Comments Thread For: Ken Porter, Derrick James Get Into Heated Argument

[pugil1st]

James trying to sell the fight because spencer is boring AF

That's insane! How'd you get in here?

[R_Walken]

James Just stirring the Pot to get under Kenny’s skin pre fight

The whole Spence team has just been sh.itting on the Porters non stop.

Shawn’s seems like a Great Human Being and a large part of that is obviously because of Kenny , But let’s be honest here , Kenny being who he is which is a bit overbearing , Shawn does come across as a grown man whos Daddy controls his life , More so then any other Father / Son team in the Sport

Which probably isn’t the case but still ,

the vibe they give off is that Shawn still has to ask permission to go to his Friends house and if he comes in past curfew he’s going to get grounded and getting his PS4 taken away because those are the rules

[ruedboy]

Porter's a good, tough welter. This is a chance for Spence to make a statement and separate himself from the other 147 pounders.
A KO vs Garcia would have made a statement, he gets another chance with Porter.

[Bigchip]

So if Porter stops Spence Jr does Spence Jr switch to papa Kenny?

[Bronx2245]

Life Without Father : After Split, Roy Jones Jr. Fights On Without Roy Jones Sr. in His Corner

November 17, 1994:

It wasn’t easy handing dad his walking papers, but that’s what happened in 1992 when Jones dropped his father as his trainer-manager in a painful and lasting split.

Roy Sr. was last seen in his son’s corner on June 30, 1992, when Roy Jr. defeated Jorge Castro in Pensacola. On his own, Jones has gone on to win eight consecutive fights. On his own, Jones claimed the IBF middleweight title with a victory over Bernard Hopkins in May, 1993.

On his own, Jones retained his title last May with a second-round knockout over Thomas Tate, then agreed to give up the belt to move up and challenge Toney.

Jones has a 26-0 record and some say the fastest hands in the business. Unlike his opponent, the tenacious and stalking Toney, Jones is a more cerebral fighter in the mold of Sugar Ray Leonard.

Jones has done quite well since life with father. But the void is undeniable.

“Roy loves his father unequivocally,” Levin said.

Approaching the most important fight of his career, Jones would not be side-tracked this week with questions about a sore subject.

“I don’t have time to go through that right now,” Jones said. “Another time. What really happened? We fell out...”

In quieter times, Jones would describe growing up under his father’s iron glove. How his dad would drop to his knees and box his young son to test his character. Roy Jr. would retreat to bed crying after some of the beatings, represented to him at the time as training.

Sometimes, if he got out of line during a workout, Jones said his father would rap him on the thighs with a piece of pipe. Jones considered running away but had no destination. Jones considered taking his life but knew that was not the answer.

Having survived, Jones acknowledges he emerged stronger and wiser. The torment no doubt made him mentally tougher as a boxer.

But he and his father were on a collision course.

“When you deal with your family, sometimes it is hard to understand,” Jones said a few weeks ago at his training camp in Great Gorge, N.J. “Sometimes one person wants to be in control and then another person wants all that control.”

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-17-sp-63896-story.html

[SplitSecond]

But didn’t Shawn beat the **** out of AB??? Maybe Broner’s career would have been more successful if he had a disciplinary style trainer in his corner.

Lol, kenny would've beengreat for broner "You not listenin! This is the part where I tear into yo ass!"

[mistermartin]

You sound like ur bitter bc ur uncles touched u when ur dad abandoned the fam. How tf do u or James know wut their relationship is buit on. The man is a 2x workd champ & last time i checked the BC belt was more prestigious than the ibf. But besides that, KP seems to have raised a gentleman & professional. I kmow it hurts to see shawn working w/ this pops everyday...gettin money...seeing the world...doing shows. While u look in the mitror each morning thinking...."I wonder if i have his nose...why did mommy not at least get a photo that night in the parking lot...i dont even have a name to look up.....****!!"

[mistermartin]

No. ...he's not. I recently watched Shawn's fight from Devon to Ugas just to gage the wrinkles in his game. He's def not the same guy...fohwtbs

[mistermartin]

Cosign both comments.

[mistermartin]

You sound like a dumbazz. Nowhere in the world does the teacher bow doen to the student. The trainer is the bow & the fighter is the arrow. Why do u think historically trainers were called master...Students were required to humble themselves & submit. That is the warrior's way. All that silly sh%t u kicking just reveals ur idiot's mindset.