Garcia vs Porter on Sept 8 for the vacant WBC welterweight belt

[Alpha]

His has stuttered his career momentum, he was at the top of the hill but now is kind of irrelevant. And he's talking a comeback fight or 3? He can still make at least 1 big payday but I feel he is no longer in the mix at the top of the division, as we don't know when he'll be back and what he'll look like.

[powerpuncher]

The more I think about Thurman, the more strange I think his antics have been. He was known as the man at welter and many “experts” had him in their top 5 p4p (I never had him that high). Then he completely ducks the up and coming fighter and becomes irrelevant by not fighting.

It’s weird because he now has to earn HIS shot at Spence or Crawford. Not the other way around.

[Alpha]

Thurman was named champion emeritus by the WBC, so he can technically demand a shot at the title when he wants.

I personally think he wants to go the route of Bradley and get an announcing position.

[Ron Swanson]

The more I think about Thurman, the more strange I think his antics have been. He was known as the man at welter and many “experts” had him in their top 5 p4p (I never had him that high). Then he completely ducks the up and coming fighter and becomes irrelevant by not fighting.

It’s weird because he now has to earn HIS shot at Spence or Crawford. Not the other way around.

Even when he got to the top he didn't prove he was the top guy by beating the other best guy. Or even best guys. May, Pac, didn't beat them. The other next top guy Brook, didn't beat him. Thurman was named the top guy by beating more of the 2nd tier than Brook. That hardly proves you are actually top. Brook would have jumped at a Garcia fight just like everyone else does if he got the chance. And Brook would have beaten Garcia too. Probably more clearly than Thurman did also. I'm not saying that Brook necessarily beats Thurman, we don't know because they didn't fight.