Former unified welterweight champion American Keith Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs) believes that he will be offered a fight with one of the current holders of all division belts – compatriots Errol Spence (28-0, 22 KOs) or Terence Crawford (38- 0, 29 KOs) if they still do not agree on a face-to-face fight.
Thurman tellshow he came to this conclusion: “It is no secret that they are stuck in negotiations. And I don’t have a fight. Coincidence? I do not think so. They just keep me in the role scapegoat. And if not, where is my contract? They are waiting for something. I’m waiting for something. What are we all waiting for? Don’t know. There is only one option – they made me scapegoat. I’m not very rushing, I do not like to be spare. But I resigned myself and wait. But at least hint at whether it is worth my expectations?
Thurman agrees that “Spence vs. Crawford is a great fight. Man, we all want to see him. We all want an absolute to be defined in the division. This would be a historic moment. Even Floyd Mayweather has never been an absolute, although he ended his career with a record of 50-0. I don’t know who will win, but I must give him his due and take off his hat to him. Even I will do it, although I would rather meet him in the ring and punch him in the face. I would take the fight not only with the winner, but also with the loser. After all, it would still be a cool fight. And that’s exactly what Keith Thurman needs.”
The ex-champion is not the only one who is ready to come on as a substitute. Promoter Oscar De La Hoya offered his puncher if Crawford or Spence disrupted the fight. A few hours ago it became known that the battle for the absolute was practically agreed upon, there is even a date.
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