Manny Pacquiao is once again a boxing world champion. On Saturday he beat Keith Thurman by split-decision and won the WBA (Super) welterweight championship. It was a close fight as the 40-year-old dropped Thurman in the first, and the two had an entert…
Manny Pacquiao is once again a boxing world champion. On Saturday he beat Keith Thurman by split-decision and won the WBA (Super) welterweight championship. It was a close fight as the 40-year-old dropped Thurman in the first, and the two had an entertaining fight, but it was the Philipino who got his hand raised and […]
Headlining the FOX Premier Boxing Champions pay-per-view (PPV) tonight (Sat. July 20, 2019) was a WBA welterweight championship bout between Keith Thurmann and Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao was getting pressured by Thurman early on, and “One Time” was bringing the heat. However, “Pac Man” connected late and dropped Thurman to steal the round. Over the course […]
Headlining the FOX Premier Boxing Champions pay-per-view (PPV) tonight (Sat. July 20, 2019) was a WBA welterweight championship bout between Keith Thurmann and Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao was getting pressured by Thurman early on, and “One Time” was bringing the heat. However, “Pac Man” connected late and dropped Thurman to steal the round. Over the course of the fight, Pacquiao was the aggressor. Thurman held his own and landed some hard shots, getting in some blitzes as well that forced Pacquiao to stay against the ropes.
However, Pacquiao landed the bigger punches, was more aggressive, and was the overall better boxer throughout the night. The fight went all 12 rounds and was determined on the judges’ scorecards. The final results read 114-113 in favor of Thurman, and 115-112 and 115-112, in favor of Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao is now the new WBA welterweight champion of the world.
At 40-years-old, Pacquiao has handed the 30-year-old Thurman the first defeat of his professional boxing career.
LowKickMMA’s boxing coverage of this weekend’s events continues. Tonight (Sat. July 20, 2019) Premier Boxing Champions will put on a great card from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event of the night, WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman puts his gold on the line against the legendary Manny Pacquiao. Also, Yordenis […]
LowKickMMA’s boxing coverage of this weekend’s events continues. Tonight (Sat. July 20, 2019) Premier Boxing Champions will put on a great card from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In the main event of the night, WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman puts his gold on the line against the legendary Manny Pacquiao. Also, Yordenis Ugas takes on Omar Figueroa Jr. in a WBC welterweight eliminator. IBF super-middleweight champion Caleb Plant is scheduled to defend his title as well. He takes on Mike Lee.
Check out LowKickMMA’s coverage of Keith Thurman vs. Manny Pacquiao below:
WBA Welterweight Championship: (C) Keith Thurman vs. Manny Pacquiao
WBC welterweight eliminator: Yordenis Ugas vs. Omar Figueroa Jr.
Welterweight: Sergey Lipinets vs. Jayar Inson
Bantamweight: Luis Nery vs. Juan Carlos Payano
IBF super-middleweight championship: Caleb Plant vs. Mike Lee
Heavyweight: Efe Ajagba vs. Ali Eren Demirezen
Lightweight: Austin Dulay vs. Justin Pauldo
Welterweight: Abel Ramos vs. Jimmy Williams
Flyweight: Genisis Libranza vs. Carlos Maldonado
Welterweight: Jayar Inson vs. Mahonri Montes
Welterweight: Emmanuel Medina vs. Peter Dobson
Featherweight: John Leo Dato vs. Juan Antonio Lopez
**LowKickMMA’s coverage of Keith Thurman vs. Manny Pacquiao begins at 7 p.m. ET/Keep refreshing for live results**
WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman called out boxing legend Floyd Mayweather for ducking him years ago. Thurman defends his title against another legend in Manny Pacquiao this weekend in one of the biggest boxing fights of the year. There’s been talk that with a win over Thurman, Pacquiao could set up a lucrative rematch with […]
WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman called out boxing legend Floyd Mayweather for ducking him years ago.
Thurman defends his title against another legend in Manny Pacquiao this weekend in one of the biggest boxing fights of the year. There’s been talk that with a win over Thurman, Pacquiao could set up a lucrative rematch with Mayweather afterwards.
Thurman Says Mayweather Didn’t Want Real Fight
When asked what his thoughts on that were, Thurman questioned why “Money” doesn’t choose to face him instead:
“I think what I’ve always thought — why not me, Floyd?” Thurman said on TMZ. “Why not me? You never wanted to fight me? Come on now. I was right there, right underneath you. For years. I was the #1 contender of the WBA and then they made you super champion so that our names didn’t have to be in the same sentence together. Because a super champion does not have to fight a regular champion. I don’t have to fight Manny Pacquiao. There is no mandatories for a super champion. And the only super champion before me was Floyd Mayweather.
“Obviously, Floyd fights for the money. The money team. It ain’t hard to figure people out. I don’t have to sit down and have a conversation. We don’t have to go to the club together. At the end of the day, I get the man. He about making that paper, man. But if he wanted a real fight, he would have saw me years ago.”
It’s not the first time Thurman referenced Mayweather ducking someone. When asked last year why he wasn’t facing Errol Spence Jr., “One Time” said that fight would eventually happen, adding that he wasn’t Mayweather. The implication being Mayweather chooses the right time to face his opponents instead of during their prime.
Pacquiao vs. Thurman takes place July 20 at the Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Unbeaten welterweight world champion Keith Thurman faces eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao this Saturday Night from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The PBC on Fox pay-per-view event pits Thurman against the legendary Pacquiao in a match t…
Unbeaten welterweight world champion Keith Thurman faces eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao this Saturday Night from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The PBC on Fox pay-per-view event pits Thurman against the legendary Pacquiao in a match that could cement Thurman’s legacy in the sport and the two had their final press conference Wednesday. […]
UFC President Dana White has long hinted at a foray into boxing. There were precious little concrete plans to go off in that regard for quite some time. Yet some interesting developments have recently come to light. First, there was the announcement th…
UFC President Dana White has long hinted at a foray into boxing. There were precious little concrete plans to go off in that regard for quite some time. Yet some interesting developments have recently come to light. First, there was the announcement that UFC ownership was looking into purchasing Al Haymon’s PBC boxing stable. Their […]