Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-07-20, great fight between Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman: it is close to get four stars!The 40-year-old world champion in eight different weight division Manny Pacquiao entered this fight with a boxing record of 61-7-2 (39 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Terence Crawford). ‘Pac Man’ was defeated by Jeff Horn in 2017 (Manny Pacquiao vs Jeff Horn) but then he has beat Lucas Matthysse (Manny Pacquiao vs Lucas Matthysse) and Adrien Broner (Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner).
His opponent, the undefeated current Wba and former Wbc Ww champion Keith Thurman, has a perfect record of 29-0-0 (22 knockouts) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Shawn Porter (Thurman vs Porter), Danny Garcia (via split decision, Keith Thurman vs Danny Garcia) and Josesito Lopez (Keith Thurman vs Josesito Lopez). Pacquiao vs Thurman is valid for the WBA Super World welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2019-07-20
Where: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Division: welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg)
Title: WBA Super World welterweight title
Pacquiao’s previous fight: Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner
Thurman’s previous fight: Keith Thurman vs Josesito Lopez
Pacquiao’s next fight: Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas
Thurman’s next fight: Keith Thurman vs Mario Barrios
Pacquiao vs Thurman full fight video:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWc0tVBu_5g
Official video
Official highlights
Wonders never cease…To beat a man 10 yrs younger in his prime…w/ a style that relies on movement & explosion & speed was remarkable. This was a very exciting & entertaining fight. Pac beat Keith up tonight. Didn’t think he could do it. Hat’s off. Quite honestly, Manny saved Thurman from getting demolished by Spence. I’m not one who overrates ESJ at all. I personally believe he’s not not yet earned the boba yaga moniker yet. But I also know his mainstay is the body attack & One Time is simply too vulnerable to the body. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a fighter remove his mouthpiece the way Thurman did when he got hurt to the body.. & that one shot is what kept him from surging in the final rds the he needed to. From that point on it was clear that he was protecting his right side. & lost him much needed offensive opportunities. Salute to Pacquiao once again, Excellent performance.
& I thought that was a unanimous vickie. ..
I was surprised that Manny didn’t target the body more given Thurman’s known vulnerability to body shots.
Keith is smart as well. He understands coming in what his opps will attempt to target. & he’s had enough high level & championship fights to know how to be savvy in their protecting himself. I thought Thurman did well tonight.
I agree that Thurman did well, but he is not, and will never be a Manny Pacquiao. He was simply outclassed by a better opponent, but hat’s off to him for a great effort.
Awesome speed from Manny.
Incredible Pacquiao!!! Older but still faster than his rival. The half part of the fight was all Manny who was throwing punches from very different angles and landing most of them. Keith came to light after the middle part of this fight but he almost was knock down again in the 10th when hit by a very hard body punch, He could not break Paquiao at all who finished the fight with still a lot of gas to go for a couple of rounds more. The judge that gave Keith 113-114 is blind or corrupted or may be both.