Thurman vs. Porter

(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Tom Casino/SHOWTIME) By Jim Dower: Unbeaten WBA World welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (27-0, 22 Kos) retained his WBA title in edging former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (26-2-1, 16 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The final judges’ scores were 115-113, 115-113 and 115-113.

Both fighters were hurt in the fight, but Thurman landed the cleaner shots. His movement and pot shots were the difference. The crowd at the Barclays Center didn’t like the decision and booed loudly.

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By Allan Fox: WBA World welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) wants to become a big star and make the big money that guys like Floyd Mayweather Jr. made during his career. Thurman will be getting a $1.4 million purse for his title defense tonight against former IBF 147lb champion Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) in their fight on Premier Boxing Champion on CBS from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Porter is getting $1 million. That’s good money for a challenger. For both of these fighters to get the kind of money that we saw from Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, they’re going to need to up their game to become more exciting.

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(Photo credit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME) By Allan Fox: WBA World welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) and challenger “Showtime” Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) both made weight on Friday afternoon for their fight on Premier Boxing Champions on CBS on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

A very thin looking Thurman weighed in at 146 pounds. For his part, Porter weighed in right at the welterweight limit at 147lbs. Porter looked pretty thin too. You can tell that the two fighters will be huge by tomorrow night after they rehydrate because both appeared to be rail thin and not healthy looking.

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(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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