Via Barry Holbrook: Conor Benn says Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman is the fighter he’ll be interested in fighting after the April 23 fight. Benn (20-0, 13 KOs) will be watching the outcome of the former champion’s return bout. WBA/WBC WBA/WBC ‘One Time’ Thurman on February 5 with Mario Barrios; he can call him out later.
It will be difficult for Benn to fight against 33-year-old ‘One Time’ Thurman, as he has said he wants to challenge for the world title in his next fight, as long as he beats Barrios by day. February 5 during their main match event on FOX Sports PPV.
If Benn can score a knockout victory over Thurman, it will take his career to the next level, making his name worldwide. Although Benn’s promoter Eddie Hearn has called him a “Global Superstar,” he has yet to achieve that title. But with a knockout win over ‘One Time’ Thurman, he’ll really get to that status.
At the present time, Benn, 25, is likely to face the former WBO lightweight champion. Maurice ‘Mighty Mo’ Hooker on April 23 in the headlines on DAZN.
Hearn made an offer to 32-year-old Hooker (27-2-3, 18 KOs) for him to consider. If he declines the offer, Hearn says that he will keep working hard to get it Broker ‘Problem’ Adrien to fight Benn.
Hearn hasn’t completely given up on convincing former 32-year-old world champion Broner to face Benn, although the American insists he wants an even match first.
Conor Benn Targets Thurman After Barrios
“That’s why we’re taking these battles as a benchmark for my position so far and surpassing them with flying colors,” said Conor Benn. Social boxing about why he’s a veteran.
“So really, if I were going against Shawn Porter right now, you can’t help but say it’s going to be a close fight. When I beat [Sebastian] Formella is more convincing [than Porter did], I know the fighting style, but defeating him is easy.
“I just had tougher matches earlier in my career. We will continue to fight these guys. Maurice Hooker is the name I want. Obviously, I’d rather have Danny or Mikey Garcia, most definitely, but Adrien Broner is just a liability. It would be great if there was that fight [Broner]. It will be lovely.
“The reason we have Maurice Hooker rather than Danny Garcia or Mikey Garcia is that we want the bigger fights. Keith Thurman is fighting [Mario] Barrios in the final elimination. BILLIONhat is another fight we’ll be looking at after April 23,” said Benn.
“That’s right, you have Brook vs. Khan. Only when Brook wins can the fight happen,” Benn said.
“Adrien Broner wants to warm up; Keith Thurman is fighting Barrios. I love Robert Guerrero or Maurice Hooker. Slightly Maurice Hooker in my opinion, and then one of the names I mentioned in the summer,” Conor said.
To get Thurman to agree to fight Conor Benn, Hearn would need to make a sizable offer as the Florida native is already a pay-per-view attraction in the United States.
Thurman has designs about fighting for the world title immediately in 2022, which could be a pipeline towards him. Keith would have to fight a celebrity if he was invited by Barrios, and Benn would be a great choice.
We will see how confident Thurman is after the battle with Barrios. If Thurman manages to destroy him, he might get the idea to face Benn next as long as Hearn provides him with enough money.
Benn wants to wait before facing elite competition
“It has nothing to do with whether I am ready or not. As long as I’m progressing the way I’m progressing, Why did they throw me in before I reached my full potential,” said Benn when asked about whether his supporters are preventing him from fighting the likes of Jaron Ennis, Vergil Ortiz, Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford or not.
Given the amount of money Benn is being paid by his promoters at Matchroom Boxing to face older veterans like Chris Algieri, it’s no wonder he’s in no hurry to ramp up his engagement with the likes of Chris Algieri. shark at 147 lb.
“I don’t have to, so why should I?Benn talks about how he has the luxury of not having to face killers like Ennis, Vergil, Spence or Crawford.
“Look at my progress from the battle with Formella to Algieri. The Granados fight the Algieri, [Samuel] Vargas to Algieri,” Benn said of his belief that he has made great strides since his wins over Vargas, Formella and Granados rather than a situation where the 37-year-old Algieri was more battered than the boxers. that.
“So when I’m making such rapid progress, why not wait until you know I’m there before I fight guys like Vergil Ortiz, Jaron Ennis’s, David Avanesyan because I love that fight.
“Jaron Ennis and Vergil Ortiz, I might say like Crème de la crème [the best of the best]. Errol Spences, Ugas, and I will fight Ugas now. So I understand it, and the public will take it. All of your warriors have as many battles to learn as possible,” said Benn.
It’s hard to tell if Benn is improving from game to game as his level of play has dropped recently, when he switched from rival Sebastian Formella to laner Adrian Granados and former 140-lb WBO champion Chris Algieri was defeated.
A decade ago, Algieri was briefly championed at the age of 140, but he beat anyone else but a nasty win over Ruslan Provodnikov.
Benn denies he is defrauding the public
“We don’t deceive the public, and we don’t mislead people about this or that,” Benn said. “You know, I will give my best. As long as I’m still learning, as long as I’m still developing, I’m in no hurry. Why? What is rush?
“Will I fight Vergil Ortiz? One million percent, I will. Will I fight Jaron Ennis? One million percent, I will. Will I fight Errol Spence, Ugas, Thurman? A million percent when the time is right for me. I’m proud of myself and work incredibly hard, so when the game is ready, they’ll be done.
“It’s not that I’m not ready right now, but why make Vergil Ortiz fight ten times harder and an easier battle for him now, so to speak, or an easy fight than for me when I was still learning.
“I will wait until you know. You will see progress. The proof is in the pudding, and every time I step out there in the light, I’m going to show a clinical effect, better than last time, where people think, ‘How can you be better than last time? ?’ There is a lot of room for improvement.
“Right now we’re dealing with things after the battle at Algieri’s base, and let’s see if I’ll come back and deal with it. It would be like, “Yeah, wow! More improvement. ‘
“We don’t support them,” Benn said, ruling out a fight with David Avanesyan and promoter Frank Warren. “They wouldn’t support me if the shoe was on the other foot. As far as the big 500 offer from Warren, that’s nothing for me. As for that fight, it was nothing to me,” Benn said.
“For a fight with Avanesyan, I want to fight [retired] Shawn Porter either fights the world title remover or even wins the world title. If you look at my record and look at Avanesyan’s record, look at my 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th fights. Take a look at him, and that’s enough.
“I’m not in a hurry. I still have a lot of payday days ahead of me. His team’s job is to make a lot of money before he retires,” Benn said of Avanesyan. “He doesn’t have a lot of bigger battles ahead of him,” Benn said.
The boxing public is starting to believe that Hearn is deceiving them the way he goes against Benn only against older boxers.
They point out that Conor is older than Jaron Ennis and highly ranked Vergil Ortiz Jr, and these fighters are being pitted against quality opponents.
