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Looks the business so far. "Special" is pushing it a bit

I saw an interview last week with Thurman - he said he'd be happy to knock the boy out but he has a lot to prove before he's at his level. Which is fair enough.
That's a no. He might very well KO Spence but Thurman hasn't done much more than Spence, Thurman has been managed very carefully. Difference is Spence is eager to step up, Thurman is looking for a payday. Thurman should be happy to fight Spence for a title, he should be calling for Brook, these are the show me fights. But he talks about Pac and Floyd(paydays) while fighting frickin Collazo. He's no different than Khan, a talent that won't earn his shot.
Thurman has been ducked quite carefully. For some strange reason, he is having the GGG effect. Guys just don't want to jump into fight him for pennies to the dollar. High risk vs. low reward.

Thurman should just keep fighting top 10 guys and hold his title. Sooner or later, someone has to fight him. And most likely it won't be this year, so next year he will have a big name scalp.

I think JMM (if not too old by then), Manny, Bradley or Brook would take a fight with him by next year. Just continue to hold the belt until that time.