[Boxing]: Thurman vs Barrios - Feb 5

[Baofeng]

https://www.premierboxingchampions.com/news/keith-thurman-mario-barrios-collide-feb-5-blockbuster

So we are now going to see the come backing Keith "One Time" Thurman against Danilo Barrios on Feb 5. Both of them coming from a lost, Thurman to Pacquiao and Barrios to Tank Davis.

I think this is a cherry pick fight for Thurman though, it's a long layoff and he could experience a ring rust. But Barrios is coming up in weight in the 147 lbs and it will not be an easy move up. I'm seeing Thurman maybe scoring a knock out win in the later rounds maybe 11 or less.

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[Yaunfitda]

So after Barrios gets KO by Tank Davis, he decided to go up to the welterweight where in there's a lot of big puncher? The only reason I can think of is that he really is too big for 140 lbs and there's no way he can make that weight in his next fight.

For Thurman, it's been a long layoff away from boxing, but yes, probably this is a cherry pick fight for his comeback. Because admit it or not, Barrios can't take his punches so Thurman has all the advantages in this fight.

[Yamifoud]

His last fight is against Pacquiao and he lost, this time, I think he can win since Barrios has already passed his prime. I'm hoping that this is a big preparation fight for Thurman vs Crawford because we already have Ugas vs Spence Jr.

Great news for the boxing community.

[AicecreaME]

Thurman being a cocky boxer who always underestimating his opponents is a reason that he is very prone to losing all of the time no matter how much training he had for an upcoming fight, just like what happened to his fight with Manny Pacquiao. I would bet for Barrios because he is more calm and focus when he is fighting, no throwing any attitude while fighting, just pure sportsmanship.

[Bttzed03]

~ I'm hoping that this is a big preparation fight for Thurman vs Crawford because we already have Ugas vs Spence Jr.

If Crawford - Spence Jr. won't be set after the Ugas fight, then Thurman will be a good match up for him.

Thurman wasn't really that bad against Pacman when they fought and I guess that's something he could build on moving forward. Hopefully, he wins dominantly and convince promoters to give him a bigger fight.

[Jating]

~ I'm hoping that this is a big preparation fight for Thurman vs Crawford because we already have Ugas vs Spence Jr.

If Crawford - Spence Jr. won't be set after the Ugas fight, then Thurman will be a good match up for him.

Thurman wasn't really that bad against Pacman when they fought and I guess that's something he could build on moving forward. Hopefully, he wins dominantly and convince promoters to give him a bigger fight.

I hoping that Thurman will win here by a KO. I think even if he has not been in the boxing ring, he still have that power in this division. And that is true also, he is doing good in the Pacman fight, until he was caught in the body and that really slows him down.

You can see Pacman's face after the fight, he was hit many times by Thurman and maybe Keith soften up Pacman and Ugas really did the final nail for Pacman's greatness.

But if Thurman wins, then he can either get Spence or Crawford next.

[bitzizzix]

https://www.premierboxingchampions.com/news/keith-thurman-mario-barrios-collide-feb-5-blockbuster

So we are now going to see the come backing Keith "One Time" Thurman against Danilo Barrios on Feb 5. Both of them coming from a lost, Thurman to Pacquiao and Barrios to Tank Davis.

I think this is a cherry pick fight for Thurman though, it's a long layoff and he could experience a ring rust. But Barrios is coming up in weight in the 147 lbs and it will not be an easy move up. I'm seeing Thurman maybe scoring a knock out win in the later rounds maybe 11 or less.

Thurman and Barrios both accepted defeat in their last fight, Barrios lost by TKO in the 11th round to Davis and Thurman lost to Manny Pacquiao.
Even though Thurman hasn't fought in a long time, it looks like he's going to be the favorite and it's going to be an interesting fight as both of them will do whatever it takes to win.
Thurman (29-1-22 KOs) and Barrios (26-1-17 KOs)

[PX-Z]

If I'm thurman I will not miss this oppurtunity to claim what he has before, train what he have to and focus on this only fight. He has power and a pro attitude that's why I like him, he's just becomes unfortunate after lossing to Pacman.

After winning this fight or two will probably give him opportunity to fight again on championships on the welterweight division.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

If I'm thurman I will not miss this oppurtunity to claim what he has before, train what he have to and focus on this only fight. He has power and a pro attitude that's why I like him, he's just becomes unfortunate after lossing to Pacman.

After winning this fight or two will probably give him opportunity to fight again on championships on the welterweight division.

If he keeps active after this fight, and assuming he wins, then maybe he will fight for the belt again. But maybe if he wins here and then go into his other job of being a boxer analyst and commentator, then it might take time again for him to fight.

And only 2 names pop up here, Crawford and Spence jr that he needs to set his mind as his next fight.

[dothebeats]

Thurman carried himself quite well on his bout against Pacquiao, and if he learned anything from that match-up, he will definitely be able to use that against Barrios. Then again, he has been on the quiet side for quite some time, and he'd be having a hard time regaining his strength in the ring. Meanwhile Barrios is still a decent boxer with good jabs and spacing on the ring. He could nail this one if he got his timing right.

[Johnyz]

Still have a plenty of time to prepare so even if there's a long lay off with Thurman, I believe he can still catch up. Barrios also loss on his last fight, which makes him decide to take another step to move forward, maybe this is the right move for him but he must do everything to meet the weight target, or else this fight will not push through. Anyway, if is settled already, I'll go for Thurman on this one I'm sure he is so eager to bounce back.

[samcrypto]

If I'm thurman I will not miss this oppurtunity to claim what he has before, train what he have to and focus on this only fight. He has power and a pro attitude that's why I like him, he's just becomes unfortunate after lossing to Pacman.

After winning this fight or two will probably give him opportunity to fight again on championships on the welterweight division.

This can be a good match for Thurman to prove his worth again and of course, losing is very normal and what matters here is that, how you bounce back from that fall and become stronger that before. He must do everything on this match if he wants to get back on championships level again, Barrios is not an easy opponent, both of them have to meet the criteria first so we can have this match, better for them to start training now.

[GreatArkansas]

Here's a quick recap of records for these boxers. As you can see, their records for their careers are extremely close, Kieth Thurman is only ahead of 3 wins, both of them got 1 loss.
But the height and reach, Mario Barrios got the advantage which for me this is the significant advantage for him even the record or experience is got by Kieth Thurman.

I'm looking forward for the fair odds for this fight, I'm betting for Mario Barrios this time.

[mirakal]

Thurman is a champion, it's just that he lose against Manny in a split decision, but he is coming back because he aims to be a champion again. In order to do that, he hs to fight the champions in his division and they are Spence, Ugas, and Crawford. I heard that they are cooking a big fight for Thurman, probably that would happen after this fight and it's expected that Thurman will win the fight.

[electronicash]

So after Barrios gets KO by Tank Davis, he decided to go up to the welterweight where in there's a lot of big puncher? The only reason I can think of is that he really is too big for 140 lbs and there's no way he can make that weight in his next fight.

For Thurman, it's been a long layoff away from boxing, but yes, probably this is a cherry pick fight for his comeback. Because admit it or not, Barrios can't take his punches so Thurman has all the advantages in this fight.

it could be an easy fight for Thurman he is already confident in such weight class even the long beauty rest. maybe moving to welterweight can be a good opportunity for Barrios too, he is still younger than those top boxers in this division such as Ugas and Spence, maybe he can beat these guys too aiming for Crawford.

beating the guys who are not in thier prime is a good strategy. Spence is just 30 though.

[AmoreJaz]

Thurman is a champion, it's just that he lose against Manny in a split decision, but he is coming back because he aims to be a champion again. In order to do that, he hs to fight the champions in his division and they are Spence, Ugas, and Crawford. I heard that they are cooking a big fight for Thurman, probably that would happen after this fight and it's expected that Thurman will win the fight.

it is indeed great to see that Thurman is back. that's a long rest for him though. i understand, he will fight barrios first before aiming to fight champions like spence/ugas/crawford. he needs to test himself first before going big. but in this match, more then likely, thurman will be the favourite.
hopefully, this feb 5 date will not push thru to another date because of covid situations or if any one of them is infected. you know, these days, it's quite unpredictable.

[Johnyz]

Thurman is a champion, it's just that he lose against Manny in a split decision, but he is coming back because he aims to be a champion again. In order to do that, he hs to fight the champions in his division and they are Spence, Ugas, and Crawford. I heard that they are cooking a big fight for Thurman, probably that would happen after this fight and it's expected that Thurman will win the fight.

Yes, he was a champion but still he must earn it again and winning on this fight is a big thing. If there’s a rumor about having a big fight after this match then I can assume that they are confident that Thurman will win, that’s quiet suspicious to me. Well, Barrios is also eager to win and would not let his reputation to be ruined again easily, he will fight for this.

[ajochems]

If I'm thurman I will not miss this oppurtunity to claim what he has before, train what he have to and focus on this only fight. He has power and a pro attitude that's why I like him, he's just becomes unfortunate after lossing to Pacman.

After winning this fight or two will probably give him opportunity to fight again on championships on the welterweight division.

Fight is decided on the momen.Every person had their own strategy over fight.Some may do the defence .At the end ,they play the offence game and win.The second type player will play full offence game.And with the offence game.So all the player game vary with the player.Only the winning person made their name on history.Other will not remember by future generation.

[uneng]

Thurman is a champion, it's just that he lose against Manny in a split decision, but he is coming back because he aims to be a champion again. In order to do that, he hs to fight the champions in his division and they are Spence, Ugas, and Crawford. I heard that they are cooking a big fight for Thurman, probably that would happen after this fight and it's expected that Thurman will win the fight.

Yes, he was a champion but still he must earn it again and winning on this fight is a big thing. If there’s a rumor about having a big fight after this match then I can assume that they are confident that Thurman will win, that’s quiet suspicious to me. Well, Barrios is also eager to win and would not let his reputation to be ruined again easily, he will fight for this.

It's also suspicious to me, because I don't see any reason to be so confident in Thurman since he hasn't played anymore since 2019 and also considering he is going to play against a strong adversary who is active in boxing scenario, helding the superlight title from 2019 to 2021.

Both of them are in similar situations, so I think there are no favorites on this fight. In this case it might worth to bet on the underdog if the odds look interesting.

[robelneo]

https://www.premierboxingchampions.com/news/keith-thurman-mario-barrios-collide-feb-5-blockbuster

So we are now going to see the come backing Keith "One Time" Thurman against Danilo Barrios on Feb 5. Both of them coming from a lost, Thurman to Pacquiao and Barrios to Tank Davis.

I think this is a cherry pick fight for Thurman though, it's a long layoff and he could experience a ring rust. But Barrios is coming up in weight in the 147 lbs and it will not be an easy move up. I'm seeing Thurman maybe scoring a knock out win in the later rounds maybe 11 or less.

Thurman could possibly beat Barrios but the long layoff will have an effect, two years layoff is such a long layoff, although I don't know his condition during the time that he is in a layoff period, while Barrios is still fresh from his last fight against Tank.
if Thurman can shake off that ring rust he can beat Barrios, yes I consider this a cherry-pick for Thurman he is the better pick for this fight, Barrios was exposed on his last fight and this is something that Thurman will exploit.