By: Sean Crose
Former world welterweight titlist Keith Thurman has determined to return to the ring. After being away from the scene for 3 years, the 36 yr previous fighter, who has amassed a 30-1 file, will slip in between the ropes on March twelfth to face Brock Jarvis in Jarvis’s native Australia. The choice to return comes as one thing of a shock because it was assumed Thurman was lastly completed with boxing. Thurman final noticed motion in February of 2022, when he defeated Mario Barrios by unanimous resolution. Make no mistake, it’s been some time for the fighter often called “One Time.”
Thurman was rightly thought of one of many prime fighters within the welterweight division for years. Notables resembling Robert Guerrero, Shawn Porter, Danny Garcia, and others all fell sufferer to the onerous hitting and expert Floridian. Thurman’s sole loss got here courtesy of a cut up resolution choose’s ruling in favor of Manny Pacquiao, who had arguably placed on his final nice efficiency that night in July of 2019. Thurman didn’t appear eager on combating Errol Spence for some time, and a hoped for battle in opposition to Terence Crawford by no means got here to fruition. Now, nonetheless, Thurman needs again in motion.
There’s little doubt the battle with the 22-1 Jarvis will usher in a number of consideration. A variety of Thurman’s enchantment has come from his distinctive, left of middle persona (not {many professional} fighters are recognized to play woodwinds), and his eager perception into the battle sport (he’s a superb ringside commentator). In different phrases, Thurman brings a colourful presence in addition to a powerful skilled resume to pre battle hype. The query now could be whether or not or not he can return to being the identical excessive profile fighter he was recognized to be. Thurman has, in any case, spent a very long time out of the ring.
In fact, Thurman was truly going to face widespread Aussie powerhouse Tim Tszyu a while in the past, however an harm saved the battle from taking place. Certainly, accidents have plagued Thurman all through his profession. Upon studying of the Thurman-Jarvis battle this March, one longtime Thurman supporter merely stated an harm would maintain the bout from taking place. But ought to the battle go down – and will Thurman win, as anticipated – a battle with Tszyu is alleged by ESPN to be on the horizon. It may very well be an attention-grabbing pairing, as each males need to get their as soon as purple scorching careers again on observe.
