Keith \u2018One Time\u2019 Thurman could be heading for a \u201cbrutal knockout\u201d in his title challenge against WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora on October 25.<\/p>\n
Age Isn\u2019t Just a Number Here<\/p>\n
Boxing analyst Tim Bradley sees a dire outcome for the 36-year-old former WBA and WBO welterweight champion \u2018One Time\u2019 Thurman (31-1, 23 KOs) in his headliner against the younger 27-year-old Fundora (23-1-1, 15 KOs).<\/p>\n
If boxing were working right, Thurman would have had to earn a title shot against Fundora by running this little gauntlet against these three fighters:<\/p>\n
Vergil Ortiz Jr.
\nJaron Ennis
\nIsrail Madrimov<\/p>\n
If Thurman came through those fights in one piece, he would get a world title shot against Fundora. Realistically, it doesn\u2019t look good for Keith.<\/p>\n
Tim said he studied Thurman\u2019s recent comeback fight against Brock Jarvis from March 12, 2025, and his loss to then 40-year-old Manny Pacquiao on July 20, 2019. He doesn\u2019t see a likely victory for Thurman, apart from getting a lucky knockout. The chances of that happening are slim.<\/p>\n
Bradley\u2019s Breakdown: \u2018He Ain\u2019t Beating Fundora\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cFundora may even knock him out. I watched Thurman\u2019s fight with 40-year-old Pacquiao [2019]. Thurman was at his peak then, and he couldn\u2019t be a 40-year-old Pacquiao,\u201d said Tim Bradley on his channel<\/a>. \u201cHe ain\u2019t beating a young Fundora.<\/p>\n Thurman has been too inactive over the last eight years since his fight against Danny Garcia on March 4, 2017. He\u2019s fought just three times since that fight against these fighters:<\/p>\n Brock Jarvis: March 12, 2025
\nMario Barrios: February 5, 2022,
\nManny Pacquiao: July 20, 2019
\nJosesito Lopez: January 26, 2019<\/p>\n