Thurman-Porter

(Photo credit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME®) By Allan Fox: WBA welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) sees himself being crowned as the top dog in the 147lb division this Saturday if/when he defeats former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) in their fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Thurman-Porter fight will be televised on CBS with a start time at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.

The winner of the Thurman vs. Porter can call themselves the number one fighter in the welterweight division if they want to, but they clearly won’t be. Whether they’re perceived as the best by the casual boxing fans will be determined essentially on them being ignorant of the other welterweight contenders and champions out there that the winner of the Porter-Thurman would still need to fight before they’re seen as the top fighter.

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By Allan Fox: WBA welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) is doing a lot of talking during the build up to his title defense this Saturday night on June 25 against challenge Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) on Showtime Championship Boxing on CBS from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Thurman making comments that don’t seem logical. He’s talking about wanting to use nonstop movement for 12 rounds to keep Porter from landing any blows in the fight, but at the same time, he’s saying he’s going to stand toe-to-toe and fight. However, in the next breath, Thurman says he’s going to go toe-to-toe while backing up and going side to side. I don’t know about you, but I don’t think it’s physically possible to go toe-to-toe while backing up or going side to side for 12 rounds unless you have big feet.

“I’m always changing gears. Sometimes changing gears can be subtle as to change an angle,” said Thurman to Fighthype.com. “I’m going to test Shawn from each and every angle. We’re going to go toe-to-toe. I’m going to be moving straight back. We’re going to go toe-to-toe and side to side, and we’re going to see how that effects Shawn. When we have Shawn on his back foot, we’re going to see how he enjoys being pressured. The 1st speed is the fastest of all gears, and sometimes I’ve noticed the eagerness to want to fight.”

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By Allan Fox: Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) will be challenging the highly evasive WBA World welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) this Saturday night on June 25 on Showtime Boxing from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. It’s not enough for the winner of this fight just to get the victory.

They’re going to need to look good in winning. That means if Thurman wins, he can’t be running around the ring for 12 rounds, stinking up the joint with his terrible to watch “circle fighting.” Thurman calls his fighting style, “Circle fight.” I think a lot of boxing fans would call it “boring style,” so hopefully Thurman can stand in the pocket and actually fight on Saturday instead of running from Porter, 28, for 12 rounds.

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By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Kenny Porter sees his son former IBF welterweight champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) beating WBA World welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) in every facet of the game in their contest on June 25 on Showtime Boxing from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Kenny sees Porter beating the 27-year-old Thurman on the inside and outside in this fight. Kenny believes that Shawn is the faster, stronger and the guy with the better game plan in this fight. We’re going to find out if Kenny is right or not when the two talented 147lb fighters get inside the ring on 6/25.

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By Allan Fox: The boxing public have been waiting for many months to see the Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) vs. Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs), because they believe the fight will be an exciting bout from start to finish with a lot of exciting. However, Thurman is saying he plans to use the same game plan that Kell Brook used to defeat Porter two years ago in their fight in 2014.

Brook used a great deal of clinching to keep Porter from being able to throw his punches. WBA welterweight champion Thurman will be defending his title against Porter on June 25 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Thurman says he doesn’t intend on being stationary against Porter in this fight, because he doesn’t want to give him a chance to land his punches. So instead of staying in the pocket, Thurman will be circling the ring constantly.

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By Allan Fox: WBA World welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) says nobody is afraid of Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs), and that he doesn’t have the kind of punching power that would make anyone in the division avoid him. Thurman says he could have pulled out of the fight if he wanted to, but he’s not afraid of fighting the 28-year-old Porter. On June 25, Thurman is going to have to prove to the boxing world that he’s better than Porter when the two of them face each other at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

If Porter doesn’t hit that hard, then maybe Thurman will be more willing to stay in the pocket and fight him in a one-on-one manner rather than moving constantly like we’ve seen from him in many of his previous fights.

“If I really wanted to pull out of the fight, I had every opportunity to completely pull out of the fight,” said Thurman to Fighthype.com. “There ain’t nobody trying to avoid Shawn Porter. Nobody’s scared of Shawn Porter.

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By Patrick McHugh: WBA World welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) will be dealing with a lot of pressure in his fight against Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) in their fight on June 25 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

This fight will be Thurman’s first since suffering a whiplash neck injury in a car accident earlier this year. Supposedly, the injury has healed, but we’re not going to find out until Thurman starts getting hit by shots from Porter. The question is will Thurman’s neck hold up with him getting hit by Porter over and over again. T

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