What's ironic about this is that I'm a Thurman FAN! He's a charismatic guy and he comes to fight (and he's a fellow lightskinned brotha). He's not a bad fighter either. But he's arguably the 3rd best welter in the world. I'll bet the farm on Spence beating him, and he and Brook is a 50-50 fight. Only guy I'm confident Thurman will beat is Danny Slow.
:: forgot about that one. still, mosley's power was nothing great at 147. he probably takes a decision against thurman or porter. but odds are he does not knock them out. honestly, when it comes to margarito - i think he was swinging twice as hard in there knowing he did not have his wraps. amd he just wad exhausted and spent. that's my theory.
Disagreed about mosley power. The guy was a very hard puncher. When he landed clean, it had an effect, even on granite chin guys like dlh
I thought Shane was overrated and I also picked Forrest to beat him. I like Porter and Thurman. But prime Mosley kicks the shit out of them. To say Mosley is a better version of Porter is still an insult to Mosley. And Thurman barely beat Shaun Porter! Lmao
Look at it a different way: does Thurnman get dominated by Forrest the way Shane was? Does Thurman struggle with Rivera the way Shane did?
Yes, Shane beat a prime De La Hoya but one off shit happens in boxing as there are always X factors to consider. The true test is consistency over good opposition. Only good Prime welterweight Shane has beaten is Oscar.
Look at this way: An OLD Shane dominated a young, prime Collazo. A PRIME Thurman struggled with, and damn near got KO'd by a shot to shit Collazo.
Worse. Thurman would have no answers for Forrest at all. His size and style would give Thurman hell and I don't see Thurman surviving the bodyshots that had Mosley screaming in pain. Rivera was a tough crafty, guy that gave Shane a bit of a tussle in his first fight at welter but still got stopped. What would Mosley do against ancient Julio Diaz, Diego Chaves or Soto-Karas? It wouldn't be pretty.
Sly, you still have to explain to us how Thurman beats Mosley. How he beats a man who has every physical advantage over him.
as the testing evolves so do the cheats. your guy wald pussy and his big bro were only caught as amateurs
Wlad was never caught and Vitali's was due to a knee injury, right? While Vitali deserves to get slammed, Mosley's was for performance, as I recall, against DLH. Based on the amount of weight he had to cut, his stamina, and his physique, there can be little doubt Mosley cheated before DLH, too. On the other hand, Thurman and Porter have never been caught and I don't know if either has ever been suspected other than the general cloud over pro sports, in general. Know differently? Looking forward to 2026, when Thurman and Porter in their primes will be guaranteed locks over the champs then.
Mosley was dumb. Thurman is smarter. Secondly, Shane's hand speed is just slugging hand speed and comprised mainly of meaningless flurries in spurts . Shane was never a deft counter puncher or had that sublime ability to quickly transition from defense to offense which is what made a guys like Jones hand speed more meaningful. Shane had every physical advantage over Forrest too except height.
Ummmm.... yeah. I fail to see Thurman having a high ring IQ. He isn't Khan or Victor Ortiz dumb in there, but where's the evidence of him having a higher ring IQ than Mosley? Cause I really fail to see him as a cerebral fighter. Mosley fucks Thurman up! It wouldn't even take a PRIME Mosley to do so either. The Mosley of 09 who beat Margarito would be enough to fuck Thurman up.
Thurman gets royally fucked up by the 07 Cotto. The same Cotto that a FADED Mosley ran razor close with.
I think Rivera actually BEATS Thurman... The Rivera who gave an albeit faded Sweet Pea two close tough fights convincingly decisions Thurman. Forrest batters Thurman as well.
This Thurman over Mosley prediction is gonna look hilarious if Thurman loses to Brook, which is very possible.
Did Floyd say he will be fighting Thurman next...?>?>?? What's going on herE? Mosley....and I'm saying Wilfred Rivera would fucked up both THurman and Porter....it's fucking INSANE!!!!...okay ONLY MOSLEY will fuck 'em up....but Rivera would beat both them guys...If they fought 10 times...Rivera would win 7.... Mosley would beat Thurman and Porter....10 out of 10 times...DO DOUBT about it...