Comments Thread For: Kenny Porter: I Can See Ennis Beating Crawford, Spence is Tougher Fight

[Knuckle sandwich]

Ennis isn't in the same class as Crawford, Crawford is an experienced elite boxer/fighter, simple as that, nor would Spence beat Crawford, he is just to one dimensional

[thack]

Ennis isn't in the same class as Crawford, Crawford is an experienced elite boxer/fighter, simple as that, nor would Spence beat Crawford, he is just to one dimensional

I've been with Bud over ten years and I still don't think we've seen the best of him but must admit we need a big win at welterweight which hasn't happened yet and it's closing in on five years.

[kiaba360]

I remember how mad Spence was at Thurman, and now he's treating Boots in the same fashion! No Bueno!

In boxing, the bullied usually become the bullies once they've reached a high enough status. Thurman hated that Mayweather didn't give him an opportunity, so Thurman turns around and ignores contenders like Ennis/Stanionis/Ortiz. GGG was slighted at the beginning of his career by Sturm/Universum, but eventually became the 'businessman' that fights only who he needs to in order to keep his titles. Altriusm doesn't exist in boxing.

[F l i c k e r]

The only way is because Crawford is more open maybe. Lose points specially when he gives rounds away in the southpaw stance and then maybe Ennis hops on a bike in the later rounds so Crawford can't catch him like he did Porter.

But I don't see it. Ennis would get in there, get hit the hardest he's ever been hit in his life and then have to fight without being the front runner and lose.

Just like Plant did to Canelo. There's something very real about not being in big fights, not having tough fights that make you dig deep and stay on point. Ennis doesn't have the experience yet.

[Loudo65]

Short memory
or
trying to save face

[Curtis2]

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When Cotto was a WW, he used to walk at 180 all the time.
Oscar used to walk at 170. Victor Ortiz weight before a fight was 175.

Clearly you didn’t get that message.

Crawford is a coward. If he wasn’t fighting Spence, he could have gone after Boots but who does he choose? Avanesyan. Incredible stuff right there.

None of those WW’s announced a specific fight date while walking around weight with 20 days to the fight date- have you ever heard of a fake lead on? Apparently not..

[Bronx2245]

In boxing, the bullied usually become the bullies once they've reached a high enough status. Thurman hated that Mayweather didn't give him an opportunity, so Thurman turns around and ignores contenders like Ennis/Stanionis/Ortiz. GGG was slighted at the beginning of his career by Sturm/Universum, but eventually became the 'businessman' that fights only who he needs to in order to keep his titles. Altriusm doesn't exist in boxing.

Very well said, and I hate it all!

[kiaba360]

Very well said, and I hate it all!

Ideally, Thurman would've fought Stanionis after Barrios, and GGG would've fought Andrade. Sometimes it hurts to be a boxing fan, especially when your favorites start behaving in selfish ways. Over time, we learn to accept that bitter feeling of disappointment, and to always appreciate the fights that don't fall through due to politics/injury. It takes tremendous effort to stay positive through all the bullshxt, but it isn't impossible.

[Str8.2.Da.Point]

Crawford / Boots is 50/50, like we said on the podcast.

The Boots that fought Chukhadzhian gets beat by Errol Spence in the late rounds.

Boots gets hit as much as anyone in the division with all his flashy moves in the ring. Crawford is a much better puncher than anyone he's faced and has the footwork to frustrate someone's offense. I don't have it as 50/50 with Crawford. I think it's more 50/50 vs Spence just based on the fact he's less of a moving target and his attacks are in a straight line as well as when he retreats. Boots has a way of nullifying hard jabs, which is what Spence uses to set up his body shots that break down his opponents. Crawford is too much of a chess match for anyone in the game.

[Str8.2.Da.Point]

I don't put any weight on Kenny Porter's comments. He spent a year and a half talking about how his son is better than anyone Crawford has faced and how they would be able to put more pressure on him that he had ever experienced. But for "some odd reason" they refused to exercise Porter's mandatory...... Then when the WBO mandated the fight, they were posting all these videos of Porter doing workouts in the back yard and running up mountains and whatever only for him to have the excuse that his son didn't have the camp he wanted to prepare for Crawford.........

Kenny is a certified clown. You go through all that to discredit a fighter and then rather than just admitting his greatness, you try to belittle his dominance over your fighter/son by claiming your son didn't get adequate training he needed.... Last I checked, that would be the trainers fault first, and the last of discipline is also on the fighter...... Crawford doesn't have those issues thus he is where he is at, and Porter is where he is......