When it comes to talking up a fight, there are few better than former welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs).
Thurman has a fight coming up on March 12 with young contender Brock Jarvis (22-1, 20 KOs) at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia. No Limit Boxing is hosting the event, and a decision on U.S. distribution is still awaiting. At their press conference ahead of the weigh-in ceremony, Thurman was “in his bag” as he threw heavy insults in the direction of Jarvis, who appeared slightly irritated. When it comes to pre-fight trash talk, few can hold a candle to Thurman, so the Aussies received a treat before the fight as Thurman is making his Australia debut.
Here are a few of the quotes from the presser.
“I could be 46 years old, I still whoop his ass, I could be 56 years old, I still whoop his ass at the end of the day. I came here to get back into the beautiful sport of boxing that I’ve loved that I’ve dedicated my whole life to since I was seven years old.
“He moves like a cardboard box on wheels, a fucking Tetris board in action. He’s square as fuck. The boys got no head movement, I’m a two-time world champion.
“I’ve seen this time and time and time again, I’m not trying to underestimate him. I’m trying to analyze the opponent that they happen to put in front of me. It’s not my fault that he’s square, that he just comes in and has no head movement.
“This fight for me is my comeback fight to re-establish myself in the beautiful sport of boxing, to let the fight fans see who is this old, 36 year old, Thurman. What can he do? We know what he’s done, what can he do?
“The world will see what Thurman brings to the table, and from there, you know, I’ll just be waiting for the next contract.
“If it happens to have Tim Tszyu’s name on the other side, I’ll be happy to sign it. I’ve already signed a contract against Tim Tszyu once. It was an unfortunate event. We didn’t get to make that, maybe this is the year.
Brock Jarvis
“The way this fight’s gonna go is Keith’s an old man now. He’s not the same as what he used to be. He thinks he’s the same, but he’s not.
“He’s coming off some big injuries and he’s gonna really struggle, get back in there. So I’m gonna hit him and I am gonna hurt him and it’s gonna be interesting to see how he reacts to it.
“I’m certainly ready, I was looking at him the other day. He doesn’t look ready to me at all.
“He looked like he was involved in a yoga class or something like that, I don’t know.
So I’m bringing the heat. I’m the one that’s going to bring the heat, I’m coming in for the knockout.
“I’m not going to miss, I’m going to hit him and I’m going to hurt him. So it’s going to be interesting, I don’t know how he’s going to react at his age anymore.
”I’m going to punch a hole in your head. That’s what’s going to happen.
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