Thurman’s final stand? Bradley predicts a brutal KO of Fundora

Keith “One Time” Thurman could turn to “Brutal knockout” In his title challenge against WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora on October 25.

Age is not just a number here

Boxing analyst Tim Bradley sees a tough outcome for the 36-year-old former WBA and WBO welterweight champion “One Time” Thurman (31-1, 23 KOs) in his headliner against the younger 27-year-old Fundora (23-1-1, 15 KOs).

If boxing worked right, Thurman should have gotten a title shot against Fundora Run this little glove Against these three fighters:

• Virgil Ortiz Jr
• Jaron Ennis
• Israel Madrimov

If Thurman makes it through those fights in one piece, he will get a world title shot against Fundora. Realistically, it doesn’t look good for Keith.

Thiem said he studied Thurman’s recent comeback bout against Brock Jarvis from March 12, 2025, and his loss to 40-year-old Manny Pacquiao on July 20, 2019. He doesn’t see a potential win for Thurman, aside from getting a lucky knockout. The chances of this happening are slim.

Bradley’s breakdown: “He’s unbeatable at Fundora”

“Fondora might even fire him. I watched Thurman’s fight with 40-year-old Pacquiao (2019). Thurman was at his peak then, and he couldn’t be 40-year-old Pacquiao,” Tim Bradley said on his website. channel. “He’s unbeatable young Fundora.

Thurman has been very inactive over the past eight years since his fight against Danny Garcia on March 4, 2017. He has only fought three times since that fight against these fighters:

• Brooke Jarvis: March 12, 2025
• Mario Barrios: February 5, 2022,
• Manny Pacquiao: July 20, 2019
• Josecito Lopez: January 26, 2019

Fundora-Thurman will compete at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event will be shown on PBC on Prime Video Pay-per-view $74.99. That’s not cheap for a fight that’s not in demand, nor is there much interest in it.

Younger fighters don’t know who Thurman is, other than the long-time fighter who is occasionally interviewed on YouTube. Many older fans who knew “One Time” lost interest long ago, as they were tired of waiting for it to come back.

“With that work rate from Fundora. That’s all it was with Pacquiao. You had Thurman backing away with his hands down. You can’t do that with Fundora. This is a different Thurman now. A little more mature,” Bradley said.

No prayer for “one time”

The flaws in Thurman’s game are not the reason he has little chance of winning. It’s this witch’s drink:

1. age
2. Face a superior fighter
3. Inactivity
4. Fighting outside his normal weight class
5. Lack of experience 154
6. You were never that good in the first place

If you take all these factors into account, it appears that the old Thurman “once upon a time” did not pray. He’s headed toward an almost certain loss, and the only thing that makes it interesting is whether he’ll be taken out on his feet or counted flat on his back.

Written by Ken Woods, a Ringside boxing analyst who has been covering world title fights since 2018.