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Keith Thurman Biography

Keith Thurman Jr. (born November 23, 1988) is an American professional boxer. He is a former unified welterweight world champion, having held the WBA title since 2015 (promoted to Super champion in 2017), and previously the WBC title from 2017 to 2018. As of February 2018 he is ranked as the world's best active welterweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, The Ring magazine, and BoxRec. He is also ranked by BoxRec as the world's eighth best active boxer, pound for pound. Nicknamed "One Time" for his formidable knockout power, Thurman is considered one of the hardest punchers in the welterweight division.

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I look up to Bernard Hopkins as a fighter. I'm honored to be his co-main event and to be able to give a great performance.

Events, Giving, Honored, Hopkins, Looks, Performance

When a 140 pounder that moves up fights a 140 pounder moved up and they move up it's a catch weight.

140, Fighting, Fights, Moves, Moving, Weight

My boxing inspiration is to one day become world champion, to go as far as I can go and see where it takes me.

Boxing, Champion, Inspiration, See

So far the biggest accomplishment I give myself is getting the silver in the Olympic Trials. Even though it's kind of a defeat. Not too many people make it that far. I do see it as an accomplishment and one of my greatest.

Accomplishment, Giving, Greatest, Make, People, Trials

I tell people all the time, nobody wants to be hit. You have to trick a man, to hit a man.

Men, Nobody, People, Time, Want

I'm in love with boxing. It fell into my lap and I have been in love with it ever since.

Been In Love, Boxing, Lap, Love

Zaveck is a tough guy. He has never been knocked down and I love putting people to sleep. Knowing that he has never been knocked down is a true test for me

Guy, Knowing, People, Sleep

What I try to do is find a weakness in my opponent. A way that I can hit you. One good, clean shot. Try to time it. If I can get it and the shot is there, if I find that shot in the first round and they go down, they go down. I'm prepared for anything, not just to get first round knockouts. If they're there, I'm not gonna resist to take them.

Opponent, Prepared, Take, Trying, Way, Weakness

All I ever wanted was to be like Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard. Back in the day American people knew who they were and I want them to now know Keith 'One Time' Thurman.

Hagler, Hearns, Keith, People, Rays, Thurman

When it comes to boxing I find a way to clear my mind. When it comes to boxing you have to fight. Clear your mind and fight. You can't really think of outside things when you're in the ring.

Boxing, Fighting, Ring, Think, Thinking, Way

Anyone that steps into the ring with me is facing a real welterweight.

Real, Steps, Rings, Welterweight, Ring

There's a lot of great fights to make.

Fighting, Fights, Make

I only want to fight real champions; I want to fight real opponents, so that I can climb the latter.

Champion, Champions, Climb, Fighting, Real

It was my dream as a kid was to make history.

Dream, History, Kid, Kids, Make

When I say I'm a true welterweight I'm talking about every fighter that has ever moved into the welterweight division.

Division, Fighter, Say, Talking

Mike Tyson has to be one of my greatest all time fighters. Muhammad Ali. I like going back looking at the classics like Roberto Duran. I like the old time fighters, when you had a champion in the old days you really had a true champion. Muhammad Ali would take on anybody. You had the greats fighting everybody.

Ali, Champion, Fighter, Fighters, Fighting, Muhammad

There are certain fighters that if they want to remain relevant they will have to get through me.

Want, Fighter, Certain, Remain, Relevant

I'm confident that I can steal rounds by getting inside and throwing punches.

Throwing Punches, Stealing, Rounds, Punches, Steal