Fundora vs. Thurman: Can "One Time" find the timing, or is the "Towering Inferno" just too much volume?

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Alright lads, we’re just a few days out from Fundora vs. Thurman this Saturday (March 28). I’ve been going back and forth on this one. On paper, it’s a total freak-show matchup—you’ve got the 6’6" Fundora against a natural welterweight in Thurman who hasn’t been the “busiest” fighter over the last few years.

We all know Fundora’s glitch: he’s a giant who loves to fight like a flyweight on the inside. My question for the forum is: Does Thurman still have the footwork to navigate that reach and the “old man strength” to catch Sebastian while he’s winging those uppercuts?

Thurman’s ring IQ is high, but at 37, I worry the “Towering Inferno” just has too much engine and too much output for a guy who’s been fighting sporadically. Is Keith’s timing enough to overcome that massive physical disadvantage, or are we looking at a passing of the torch?

Curious to hear if anyone thinks Thurman’s experience is being undervalued here.

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i expect keith to get stopped, unless he’s in survival mode

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This will be Thurman’s 7th fight in the last 10 years. That can’t be overlooked. I knew he was an inactive fighter, but didn’t know to what extent. Yeah, I agree with @TIC.

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Fundora has actually fought his gangly range in spots recently with focus on jab. Doesn’t just whip uppers from outside and knows distance-leverage close inside, mostly. Can see him having best of both worlds after a few brave bricks from Keef tbh. But this is going to be one-way Fundora traffic the longer it goes.

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Given that the most recent news I’ve heard on Thurman was the possibility of an inter-gender bout with Claressa Shields I’m not holding out for a one-time renaissance here.

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Fundora will stop Thurman. He is too young, tall and hungry for old man Keith.