Keith Thurman returns after a three-year layoff to fight junior middleweight Brock Jarvis on March 12 at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia.

Fans believe that's the reasoning behind Thurman getting off the couch after an extended hiatus that he The smell of Saudi money And He still wants to get into action.

Unfaithful Thurman

At 36, 'One Time' Thurman is still relatively young when it comes to boxing, but his fragile body makes him so unreliable. Even if he does come to the ring, when is the next time you're going to see him? 3 years? Unlike other fighters, Thurman doesn't live life.

Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs) has to win this fight against the 27-year-old Jarvis (22-1, 20 KOs) to potentially earn a fight from Turk Al-Sheikh. his card While Thurman looked good in his last fight, coming off a 2 1/2-year layoff to defeat Mario Barrios in 2022, he may not have similar results this time around. He is not 33 anymore.

“He (Thurman) hasn't fought since 2022. I don't know how serious he is. Keith has been a part-time boxer for the past six years (correction: eight). One fight a year. No fighting for a year. I don't know what he wants to achieve by coming back. I don't know what he left,” Ade told Oladipo DAZN Boxing Keith Thurman is about to step out of the ring after three years to face Brock Jarvis on March 12th in Sydney, Australia.

“He is a name, he is a presence. He could fight with some up and comers. Keith probably looks at the 147 division and thinks, 'That's pretty thin. I can go there and suddenly, make some money in Riyadh season and make some losses.

“I lost interest in the Keith Thurman thing a few years ago when he stopped fighting, and I wanted him to fight. I was desperate for her to fight and she didn't want to fight. I lost interest in Keith Thurman for three or four years.

Everyone lost interest in Thurman when he stopped being a full-time boxer after his narrow 12-round split decision victory over Danny Garcia on March 4, 2017. Thurman was injured in that fight, suffering an elbow injury. Then he sat out of the ring for a year and a half, licking his wounds and doing nothing.

Thurman's last 3 fights

Mario Barrios: February 5, 2022
Manny Pacquiao: July 20, 2019
Josecito Lopez: January 26, 2019

Eyes on Saudi money?

“If you're Keith Thurman and he hasn't fought in years, he's probably thinking, 'You know what? Let's just do a camp and see how it feels. Let's go.' So, if I'm Keith, I can see why he's doing it, but I don't know if it's there anymore,” Ade said.

“Again, when you haven't fought in years, what's still there? I don't know I hope it's because he's exciting. He talks a lot, but let's see if there is. I don't know if Brock Jarvis will prove it's there, but let's see. I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt, but let's see,” Ade said.

Thurman is clearly hoping that Turki Al-Sheikh will notice him and pay him millions to fight on some of his Riyadh season cards. At 36, Thurman is young compared to some of the fighters on the Turkish card. He is younger than Deontay Wilder and Terence Crawford.

'One Time' Thurman is so unreliable, though, due to his injury problems, and using the Turk on his card would be a waste of time for him. If Keith can't make it through training camp without injury, it's pointless to use him. I'd be very surprised if Thurman ends up postponing or canceling his fight against Brock Jarvis on March 12th without getting hurt.