Thurman-Porter

By Dan Ambrose: Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) and WBA “regular” welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) could be facing each other in late February on the 20th or 27th, according to Fighthype. The two of them definitely will be fighting each other. The only thing that needs to be established is what date the fight will take place.

Porter and his father/trainer Kenny Porter are a little frustrated at how long it’s taken to get the 27-year-old “One Time” Thurman into the ring, as they wanted to face him in December to get it over with.

They feel pretty confident that Thurman’s chin will betray him in this fight, and they can’t wait to get it over with. Thurman has looked vulnerable when standing in the pocket against fighters with any kind of punching power, and Porter would appear to be a bad match-up for him.

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By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Kenny Porter is still waiting for WBA “regular” welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) to make the call to get the fight done with Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) for a fight in 2016. Kenny is starting to think that the 27-year-old Thurman is reluctant to take the fight because he’s starting to realize what he’ll need to go through in getting in the ring with a pit-bull like Porter.

Kenny says that Porter is going to go after Thurman and force him to make critical decisions how he wants to survive the situation. Kenny sees it as a case where Thurman will need to run, hold and fight.

“He [Thurman] has not signed the deal,” Kenny Porter said to Knockoutnews. “As far as the date, we’ll do it anytime they’re ready. It doesn’t matter where they want to fight at. We’re in shape to go in six weeks. We can fight in four weeks.

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By J Caldwell: If boxing truly is a young man’s sport, then a probable match-up between Shawn “Showtime” Porter (26-1-1, 16 KO) and Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KO) looks to be an exciting one. In complete deference to the older lions of the pride, including Timothy “The Desert Storm” Bradley, Amir “King” Kahn and Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, a possible showdown between boxing’s newer crop of talent (i.e., Thurman, Porter, Kell Brooks, Adrien Broner, Danny Garcia and, of course, Errol Spence) could perhaps set the stage for a glimpse of what’s to come in the welterweight division, a division which for now as it stand appears stacked with all kinds of boxing talent.

Cautionary tales abound. Whenever you allow “big cats” to roam the boxing landscape, things could end up getting pretty messy. What we as diehard boxing fans could end up witnessing within the short foreseeable future is a kind of boxing renaissance of sort; whereby, the torch as kindled from TBE’s “skills win fights” boxing era is pass on to a newer generation of younger, hungrier lions both willing and able to inflict damage on to each other.

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By Tim Fletcher: According to reports, the much talked about contest between WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman and Showtime Shawn Porter is being moved to 2016 rather than taking place on December 12th like what was talked about. The Thurman-Porter fight could take place on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox Sports, according to RingTV.

The idea in moving the Thurman vs. Porter fight to 2016 is that it will give more time to build the fight to make it a bigger fight. If the Thurman-Porter fight were to take place in December, it wouldn’t give enough time to make it a huge fight.

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By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) is already excited about his proposed December 12th fight against WBA “regular” welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs). Porter was interviewed tonight by ESPN during the Devon Alexander vs. Aron Martinez fight on the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) card in Arizona.

Porter said that his fight with the 26-year-old Thurman will “be one of the great fights of all time.”

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(Photo credit: Hogan Photos) By Dan Ambrose: WBA “regular” welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) will be defending his WBA 147lb title against former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) on December 12th on Showtime Championship Boxing at a still to be determined venue, according to Dan Rafael.

This is a very big fight and easily the biggest of the 26-year-old Thurman’s career. It’s what you would call a proving fight for Thurman, because he’s had it pretty easy in his eight year pro career with all the soft opponents that his adviser Al Haymon has put him in with thus far.

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By Dan Ambrose: Ken Porter, the trainer/father for former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs), says he’s very interested in setting up a fight between his son Shawn and WBA “regular” welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) for a fight before the end of the year.

Thurman had recently mentioned Porter as one of the fighters that he’s interested in facing this year. Unfortunately, Ken Porter says he’s been unable to get in contact with Thurman when he’s attempted to call him.

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By Dan Ambrose: WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) could be about to face his first real test of his career on October 3rd with him possibly facing former IBF 147lb champion Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) on Premier Boxing Champions [PBC], according to fighthype.com. The Thurman-Porter fight would be on the same card as former three division world champion Adrien Broner vs. former WBA 140lb champion Khabib Allakhverdiev.

The Thurman vs. Porter fight would be the main event on the October 3rd on the PBC card and the Broner- Allakhverdiev fight would be the co-feature bout.

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By Allan Fox: A fight between WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) and former IBF 147 pound champion Shawn Porter (25-1-1, 16 KOs) is possible for June 20th, according to Fighthype.com. The Thurman vs. Porter fight could wind up on a Premier Boxing Champions card on one of the networks.

There’s also a possibility of former three division world champion Adrien Broner also fighting on that date. This card, if it comes off, could potentially be competing against WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward’s card on the same night.

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