I feel you breh. I'm not one of these nikkas that hate Manny and shyt on or question every accolade he's received in the sport.
Dude still dangerous as fukk, but I feel like Thurman is all wrong for him at this stage. Its only looked at as a close fight because of Keith's recent inactivity, but make no mistake about it, he's a tougher match up then girl scout punching Bradley, headbutting ass Horn, or average ass Vargas.
Even though Bradley was an A minus level fighter when he fought Pac, but besides some non boxing ass judges that can't score a fight, he really never went into the Pac fight with any type of weapon.
1. Timmy can't throw consistent hard punches due to improper technique. That wild flailing won't get Pac respect. shyt got him countered a bunch of times. Out of 3x fights he legit has only landed a couple of good times that caught Manny attention.
2. He was athletic and can move, but Pac was even more athletic and moves even better.
As far as matching up with Manny....Thurman>>Bradley
Bradley might have a better chin, but he got hurt and rocked and dropped anyways. He needed that chin because he ain't have nothing else for Manny.
I can't be a real Florida nikka and not pick Thurman, but if Pac were to win (which is possible) I wouldn't be upset if its a good fight without judging or ref fukkery. Boxing needs a successful big fight to pull through. This should be the one.
I know people who already rank Pac ahead of Floyd all time. (Mostly cuz of the multiple division titles) If Pac were to beat Thurman (by Ko or clear as fukk) that legacy getting a big boost.
