Knicksman20
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Except Porter gets stopped. If Porter gets hit clean as much as he did against Brook he's in trouble.
Shawn Porter vs Keith Thurman :sadamerecon:
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Except Porter gets stopped. If Porter gets hit clean as much as he did against Brook he's in trouble.
Amare's Right Hook
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We know who will get the push.
Porter needs to use his lateral movement and work behind his jab or else his lose
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Edwin Rodriguez-Thomas Williams Set For Thurman vs. Porter
Updated at 04:28 PM EST, Sat Jan 30, 2016 Read More By :
By Jake Donovan
What was once rumored as a possibility has now become a reality for Edwin Rodriguez and Thomas Williams Jr., as the pair of light heavyweights will collide on March 12 at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Both sides have officially agreed to terms, according to sources requesting anonymity as the full show has yet to be formally announced. The bout will serve in supporting capacity to the mouthwatering matchup between Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter, which will air live in primetime on CBS, as previously reported on these pages earlier this month.
What has changed in that time is the dynamics of the Rodriguez-Williams Jr. clash. It is not yet known if the light heavyweight scrap will appear on the free-to-air CBS primetime portion as the evening’s chief support, or if it will air on an associated broadcast, such as Showtime or SHO Extreme - similar to NBC Sports Network providing bonus coverage for NBC boxing events.
Also no longer the case – at least as this goes to publish – is the matchup serving as an official title eliminator. As the two fighters are not ranked together among the Top 15 in any given sanctioning body, their clash will be scheduled for 10 rounds or less.
If their most recent ring appearances are any indication, there is a little extra emphasis on “less.”
The pair of light heavyweights appeared together – although in separate fights– on the November 13th edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike TV at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. Their bouts followed an eerily similar format – both required to climb off the canvas (in Rodriguez’ case, twice) to win by knockout.
Rodriguez (28-1, 19KOs) – who hails from Worcestor, Mass. but trains out of Ronnie Shields’ facility in Houston - scored a 3rd round knockout of previously unbeaten Michael Seals in their televised main event. A total of five knockdowns came of their microwaved thriller, with Rodriguez flooring Seals barely 30 seconds into the bout before twice hitting the deck before the end of the opening round.
The former super middleweight contender recovered to drop Seals in rounds two and three, the latter producing the end of the fight.
By that point, Williams Jr. (19-1, 13KOs) – whose father Thomas Sr. was also a pro boxer - had survived his own scare in a 2nd round knockout of Humberto Savigne in their televised co-feature. The two boxers traded opening round knockdowns before Williams Jr. put him away for good midway through round two.
Rodriguez has won four straight following his Nov. ’13 loss to Andre Ward, where he missed weight to render a previously sanctioned super middleweight title fight as a non-title affair. He has since moved up to the light heavyweight division, where each of his last four victories have taken place, including three straight knockouts lasting less than seven rounds worth of ring time.
Williams – who hails from the greater Washington D.C. area - suffered a shocking 5th round stoppage at the hands of former light heavyweight champ Gabriel Campillo in Aug. ’14, rebounding to have won each of his last two starts.
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Thurman-Porter Card Will Be a Stacked CBS/Showtime Event
Updated at 06:27 PM EST, Tue Feb 2, 2016 Read More By :
By Jake Donovan
It took several months to finalize terms for the welterweight showdown between Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter, but a much quicker turnaround has been enjoyed in piecing together the undercard.
BoxingScene.com has learned that the March 12 card – which takes place at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut – will feature at least four fights carried over two separate telecasts on Showtime and CBS.
The main event will air live on CBS in primetime (8:30 p.m. ET), following a full day and early evening’s worth of college basketball action in the final weekend before the NCAA March Madness tournament commences. The lead-in will be a featherweight matchup of former three-division champs, as Abner Mares will face Fernando Montiel in what on paper suggests a can’t miss featherweight fight.
As previously reported by BoxingScene.com, the card will also feature a non-title match between light heavyweights Edwin Rodriguez and Thomas Williams Jr.
The exact placement of the bout wasn’t made clear as the piecing together of the two shows was still being discussed. It has now been confirmed by sources with knowledge of the situation – who requested anonymity as the overall event has yet to be formally announced – that the bout will open the Showtime telecast, which will be headlined by Gary Russell Jr. in a featherweight title defense.
Event handlers have an opponent in mind for Russell Jr., but declined to discuss as the fight is still being finalized.
The primetime CBS portion of the show will mark the first time in nearly 40 years that boxing will appear on the free-to-air network in such capacity. The last one marked a historic occasion, when 1976 Olympic Gold medalist Leon Spinks – boasting a 6-0-1 pro record at the time – pulled off a shocker in edging Muhammad Ali via split decision to win the World heavyweight championship.
Thurman-Porter likely won’t measure up as a historical parallel – little if anything today can compare to an Ali event, after all – but the matchup itself is significant in plans for year two of adviser Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series. This show itself isn’t a traditional PBC event, but is acknowledged by CBS/Showtime as “a Premier Boxing Champions blockbuster” and one of several major shows in the works over the course of this calendar year.
“Whether it’s solely PBC branding or the elements surrounding (Thurman-Porter), boxing fans can count on 10 primetime telecasts this year,” Tim Smith, vice president of communications for PBC confirmed to BoxingScene.com. “It began with our premier of PBC on Fox on January 23, with Danny Garcia beating Robert Guerrero in a thrilling main event. There is a lot more to come.”
The event will mark three times in as many ring appearances that Thurman (26-0, 22KOs) has helped launch a new network series. The unbeaten welterweight from Clearwater, Florida served in the very first PBC telecast, soundly outpointing Guerrero in their PBC on NBC primetime headliner last March. The event served as the highest-rated telecast on network or cable television in 2015.
Thurman’s next fight – and also his last to date until March 12 rolls around – kicked off the PBC on ESPN model, scoring a 7th round stoppage of Luis Collazo in his home training region in Tampa, Florida.
Porter (26-1-1, 15KOS) served in the first fight to appear in the PBC on Spike TV series, scoring a 5th round stoppage of Erick Bone – a late replacement for an injured Roberto Garcia – last March. The win was followed by his most notable in-ring achievement, outpointing Adrien Broner in their primetime NBC main event last June.
Dating back to last summer, Thurman and Porter have been in talks for a welterweight fight that carried wide speculation as to the hold up in coming to fruition. Original plans had the matchup targeted to headline a December 12 edition of PBC on NBC, but instead decided to move to the 1st quarter of 2016 to help launch a new series in the works.
Once it became apparent that it would not kick off the PBC on Fox series, plans surfaced of boxing returning to CBS in primetime, having previously appeared in Saturday and Sunday afternoon editions in 2015. Various dates in February were floated, as well as the possibility of landing on March 5 in Las Vegas. The latter suggestion fell through once the UFC announced a loaded Pay-Per-View card, shifting this event to the East Coast and one weekend later. The move actually maximizes lead-in coverage, preceded by seven hours of college basketball divisional championships and semifinals.
..gary russ finally making a first defense of his belt..just get that dejan-linares fight on there...please
ChocolateGiddyUp
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Sauna boy defending his belt...Somebody better call TBA 
mares vs montiel is now confirmed for this
I got that #Thurminators theme song remix in the works right now.
Oh what a time to be a stan.
Oh what a time to be a stan.
King P
Legends Never Die
So the card is set then 
I'll be making the thread sometime this week, if not next week at the very latest
I'll be making the thread sometime this week, if not next week at the very latest
calixprynce
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2 sloppy ass nikkas . Porter need to work that jab and move . If not , he gone get put on his pockets 
Then again , Thurman been lookin shaky when pressured . He rely only on his punching power
Then again , Thurman been lookin shaky when pressured . He rely only on his punching power
You pull the trigger on those tickets yet breh?So the card is set then
I'll be making the thread sometime this week, if not next week at the very latest
King P
Legends Never Die
No
Have not made a decision either way, but I'm leaning towards going. Probably gonna be a last minute cop
HARLEM AL
Your broad loves me.....
I really want this fight to be a good fight but I'm afraid we're going to get Bradley vs Alexander 2 with the Walter weight champion moon walking.