Tim Tszyu vs Keith Thurman for the WBO 154 lb title in Las Vegas on March 30

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Thurman after a very long 23 month lay off will challenge Tim Tszyu for the WBO 154 lb title in Las Vegas on March 30 Thurman is an underdog for obvious reasons because he's facing a tough guy from Australia who's just coming out of a impressive win against a top challenger Harrison.

Thurman should have taken a tune fight first before facing a tough opponent like Tszyu, this is a risky fight for him, he is still good but it's not easy to shake off those 23 months of lay off, he needs to rush his conditioning and probably take a good conditioning coach while training.

Tim Tszyu vs Keith Thurman for the WBO 154 lb title in Las Vegas on March 30

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Finally, after almost two years of rest, Keith Thurman finally got a fight but i don't think this will be an easy task for him as Tim Tsyu is a very live opponent.

Voted for Tim to win by decision as ring rust might be a factor for Thurman in this fight. I'm just curious on why Thurman opted to fight Tim directly without having a tune-up fight.

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Finally, after almost two years of rest, Keith Thurman finally got a fight but i don't think this will be an easy task for him as Tim Tsyu is a very live opponent.

Voted for Tim to win by decision as ring rust might be a factor for Thurman in this fight. I'm just curious on why Thurman opted to fight Tim directly without having a tune-up fight.

Thurman has so much belief in himself that he takes this fight without taking a tune-up fight first, Tszyu is not an easy fight it's a high risk for Thurman, and depending on how he trained to take out that ring rust, Tszyu could knock him out he still in a great condition coming fresh from a very successful defeat against Harrison.
Thurman may have made the wrong decision or he thinks that he has good conditioning to be in his top form on the day of the fight, on Tszyu's part he should not take Thurman for granted because of the long layoff, Thurman is still dangerous until we see his ring rust.
 

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Thurman may have made the wrong decision or he thinks that he has good conditioning to be in his top form on the day of the fight, on Tszyu's part he should not take Thurman for granted because of the long layoff, Thurman is still dangerous until we see his ring rust.

Wrong decision indeed and I think this is his first fight at the 154 lbs division (correct me if I'm wrong) without going into a tune-up fight. On the other hand, this might be a make-or-break fight for Thurman as a win could bring him into the limelight while a loss could end his career as he is now 30+.

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Thurman may have made the wrong decision or he thinks that he has good conditioning to be in his top form on the day of the fight, on Tszyu's part he should not take Thurman for granted because of the long layoff, Thurman is still dangerous until we see his ring rust.

Wrong decision indeed and I think this is his first fight at the 154 lbs division (correct me if I'm wrong) without going into a tune-up fight. On the other hand, this might be a make-or-break fight for Thurman as a win could bring him into the limelight while a loss could end his career as he is now 30+.

Keith Thurman is considered an A-side in this bout

It’s also interesting to note that the 35-year-old Thurman is being positioned as the promotional A-side for the bout, despite being the title challenger and certainly not the rising star in the matchup.

Maybe because of what he has reached in the past like having beaten champions like Porter, Garcia, and Lopez and having fought future hall of famer Manny Pacquiao, but this a different scenario and there are questions about his conditioning Thurman maybe an A side here but Tszyu is the more well-conditioned fighter, I would have to see their face off and their public training for me to judge if he has what it takes to challenge Tszyu and go toe to toe.

[bisdak40]

Thurman may have made the wrong decision or he thinks that he has good conditioning to be in his top form on the day of the fight, on Tszyu's part he should not take Thurman for granted because of the long layoff, Thurman is still dangerous until we see his ring rust.

Wrong decision indeed and I think this is his first fight at the 154 lbs division (correct me if I'm wrong) without going into a tune-up fight. On the other hand, this might be a make-or-break fight for Thurman as a win could bring him into the limelight while a loss could end his career as he is now 30+.

Keith Thurman is considered an A-side in this bout

It’s also interesting to note that the 35-year-old Thurman is being positioned as the promotional A-side for the bout, despite being the title challenger and certainly not the rising star in the matchup.

Maybe because of what he has reached in the past like having beaten champions like Porter, Garcia, and Lopez and having fought future hall of famer Manny Pacquiao, but this a different scenario and there are questions about his conditioning Thurman maybe an A side here but Tszyu is the more well-conditioned fighter, I would have to see their face off and their public training for me to judge if he has what it takes to challenge Tszyu and go toe to toe.

I'm a bit intrigue on why he was the A-side of this fight considering that he has not fought in almost two years and the disparity or the age gap is a bit high. He is 35 years old now, which in boxing is considered old, not unless your is Manny Pacquaio hehe while Tim is just 29 years old, he is on his peak and he is the one being sold on this fight i think.

Thurman though has fought quality opponents but that would not save him since he is old now as far as boxing is concern.

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I'm a bit intrigue on why he was the A-side of this fight considering that he has not fought in almost two years and the disparity or the age gap is a bit high. He is 35 years old now, which in boxing is considered old, not unless your is Manny Pacquaio hehe while Tim is just 29 years old, he is on his peak and he is the one being sold on this fight i think.

Thurman though has fought quality opponents but that would not save him since he is old now as far as boxing is concern.

But we bettors know who is the real favorite to win in the fight, it's so easy to analyze, Tszyu is coming on a 3-fight victory against three former champions and this happened in one year, while Thurman's last fight was two years ago, and Tszyu is a fresh and a highly motivated guy, I don't think any kind of insult Thurman throws against Tszyu will bother him, he don;t want dramas he just want to fight.

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I'm a bit intrigue on why he was the A-side of this fight considering that he has not fought in almost two years and the disparity or the age gap is a bit high. He is 35 years old now, which in boxing is considered old, not unless your is Manny Pacquaio hehe while Tim is just 29 years old, he is on his peak and he is the one being sold on this fight i think.

Thurman though has fought quality opponents but that would not save him since he is old now as far as boxing is concern.

But we bettors know who is the real favorite to win in the fight, it's so easy to analyze, Tszyu is coming on a 3-fight victory against three former champions and this happened in one year, while Thurman's last fight was two years ago, and Tszyu is a fresh and a highly motivated guy, I don't think any kind of insult Thurman throws against Tszyu will bother him, he don;t want dramas he just want to fight.

Yeah, ring rust will be a factor on this fight, Thurman has not fought for more than two years now as his fight with Barrios was in February 2022 while Tim Tsyu was very active last year and we all know that Tim is very motivated on this fight as a win would probably land him a fight with Terrence Crawford which is his ultimate goal in this division.

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I'm a bit intrigue on why he was the A-side of this fight considering that he has not fought in almost two years and the disparity or the age gap is a bit high. He is 35 years old now, which in boxing is considered old, not unless your is Manny Pacquaio hehe while Tim is just 29 years old, he is on his peak and he is the one being sold on this fight i think.

Thurman though has fought quality opponents but that would not save him since he is old now as far as boxing is concern.

But we bettors know who is the real favorite to win in the fight, it's so easy to analyze, Tszyu is coming on a 3-fight victory against three former champions and this happened in one year, while Thurman's last fight was two years ago, and Tszyu is a fresh and a highly motivated guy, I don't think any kind of insult Thurman throws against Tszyu will bother him, he don;t want dramas he just want to fight.

Yeah, ring rust will be a factor on this fight, Thurman has not fought for more than two years now as his fight with Barrios was in February 2022 while Tim Tsyu was very active last year and we all know that Tim is very motivated on this fight as a win would probably land him a fight with Terrence Crawford which is his ultimate goal in this division.

That's what everybody is saying, normally if you're coming from a long hiatus you will first go to tune up fight for the boxing community and assess if you still have it, honestly we are at a loss if this is the same Thurman that fought Danny Garcia or Mario Barrios, a long vacation will always have a bad impact on boxers, that's the experienced of majority of boxers coming from the a long vacation and I don't see Thurman as an exception.

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I'm a bit intrigue on why he was the A-side of this fight considering that he has not fought in almost two years and the disparity or the age gap is a bit high. He is 35 years old now, which in boxing is considered old, not unless your is Manny Pacquaio hehe while Tim is just 29 years old, he is on his peak and he is the one being sold on this fight i think.

Thurman though has fought quality opponents but that would not save him since he is old now as far as boxing is concern.

But we bettors know who is the real favorite to win in the fight, it's so easy to analyze, Tszyu is coming on a 3-fight victory against three former champions and this happened in one year, while Thurman's last fight was two years ago, and Tszyu is a fresh and a highly motivated guy, I don't think any kind of insult Thurman throws against Tszyu will bother him, he don;t want dramas he just want to fight.

Yeah, ring rust will be a factor on this fight, Thurman has not fought for more than two years now as his fight with Barrios was in February 2022 while Tim Tsyu was very active last year and we all know that Tim is very motivated on this fight as a win would probably land him a fight with Terrence Crawford which is his ultimate goal in this division.

That's what everybody is saying, normally if you're coming from a long hiatus you will first go to tune up fight for the boxing community and assess if you still have it, honestly we are at a loss if this is the same Thurman that fought Danny Garcia or Mario Barrios, a long vacation will always have a bad impact on boxers, that's the experienced of majority of boxers coming from the a long vacation and I don't see Thurman as an exception.

Maybe Keith Thurman realizes that he is not young anymore so he needs to fight this one without going through a tune-up. For me, he is not after for the belt anymore, he is in for the money as winning this one is a slim possibility considering all the factors going into this fight.

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Maybe Keith Thurman realizes that he is not young anymore so he needs to fight this one without going through a tune-up. For me, he is not after for the belt anymore, he is in for the money as winning this one is a slim possibility considering all the factors going into this fight.

Tszyu should not take Thurman lightly just because he's fighting a boxer who has a long hiatus don't he ever think about that, Thurman also had a long vacation when he fought Barrios for more than two years of vacation and yet he beat Barrios decisively if Thurman can show the same performance like he did against Barrios and Tszyu underestimate him, Tim will be in big trouble.
Some boxers can shrug off ring rust and Thurman is one of them.

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Maybe Keith Thurman realizes that he is not young anymore so he needs to fight this one without going through a tune-up. For me, he is not after for the belt anymore, he is in for the money as winning this one is a slim possibility considering all the factors going into this fight.

Tszyu should not take Thurman lightly just because he's fighting a boxer who has a long hiatus don't he ever think about that, Thurman also had a long vacation when he fought Barrios for more than two years of vacation and yet he beat Barrios decisively if Thurman can show the same performance like he did against Barrios and Tszyu underestimate him, Tim will be in big trouble.
Some boxers can shrug off ring rust and Thurman is one of them.

Punchers chance for Thurman here. I think he still possesses that power, it's just a matter on how he can execute it against a young Tim. Also age could play a big factor as Thurman has been inactive and his last fight he doesn't look good at all.

And odds says that he is a huge underdog. So it's either it can motivate Thurman here and let his hands go and proved that he is still a good fighter even after that devastating lost to Manny that put him in hiatus before the Barrios comeback fight, or he is really done in boxing and that he is doing this just for the money.

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And odds says that he is a huge underdog. So it's either it can motivate Thurman here and let his hands go and proved that he is still a good fighter even after that devastating lost to Manny that put him in hiatus before the Barrios comeback fight, or he is really done in boxing and that he is doing this just for the money.

I hope that would be the case, being the underdog going into this fight would motivate him more as to prove the boxing community that he still has it to defeat champions like Tim Tszyu but like what others have said that the long lay-off is very critical factor for this fight so with that, fans of Thurman would just hope that a lucky punch would land and Koed Tim.

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And odds says that he is a huge underdog. So it's either it can motivate Thurman here and let his hands go and proved that he is still a good fighter even after that devastating lost to Manny that put him in hiatus before the Barrios comeback fight, or he is really done in boxing and that he is doing this just for the money.

I hope that would be the case, being the underdog going into this fight would motivate him more as to prove the boxing community that he still has it to defeat champions like Tim Tszyu but like what others have said that the long lay-off is very critical factor for this fight so with that, fans of Thurman would just hope that a lucky punch would land and Koed Tim.

I don't know, but for me it seems that Thurman mind is no longer in boxing. He had quit when he lost that fight to Manny. It might have taken a toll on him after that and that's why he is not very active, have fights against Barrios but it looks like a past prime Thurman already.

Well for those who love to go to the underdog it could be a good bet for Thurman. But Tim is very young and hungry and wanted not just to become interim champion as his target is Charlo. So he needs to get past Thurman first.

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And odds says that he is a huge underdog. So it's either it can motivate Thurman here and let his hands go and proved that he is still a good fighter even after that devastating lost to Manny that put him in hiatus before the Barrios comeback fight, or he is really done in boxing and that he is doing this just for the money.

I hope that would be the case, being the underdog going into this fight would motivate him more as to prove the boxing community that he still has it to defeat champions like Tim Tszyu but like what others have said that the long lay-off is very critical factor for this fight so with that, fans of Thurman would just hope that a lucky punch would land and Koed Tim.

I don't know, but for me it seems that Thurman mind is no longer in boxing. He had quit when he lost that fight to Manny. It might have taken a toll on him after that and that's why he is not very active, have fights against Barrios but it looks like a past prime Thurman already.

Well for those who love to go to the underdog it could be a good bet for Thurman. But Tim is very young and hungry and wanted not just to become interim champion as his target is Charlo. So he needs to get past Thurman first.

Seems like the Pacman defeat was the turning point of Thurman's career because he is not the same beast after that defeat plus those injury that he claimed that sidelined him for a long time and seems to me that he has bad management of his career because they are having difficulty in securing a fight with anyone.

I have read that after this fight, Tim would like to fight Crawford which is a tough one and don't if Crawford will take the bait.