Errol Spence Jr.

[Master]

His ability to judge distance and make opponents pay by setting traps and responding on the fly.

Against who His best win is against Brook
And Brook isn't anything special. Thurman is a massive step up.

Brook is better than Thurman IMO and Spence is a stylistic matchup problem for Thurman. Thurman has problems with people who throw a lot of punches and not let him get his punches off.

Thurman only throws one punch at a time. He doesn't throw combinations. Spence will easily win rounds by just staying active. Thurman has shown he can be hurt to the head and body. I think Spence stops him.

You are making out Thurman is limited when he has beaten fighters that have the style that you claim would beaten him. Porter is very active and lost.

[powerpuncher]

His ability to judge distance and make opponents pay by setting traps and responding on the fly.

Against who His best win is against Brook
And Brook isn't anything special. Thurman is a massive step up.

Brook is better than Thurman IMO and Spence is a stylistic matchup problem for Thurman. Thurman has problems with people who throw a lot of punches and not let him get his punches off.

Thurman only throws one punch at a time. He doesn't throw combinations. Spence will easily win rounds by just staying active. Thurman has shown he can be hurt to the head and body. I think Spence stops him.

You are making out Thurman is limited when he has beaten fighters that have the style that you claim would beaten him. Porter is very active and lost.

Thurman is like a less athletic Roy Jones. Not a ton of skillful fighting but athleticism brings him to the top. Thurman is super athletic but isn't the complete athletic freak that Jones was.

I definitely think that Thurman is a good fighter and I like him. I just don't see him as an elite fighter whatsoever. Top 10 p4p? Perhaps. But a top 5? No way. Spence may not be there yet but he will get there soon I think

[imp]

Thurman is quiet as a mouse.

If he wants these big paydays he needs to start making up some noise in the divison.