Shawn Porter went off on Kell Brook for not showing any resistance after getting hurt. He had Brook up 3-0 going into the 4th, and said it was a great fight.
Porter said that Brook didn't do what a fighter is supposed to do in that situation. No clinching, no trading, he did nothing. He said Brook had the energy & strength to keep himself up, but he didn't want to fight anymore because "he's no longer a warrior."
Crawford-Spence is the fight, but I want to see the Crawford-Porter fight now more than ever. Crawford has been on a knock out streak for years. After Porter went off on Brook for quitting, I want to see Porter take his shot at Bud.
Brook looked very good in the fight with Crawford, until the deathblow came.
Just like Foreman looked great vs Ali.
Hearns looked great vs SRL in the first fight.
Vitali looked great in the Lennox fight.
Golota looked great in the Bowe fights.
Brook is far from finished. He can beat any other welter.
You're comparing those fights to Brooks cowardis quit out by way of weak jab? Seriously?
Come on man,ppl need to accept Brook never planned on finishing the fight, just like vs Ggg hes all too happy to look good before giving up & getting paid. Vs spence he actually tried to win with everything he had but his face got broke.
His punch resistance just wasn't there. It was a short right hand that shouldn't really have bothered him that much, but it did. He was on queer street after that and that's all it was
But he lives on queer street doe,& hes been stabbed twice on queer street too. So wouldn't it mean hes actually more comfortable on queer street & therefore shouldn't have quit?:dunno:
He got right back up, not wobbly and went to work like nothing hapoened and dominated the rest of the round. Flash knockdown bruh. He was even bouncing around on his feet. Perhaps you should watch the fight again
I already did. You can see Porter was visibly hurt with that big shot from Broner. I don't know what you meant with "Porter dominated the rest of the round" but all the official judges scored the 12th round 10-8 for Broner. Maybe after being dropped hard Porter fought as hard as he did in the earlier rounds? But dominated the rest of the round, I don't know..
Dropped hard would be more appropriate than flash knockdown in my opinion.
Porter was hurt, there was nothing "flash" about it.
He got right back up, not wobbly and went to work like nothing hapoened and dominated the rest of the round. Flash knockdown bruh. He was even bouncing around on his feet. Perhaps you should watch the fight again
You surprised he is being critical of a guy who derailed his career?
derailed? he took one easy fight to bounce back and got right back in the mix fighting big names again
kell and khan are two peas in a pod,
they will SIGN to fight anyone these days if the price is right for another cash out, but they arent there to take a beating.
I said it before the fight kell would quit, he only fought crawford because it paid more than any other offer he had.
I think Porter is being a little over critical. Someone who fights Golovkin and then a years time defends against Spence is not a fighter lacking heart.
Sometimes you get caught with a shot that you truly are not anticipating especially when someone is not really engaging and then they finally catch you with something. That jab hook likely had a lot of weight on it and it shook Brook up. I have seen it happen it before.
I will also point out two of the most overlooked things. One is that Crawford has been a solid puncher for a while. He does not throw as heavy as Spence but a good part of that is because Crawford is typically trying to time something instead of overpower.
Second thing is that Crawford is one of the best finishers in boxing. When he has someone slightly hurt he typically closes the show.
You surprised he is being critical of a guy who derailed his career?
I think Porter is being a little over critical. Someone who fights Golovkin and then a years time defends against Spence is not a fighter lacking heart.
Sometimes you get caught with a shot that you truly are not anticipating especially when someone is not really engaging and then they finally catch you with something. That jab hook likely had a lot of weight on it and it shook Brook up. I have seen it happen it before.
I will also point out two of the most overlooked things. One is that Crawford has been a solid puncher for a while. He does not throw as heavy as Spence but a good part of that is because Crawford is typically trying to time something instead of overpower.
Second thing is that Crawford is one of the best finishers in boxing. When he has someone slightly hurt he typically closes the show.
Crawford-Porter would be interesting.
Shawn got dropped hard by 140ish Broner who never really got it going at welterweight. But he's never been knocked out.
Porter may be the decided underdog but he will be asking Crawford tough welterweight questions for the first time.
Dropped hard? It was a flash knockdown, Porter got up and dominated the rest of the round.
Brook was coming off of 3 wins, healthy and his jab was working vs. a jacked up skull after the GGG fight. Crawford beats the version of Brook that beat Porter. It's about skills. PBC Bishs still talking. Spence is the only one who can probably go 12 rounds with Crawford. He stops 12 Toes, Keef "Give me $10 mil" Thurman and Booster "Family Diner" Porter
He was cashing out... what did people expect. Brook lost his love for the sport years ago, hopefully he’s invested his money well and won’t have to come back.
A mate of mine in Sheffield claims he’s out partying a lot so that’s worrying in terms of spending habits.
Was never a Brook fan, thought he was crazily overrated and never beat anyone IMO, (I had Porter winning their fight) however, the guy that fought Crawford was an absolute shell of himself and shouldn’t have been in that ring, I don’t wanna see any fighter get hurt. So I hope Brook hangs them up and doesn’t chase another payday.
Come on, we need Khan vs Brook more than ever, no joke
This right here. Porter is doing too much here. Brook legit had no punch resistance. Two broken faces and the weight cut takes a toll.
But I would love to see Crawford vs Porter so hopefully this leads to it.
Yeah it's always tough to see.
Yes agreed - Crawford vs Porter is what we need right now. Great test for Crawford.
His punch resistance just wasn't there. It was a short right hand that shouldn't really have bothered him that much, but it did. He was on queer street after that and that's all it was
This right here. Porter is doing too much here. Brook legit had no punch resistance. Two broken faces and the weight cut takes a toll.
But I would love to see Crawford vs Porter so hopefully this leads to it.
It doesn't matter, bro. You're missing Shawn's point.
When he says "behave like a fighter" you're suppose to have a warrior's heart. Atlas said the same thing. You're supposed to go out there and go out on your shield if you have to. Brook should have clinched or just throw for the fences or at least TRY to be in the fight; he didn't. He cringed away from the shots and he was perfectly lucid at the 8 count. Then he cringed away after Crawford came in. That's heart, he lacked it. Period.
I don't know if he was completely lucid but I get your point. My take is that caught the first shot and was dazed. He stumbled back to the ropes and received the count since the ropes held him up. He appeared out of it but not to the point where he couldn't respond.
Now this is where things get dicey. He continued after that but didn't seem overly eager to do so. Was that because he had given up? Or was it because he was still separated from his senses? That seems to be the part that's open to debate and I can see both sides.
Anyway, when they came back together, Bud threw a left and followed it up with whipping right hook. Crawford even paused for a half-second until Brook was in the perfect position. It was a beautiful shot and I could see that putting Brook on queer street.
Only he knows what he felt in that moment so all we can do is speculate. Perhaps he could have clinched or thrown punches back like you said but I'm thinking he got buzzed badly and instinctively covered up/went into survival mode.
he was there to pick up a pay check, crawford was there to have an easy nights work against a washed up fighter, both guys went home happy
True tbh.......