Floyd Mayweather has said his next fight in September will be his last and current WBA welterweight champion, Keith Thurman, has provided Mayweather with the chance to go out in style, as a champion. Thurman, hailed by many as next big star of boxing, defended his title against challenger, Luis Colazo, and proceeded to call Mayweather out, setting up a possible showdown in Mayweather's final fight.
After the fight, Thurman let everyone in the arena know what, or who, was on his mind. From ESPN.com - "I'm a young, strong champion, Floyd. Come get it," Thurman said. "I'm undefeated like you, baby. Come take my 0 baby! Come take my 0! I'm ready. I'm ready."
This wasn't the first time Thurman has called Mayweather out. In fact, he's made a habit of it. Back in December of last year, he spoke to Ring TV about his intentions, "When asked by the MC of the public workout, Los Angeles radio personality Tattoo, who he would like to fight next year, the undefeated young contender made it very clear that he wants boxing's biggest star.
'I want Mayweather,' said Thurman, THE RING's No. 7-rated welterweight. 'I want the top dog. He's getting old and I want to fight him before he retires.'"
The likelihood of Mayweather/Thurman bout is minimal at best, however. How do we know? A few days ago, Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions, told ESPN.com, "Keith Thurman is a very, very good young fighter who is extremely talented, but he doesn't understand how the game goes. Ain't nobody [on Team Mayweather] thinking about Keith Thurman.
He's a terrific fighter and he's supposed to call out Floyd Mayweather. He wouldn't be doing his job if he didn't. But everything we want we don't always get."
Tell us what you think? Would you love to see a Mayweather/Thurman fight? Would it be a fitting end for Floyd Mayweather?
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