Last Saturday night in Brooklyn, we saw the return of WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman after 22 months away from the ring. The 30-year-old Thurman was out dealing with injuries(elbow, hand). While Thurman was able to get by Josesito Lopez by majority decision, he was not very sharp, and quite possibly a couple of punches away from getting stopped by Lopez in the 7th-round.
However, Thurman survived, and now he moves on. What’s next for Thurman? He did talk about the possibility of fighting Manny Pacquiao, or even the winner of Shawn Porter-Yordenis Ugas, who will battle for Porter’s WBC welterweight title in March.
According to Showtime boxing analyst Paulie Malignaggi, Thurman should possibly fight another tune-up before going after the big boys at 147.
“Probably, another tune-up would work better for him,” Malignaggi said.
Listen to complete interview with Malignaggi.
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