Thurman-Porter

(Photo credit: Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME)By Chris Williams: WBA welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) is calling his June 25 fight against former IBF 147lb champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) as the best match-up of 2016. We’ll find that out for ourselves if this is going to be a good fight or not because Thurman hasn’t fought since last year in July, and he hasn’t fought anyone good as of yet during his career.

For all we know, this fight could turn out to be a mismatch or a boring affair if Thurman decides to back pedal all over the ring to avoid getting hit by Porter. Thurman, 27, was involved in a traffic accident recently.

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By Dan Ambrose: It was learned today that the match-up between WBA welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) and former IBF welterweight champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) is set for June 25 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Porter vs. Thurman was supposed to have taken place last month on March 12, but Thurman postponed the fight after suffering an injury during an automobile accident last February. Thurman, 27, suffered a whip lash injury in the accident, and he complained of his shoulders and neck freezing up when he attempted to work out afterwards.

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By Dan Ambrose: It appears that the June 25th fight between WBA World welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) and challenger Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, according to Dan Rafael.

It’s still not official for the Barclays Center, but it’s in the works. This is a change from the previous venue that was mentioned for the Thurman-Porter fight before it was postponed due to Thurman’s automobile accident.

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By Dan Ambrose: The welterweight contest between WBA champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) and Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) has been given a new date of June 25 for Showtime Boxing. The co-feature bout has been upgraded with former three division world champion Abner Mares (29-2-1, 15 KOs) facing WBA World featherweight champion Cuellar (28-1, 21 KOs).

Hopefully the June 25 fight date will stick for this card, because it’ll depend on Thurman, who was injured in an automobile accident a couple of weeks ago and received a whiplash injury. Whether Thurman can fight on June 25 will depend his healing from the injury. That’s three months away.

Part of that time will involve Thurman training. He’s going to need to be healthy almost immediately for him to get ready for that fight. I wonder if he can do. For someone that was involved in a car accident, it might not be enough time for Thurman.

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By Dan Ambrose: Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) is expected to be back inside the ring by June, according to ESPN. Thurman, 27, is recovering from an automobile accident he was involved in a couple of weeks ago.

The injury caused Thurman’s March 12 fight against challenger Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) to be temporarily called off until later. Thurman suffered whiplash in the car accident. Once he does recover from the accident, then the fight will be rescheduled for the Mohegan Sun resort in Uncasville, Connecticut.

In the meantime, Porter will be taking part in an exhibition bout to stay busy, as he hasn’t fought since last year in June when he beat Adrien Broner.

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By Jeff Aranow: Promoter Lou Dibella says WBA World welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) will need at least four to six weeks to rest from his injuries he suffered in an automobile accident last week. Thurman’s title defense against #4 WBA Shawn “Showtime” Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) will need to wait until they have a better idea of how much time it’s going to take for the 27-year-old Thurman to heal.

Thurman was supposed to be fighting Porter on March 12 on Showtime Championship Boxing at the Mohegan Sun Casino Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut. Thurman attempted to spar after his automobile accident, but his shoulders and neck gave him problems during the sparring session.

“He’ll probably be off four to six weeks. The fight will happen next when he’s healed and ready to go,” Dibella said to ESPN.com. “After sparring Saturday, his neck and shoulders locked up and he couldn’t move.

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By Jeff Aranow: Moments ago, it was announced that WBA World welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) suffered an injury in car accident. His fight against Shawn Porter (26-1, 16 KOs) will be postponed. He was supposed to fight Porter on March 12 at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut.

It’s unknown how bad the injury was for Thurman and how long he’ll be out of action.

“BREAKING: Thurman-Porter card is postponed to TBA as Thurman is injured. #boxing,” said Dan Rafael.

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By Tim Fletcher: Former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter’s father/trainer Kenny Porter says he thinks that WBA World welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Porter (26-0, 22 KOs) will be on the retreat whenever he throws power shots in their fight on March 12 next month at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Kenny is familiar with Thurman from both the amateurs and pros, and he knows that Thurman prefers to land sneaky power shots rather than standing in the pocket and trading shots. Thurman is always looking to avoid getting hit by his opponents, and he’s not going to stand in the pocket and let his hands go the way some fighters do.

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By Dan Ambrose: In a month from now on March 12, WBA “regular” welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) will be facing what could be the toughest opponent of his career in Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Thurman, 27, doesn’t think that Porter will be able to handle his punching power, and he expects to hurt him constantly. Thurman isn’t sure whether he’ll be able to KO him, but he does feel confident that he’ll be able to put him down on the canvas like he’s done with some of his recent opponents Robert Guerrero and Leonard Bundu. Thurman had them down but he couldn’t KO them.

“The two most recent fights that went 12 rounds were Robert Guerrero and Bundu,” Thurman said to Michelle Joy Phelps from Behind the Gloves.

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