Thurman Wants The Spence Fight – ‘You Fought Everybody But Me’
Keith Thurman is targeting a fight with Errol Spence Jr., provided that he wins against Brock Jarvis.
Thurman boxes at junior middleweight as he faces Jarvis on March 12 in Sydney, Australia. One Time is looking to make a return to the top of the sport following his last fight in 2022, where he secured a unanimous decision victory against Mario Barrios. Although Thurman only has one defeat on his resume against Manny Pacquiao in 2019, he has only boxed once since that Pacman loss. He suffered various injuries which have impacted his ability to get into the ring. This was summed up in 2024 when he was scheduled to fight Tim Tszyu.
That would have been for the WBO Junior Middleweight Belt, giving Thurman an opportunity to become a two-weight world champion. Thurman is the former Unified Welterweight Champion, meaning that it would have bolstered his resume. But he suffered a bicep injury, as Tszyu ultimately faced Sebastian Fundora, who won to secure the WBC and WBO Junior Middleweight Titles. Thurman has been linked with the Tim fight, provided that he beats Jarvis.
However, he has now downplayed the significance of that bout as he targets Spence. Thurman revealed that he had signed a deal to fight Spence before The Truth decided to go ahead with the Terence Crawford fight. That was understandable since Spence was chasing history by becoming the first Undisputed Welterweight Champion of the four-belt era. He was ultimately knocked out by Crawford, as Spence has not been in the ring since that 2023 defeat. Spence has consistently been linked with the Fundora fight, but it was to no avail. Thurman is now ready to step in if Spence is game, as he was looking past a fight with Tszyu.
Thurman On Spence
“I don’t know why. It’s a fight that should have been happened. We’ve been under the same management team a long time. So, if I didn’t have the belt, he didn’t have to chase my name no more and he could let me go off to the side. The fight with Fundora fell out [for Thurman]. I really don’t need the Tim Tszyu fight. I just think it’s a decent fight if I’m going to stay active and busy. If Tim Tszyu doesn’t win in his comeback fight [against Joey Spencer on April 6th] and he has three losses in a row, I don’t know how much excitement I can milk out of that cow.
“I would love to negotiate as soon as I’m back in the States for the Spence fight in Dallas, in Vegas, wherever. I’ll easily negotiate that fight right after this initial comeback fight. So, if we can make that happen, let’s make it happen. I would love the match-up. I’ve always been interested in sharing the ring with a great champion like Errol Spence. The truth is, you fought everybody but you ain’t fight me. That’s the truth,” Thurman said
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