Keith Thurman

**SlimTrae** · 03-08-2015 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by Beanflicker

I thought he looked great considering his opponent. In the lead up people were talking about Guerrero like he was a push over, like Thurman was picking him for an easy knockout, and I didn't understand that at all. Guerrero has always been a fantastic fighter and warrior, is southpaw and has never been stopped, so Thurman handled him well. The only other guy to dominate him like that was Floyd.

Thurman has brutal thudding power, but like stated above he does get visibly uncomfortable on the inside and he does get discouraged when he hits a guy hard and they don't go anywhere. Overall Thurman is a fantastic young fighter and one of the top guys at WW, now I'd love to see him go against another one of the division's elite like Khan, Maidana, Brook, Porter, ect. I think a match with JMM would be very interesting and a great test to see what Thurman could work against an elite counter puncher.

Well said. Also Spicoli's point: dude got his track shoes on 11-12th. I'll add: Ghost takes a great punch.

**beenKOed** · 03-08-2015 06:41 PM

Thurman did very well, he took control of the fight, pretty much shutting down Guerrero's efforts.
He did very well against a tough, no nonsense fighter that I like and have a lot of respect for.
When he saw the KO wasn't going to happen, he went to Plan B, and boxed Guerrero's ears off.

**greynotsoold** · 03-08-2015 08:10 PM

He lunges with his punches, throws an uppercut by dropping his hands and raising his chin, and he rarely puts together more than two or three punches at a time. When he does throw his right hand properly he hits pretty good. Guerrero caught him clean a couple times but he didn't seem sharp- didn't move well or punch crisp- at all and mostly let Thurman do what he wanted.
A good live opponent, maybe one in the same weight class, would make him pay for those mistakes. And he has spells where his footwork is utterly random.

**Primo Carnera** · 03-08-2015 09:09 PM

I think he's a very good fighter and I think it's time to fight one of the top fighters in the division. Guerrero was a good fight for him, and without getting too carried away, apart from Floyd and Manny, who beats him? I'm not sure there are many, but I know he still relatively inexperienced at that level.