“He was still alive, but pretty messed up,” Chris said. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Before Wright took on Shane Mosley, in 2004, he sparred with Thurman; before he faced Felix Trinidad, in 2005, he banged with Thurman again.

“That was Ben,” says Birmingham. But Thurman was a little bigger. I can't stand if they fumble a ball. “I think about him always,” said Thurman. Boxer Born in Florida #4. A win will not only add the most significant name to his résumé, but set him up for a unification fight against the winner of Errol Spence-Shawn Porter, slated for September. I tried to talk to his spirit, and just tried to handle the situation the best that I could. An amateur came down from Orlando to spar with Thurman. He finished the day. Most Popular #56024.

Keith Thurman has won some major regional titles including WBO–NABO junior middleweight champion and WBO Inter-Continental welterweight champion. Thurman was in the gym all the time. “He really loved move-forward fighters,” Thurman said. “I knew it was just a matter of time before everything healed up and he got back to be Keith Thurman again.”. For weeks, cameras have followed him.

He was trained by the late Benjamin Getty who started training him as a child and shaped him into a fighter and is now under the coach, Dan Bermingham. Thurman called Chris Getty.

The skinny kid, a more polished boxer, busted him up. There's a problem loading this menu right now. See more ideas about Keith thurman, Keith, Professional boxing. Took up football. He arrived at the gym.

He has not disclosed any information about his personal life and relationships. The underbelly of boxing eventually turned off Getty, who packed up and moved to Florida, taking a steady job at Belleair Elementary. “I can't rely on somebody else for victory. Fighting locally, Thurman racked up the wins. They found him in the kitchen, on the floor. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. It came with a cost. In nearby Clearwater, he started a boxing club. By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. “But from everyday hard work, nothing.” One, though, Thurman remembers. For them, he goes into character. His father was on the couch. That night, Thurman scored a third–round knockout. He did a couple of pullups. Childhood. “Ben hated my footwork,” Thurman says. Boxing has no seasons. The question was simple: What’s your favorite thing about working with Keith?

Keith Thurman Is A Member Of . His voice chokes, briefly. His father declined, saying he just wanted to rest. Boxer. Getty was stunned by Thurman’s athleticism; Thurman embraced Getty’s relentlessness. He popped him in the kidney.

Quickly browse titles in our catalog based on the ones you have picked. Keith Thurman will fight Manny Pacquiao in the biggest fight of his career Saturday, the culmination of years of hard work from both himself and the trainer who helped make him the …