Keith Thurman vs. Luis Collazo full video-Complete weigh in + face off video

[Fibroso]

Keith Thurman vs. Luis Collazo full video-Complete weigh in + face off video


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNON2vvDDPU

[Highwayman]

Was just looking for this should be a good fight to close to call.

[Fibroso]

Thurman is not invisible, Collaso was kicking his butt when something rare happened.
To me someone told another to stop the fight, Thurman had to win. Then he shouted to the sky PBF,
like all the others.
It was on espn channel 140, 9424 HD.

[Highwayman]

Thurman is not invisible, Collaso was kicking his butt when something rare happened.
To me someone told another to stop the fight, Thurman had to win. Then he shouted to the sky PBF,
like all the others.
It was on espn channel 140, 9424 HD.

Yeah something fishy going on it looked like Thurman got his ribs broken on the right side dont think he
could have gone the distance that cut was nothing on Collaso??Yup even 6' 3" Nelson was calling out
Moneybags with a smile!

[rudee]

Collaso just plain quit! eye looked fine, just a cut... made me think of Chacon
and old Basilio, Marciano.... this guy just quit and picked up his check..
Not good for ESPN... I just turned it off and put on the Dodgers.
But they were just as bad!

[Fibroso]

Collaso just plain quit! eye looked fine, just a cut... made me think of Chacon
and old Basilio, Marciano.... this guy just quit and picked up his check..
Not good for ESPN... I just turned it off and put on the Dodgers.
But they were just as bad!
I think they made him quit, as i said before an oder was executed to stop the fight.
Money was made and Thurman just could not be dethroned.

[Fibroso]

Keith Thurman wins, fails to shine

Brian Campbell


There will come a day when unbeaten welterweight titlist Keith Thurman just might live up to the hype as one of the leading candidates to be the sport's "next big thing."
That day, however, wasn't on Saturday at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida.
Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) overcame a game effort from veteran Luis Collazo to bloody the former titlist, forcing him to quit on his stool at the start of Round 8 with a bad cut on his right eye. But despite the platform of headlining the first Premier Boxing Champions card on ESPN, Thurman's final grade was inconclusive.

punch stats

Punches

Thurman
Collazo


Landed
119
76


Thrown
348

244



Percent

34%
31%



-- Courtesy of CompuBox


The native of nearby Clearwater, Florida, has looked good in each step of his progression, showcasing a well-rounded skill set to match his booming power and bombastic personality. Against Collazo, he added toughness to his resume after being visibly hurt to the body in Round 5.

But Thurman failed to secure the greatest prize available to him on Saturday: Making an unequivocal statement regarding his candidacy for Floyd Mayweather's 49th and -- possibly -- final fight of his career September 12.
"I'm a young, strong champion, Floyd. Come get it," Thurman said after the fight. "I'm undefeated like you baby. Come take my 'O' baby! Come take my 'O'!"
While Thurman's post-fight speech was predictably bold, his in-ring performance didn't supply his words with enough ammunition to make his calling out of Mayweather feel like anything other than a desperate plea.
Thurman didn't necessarily take a step back with his victory over Collazo. He overcame hurdles by mixing boxing with aggressive punching to please a raucous home crowd. But the matchmaking simply didn't allow him the luxury to do anything but shine, creating a showcase fight atmosphere that put all the pressure on Thurman to deliver a KO or bust.
Despite Thurman being vocal about wanting Mayweather -- or any big-name welterweight -- for nearly two years, it's the slow pace of his matchmaking that has been the biggest impediment to his chances.

The Collazo fight was, at best, a lateral move for Thurman coming off his March victory over Robert Guerrero in his highest profile bout to date. This was after a forgettable 2014 in which Thurman, with low-profile wins over Julio Diaz and Leonard Bundu, failed to capitalize on a chance to truly build his brand.
While Thurman has done his part to look impressive against a mix of faded or fringe contenders, we still don't have a grip on exactly how good he really is, making him a high-risk, low-reward proposition for Mayweather.
The blame here doesn't fall squarely on Thurman, who may have all of the qualities to be an attractive opponent for Mayweather on paper due to his size and power alone, yet likely still wouldn't have gotten the call considering Floyd has publicly floated the likes of Andre Berto and Karim Mayfield as prospective dance partners.
Still, Thurman missed an opportunity on Saturday to put real pressure on Mayweather and force him to outright avoid him. He also missed a chance as the unofficial face of the PBC (headlining his second network launch) to look anything more than human.
Thurman may one day grab the mantle as the new king of boxing's glamour division in the post Mayweather/Manny Pacquiao era, but it doesn't appear he has yet earned the right to see that handoff take place inside the ring.