Porter vs Thurman
They say styles make fights, if that’s the case “Show Time” Shawn Porter (26-1) vs Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0) has the makings to be Fight of the Year. Right now there are speculations that this fight is set for 12-12-15 in Las Vegas Nevada. This fight is so Important for the sport, you have 2 young hungry Boxers looking to make a statement in the Welterweight division, A division which was ruled and reigned by the kingpin Floyd “Money” Mayweather who retired this year after tying Rocky Marciano’s record of (49-0). Now there are many players looking to take the place as the new king in town and the division is pretty stacked. Keith Thurman has been asking for a step up in competition and he may have what he’s been asking for. Aside from a fight with Floyd Mayweather (now out of the picture due to Mayweathers retirement ), a fight with Porter is one he has mentioned in a previous Interview we had with him back in 2014. Is this a step up fight for Keith? Does Porter have what it takes to bring the best or the worst out of Keith? Does Keith’s “One Time” Power have enough …show more content…
In Keith’s 26 bouts Porter will be the first top 10 ranked fighter that he’s faced. According to Ring Magazine they have Thurman ranked #5 and Porter #6 . Does this imply Keith has been fighting bums? Absolutely not, Keith has fought whomever they have thrown his way and since his debut on HBO he’s been calling out all the top Welterweights but no one nor any other promotor obliged. So, this isn’t a matter of a fighter being brought up through the rankings carefully and protected, it’s about a fighter who was a threat and was being rejected. If you compare resumes Porter has been in with some top Welterweights, he has been in the ring with Devon Alexander in which he won the IBF Title, in his first defense he lost by way of majority decision to Kell Brook. A win over Shawn Porter will catapult Keith in to upper echelon
They say styles make fights, if that’s the case “Show Time” Shawn Porter (26-1) vs Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0) has the makings to be Fight of the Year. Right now there are speculations that this fight is set for 12-12-15 in Las Vegas Nevada. This fight is so Important for the sport, you have 2 young hungry Boxers looking to make a statement in the Welterweight division, A division which was ruled and reigned by the kingpin Floyd “Money” Mayweather who retired this year after tying Rocky Marciano’s record of (49-0). Now there are many players looking to take the place as the new king in town and the division is pretty stacked. Keith Thurman has been asking for a step up in competition and he may have what he’s been asking for. Aside from a fight with Floyd Mayweather (now out of the picture due to Mayweathers retirement ), a fight with Porter is one he has mentioned in a previous Interview we had with him back in 2014. Is this a step up fight for Keith? Does Porter have what it takes to bring the best or the worst out of Keith? Does Keith’s “One Time” Power have enough …show more content…
In Keith’s 26 bouts Porter will be the first top 10 ranked fighter that he’s faced. According to Ring Magazine they have Thurman ranked #5 and Porter #6 . Does this imply Keith has been fighting bums? Absolutely not, Keith has fought whomever they have thrown his way and since his debut on HBO he’s been calling out all the top Welterweights but no one nor any other promotor obliged. So, this isn’t a matter of a fighter being brought up through the rankings carefully and protected, it’s about a fighter who was a threat and was being rejected. If you compare resumes Porter has been in with some top Welterweights, he has been in the ring with Devon Alexander in which he won the IBF Title, in his first defense he lost by way of majority decision to Kell Brook. A win over Shawn Porter will catapult Keith in to upper echelon