By: Sean Crose
Keith Thurman is infamous for being injured. For a person who has had a comparatively good profession, a lot of it appears to have been spent in frustration as every little thing from an accident to hassle together with his hand has saved him from preventing when scheduled. Now nonetheless, it’s not Thurman who’s been injured however his opponent for subsequent week, Sebastian Fundora. The towering WBC junior middleweight champion harmed his hand in coaching. Though the battle nonetheless appears to be a go, it received’t go down on October twenty fifth as have been deliberate. Thurman and followers must wait to see the battle which hopefully will now go down early subsequent yr.
Though Thurman is arguably previous his prime, there’s a lot to love about this battle. Thurman has all the time been an thrilling fighter to look at. He’s solely misplaced one battle and that was to Manny Pacquiao. A throwdown towards the youthful, far taller Fundora is nothing if not intriguing. Though Fundora can be the probably favourite strolling in, there’s little question that Thurman may probably flip again the clock and shock the defending champion with an upset.
One of many extra colourful figures within the sport, Thurman is thought to attract in eyeballs to his fights. Presenting himself as one thing of a free spirit, Thurman has all the time stood out from friends like Adrien Broner, Shawn Porter, and Danny Garcia. He’s additionally been a hard-hitting and fairly expert boxer. Whether or not he’s enjoying a woodwind instrument, spending time together with his household or figuring out in a Florida gymnasium, Thurman has a knack for making issues attention-grabbing. Fundora alternatively, sees boxing as a household affair…as a result of it’s. His sister is a world titleist and his father may be very a lot concerned in his profession. A lanky, gutsy fighter, the person is a tricky out for anybody at junior middleweight.
All the October twenty fifth card has been scratched, probably as a result of it was going to be a pay-per-view occasion and it’s onerous to promote a pay-per-view with out the largest fighters on the cardboard squaring off. For now, Thurman and Fundora must wait till Fedora is properly sufficient to battle. Accidents are a part of the battle recreation in spite of everything and this form of factor is to be anticipated. Nonetheless, such situations are irritating, each for the fighters and for the followers. Folks need to see Thurman and Fundora wholesome and squaring off in spite of everything. And the earlier the higher.
