Thurman Defends Fundora Title Shot, Fans Aren’t Buying It

Keith Thurman Says It Was “Almost Right” That WBC Junior Middleweight Champion Sebastian Fundora Him a title Shot Because injury A year ago Allowed Him to the Fighted Him to Tim Tszyu.

How Fundo Benefited From Thurman’s Injury

Thurman (31-1, 23 kos) Had been Scheduled to the WBO 154-LB Champion Tszyu Until Suffering A Bicep Injury 12 Days Before the March 30, 2024, Fight. Fund (23-1-1, 15 Kos) Stepped in As The Replacement and Defeated Tszyu A 12-Round Split Decision.

“Because of Those Circumstances, It’s Almost Right to Give Keith Thurman The Fight, “ Said Thurman to Ysm Sports MediaArguing HE DEERVED THE FIGHTAGE A SEBASTIAN Fundora Because His injury A year ago Opened The Door for Him to Fight 154-LB Champion Tim Tim Tzyu to Dethhrone Him.

Thurman’s Long Layoffs

No, it’s not “Almost Right” That Thatur Thurman is Given a World Title Shot Against Fund. The Three-Year Break He Took From 2022 to March 2025 Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg. Before that, Thurman Had Been Inactive From 2019 to 2022.

That’s Another Three Years. He disserved to title Shot Against Tszyu in 2024 Because He coming off a Long Three-Year Layoff and A 12-Round Split Decision Defeat Against Manny Pacquiao on July 20, 2019.

Thurman’s Activity Since 2019

• Brock Jarvis: March 12, 2025
• Mario Barrios: February 5, 2022
• Manny Pacquiao: July 20, 2019

Fans Don’t Agree With The Idea Thurman LeapFrogging Over Contenders At 154 to Get a Title Shot In the Last Three Years 2022. Last March, ‘One Time’ Thurman Made a Comeback, Defeating The Lower-Level Fighter Brock Jarvis by a Third-round knockout.

“I Feel Not Only Right, Because This Will Elevate Him (Fundora) in His Career, and Has The Potential to Elevate My Career. It is a Great Fight, Period,” said Thurman.

For Thurman to Get a World Title Shot That Victory And A Three-Year Layoff Is Being Manny Pacquiao Is Being Given Back-Back World Shots After a Four-Year Layoff.

Fans Question Boxing’s Broken Merit System

Those Two Are Examples Of The Merit System Bocking Broken, Allowing Them to Get World Title Shots That That Haven’t Earned.

Why Fundo Should’ve Faced A Top Contender

If The Sport Were Regulated, Thurman, 37, Would Have to Defeat Top Contenders Like Jaron Ennis, Erickon Lubin, Brandon Adames, and Israil Madrimov to Fight for A World title. As Old and Ring-Ring-Rusty As Keith Loked Jarvis, He Wouldn’t Make It Those Any Those Fighters Without Weeded Out.