By: Sean Crose
Phrase is out that former welterweight world titlist Keith Thurman can be going through the present WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora on this October in Las Vegas. This frankly is an attention-grabbing bout as Outdated Lyon Thurman hasn’t been doing a lot in current reminiscence, but has stayed lively sufficient to be thought-about, effectively, lively. Fundora, a Younger Buck, has been doing very effectively for himself recently. Will he be capable to overcome Thurman’s pure talent set is one other matter. Sadly for followers, this attention-grabbing matchup goes to value. Sure, it’s going to seem on pay-per-view. Please don’t hurt the messenger. It’s been stated this was the type of battle that may have been a primary occasion when PBC had offers with retailers like NBC. These days, nevertheless, are lengthy gone within the sport of boxing.
The reality is Thurman is a adorned sufficient fighter and has a novel sufficient persona to attract in eyeballs. There’s additionally the query of whether or not the person is kaput as a giant title fighter or not. This battle ought to reply quite a lot of questions, supplied Thurman doesn’t harm himself within the lead up. The fighter named One Time has suffered from a string of accidents all through his profession, in spite of everything. The person can be nearer to 40 than he’s to 30, Whereas Fundora is in his twenties and certain simply coming into his prime.
That is all good for Fundora in fact as he has simply emerged from completely defeating Tim Tszyu for the second time. A towering junior middleweight, Fundora shouldn’t be solely distinctive in his construct, however can be fairly expert. Defeating somebody like Fundora could also be – no pun meant – a tall order for Thurman. Again within the day in fact, Thurman was considered as one of many higher fighters on the planet. Nonetheless, time strikes on.
It’s exhausting to advertise a pay-per-view occasion when retailers like Peacock and organizations like UFC are transferring away from it. Then once more, boxing followers have heard all of it earlier than, solely to see pay-per-view keep proper the place it’s been. With boxing not on commonplace tv, although, Pay-Per-View is arguably in the way in which of the game’s progress.
Nonetheless, this does have the makings of an intriguing throwdown. Fundora has solely gotten higher but it surely’s exhausting to think about Thurman having forgotten any of the previous methods that obtained him to the place he was in his prime. Fundura could be favored, but it surely is likely to be a mistake to shrug Thurman off this time round.
