked that Thurman was injured for so long, and we can doubt the severity of his injuries, but he still had a few (iirc) operations. So there was obviously something

I'd do a bet with you that a Spence-Thurman fight happends before a Spence-Crawford one

 

He basically called Pac a hippity hop fighter

 

Damn REED: you made some points so damned good I was leaning towards Keith over Manny, but now I don't know.

 

LOL. That's comical.

We might all be critical of Khan, but he always was and always will be a better fighter than Lopez, who's a club fighter.

 

Yeah that's just dumb... Khan isn't a good opponent but the idea that a complete nonentity like Lopez is somehow better is beyond ludicrous

 

No, he's Not...But Others Have Beaten REED to the Punch in Response, So He Won't Beat the Dead Horse Aptly Representing Your Khan-Lopez Opinion...

What has Crawford Done Lately? Fought 5 Times as Often as Thurman Has in the Last 22 Months...Does That NOT Count for Something???...





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But Thurman Can't GET Credit for Facing Pacquiao Until He HAS Faced Pacquiao...And While REED Doesn't Think Thurman Will Fuck Up This Payday You Never Know, He May Get "Hurt" Yet Again...

Not Sure WHY You Grant Thurman EVERY Benefit of the Doubt When he's Illustrating More and More he's UNDESERVING of It...

Crawford Didn't Seem Phased By Spence @ All When They Met @ the Hooker-Saucedo Bout in OKC...Thurman Showed "Time and Time Again" He'd Face Threats MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO!!!...And Since Then, EVERYTIME a Threat is Mentioned he Puts it On the Back Burner...

These Days, it Goes w/Out Saying Crawford is Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar More Inclined to Actually FIGHT Spence than Thurman Is...Thurman Don't Want it Bruh, Simple As...







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Thurman Will Start Fast as Always, Building an Early Lead, But the Moment He Gets Hurt and/or Fatigues, Pac Will Be in that Ass...

All Depends on How EARLY Pac Tags Thurman and if Thurman Can SURVIVE Until the End as he Has Some of Last Few Bouts...The Fact Manny's TALKING More Aggressively Than Normal Tells REED Thurman Has his FULL Attention and That's NOT a Good Place to Be for a Dude w/Thurman's Vulnerabilities....

Thurman COULD Escape w/an Unpopular Decision (Clinging to Life just to Hear the Final Bell), but REED Thinks Manny Stops Him Late, Honestly...







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If Khan and Lopez faced off, you'd pick Khan?

 

It actually does NOT count considering his opponents have been crappy.

 

You'd pick Khan over Lopez?

 

Khan's chin is a wild card against anybody with a pulse but I certainly wouldn't be surprised if he beat Lopez who himself has a shaky beard and is hardly some terrific technician

 

Lopez got waxed by the likes of Andre Berto... he's not good

 

1. Khan's BEATEN Better Fighters Than Anyone Lopez Has, Not Even Close...
2. Yes, REED Would Pick Khan Head to Head, Even Now. Don't Overrate Lopez Off Thurman's Comeback Bout...






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Considering Lopez is Every Bit as "Crappy" and MORE in Some Cases, it Most Certainly COUNTS...

Who the Fuck Gives a Dude a PASS for WILLINGLY Sitting On his Ass for Nearly 2 Years, BULLSHITTING the Boxing Public???...





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Ummm.... yes.

Lopez is a horrible fighter.

 

The fact that Thurman struggled with Lopez layoff or not, is really troubling.

It’s why old man Manny could very well beat him.

 

Come on bro. The fight will obviously happen. And again, we can't blame Thurman for the injury. Sure they look a bit fishy, but when you get older, some injury take a long fucking time to heal (I'm struggling with a shoulder problem since almost a year)

 

I could see Thurman riding off into the sunset. He’s married now and he seems very content with his life and he’s getting a career high pay day in July.

Win, lose, or draw, I wouldn’t be exactly shocked if he hung up the gloves.

 

Pre-marriage Thurman would have killed 40 year-old Pacquiao. He's the reverse JuanMa who's career immediately declined after suffering a brutal divorce

 

Wait a second. Who is giving Thurman a pass? Not me! Lol. I said from the begin neither guy was being champ.

 

I'm going to ignore the Lopez fight. Thurman beats the shit out of Pacquiao. This will be a Joe Smith vs Bernard Hopkins replay.