April 2023
Potentially

in the United States

Potential contest @ Welterweight
30-1-0
28-0-0

Belts on The Line

IBF World Welterweight
WBC World Welterweight
WBA Super World Welterweight

The tape

34
Age
33
5' 7" / 171 cm
Height
5' 10" / 177 cm
68.9" / 175 cm
Reach
72" / 183 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Southpaw (L)

Full record

UD 12SD 12MD 12SD 12UD 12
Form
TKO 10UD 12SD 12UD 12KO 1
30
Wins
28
22
By KO
22
73
KO%
79
1
Losses
0
0
Stopped
0
0
Draws
0
2007
Debut
2012
172
Pro rounds
142

Current rankings @ Welterweight

7
The Ring
1
2
WBA
-
1
WBC
-
15
WBO
-
4
IBF
-

Keith Thurman vs Errol Spence Jr preview

When is Thurman vs Spence JR?

Keith Thurman could take on Errol Spence Jr in April 2023 in the United States.

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

Thurman vs Spence JR stats

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

Errol Spence Jr would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 28 wins and 0 draws, with 22 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Spence Jr would have a slight advantage in power over Thurman, with a 79% knock out percentage over Thurman's 73%.

Keith Thurman is the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Spence Jr has a height advantage of 3 inches over Thurman. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Keith Thurman fights out of the orthodox stance, while Errol Spence Jr is a southpaw.

Thurman is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years earlier than Spence Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 30 more professional rounds, 172 to Spence Jr's 142.

Keith Thurman goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO, 4 by the IBF and 7 by the RING at welterweight.

Errol Spence Jr is currently ranked number 1 by the RING in the 147lb division.

Thurman vs Spence JR form

Keith Thurman has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat 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 been beaten by 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 beat 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 won against 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.

Spence Jr remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Yordenis Ugas on 16th April 2022 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA Super World Welterweight, WBC World Welterweight and IBF World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Danny Garcia on 5th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight and IBF World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

Going into that contest, he had won against Shawn Porter on 28th September 2019 by split decision in their IBF World Welterweight and WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Before that, he had defeated Mikey Garcia on 16th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

He had beat Carlos Ocampo on 16th June 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Dallas, Texas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Errol Spence Jr has been fighting more than Keith Thurman.

Keith Thurman last fought 1 year, 1 month and 24 days ago, while Errol Spence Jr's last outing was 11 months and 13 days ago.

Thurman's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 4 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.

Spence Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

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