Keith “no smoke” Thurman says...

[powerpuncher]

Thurman is just being too honest.

Thurman is basically saying he wants to fight Spence but needs to fulfill his mandatory obligations to keep his title and have a tune up fight after injury.

That’s called ducking. People are asked to step aside all the time for a bigger fight. If Thurman wanted the fight he could easily make it happen without losing his belt.

[Master]

Thurman is just being too honest.

Thurman is basically saying he wants to fight Spence but needs to fulfill his mandatory obligations to keep his title and have a tune up fight after injury.

That’s called ducking. People are asked to step aside all the time for a bigger fight. If Thurman wanted the fight he could easily make it happen without losing his belt.

Still coming back from injury look what happened to Degale.

[Alpha]

I understand wanting a tune up & will grant Thurman the Porter rematch if it's ordered. That should still leav room for a third fight at years end. That should be Spence.

[powerpuncher]

Thurman is just being too honest.

Thurman is basically saying he wants to fight Spence but needs to fulfill his mandatory obligations to keep his title and have a tune up fight after injury.

That’s called ducking. People are asked to step aside all the time for a bigger fight. If Thurman wanted the fight he could easily make it happen without losing his belt.

Still coming back from injury look what happened to Degale.

I said before that I don’t mind the tune up fight but I mind if he waits until 2019 to fight him

[Spicoli]

It's not that anyone expects him to run out next month and fight Spence, concede that 'status' he's so worried about but that he goes out of his way to talk away from it even as a subject..rivalry and an inner building need or want to beat the perceived best..instead he preaches on why he cannot and of abiding to suits and alphabet bwoys. Haymon has a way of making cards live action promotion with rotating guys on the mic to talk them up. Manages all the names he dropped. Lets see where Thurmans head is during Spence v Peterson. Wanna bet he faces Porter and/or Matthysse after.

[imp]

Keith "loads of times" Thurman is waiting for Spence and Crawford to fight each other..