Thurman defends the Fundora title shot, supporters don’t buy it

Keith Thurman says it was “Almost right” That WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora gave him a title shot because his injury fought a year ago for which he was scheduled against Tim Tszyu.

How Fundora benefited from Thurman’s injury

Thurman (31-1, 23 COs) was scheduled to challenge WBO 154-pound champion Tszyu until he sustained a Bicep injury 12 days before the battle on March 30, 2024. Fundora (23-1-1, 15 coes) entered the substitute and defeated Tszyu by a 12-round decision.

‘Because of these circumstances, It’s almost right to give Keith Thurman the fight, ” says Thurman to IceM Sports MediaWith the argument that he earned the fight against Sebastian Fundora because his injury opened the door for him a year ago to fight WBO champion Tim Tszy’s 154-pound champion to dethrone him.

Thurman’s long discharge

No, it’s not ‘almost right’ that Thurman gets a world title against Fundora. The three -year interruption he took from 2022 to March 2025 is just the tip of the iceberg. For that, Thurman was inactive from 2019 to 2022.

It’s been three years. He did not earn a title against Tszyu in 2024 because on July 20, 2019, he came a split decision against Manny Pacquiao on July 20, 2019.

Thurman’s activity since 2019

• Brock Jarvis: March 12, 2025
• Mario Barrios: 5 February 2022
• Manny Pacquiao: July 20, 2019

Fans do not agree with the idea of Thurman jumps over contenders at 154 to get a title shot after fighting only once in the last three years since 2022. In March, ‘One Time’ Thurman made a return and defeated lower-level fighter Brock Jarvis with a third round.

“Not only does I feel right because it will increase him (fundora) in his career and have the potential to raise me in my career. It’s a big struggle,” Thurman says.

For Thurman to get a world title after the win and a three-year disaster is similar to how Manny Pacquiao gets a back-to-back world title shots after a four-year discharge.

Fans ask Boxing’s broken merit system

These two are examples of the merit system of breaking box, which allows them to find world titled photos they didn’t earn.

Why Fundora should have a top contender

If the sport is regulated, Thurman, 37, will have to defeat the top contenders such as Jaron Ennis, Erickson Lubin, Brandon Adames and Israil Madrimov to fight for a world title. As old and Ring Rusty as Keith looked against Jarvis, he would not reach it through one of the fighters without getting weeds out.