Tonight is arguably the boxing match of the decade when Manny Pacquiao gets in the ring with Kieth Thurman in a 147 pound tittle match up. The fight is heavily anticipated and will be in Las Vegas, the boxing capital of the world.
Thurman is undefeated at 29-0 with 22 knockouts. He has an impressive resume that includes, Josesito Lopez, Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter. And those were just his last three fights. Thurman weighed in at 146.5 pounds and says "it's my time."
Thurman faces one of the sports greatest boxers in Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao is 61-7-2 in his storied career. He is the only fighter to win a title in 8 different weight classes. He is coming off a victory in January against Adrien Broner. That matched proved no problem for Pacquiao who was declared the winner by unanimous decision and won the WBA Welterweight Tittle.
So who will win this fight between two of boxing's greats?
This fight will go the distance and will be very close in score. The key, in my opinion is the first 3 rounds and the last 2 rounds. Whoever can win the first three rounds can dictate the pace of the fight. whichever fighter is able to stick to their game plan the longest is the one who come out victorious.
So who will that be you ask?
It's a very tough call to make and while I am rooting for Pacquiao my gut tells me Thurman will pull out the victory.
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