Next for Porter? Bud Crawford. Here's why.

[MastaBlasta]

If anyone is listening, the situation is now perfect. After a fight for the ages with Spence (and yet a close, controversial loss), Shawn Porter is a perfect opponent for Terrence Crawford.

Crawford still needs a top-level, credible opponent (and a victory) in his welter-weight excursion. Porter has just shown he is a monumental test for any WW ... this after razor-close losses to Thurman and Kell Brook when Brook was elite (he may still be at SWW). The fight with Thurman could have gone either way.

Porter has fought all of the top fighters at PBC except Pacquiao (that won't and shouldn't happen) in close exciting fights. If Porter overcomes Crawford, he gets a fresh belt, and the unification rematch with Spence (after a lights out first fight), which would be monumental.

If Terrence Crawford is able to win against Porter, he immediately gets the unquestionable stature and legitimacy to fight Spence, and the fight gets as large as is possible for a network-sharing megafight. Also, the intrigue of how Crawford overcame Porter vs how Spence overcame Porter, would add so much fire to the Crawford/Spence matchup.

No one loses in this scenario. PBC wins, Top Rank wins, Crawford wins (unless Porter defeats him), and Porter wins (because he gets the high profile championship fight he deserves after a tremendous showing against Spence). The involved networks win, fight fans win, and we get a Unified WW Champion at the end of it. This would probably be the best financial scenario for all involved.

Could anyone remotely attracted to boxing pass on this?

What say ye Boxing fans?

[juandabomb]

Lets see how bud handles the wild man

[Eff Pandas]

If there is no rematch with Errol that seems like the best move to be made for Shawn.

And thats likely a 50/50ish fight cuz Shawn is Buds best opponent by a mile.

[2ndroundko]

they both said they arent fighting each other ever. not that it would happen anyway

[MastaBlasta]

they both said they arent fighting each other ever. not that it would happen anyway

Really? You have a link?

[Unified18]

So in this age when elite fighters takes years to negotiate a deal to fight each other, Porter becomes the guy who fights everyone and becomes the measuring stick for all this other fighters.

[Southpawology]

Really? You have a link?

Crawford actually did say him and porter are really good friends on the food truck diaries with brendan schaub

[Scipio2009]

If anyone is listening, the situation is now perfect. After a fight for the ages with Spence (and yet a close, controversial loss), Shawn Porter is a perfect opponent for Terrence Crawford.

Crawford still needs a top-level, credible opponent (and a victory) in his welter-weight excursion. Porter has just shown he is a monumental test for any WW ... this after razor-close losses to Thurman and Kell Brook when Brook was elite (he may still be at SWW). The fight with Thurman could have gone either way.

Porter has fought all of the top fighters at PBC except Pacquiao (that won't and shouldn't happen) in close exciting fights. If Porter overcomes Crawford, he gets a fresh belt, and the unification rematch with Spence (after a lights out first fight), which would be monumental.

If Terrence Crawford is able to win against Porter, he immediately gets the unquestionable stature and legitimacy to fight Spence, and the fight gets as large as is possible for a network-sharing megafight. Also, the intrigue of how Crawford overcame Porter vs how Spence overcame Porter, would add so much fire to the Crawford/Spence matchup.

No one loses in this scenario. PBC wins, Top Rank wins, Crawford wins (unless Porter defeats him), and Porter wins (because he gets the high profile championship fight he deserves after a tremendous showing against Spence. The involved networks win, fight fans win, and we get a Unified WW Champion at the end of it. This would probably be the best financial scenario for all involved.

Could anyone remotely attracted to boxing pass on this?

What say ye Boxing fans?

That makes sense, as long as Bob Arum comes correct with the money.

Porter just fought a great fight, give the body until about Halloween to rest up, potentially fight a guy like Josesito Lopez to close out the year (personally, I think we most likely will see Lopez-Guerrero in a key fight on FS1, but that's about the level Porter should look), and then head for the Crawford fight in the Spring of 2020.

If the money is bull****, Porter can aim for Lipinets or Jamal James in fights that should get him a mandated shot at whomever emerges as WBC/WBA/IBF champion

[SkillspayBills]

Crawford actually did say him and porter are really good friends on the food truck diaries with brendan schaub

They've known each other since they were 12. Kenny tells a story of Crawford trying to fight him in an alley when he was like 13 lol.

[MastaBlasta]

Crawford actually did say him and porter are really good friends on the food truck diaries with brendan schaub

Yeah, but TC also called out Spence, Thurman, and Porter ...

https://www.badlefthook.com/2019/5/6/18534672/terence-crawford-next-fight-calls-out-errol-spence-jr-shawn-porter-keith-thurman-unification