Keith Thurman returns from a three-year hiatus and will face junior middleweight Brock Jarvis on March 12 at the Holden Pavilion in Sydney, Australia.

Fans think Thurman’s reason for getting off the couch after another long break That him The taste of Saudi money and Wants to be in the action while he still can.

Unreliable Thurman

The 36-year-old “One-Time” Thurman is still young in the boxing world, but his performance is very unreliable due to his fragile body. Even if he does get in the ring, when will you next see him? 3 years? Unlike other boxers, Thurman doesn’t live this life.

Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs) must win this fight against 27-year-old Jarvis (22-1, 20 KOs) to have a chance to be defeated by Turki Al-Sheikh ) grabs and fights with one of the players for his cards. While Thurman looked good in his last fight, defeating Mario Barrios in 2022 after a 2.5-year break, he likely won’t have a similar result this time around. He is no longer 33 years old.

“He (Thurman) hasn’t fought since 2022. I don’t know how serious he is. Keith has been a part-time boxer for the past six years (correction: eight years). One fight a year. One year without fighting. I don’t know what he’s trying to accomplish by coming back,” Oladipo said. dazeen boxing Keith Thurman returns after a three-year absence from the ring and will face Brock Jarvis on March 12 in Sydney, Australia.

“He’s a name, he’s a presence. He can go up against some of the up-and-comers. Keith probably looked at the 147th Division and thought, ‘It’s pretty thin. I can get in there and, all of a sudden, make some money during the Riyadh season and cause some damage.

“When Keith Thurman stopped fighting a few years ago, I lost interest in his stuff and I wanted him to keep fighting. I desperately wanted him to fight, but he just didn’t want to fight. I’m so excited about Keith Thurman Interest has disappeared for three or four years.”

Many years ago, everyone lost interest in Thurman when he was no longer a full-time boxer after his 12-round split decision victory over Danny Garcia on March 4, 2017. Thurman suffered an injury during that game, injuring his elbow. He spent a year and a half outside the ring after that, licking his wounds and doing nothing.

Thurman’s last 3 games

Mario Barrios: February 5, 2022
Manny Pacquiao: July 20, 2019
Joseto Lopez: January 26, 2019

Eyes on Saudi money?

“If you’re Keith Thurman and he hasn’t fought in a few years, he might be like, ‘You know what? Let’s go to a training camp and see how I feel. Let’s go.’ So. , if I were Keith, I could understand why he did it, but I just don’t know if it’s still there,” Ader said.

“Besides, it hasn’t been a fight in a few years, is it still there? I don’t know. I hope it’s because he’s exciting. He talks a lot, but let’s see if that’s there. I don’t know about Brock Jarvie “Whether Si will prove it or not, but let’s see. I’m going to assume he’s innocent, but let’s see,” Ade said.

Thurman apparently hopes Turki Sheikh will notice him and offer to pay him millions of dollars to play on some of his Riyadh season cards. Thurman, 36, is young compared to some of the fighters on Turki’s card. He is younger than Deontay Wilder and Terrence Crawford.

However, “one-shot” Thurman is very unreliable due to injury issues, and it would be a waste of time if he was used against Turki’s cards. If Keith can’t make it through training camp without injury, there’s no point in using him. I would be very surprised if Thurman is able to compete on March 12 against Brock Jarvis and doesn’t suffer an injury that causes the fight to be postponed or canceled.