In case that you missed our first installment,each of us ask three questions of the other,both of us answer and three will be found on each of our sites.
R.L's questions can be found over at his site here.
Hope you enjoy and look for a Browns version of this later in the week!
1) Is Keith Thurman the future of the 147 division ?
R.L: Definitely. He shows all the signs of being a superstar in the
sport. The kid is an incredible athlete, has big-time power and quick hands. Add a captivating personality to the mix and we have the possibilities of something special. Once he’s in the ring with some better competition, we’ll learn more, but from what I’ve seen so far, he’s the future of the welterweight division.
TRS: No.I might be the only person that thinks this way,but I see more Andre Berto than anyone when I watch Keith Thurman.
An Al Haymon fighter that has been protected,matched carefully and made money with,which is why you do this after all,but that isn't always best for your development as a fighter.
Thurmans has beaten the type of foes that you would expect him to (Julio Diaz,Jesus Soto-Karass etc) and makes for exciting bouts,but the guys he is beating have been beaten before and for a guy known as "One Time"-I don't see that type of power.
Keith Thurman is a fun fighter to watch,but like Andre Berto,I look for him to be exposed sooner than later.
2) Without Adonis Stevenson around,who would you like to see against Sergei Kovalev?
R.L: Andre Ward. That’s the biggest fight HBO can make and would be a huge boost to both fighters careers. Ward’s been extremely inactive, fighting only four times in the past 3 years, so his flame has slowly fizzled out. A win over Kovalev would instantly catapult him back to the top of the pound-for-pound ranks. For Kovalev, a victory over Ward would make him an instant superstar.
TRS: I agree with the selection of Ward and there is not a fighter in the division that means anything that wants any part of Kovalev,so assuming Ward wants it (I bet he doesn't),let's think outside the box and try one of two interesting bouts.
What about one of the two top cruiserweights in the world in Yoan Pablo Hernandez or Marco Huck?
Huck in particular would make a great fight as many thought he won his heavyweight bout vs Alexander Povetkin in of the more entertaining heavyweight fights in recent memory.
The other? Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Chavez always has weight issues and could carry 175 on his build and would carry a sizable paycheck along with a big name missing from Kovalev's resume'.
3) If George Groves wins his rematch against Carl Froch,is he a viable contender to defeat Andre Ward?
R.L: I don’t believe so… they’re in two different classes. Groves has success with
Froch due to the fact that Froch is there to be hit… Ward is not. Groves doesn't possess the overall skill set needed to give Ward problems in the ring.
TRS: I don't think so either,but if he does and if Groves wants it,he deserves the chance.
After all,it's not like anyone else stands out as deserving unless you want to see Ward stink up the place with rematches against Carl Froch,Mikkel Kessler or Sakio Bika again.
I don't think Groves is anymore successful against Ward than the other three were,but a victory gives him the credibility to try...
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