Porter beat Usyk in the amateurs!

[John Locke]

Well that's crazy, in the same event Thurman fought at 69 and won.

Yeah, Thurman beat a guy who's got a win over bronze medalist Kanat Islam, who's a very good fighter at 154, expect him to make some noise soon

[yngwie]

Yeah, Thurman beat a guy who's got a win over bronze medalist Kanat Islam, who's a very good fighter at 154, expect him to make some noise soon

Islam started pretty busy and then started to get inactive.

[MisterPullman]

Didnt Porter play one of the 'heavier' American Football positions in high school?

Perhaps he just grew big quick and then stopped. Could explain how he beat someone who is now much bigger than him.

This.

African Americans mature faster than Europeans on average because of genetics and the hormones covered food Americans eat their whole childhood.

[Thraxox]

Bump for discussion......

[soul_survivor]

In those days, with head gear and scoring based on a fencing like system, I can see this. Porter probably darted in, landed some pitty pats and jumped back out.

I'm glad amateur boxing has gne back to no head gear and hopefully there will be more emphasis on power shots and body shots.

Still, it's a curious story.

[Thraxox]

In those days, with head gear and scoring based on a fencing like system, I can see this. Porter probably darted in, landed some pitty pats and jumped back out.

I'm glad amateur boxing has gne back to no head gear and hopefully there will be more emphasis on power shots and body shots.

Still, it's a curious story.

Man you called Usyk a slow lumbering guy in this thread.

[soul_survivor]

Man you called Usyk a slow lumbering guy in this thread.

No I didn't.

[Eff Pandas]

Porter was a pretty bad mofo in the amateurs. And look how he fights still. Imagine that in 9ish minute fights. It's hard to see him NOT beating a lot of cats with his energy, and activity.

I've said several times I think he'd be a better fighter now if he had a less effective style for amateur boxing and took on more of a slowed down more strategic approach, but then again while Porter isn't the #1 guy right now he's doing pretty f#cking well for himself to be among the top 5ish guys in arguably the most competitive division in boxing so idk that it's hindering him THAT f#cking much and maybe I'm just being hypercritical about it or maybe going against his style he's created for himself would have him doing less well idk.

Respect to Porter either way. Dude is not gonna make your night easy if you can beat him. And 99% of these cats out there ain't beating him to begin with. Hard to argue with operating at that level.

[Thraxox]

No I didn't.

no, he hasnt got any of those things, he is a lumbering, big guy, very much in the mold of many european fighters. nothing exciting about him whatsoever.

This disagrees.

[BodiesInFlight]

no, he hasnt got any of those things, he is a lumbering, big guy, very much in the mold of many european fighters. nothing exciting about him whatsoever.

Weeesh