Just Rewatched Porter vs Thurman. Gave it to Porter

[Thraxox]

Porters shots were sloppy he was hitting a lot of glove too , Thurman won 7 to 5. You can't score points from wrestling.

Like as if Thurman's punches weren't blocked. There were a lot of blocked punches from Thurman also. Porter had more moments in than Thurman, especially when Thurman kept on shelling up against the ropes counter punching from here and then sloppily. Porter Smothered Thurman's work on the inside and made his punches sloppy, while Porter landed the harder shots inside. Porter did good in the center of the ring, but Thurman was better, but Porter outclassed Thurman on the inside.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

Yup. I just laughed when the unofficial scorecard gave round 8 to Thurman when he ran like a biatch when Porter landed that body shot. Porter manhandled Thurman on the inside too many times.

One punch doesn't win you a round.

[brettWall]

It was a close fight, but Thurman's power punches were too many and prominent. That could have been the deciding factor.

[SkillspayBills]

I have watched that fight about 6 times and it really is a tough fight to score. I've edged Thurman more times than not though.

[Thraxox]

One punch doesn't win you a round.

And does running count? In that round porter punched him in the gut and chased him around, and cornered him for him to do the inside work, while Thurman refused to fight back in order to recover from the body shot. So how do you win a round by doing nothing?

[SkillspayBills]

Porters shots were sloppy he was hitting a lot of glove too , Thurman won 7 to 5. You can't score points from wrestling.

He always does that and that's why I can't be a fan of him. He stifles his punches, and never fights at the proper range to have the maximum affect on his punches.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

And does running count? In that round porter punched him in the gut and chased him around, and cornered him for him to do the inside work, while Thurman refused to fight back in order to recover from the body shot. So how do you win a round by doing nothing?

I don't think you actually watched the fight or that round for that matter. You're talking as if Thurman ran the whole round and didn't land anything on Porter. Even the commentators said "close round." According to you the round was a whitewash in Porter's favor though.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

115-113 for Shawn Porter. I saw that Porter Manhandled Thurman all night in that fight. Thurman couldn't handle Porter's physical strength and left him himself too many times on the inside to Shawn Porter.

Rd.1 - Thurman
Rd.2- Porter
Rd.3 - Porter
Rd.4 - Thurman
R.5 - Porter
R.6 - Porter
R.7 - Porter
R.8 - Porter
R.9 - Porter
R.10 - Thurman
R. 11 - Thurman
R.12 - Thurman

Thurman was just manhandled too many times in the ropes that allowed Porter to work on the inside with body shots and upper cuts. Even though Thurman counterpunches really well, Porter smothered Thurman's work that it doesn't have much leverage.

I had him winning too man. It's the modern curse of the inside fighter. Thurman's punches were landed from the outside and they were nice counters. That's what people see and remember, especially when aided by the conveniently one-sided replays, coupled with crowd reactions for more effect.

[Thraxox]

I had him winning too man. It's the modern curse of the inside fighter. Thurman's punches were landed from the outside and they were nice counters. That's what people see and remember, especially when aided by the conveniently one-sided replays, coupled with crowd reactions for more effect.

The fight was fought more on the inside and on the ropes than it was at the center of the ring. While Porter did good, but Thurman did better on the center. Porter crushed Thurman on the inside, bullying him against the ropes.

Thurman did had some nice moments, but it wasn't enough for Porter's work rate on the inside. Short inside punches wasn't counted, but all we had is replays of Thurman catching porter with nice shots in the center of the ring while blatantly ignoring the inside work of porter in the ropes.

[FLY TY]

It was a close fight, but porter basically gave away the last 3-4 rounds....the championship rounds.

No way in hell did he win 7 of the first 8.

The right guy won.