When is Pacquiao vs Thurman II?

Manny Pacquiao could square off against Keith Thurman in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

Pacquiao vs Thurman II stats

Manny Pacquiao would step into the ring with a record of 62 wins, 8 loses and 2 draws, 39 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Keith Thurman would make his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Thurman would have a slight advantage in power over Pacquiao, with a 73% knock out percentage over Pacquiao's 63%.

Manny Pacquiao is the older man by 10 years, at 44 years old.

Thurman has a height advantage of 2 inches over Pacquiao. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Manny Pacquiao fights out of the southpaw stance, while Keith Thurman is an orthodox fighter.

Pacquiao is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 41 more fights, and made his debut in 1995, 12 years and 9 months earlier than Thurman, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He has fought 332 more professional rounds, 504 to Thurman's 172.

Keith Thurman is currently ranked number 2 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO, 4 by the IBF and 7 by the RING in the 147lb division.

Pacquiao vs Thurman II form

Pacquiao has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he DK Yoo on 11th December 2022 by in the 6th round at Korea International Exhibition Center, Goyang, South Korea.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Yordenis Ugas on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Keith Thurman on 20th July 2019 by split decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beat Adrien Broner on 19th January 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Lucas Martin Matthysse on 15th July 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Keith Thurman has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Mario Barrios on 5th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight eliminator fight at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Manny Pacquiao on 20th July 2019 by split decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Josesito Lopez on 26th January 2019 by majority decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Danny Garcia on 4th March 2017 by split decision in their WBC World Welterweight and WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beat Shawn Porter on 25th June 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Manny Pacquiao has been fighting more than Keith Thurman.

Manny Pacquiao last fought 3 months and 17 days ago, while Keith Thurman's last outing was 1 year, 1 month and 23 days ago.

Pacquiao's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Thurman's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 12 rounds on average.

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