Keith Thurman’s Australian Comeback: ‘One Time’ Obliterates Brock Jarvis in Third-Round Knockout, Calls Out Tim Tszyu Amidst Post-Fight Bluster

Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman (31-1, 23 KOs) obliterated his overmatched comeback opponent Brock Jarvis (22-2, 20 KOs), knocking him out within the third spherical in a scheduled ten spherical contest on Wednesday evening on the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia.

Thurman acquired the job performed, dropping Jarvis a few instances within the third spherical earlier than the referee halted the competition. You possibly can argue that the battle ought to have been stopped after the primary spherical knockdown as a result of Jarvis appeared in no situation to renew combating after getting up off the canvas. Thurman had nailed him with a proper hand that put him down onerous.

What’s Subsequent?

Jarvis, 27, scurried to the nook for a final stand, and dropped by a left hook from Thurman. That was an excellent punch however Brock appeared like he would have gone down with something at that time.

After the battle, Thurman was his standard long-winded self on the post-fight press convention, speaking about his lengthy profession and previous accomplishments. No matter. He says he’d be excited by becoming Tim Tszyu subsequent except an even bigger supply comes from the U.S. He’s clearly hoping for Turki Alalshikh to supply a bundle of dough for him for use at certainly one of his exhibits.

Thurman could be a super opponent for IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev to battle on June twenty eighth on Alcatraz. Vergil Ortiz Jr. says he can’t take the battle with Bakhram for that occasion as a result of he’s nonetheless injured from his final bout on February twenty second.

If Thurman needs to battle within the U.S, why not tackle the man that destroyed Tszyu in three rounds? Murtzaliev crushed Tim on October nineteenth final yr, dropping him 4 instances in a bloodbath in Orlando, Florida.

It might be fascinating to see if Thurman could be prepared to take that battle or if he would all of a sudden begin speaking about accidents like Vergil Jr. It might be enjoyable to see how lengthy Thurman lasts in opposition to Bakhram. Nonetheless, based mostly on how the 36-year-old ‘One Time’ appeared tonight, I can’t see it going previous one or two rounds. Thurman appeared barely world class in opposition to an opponent with a glass chin.

Murtazaliev could be like a shark within the ring with ‘One Time,’ and I can’t see that battle going multiple spherical except Thurman runs. His mobility appeared gone tonight after three years of inactivity. It appeared like he had rust in his as soon as limber legs. If I didn’t know Thurman’s age, I might guess he was a 45-year-old. He’s not beating anybody wanting like this.

“Sure, the referee might have stopped the battle, but when Brock had any probability of getting out of the spherical on an enormous PPV stage like this, there would have been extra motion and extra leisure to return,” stated Keith Thurman to the media on the post-fight press convention after this third spherical knockout of Brock Jarvis on Wednesday evening in Australia.

“I didn’t permit that to occur. I pressed the gasoline and closed out the present. When you’ve an opponent weak on their ft, it’s a must to press the present and sadly, I used to be given that chance. I didn’t hesitate to do what we do as fighters of world class. It was necessary to get the assertion.

“Tim Tszyu is just not finalized. He’s coming off two losses. He must get a W. I can’t say if a terrific contract from the united stateswere to return that I wouldn’t signal it and maintain curiosity in Tszyu,” stated Thurman. “We are able to negotiate these issues [for a fight with Tszyu’s promoters, No Limit] if I don’t have a greater supply that comes.”

Earlier than he stopped combating frequently six years in the past, his profession wins had been in opposition to Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia. He was simply largely identified for these wins, after which disappeared after shedding to 40-year-old Manny Pacquiao in 2019.