Brock Jarvis says he’ll hit and hurt “the old man,” Keith Thurman on March twelfth of their 10-round fight at junior middleweight on the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia.
The previous WBC and WBA welterweight champion Thurman (28-1, 22 KOs) looks all of 36, coming off a three-year layoff after coping with injuries and fights falling apart on him. ‘One Time’ says he would beat Jarvis (22-1, 20 Kos) even when he were 56, and he feels it’s going to be a cakewalk.
“Old Man”
Jarvis, 27, states that Thurman isn’t the fighter he “was”, and the injuries, advancing age, and inactivity will probably be an excessive amount of for him. Age hasn’t been kind to Keith. His hair has gone thin, and he doesn’t have the identical spry look that he had the last time he fought.
Keith hasn’t fought since his win over Mario Barrios in 2022, and he’d been out of the ring three years before that after getting a pleasant payday against Manny Pacquiao in 2019.
He likes to read and practice yoga. Those activities have a way of keeping a fighter out of the ring. Some fans imagine that Thurman is just coming back to replenish his checking account with good Australian money for the Jarvis and Tim Tszyu fights.
Dangerous Tune-up
If ‘One Time’ is victorious against Jarvis, he’ll face former WBO 154-lb champion Tszyu next. In other words, Jarvis is the tuneup, and a dangerous one. He’s got excellent power in his right hand, and the youth advantage.
“The best way this fight goes to go. Keith is an old man now. He’s not the identical as he was. He thinks he’s the identical but he’s not,” said Brock Jarvis at today’s press conference for his fight against Keith Thurman on March twelfth in Sydney, Australia. “He’s coming off some injuries, and he’s going to actually struggle to get back in there.
Then 40-year-old Pacquiao dropped Thurman and hurt him to the body of their fight. That wasn’t the primary time Keith was hurt to the breadbasket during his profession. Jarvis is clearly going to focus on that weak area
KO Aim
“I’m going to hit him, and I’m going to harm him. It’s going to be interesting to see how he reacts to it.”
“He’s never seen nothing like this. I may very well be 46-years-old and I still whoop his a**. I may very well be 56-years-old and I still whoop his a**,” said Thurman. “I got here back to get in the game of boxing that I like. They wonder why I’m still here but after I bring that hot fire, you’re going to know what it’s all about, man.”
“I checked out him the opposite day and he didn’t look ready in any respect. He looked like he was involved in a yoga class,” said Jarvis. “I’m the one bringing the warmth. I’m coming for the knockout. I’m not going to miss. I’m going to hit him and I’m going to harm him. It’s going to be interesting. I don’t know the way he’s going to react at his age anymore.”
Last Updated on 03/10/2025
