Keith Thurman hasn’t stopped insulting and talking trash to – and about – Manny Pacquiao since their bout was made official.
The two square off Saturday night for the welterweight title live on FOX pay-per-view from Las Vegas and the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
“I’m looking forward to the fight. I’m looking forward to the final moment when my hand is raised. It’s been a build-up and a progression my whole career toward this moment on Saturday night,” Thurman said. “Manny isn’t going to do anything. With the little ‘T-Rex’ arms. He’s about to get beat up. I get to punch a Senator in the face and he’s going to feel it. If he’s upset about it, he can do something about it Saturday night. It’s called swing, swing, swing baby.
“I’m a winner in life, and to bet on myself to win in the opening rounds, it makes me do what I said earlier, which is swing, swing, swing. You’ve got to swing to hit a home run. You can’t just sit there and pump fake all day.”
Thurman continued, stating he will “put him to sleep because I’ve got the power.”
The pay-per-view card will also feature Yordenis Ugas vs. Omar Figueroa in a WBC title eliminator, Sergey Lipinets vs. John Molina Jr. and Juan Carlos Payano vs. Luis Nery.