Boxing: Thurman's place among welterweights, all or nothing for Kovalev
State of Combat with Brian Campbell
CBS Sports, Boxing, MMA
4.6 • 765 Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2019
⏱️ 92 minutes
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Summary
Brian Campbell and Rafe Bartholomew recap the weekend action including welterweight titleholder Keith Thurman's scare against Josesito Lopez and whether the victory puts him in line for a Manny Pacquiao fight. The guys also debate the merit of rising heavyweight Adam Kownacki's claim that he's ready for Deontay Wilder and update the latest on Anthony Joshua's return. Plus, a weekend preview featuring former light heavyweight king Sergey Kovalev's return in a rematch against Eleider Alvarez that could serve as a crossroads moment in his career.
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, five, four, three, two, two, one, zero, ignition, the house of boxes are rocking, and your boy, B.C. is back to do some knocking. |
| 0:33.5 | Yeah. |
| 0:34.3 | Bang, bang, it's the state of combat boxing podcast on CBS Sports and the voice you hear without question, |
| 0:42.1 | the Brian Campbell, under the weather this week. |
| 0:46.3 | I don't know what's going on. |
| 0:47.6 | I'm 40. |
| 0:48.3 | I'm washed. |
| 0:49.5 | I need some life advice, some career direction. |
| 0:52.1 | I'm talking to this man like I'm talking to this man. |
| 0:54.0 | Somebody, yes. I'm sorry, champ. He's probably watching this. Yeah, some career direction. I'm talking to this man like I'm talking to this man. Somebody, yes. |
| 0:54.8 | Sorry, champ. |
| 0:55.4 | He's probably watching this. |
| 0:56.3 | Yeah, yeah, champ. |
| 0:57.4 | Please, somebody talked to me this man like we're talking to this man. |
| 1:00.8 | Double kebab, indeed. |
| 1:02.7 | I got a syringe of performance enhancing audio. |
| 1:05.2 | I'll try not to cough on the air. |
| 1:07.1 | Get ready for insertion. |
| 1:09.3 | We got another loaded pack show coming at you. |
| 1:11.7 | We can recap Keith Thurman's very interesting victory in his return from two years off, |
| 1:17.7 | including what's next for that man. |
| 1:20.3 | Hey, what's next for that division? |
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