Keith Thurman (USA) vs Brock Jarvis (Australia) | Boxing Figh

All right gentlemen you got your instructions in you got your instructions in the dressing sheds remember obey my instructions at all times protect yourselves at all times touch them up. So Thurman silent while Jarvis talks it is the former champion and the emerging prospects it is time for a true crossroads fight this is Keith Thurman and Brock Jarvis and they take to center ring Ben Zayman and commentary alongside Tim Zou and Sean Porter and Sean as a former opponent of we often see charged opponents does step back but then he punches hard downstairs and up and Tim Zou what are you seeing in the early stages here? Yeah very interesting they're both trying to find the range. Now he is a big body puncher Brock Jarvis but this is a whole new level Thurman fast hands that is a big right hands from Keith Thurman and Jarvis wears it well. Jarvis is shook up and Keith is letting him live. That was a huge right hand and then he came through with a left hand as well menacing stuff early here from the former unified champ. He's not sure what Keith is going to do. Thurman tries to cover up uppercuts and body shots. He's worn a shot from Thurman and now he's working hard and he goes hard to the body too. Thurman comes back all action early here in Sydney. Thurman with the big moments and Jarvis coming back. Absolutely which I didn't know he had the ability to do. And he goes with the right hands. Nice straight straight knee right hand. Out of what just happened will Jarvis he was able to do what he does get in close throw hard to the body. And Thurman want more of what he started with. Yeah and that you know the thing we most concerned about with Keith is the inactivity. I see it. Keith his reaction to to when when Barack comes. That is athletic uppercutting from Thurman. Great timing too. And all action opening rounds. It's relentless. To the body goes Jarvis. And one thing for sure. Keith Thurman knows he's in a fight. Well it was Keith first. Big moment for Keith. Look at that. Knee right hand. Beautiful knee right hand. And I really do think that he allowed Brock to get away. This was a moment he could have he could have really let loose on Brock. And Brock recovered and found his way back. I like how Brock is countering and then he's just working that body in the inside. Yeah. He's got to be very aware Keith for for the onslaught. Because he comes in bunches and bunches of punches. Yeah. And I tell people all the time it only takes one round for you to get comfortable. Let's see what Thurman does here. Because he had that success with that shot with the right hand. Does he try and stay on the outside here? Because we've just seen what Jarvis can do when it turns to infighting. Chasing with that left hand is Thurman. But Jarvis happy to back off. I'm used to more lateral movement from Keith. And Keith getting you off balance. Great jab right there from Brock. Did he think after that opening right hand he was just going to walk through Brock Jarvis? One more time. Did he think after that opening right hand he was just going to be able to walk through Brock Jarvis? I'm not sure. But I think that it's going to click really soon that he won't be able to do that. Yeah. I think he knows now. Yeah. What Jarvis can do. Shuffling towards him and jabbing nicely. He's starting with a good jab. Body shot from Keith Thurman. This is the rhythm that I'm used to with Keith. This more what we expected certainly from Thurman. Because he's so explosive and he can explode going left and going right. And so that's what makes it tricky. He's always ready to go and you never know when he's going to come. Tim, what does Brock need to do here? He's got to get comfortable. And once he gets comfortable he can shut the distance. But he's just got to be wary of. Not a particularly noted body puncher Keith Thurman. But he's really investing to the body of Jarvis here tonight. As Jarvis comes back. Goes one, two and three. But then he's happy just to watch and stay at this range. And Jarvis covers up and counters with the left hand. Tries to do so again. And now he uses the ring to Thurman. Look at the feints. Good foot feints coming from Keith. Good boxing right now. Misses over the top does Jarvis. And then Thurman comes back with that right hand. Oh that's a big right hand over the top from Thurman. But Jarvis stands right up to it. Body shot too from Thurman. And another. Jarvis misses over the top with the left hand. Well he's been here, there and everywhere before as Thurman. But this is the summit so far for Jarvis. He had big moments in round number one. But Thurman comes towards him there. The heads just missed each other as they threw shots. Looks to me like he just got it figured out. He's trying to get low underneath Brock's punches. He's going to be offensively aggressive but then stay low. Does what we know Keith Thurman does so well. And then it's Jarvis trying to come towards. And throwing with the right hand to the body. He tries to throw that right hand over the top. And now Jarvis gets it back where he wants it. In the Thurman corner they want to see more jabs. It will stabilize the kick. He shot from Jarvis. Turns that left hand around. Body shots a beautiful punch from Thurman. Oh my goodness. Big right hand from Thurman. Here he goes. Keith Thurman has brought Jarvis Hurt down. And is he out? What a moment. From the former champion. Jarvis digs deep. Gets to his feet. But Thurman is poised. And here he comes. It's like he never left. It's Thurman the Great. And he celebrates in style in Sydney. 1,131 days away. But he's back with a bang. A brutal statement performance from the American. All right. So let's tell some truth here. That's too many damn days to be without a boxing match. A thousand however many days it's been. It's too much. They put him in the ring with somebody that he could get his feet wet with. And he did a great job. He got a young, very vibrant and energetic kid in front of him.