Thurman vacates WBC belt.

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Nothing against Keith. But over a year inactive? In a division such as welter with all that talent hovering around? Get better and come back and fight for it.

I think Thurman may be one of those athletes that has talent, understands his sport, dedicates himself to training and trying to refine his craft- HOWEVER, like many basketball busts and busts in other sports due to injury, his BODY may not be able to handle the level of competition and training needed to be great over time.

A similar case of this comes to mind is Meldrick Taylor. Great fighter. Well schooled and trained. But his body clearly could not handle the rigours of the sport. Same issue with Naseem Hamed- his hands could not take what he was able to dish out.

What are you on about?

Taylor got "ruined" in the Chavez fight and Naz did not have hand problems.

Taylor was ruined BECAUSE he could not take the physical abuse at a high level. Very few CHAMPIONS can take shots and continue on without any damage during the fight or after they have retired. Taylor was such a case that when he faced top quality and hard-hitting opponents, he simply could not absorb what they dished out. Great talent, but his body was not meant for the highest levels of the sport.

Another example is David Price. Good talent. May have been a champion. But his cardiovascular conditioning and lack of a chin when he gets gassed always put him in a position where he is in a life or death situation in the ring. After Price's fight with Povetkin, it is pretty much over for him UNLESS he he actually wants to get killed in the ring. Which he came very close to vs Povetkin.

How anyone can ask Price to get back in the ring with killers like Povetkin, Miller, or Mansour is beyond me?! While Joshua and maybe even Wilder may show some mercy at times, some guys like Miller and Mansour try to kill people. Price is just looking for long term health problems or death! Why take the chance?