Brock Jarvis says he’s worried 36-year-old Keith Thurman will show up for his March 12 fight because of his injury problems. Jarvis (22-1, 20 KOs) notes that Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs) hasn’t fought in three years and pulled out of his fight last year with an “old man’s injury” to his expected comeback against Tim Tszyu.
Age and injury
Thurman has been plagued by constant injuries since 2017, and it’s anyone’s guess whether her tired, fragile and aging body can withstand a grueling training camp to fight young lion Jarvis on March 12.
Thurman-Jarvis will be a headliner in a 12-round contest at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia. This is an important fight for Thurman because he already has big things mapped out for him in 2025 into 2026, and he hopes to use the 27-year-old Jarvis (22-1, 20 KOs) as a springboard to get to the big money. fight against the stars.
Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs) hasn’t fought since his 12-round unanimous decision win over Mario Barrios on February 5, 2022. That was a long, long time ago, and Thurman physically doesn’t look like the ever-young . , spry fighter that he was then. Like everyone who has been sitting on their sofa watching TV and reading books for three years, Thurman could be a shadow of himself – food for Jarvis.
As we saw with Sugar Ray Leonard when he came off a long six-year hiatus to take on Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho, Thurman could go for a loss.
Keith Thurman: “At 36, I still have a passion for sports. I was world champion twice. I love sports. I have fans all over the world, and this gives me the opportunity to return to the sport of boxing, which I love “said Keith Thurman to Fox Sports Australiatalking about his March 12 comeback against Brock Jarvis.
“It allows me to travel overseas so the fans can see me show my skills and my talent in Australia to show you what a mistake it is when you think you’re going to fight Keith Thurman and it’s going to be an easy fight.
“You have to understand that he (Brock Jarvis) has not been champion. You have to understand that Keith Thurman is not only a champion, but I beat champion, and I trained the last champion, Mario Barrios (in 2022). So , it’s hard to impress me, but what I saw was a very lively fighter.
“I saw a guy who’s going to fight. He’s an insider; he’s going to bring power punches to the table. I was known when I came, I was a power puncher. This allows me to go back to my roots. Of course, my feet are always under me I have a smart IQ ring that I can always bring to the table.
“As the promoter says. He knows that on March 12, there will be some firecrackers from the USA and Australia, and life in action on March 12. I’m waiting. This young man in his first 27 years , and the fact that he is not Mexican, but he has to have some cajon to make a step to me, “said Thurman.
Brock Jarvis: “He said here that he’s a power puncher, but I know he hasn’t scored a knockout in 10 years. He hasn’t fought in three years. That’s a long time at his age. For him to say that, the year last time he had a fight scheduled (Tim Tszyu) and he was pulling out with an old injury, a torn bicep. So I’m a little worried that he might not even show up. I feel a little better when he comes in Australian land”.
