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Brock Jarvis says he is concerned about Keith Thurman, 36, showing up for his fight on March 12 due to his injury issues. Jarvis (22-1, 20 KOs) notes that Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs) hasn’t fought in three years and pulled out of his fight last year with an “old man’s injury” for his scheduled return against Tim Tszyu.
Age and injury
Thurman has been plagued by constant injuries since 2017, and no one knows if his tired, frail and aging body will be able to endure a grueling training camp to fight young lion Jarvis on March 12.
Thurman-Jarvis will headline a 12-round contest at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia. This is an important fight for Thurman because he has already planned big things for himself in 2025 and 2026, and he hopes to use the 27-year-old Jarvis (22-1, 20 KOs) as a springboard to the big money. fight against the stars.
Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs) hasn’t fought since his 12-round unanimous decision victory over Mario Barrios on Feb. 5, 2022. That was a long, long time ago, and Thurman physically doesn’t look like his still-young self. , lively fighter that he was then. Like anyone who’s been sitting on their couch watching TV and reading books for three years, Thurman might be a shadow of himself: fodder for Jarvis.
As we saw with Sugar Ray Leonard when he came out of a six-year long hiatus to face Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho, Thurman could be about to lose.
Keith Thurman: “At 36 years old I still have a passion for sports. I have been world champion twice. I love sport. “I have fans all over the world and this gives me the opportunity to get back to the sport of boxing, which I love,” Keith Thurman told Fox Sports Australiatalking about his March 12 return against Brock Jarvis.
“It allows me to travel overseas so the fans can see me show off my skills and talent in Australia to show you guys the mistake of thinking that you are going to fight Keith Thurman and that it will be an easy fight.
“You have to understand that he (Brock Jarvis) has not been a champion. You have to understand that Keith Thurman has not only been a champion, but I beat a champion and educated the last champion, Mario Barrios (in 2022). So, it’s hard to impress me, but what I saw was a very animated fighter.
“I saw a guy who is going to fight. He is a connoisseur; He will come and bring powerful blows to the table. I was notorious when I was growing up, I was a powerful puncher. This allows me to return to my roots. Of course, my feet are always under me. I have a smart ring IQ that I can always contribute.
“As the promoter says. You know there will be some firecrackers from the US and Australia on March 12, and life in action on March 12. I’m looking forward to it. “This young man in his prime at 27 years old, and the fact that he’s not Mexican, but he has to have some cajoros to keep up with me,” Thurman said.
Brock Jarvis: “He said there that he is a powerful puncher, but I know he hasn’t achieved a knockout in 10 years. He hasn’t fought in three years. That’s a long time at his age. For him to say that, last year he had a fight scheduled (Tim Tszyu) and he pulled out because of an old man injury, a torn bicep. So I’m a little worried that it won’t even show up. “I’ll feel a little better when he gets here and hits Australian soil.”
