With that said, he has a feeling that the former unified welterweight champion is going to have his hands full soon.

On March 28, at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Thurman (31-1, 23 KOs) will have to throw punches higher than normal when he takes on 6-foot-5 "Towering Inferno" Sebastian Fundora.

Thurman, despite being an underdog, isn’t worried about what The Ring’s No. 2 ranked junior middleweight and reigning WBC champion brings to the table. Plant, however, believes he should be.

“It’s difficult because he’s got the long arms to punch you from a distance,” Plant said on All The Smoke Fight. “But at the same time, something that’s different about him is how good he’s able to fight on the inside. He’s able to throw sharp, short punches on the inside.”

Fundora’s ability to box on the outside and bang when in close range has him on a three-fight win streak, two of which came via stoppage. Thurman, however, is now 37. He’s also been inactive, something that’s plagued his career for the better part of the last decade.

Age and dormancy aside, Plant points to one crucial flaw that Thurman has that could come back to bite him in the rear end.

“One of the keys to victory for Thurman is not backing out with his hands down,” Plant continued. “Sometimes when he pulls away, he pulls away with his hands down. Thurman could run into trouble if he finds himself pulling out with his hands down because the guys got an 80-inch reach.”

Thurman, after scoring a lopsided points win over Mario Barrios in 2022, spent the next three years on the sidelines. When he returned, he made his junior middleweight debut by getting rid of Brock Jarvis in three rounds last March.

That bout proved a few things to Plant, mainly that rust hasn’t infiltrated Thurman’s skills and made him a shell of his former self. But even with Thurman looking incredibly strong at 154 pounds, his newfound power and speed shouldn’t be something he relies on.

“Thurman has more pop and I think his hands are a little quicker than Fundora’s,” Plant said. “But one thing about boxing, it’s not about the person who punches harder, it’s about the person who lands the harder punch.”

Physically, Thurman is at a disadvantage. Fundora (23-1-1, 15 KOs) will enjoy an eight-inch height and 11-inch reach advantage. So what exactly will Thurman have to do to turn things in his favor?

“I think he’s gonna have to pick his times when he’s on the inside and when he’s sticking and moving,” Plant said. “He has to mix it up.”