In recent years the welterweight division has been one of the hottest weight classes in the sport, due to the amount of talent residing in it. Floyd Mayweather Jr. currently reigns the division, but there are always new challenger arising and looking to take the welterweight crown. Keith ?One Time? Thurman is one of the fastest rising contenders at 147lbs, holding an undefeated record of 23-0 with 21 KO?s. Thurman?s fan friendly style has gained him more popularity in the past two years.
In part 2 of my interview with Keith Thurman, he speaks about what he believes is the blueprint to defeat Floyd Mayweather. Keith also discusses the current Top Rank-Golden Boy stand off and which fighter from the Top Rank stable he would most like to fight. Aside from that, ?One Time? talks about a potential Mayweather-Pacquiao match, and if he feels now is the best time for the fight to take place. Here is what Keith Thurman had to say.
Jenna J: Do you think there is a blueprint to beat Floyd Mayweather or is he just a tough style no matter what game plan you try?
Keith Thurman Jr: There?s only one real blueprint in boxing. People can say what they wanna say but the real blueprint is to hit and not get hit and it doesn?t matter how you do it. If you outwork the guy, you throw six every time he throws two, smother his punches.
Maidana outworked Mayweather but it was sloppy, it wasn?t clean all the time and then once when Mayweather was popping off his shots, they were the cleaner, crisper shots ? all those rounds went to Mayweather. You?ve gotta be able to hit him and not let him counter you the way people are used to seeing him counter.
