Comments Thread For: Porter: When it Comes To Resiliency and Staying Power, There is No One Better at 147

[Combat Talk Radio]

"I’m constantly fighting and beating the top guys in the division".....only part of this statement is true. His biggest victory is against Danny Garcia, who was never a great welterweight. Being competitive against the top fighters isn't the same as winning.

Absolutely.

Problem is, at least Porter tried.

Danny Swift tried.
Keef Thurman tried.
Errol Spence tried.
Pacquiao tried.
Broner tried.
Chris Algieri tried.
Lamont Peterson tried.
Andre Berto tried.
Victor Ortiz tried.
Luis Collazo tried.
Brandon Rios tried.
Tim Bradley tried.
Robert Guerrero tried.
Hell...even Mikey tried.

But...someone I can name...would rather whine than try until forced to actually try by the title org.

[QballLobo]

Best case scenario Porter channels Victor Ortiz energy against Berto in 2011 and shocks the sport.
More likely he has some good moments early but gets beat. If Crawford stops him that would be impressive.

[Combat Talk Radio]

Best case scenario Porter channels Victor Ortiz energy against Berto in 2011 and shocks the sport.

Andre Berto - you mean the guy who at that time called himself the P4P best? And who some on old day NSB swore would beat Floyd?

Interesting parallel...

[wrecksracer]

Absolutely.

Problem is, at least Porter tried.

Danny Swift tried.
Keef Thurman tried.
Errol Spence tried.
Pacquiao tried.
Hell...even Mikey tried.

But...someone I can name...would rather whine than try until forced to actually try by the title org.

I'm definitely interested in the outcome of this fight. Crawford's whole career hinges on it.

[slimPickings]

Bud's first relevant fight in the WW division. Lets see how he does. Not sleeping on Shawn. May the best man win. I know Virgil Ortiz and Boots Innis will be watching.

[BodyBagz]

If Shawn Porter had a greater reach, he probably would of dropped Errol Spence jr. But 'Bud' is going to get a clear win over Shawn tho.

That was a clear off balance kind of thing.
Porter is too aggressive for his own good.

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Welterweight contender Shawn Porter (31-3-1, 17 KOs) has once again put himself in position to become a major player at 147-pounds. On November 20 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Porter will face WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford.
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He comes up short where it matters, winning.

[1hourRun]

That was a clear off balance kind of thing.
Porter is too aggressive for his own good.

Shawn used a feint and Errol bit, Spence got the cross to land on Porter, but 'Showtime's' T-Rex arms could not catch Spence clean as Errol stumbled back against the ropes. Shawn had the right idea, but his physical limitations hindered his plans.

[Rockenator]

I think Porter’s direct, forward moving style is tailor made for Bud. I don’t see this fight going the distance. After this match, the real question is Spence and how serious the eye injury is. That’s not something you want to mess around with.

[Combat Talk Radio]

I'm definitely interested in the outcome of this fight. Crawford's whole career hinges on it.

And I wish more people would understand this.

Crawford is the one with everything to lose. The pressure is all on him.

Porter's already shown that you're not getting out of a war with him and you're certainly not going to be the same fighter after you do get in there with him. Look at the pattern.

Bone. Broner. Thurman. Berto. Granados. Swift. Formella.

Every last one of these fighters went on the decline, after going to war with Porter. Spence's accident got in the way, so we don't know how that fight affected him.

All but one (Berto) have rock solid, tested chins, and Porter remains the only fighter able to get a straight up knockout against Erick Bone in one of his best performances. Crawford has been rocked similar to Berto, but to date he's not faced anyone with significant enough power and battle-tested experience to test the chin properly. This will be that test, because if Porter lands that lunging hook, I think Crawford goes straight down.

Only Ugas has seemed to get actually better from the experience, but Ugas's weakness is a defensive fighter. He excels against fighters that come after him, which is the ONLY reason that Amir Imam (Don King) got all three judges to score for him. Every other fight he lost has been close and disputed - kind of like Hagler.