Where is the hype for Shawn Porter vs Keith Thurman?

[bojangles1987]

Alvarez/Khan pretty much gobbled all the attention of the boxing world. As the fight gets closer, people will start talking about Thurman/Porter again.

[-PBP-]

Fight doesn't need hype. It's a fight that should happen and shouldn't be treated as a gift to the fans.

Fights like Thurman/Porter should be happening regularly but instead they marinate too long and are being built up as mini-super fights when they aren't.

[The Big Dunn]

This is the best fight signed for the 1st qtr of 2016. I would like to see a press event for this. I would like to see CBS advertise during some of their bigger shows once we get to March.

Given what I've been reading, this might be a make or break fight for Haymon/PBC/SHowtime.

[FlatLine]

[WarVeteranO01]

Its nearly march and the buzz this fight is generating almost nonexistent it got overshadowed by the Canelo x Khan fight. its sad that its probably more competitive and exciting than khan x canelo.

Oddly I think there was more hype about this fight before it was signed. Now that its signed, no one really cares but there has been a couple big announcements since it was made so maybe in a couple weeks things will reignite.

[FlatLine]

Its nearly march and the buzz this fight is generating almost nonexistent it got overshadowed by the Canelo x Khan fight. its sad that its probably more competitive and exciting than khan x canelo.

I think it's partly because there's too much respect between Thurman and Porter, they are too buddy-buddy when they're together, so it's Kenny doing all the talking if you know what I mean. Also, it's a 50-50 fight in many people's eyes whereas a lot of people see Khan as the prohibitive underdog which makes the Canelo fight a much more exciting prospect on paper to see if Khan can overcome those odds.

But I'm looking forward to Thurman/Porter, should be a good scrap as long as they don't make it overly respectful like Pac vs Mosley, touching gloves every few rounds and it then turns into almost a glorified sparring session. See, that's the problem, you sense there's a risk something like that might happen. If there was a genuine grudge there then this fight would be blowing up big.

[Mr.Fantastic]

I'm super hyped. Hope it's an exciting fight where us boxing fans can be pleased by their performances.

[Szef]

People has lifes outside boxing and getting too excited about a fight that is still weeks from happening is not good. Personally I prefer to get excited about fights that are happening in the next days and not those that keep me ansious for weeks, because I have to work and study.

How do you plan getting excited about anything?

Sure, the closer the fights approaches your buzz is increasing, but you don't just wake up on a day of weigh in and say: 'All right, now I can start getting excited'.

[Ray*]

Attach their names to Khan and see how the buzz would be, the hype/buzz would pick up leading up to the fight.

[Kenchiro]

Its nearly march and the buzz this fight is generating almost nonexistent it got overshadowed by the Canelo x Khan fight. its sad that its probably more competitive and exciting than khan x canelo.

Pbc ain't promoting much cuz they broke, mark my words they're not matching up much this year at all lets c if they survive