Re: Thurman.
He's got good mobility and can put his punchers together. He's good at ripping into sitting ducks and outboxing game agressive fighters. He uses his angles well. His stamina isn't terrible. He's good at controlling the pace of a fight.
Fatal flaw: he brings his jab back low and takes a right hand over the top ugly. Also because of his style he has a habit of buying into low feints protecting his body with a crossed and leaving himself unprotected over the top while trying to lean out of range. A hard puncher that crouches low and then throws arcing right hands over the top (Provodnikov) could spell trouble if they can't be dissuaded.
They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.
Roy Jones, Jr. "What I've Learned," Esquire 2003
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