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Pacquiao vs Thurman in WBA Welterweight Unification July 20 on FOX PPV


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Filipino icon eight-division world champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao (61-7-2, 39 KO's) will most likely wage his next exciting world title battle in the U.S. against unbeaten American WBA Welterweight "Super Champion" Keith "One Time" Thurman (29-0, 22 KO's) in a blockbuster FOX PPV event set for July 20, according to several boxing reports in U.S sports media.

The thrilling rumble will unify the WBA welterweight division as Pacman fans around the world can't wait to see their future hall-of-famer idol back in action.

The fighting senator's fight against Thurman comes after a snoozer unanimous decision win over Adrien Broner (33-4-1, 24 KO's) last January in Las Vegas, and now aims to thrill his tons of followers with a spectacular victory over the undefeated Thurman.

Will the great Pacquiao be able to do it, same as he did to the now-retired Lucas Matthysse (39-5, 26 KO's) last July in Malaysia?


Pacquiao celebrates after his win over Broner in Las Vegas last January.

An awesome, spectacular win by Manny Pacquiao over Thurman might spark genuine interest in a super blockbuster rematch against "TBE" Floyd Mayweather Jr. (50-0, 27 KO's), or unification battles against unbeaten P4P-listers welterweight champions Errol Spence Jr. (25-0, 21 KO's) or Terence Crawford (35-0, 26 KO's).

Time will tell. But first, the Pacman has to deal with Thurman. And deal well. And that might not be easy. A defensive mistake against a really excellent fighter as Thurman would be disastrous.

Meanwhile, Thurman, 30, comes into the most lucrative fight of his boxing career from a majority decision victory over "The Riverside Rocky" Josesito Lopez (36-8, 19 KO's), also last January, a battle that marked Keith's return to fighting action after undergoing surgery to his troubled right arm.

With his elbow problems gone, boxing fans now just expect and hope that Thurman's fight performance against the fit, strong and still super-fast Pacman will be a thrilling action war that might not go the distance.

Hopefully so.

So let's wait for July 20 to find out.


The author Carlos Costa is a Panama boxing reporter living permanently in the Philippines. Carlos can be reached at carlos512@hotmail.com and whatsapp/viber/wechat: +639184538152.


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