Keith Thurman has a plan after he returns to the ring in February, fresh after two years plus a layoff. “Brush the dust, show yourself to the world of boxing once again and get everyone excited with what Keith Thurman has to offer by challenging Errol Spence, Terence Crawford and (Yordenis) Ugas. Talk to Marcos Villegas at Battle Center, who once returned to the standard list of weight class welds back allowing the words to flow freely, as he knew how to do. “At the end of the day,” he said, “I love great battles, man. I love great fights, I love entertaining matches and that’s all I want to bring to the welterweight division. “
After facing Mario Barrios in a few weeks, Thurman wants to once again rise to the top of the heavyweight rankings. “I’m definitely focused on all the champions at 147,” he said. With Spence, Ugas and Crawford now holding the belts, the road ahead certainly isn’t easy – and that’s if Thurman can pull through the rough Barios. “It’s not scary,” Thurman said of Crawford’s recent takedown of Shawn Porter, whom Thurman fought with his tooth and nail a few years ago. “It’s not an R-rated movie. I’m not scared at all.” For Thurman, the opponent’s weight classification is like a land without a king. “Don’t take the crown for anyone,” he told Villegas, “Make these battles happen. ”
While he’s had a very successful career, a lack of activity in the ring in recent years has led Thurman to be seen as someone who only fights occasionally or follows patches before disappearing again. figuratively gradually. However, speaking with Villegas, it was clear that Thurman wanted to change that perception. He’s even said he wants to fight one of the league’s big names next summer. “I don’t have a belt right now,” he said. “I want a belt back.”
Crawford is, of course, considered the biggest name in the welterweight division after taking out a tough opponent Porter a few weeks ago. Spence has been at the top of his game for years, although inquiries regarding injuries received in a car crash, along with unrelated eye damage, have left the man wondering . As for Ugas – his dazzling victory over Manny Pacquiao made the Cuban boxer the Cuban fighter of the 147th bout. Before he could face any of these individuals, however. , Thurman had to get past Barrios, who lost but once, and that was Gervonta Davis.
Without a doubt, he has no plans to lose again.
