Keith Thurman Selling Jarvis Fight, Eyeing Lucrative Tszyu Showdown After Three-Year Layoff

Keith Thurman had the media consuming out of his hand in the present day, promoting his March twelfth battle in opposition to Brock Jarvis throughout his exercise. Thurman is preventing Jarvis in a 10-round bout at junior middleweight on the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia.

Thurman will get an enormous payday in opposition to former WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu if he’s victorious in opposition to Brock Jarvis (22-1, 20 KOs). This battle units up the a lot larger one for the 36-year-old Thurman in opposition to Tszyu, who remains to be common in Australia regardless of shedding his final two fights in opposition to Bakhram Murtazaliev and Sebastian Fundora.

“Hit and Not Get Hit”

“If I need to have eyes on me and I need to pop up on everybody’s feed, I feel a terrific knockout does that,” stated Keith Thurman throughout the media exercise to advertise his 10-round battle in opposition to Aussie Brock Jarvis on March twelfth in Sydney.

“I’m able to battle at 36. The definition of boxing is to ‘hit and never get hit,’ and after 5 years, that philosophy has not modified,” stated Thurman about why he’s coming again after a three-year layoff to battle Jarvis. “I’m right here to showcase my expertise and my expertise.”

Liam Paro knocked Brock Jarvis out within the first spherical on October 15, 2022. He was fully out of his class going up in opposition to Paro, and obliterated in a battle that was on no account aggressive. Since that loss, Brock, 27, has fought simply twice, beating second-tier fighters Adrian Rodriguez (13-10-2) and Marlon Paniamogan (11-2-1).

The previous WBA and WBC welterweight champion Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs) says individuals are pushed by “worry, ardour, and love.” Followers aren’t shopping for that as why Keith is coming again. He’s clearly coming again for the cash.

If previous ‘One Time’ was nonetheless in love with the game, he wouldn’t have been so inactive since 2017. He says he’s had harm issues, however that doesn’t wash with individuals, Accidents don’t preserve a fighter as inactive as Thurman has been.