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Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑21 Nov 2021, 03:26

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑21 Nov 2021, 07:03 Enjoyable fight. Personally I didn’t really see the outcome was ever in doubt, it was certainly close and competitive for the duration, but Crawford always had an extra gear which Porter doesn’t have, was just waiting for him to step it up late on, which he did.

peter barlow wrote: ↑21 Nov 2021, 07:09 Great fight, I thought Porter fought his heart out. Hard to argue with Kenny Porter stopping it, it was only going one way. But his comments afterward trying to humiliate his son were pathetic. The man's a fornicating bully, and Shawn should get a new trainer he has plenty left in the tank if he wants it.

Bud Crawford is a special fighter. Terrific left hand and movement.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑21 Nov 2021, 07:47

peter barlow wrote: ↑21 Nov 2021, 07:09 Great fight, I thought Porter fought his heart out. Hard to argue with Kenny Porter stopping it, it was only going one way. But his comments afterward trying to humiliate his son were pathetic. The man's a fornicating bully, and Shawn should get a new trainer he has plenty left in the tank if he wants it.

Bud Crawford is a special fighter. Terrific left hand and movement.

Porter announced his retirement after the fight.

Apparently he would have whether he lost or drew.

Said he’s not gonna become a gatekeeper

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑21 Nov 2021, 12:15 Bob said he won’t offer Bud a contract, but instead offer him fights.

As we know we have Josh Taylor.

Bob said he’ll still try and make the Spence fight as well.

high tower 1 wrote: ↑21 Nov 2021, 14:49 If Bob actually thinks Taylor Crawford would
Fill a football stadium then he’s lost it. They’d barely fill out the York hall.

Dioufy wrote: ↑21 Nov 2021, 15:17 Porter fought tremendously and I had it 86/85 to him. But Crawford found the punches when it mattered.
Dunno what was the biggest shot Porter took… the knockdowns or his fathers interview at the end.

Cyclops wrote: ↑21 Nov 2021, 15:29

Dioufy wrote: ↑21 Nov 2021, 15:17 Porter fought tremendously and I had it 86/85 to him. But Crawford found the punches when it mattered.
Dunno what was the biggest shot Porter took… the knockdowns or his fathers interview at the end.

I'm not going to look up his Dad's post fight ramblings. What was the gist of what he said?

I'm sure I read an interview with Porter where he said he wanted to fight Crawford or retire. If he's already thinking like that I can see why they stopped the fight, so that he could finish on his feet and go back to his lucrative pundit job with a big wedge of cash from this fight in his pocket. No sense in getting your brains scrambled at this point in your career if you're already more than halfway out the door and onto different things. For what it's worth, I thought the first knockdown was very similar to the one Porter suffered against Broner when he switched off in their fight, and the second wasn't much worse. But I guess this is a guy who has lost a few times already, and one more loss isn't going to hurt as much as when he starts slurring his speech in his 50's. He acquitted himself well in his final bout and doesn't need to give us any more.

Dioufy wrote: ↑21 Nov 2021, 15:32

Cyclops wrote: ↑21 Nov 2021, 15:29

Dioufy wrote: ↑21 Nov 2021, 15:17 Porter fought tremendously and I had it 86/85 to him. But Crawford found the punches when it mattered.
Dunno what was the biggest shot Porter took… the knockdowns or his fathers interview at the end.

I'm not going to look up his Dad's post fight ramblings. What was the gist of what he said?

I'm sure I read an interview with Porter where he said he wanted to fight Crawford or retire. If he's already thinking like that I can see why they stopped the fight, so that he could finish on his feet and go back to his lucrative pundit job with a big wedge of cash from this fight in his pocket. No sense in getting your brains scrambled at this point in your career if you're already more than halfway out the door and onto different things. For what it's worth, I thought the first knockdown was very similar to the one Porter suffered against Broner when he switched off in their fight, and the second wasn't much worse. But I guess this is a guy who has lost a few times already, and one more loss isn't going to hurt as much as when he starts slurring his speech in his 50's. He acquitted himself well in his final bout and doesn't need to give us any more.

He said he had to regrets over stopping the fight because Porter hadn’t listened to him and hadn’t done the right thing in build up.