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Ruslan vs Broner is a good fight. What is Ruslan's promotional arrangement? I don't think he's in any deal with Top Rank, if I remember correctly he's with a smaller Russian promoter. That's a fight they could make of they wanted, since Haymon seems to deal almost exclusively with small time or smaller promoters.
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Here I just googled. That's right he's with Banner:
Provodnikov is a Network Free Agent, Says His Promoter - Boxing News
Provodnikov is a Network Free Agent, Says His Promoter - Boxing News
He lost to two very good fighters actually. He is still the 2nd youngest in history to win 4 belts in 4 diff weight classes. Give props and stop hating. Got Em!!
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Demetrius Andrade outlines reasons for absence ahead of return
Undefeated junior middleweight Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade (21-0, 14 KOs) has ever wanted to do since he first laced up a pair of gloves as a kid is to box and that's why, after a 16-month stretch of inactivity, totally unrelated to injury, the 2008 U.S. Olympian is returning to the ring October 17 to headline a non-televised show at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
A myriad of reasons kept the 27-year-old Andrade out of the ring and without a purse check since June 14, 2014, when he destroyed No. 1 mandatory contender Brian "The Lion" Rose (25-1-1, 7 KOs) in seven rounds, impressively winning on HBO in what turned out to be his first and only World Boxing Organization (WBO) title defense. Andrade, fighting out of Providence, originally captured the vacant WBO 154-pound title November 9, 2013, also aired on HBO, defeating previously unbeaten 2004 U.S. Olympian Vanes "Nightmare" Martirosyan (33-0-1, 21 KOs) by way of a 12-round decision.
During his past 16 frustrating months, Andrade has been stripped of his WBO title, essentially banned from fighting on network television, dropped from all ratings, and unfairly branded as a fighter who talks a big game but turns down tough fights.
"I'm relieved and grateful to be fighting again, especially close to home and in front of my fans," Andrade said about his Oct. 17 fight against Argentinian opponent Dario Fabian "El Gallo" Pucheta (20-2, 11 KOs), a former South American champion, in the 10-round main event for the vacant WBO & WBA International super welterweight championships. "It's good to finally have a date and I'm very happy to get back in the ring. It isn't the fight I really wanted, but Pucheta has a good record and he always comes to fight. I wanted to fight Delvin Rodriguez, which would have been a good fight in Connecticut because that's where he comes from and I live in Rhode Island, but, I guess, his people didn't want him to fight me. They must be saving him for somebody else.
"So, I needed to take this fight (off-TV vs. a non-ranked opponent) to get back into action, to where I want to be and belong. It's not like I failed in the ring to lose my title belt. I was disappointed to lose it, of course, but that's not what identifies me. People know who the best fighters are in the world. All I ever wanted was to do was fight. I want to stay active and I believe I can fill Floyd's Mayweather's shoes as boxing's next superstar."
During his long hiatus from the ring, Andrade called out Mayweather, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, Erislandy Lara, and other world-class fighters to no avail, remaining on the shelf waiting to landing a career defining fight that never materialized. Andrade, a 2007 World Championships gold medal winner and four-time national amateur champion, has filed a lawsuit against Roc Nation, claiming the promotional company, owned by Jay-Z, reneged on a promise to pay him $550,000.
"The only fight I ever turned down was against (Jermall) Charlo," Andrade explained. "Because I was in that situation with Jay-Z. I thought he and his company could really help me, in the ring and marketing-wise. I chose not to take that fight (Dec. 13, 2014 vs. Charlo) but, when things didn't happen with Roc Nation, I signed a contract to fight Charlo (Jan. 14, 2015). Instead, he signed a deal to fight Martirosyan. I never knew anything about the (Matt) Korobov fight (for vacant WBO middleweight title) until after it was announced. I never intended to move up to middleweight, at that time, to fight him or anybody else. Later, I even offered to fight (Anthony) Mundine in his backyard (Australia) for short money, just to keep my title, but that didn't work out either. I guess that's all part of this game."
Andrade trained three or four days a week, even without a date to fight, and he is stronger than ever, physically and mentally. He is returning to the ring with a vengeance, promising to make a major statement Oct. 17 and beyond.
"I'm going to make a statement that I'm the best 154-pound fighter in the world and show why nobody wants to fight me," Andrade concluded. "I'm going to showcase all of my skills with my October 17th performance. I'm looking ahead, not in the past.
Undefeated junior middleweight Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade (21-0, 14 KOs) has ever wanted to do since he first laced up a pair of gloves as a kid is to box and that's why, after a 16-month stretch of inactivity, totally unrelated to injury, the 2008 U.S. Olympian is returning to the ring October 17 to headline a non-televised show at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
A myriad of reasons kept the 27-year-old Andrade out of the ring and without a purse check since June 14, 2014, when he destroyed No. 1 mandatory contender Brian "The Lion" Rose (25-1-1, 7 KOs) in seven rounds, impressively winning on HBO in what turned out to be his first and only World Boxing Organization (WBO) title defense. Andrade, fighting out of Providence, originally captured the vacant WBO 154-pound title November 9, 2013, also aired on HBO, defeating previously unbeaten 2004 U.S. Olympian Vanes "Nightmare" Martirosyan (33-0-1, 21 KOs) by way of a 12-round decision.
During his past 16 frustrating months, Andrade has been stripped of his WBO title, essentially banned from fighting on network television, dropped from all ratings, and unfairly branded as a fighter who talks a big game but turns down tough fights.
"I'm relieved and grateful to be fighting again, especially close to home and in front of my fans," Andrade said about his Oct. 17 fight against Argentinian opponent Dario Fabian "El Gallo" Pucheta (20-2, 11 KOs), a former South American champion, in the 10-round main event for the vacant WBO & WBA International super welterweight championships. "It's good to finally have a date and I'm very happy to get back in the ring. It isn't the fight I really wanted, but Pucheta has a good record and he always comes to fight. I wanted to fight Delvin Rodriguez, which would have been a good fight in Connecticut because that's where he comes from and I live in Rhode Island, but, I guess, his people didn't want him to fight me. They must be saving him for somebody else.
"So, I needed to take this fight (off-TV vs. a non-ranked opponent) to get back into action, to where I want to be and belong. It's not like I failed in the ring to lose my title belt. I was disappointed to lose it, of course, but that's not what identifies me. People know who the best fighters are in the world. All I ever wanted was to do was fight. I want to stay active and I believe I can fill Floyd's Mayweather's shoes as boxing's next superstar."
During his long hiatus from the ring, Andrade called out Mayweather, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, Erislandy Lara, and other world-class fighters to no avail, remaining on the shelf waiting to landing a career defining fight that never materialized. Andrade, a 2007 World Championships gold medal winner and four-time national amateur champion, has filed a lawsuit against Roc Nation, claiming the promotional company, owned by Jay-Z, reneged on a promise to pay him $550,000.
"The only fight I ever turned down was against (Jermall) Charlo," Andrade explained. "Because I was in that situation with Jay-Z. I thought he and his company could really help me, in the ring and marketing-wise. I chose not to take that fight (Dec. 13, 2014 vs. Charlo) but, when things didn't happen with Roc Nation, I signed a contract to fight Charlo (Jan. 14, 2015). Instead, he signed a deal to fight Martirosyan. I never knew anything about the (Matt) Korobov fight (for vacant WBO middleweight title) until after it was announced. I never intended to move up to middleweight, at that time, to fight him or anybody else. Later, I even offered to fight (Anthony) Mundine in his backyard (Australia) for short money, just to keep my title, but that didn't work out either. I guess that's all part of this game."
Andrade trained three or four days a week, even without a date to fight, and he is stronger than ever, physically and mentally. He is returning to the ring with a vengeance, promising to make a major statement Oct. 17 and beyond.
"I'm going to make a statement that I'm the best 154-pound fighter in the world and show why nobody wants to fight me," Andrade concluded. "I'm going to showcase all of my skills with my October 17th performance. I'm looking ahead, not in the past.
HBO, Showtime 10/3 Telecasts Produce Meager Ratings
Posted by: Jake Donovan on 10/6/2015 .
By Jake Donovan
It was another night of a divided audience between American cable giants HBO and Showtime, with the networks offering dueling boxing telecasts on October 3.
The ratings once again suggest that going head-to-head is never good for business.
HBO claimed a ratings victory over Showtime, but neither network has much to brag about given the viewership tallies provided by Nielsen Media Research.
On the HBO side, Viktor Postol turned in one of the year's most shocking results - not so much his win over Lucas Matthysse, but the manner in which it ended. The rangy boxer from Ukraine - trained by Hall of Fame coach Freddie Roach - stopped Matthysse in the 10th round of their HBO headliner from Carson, California, which drew an average audience of 698,000 viewers.
In the chief support, Antonio Orozco preserved his unbeaten record with a 10-round win over former three-division titlist Humberto Soto.
Along with the undesirable in-ring result - which was preceded by a tease of Matthysse facing Manny Pacquiao early next year had he won - the rating was also a massive drop from the 1.243 million viewers who tuned in for Matthysse's 12-round win over Ruslan Provodnikov in April. Still, it was the second time this year that the Argentine slugger appeared on an HBO show that performed considerably better than its premium cable counterpart.
Matthysse's aforementioned win over Provodnikov outperformed that of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr's knockout loss to Andrzej Fonfara in April. This time around, his fight - albeit in a losing performance - outdrew another major TV star, as Adrien Broner returned to Showtime for the first time in 13 months.
The brash former three-division champ added a fourth belt in as many weight classes in a 12th round knockout win over Khabib Allakhverdiev at home in Cincinnati, Ohio. In the evening's co-feature, Jose Pedraza barely edged Edner Cherry to retain his super featherweight title.
The Showtime doubleheader drew an average of just over 500,000 viewers, a massive drop from Broner's previous appearance on the network and at home, when his decision win over Emmanuel Taylor generated an average of 852,000 viewers.
It's also a steep decline from his two appearances on free-to-air NBC in primetime this year, with both telecasts serving as the two highest rated televised boxing cards of 2015.
Ratings website ShowBuzzDaily.com was the first to report the ratings.
HBO, Showtime 10/3 Telecasts Produce Meager Ratings
Posted by: Jake Donovan on 10/6/2015 .
By Jake Donovan
It was another night of a divided audience between American cable giants HBO and Showtime, with the networks offering dueling boxing telecasts on October 3.
The ratings once again suggest that going head-to-head is never good for business.
HBO claimed a ratings victory over Showtime, but neither network has much to brag about given the viewership tallies provided by Nielsen Media Research.
On the HBO side, Viktor Postol turned in one of the year's most shocking results - not so much his win over Lucas Matthysse, but the manner in which it ended. The rangy boxer from Ukraine - trained by Hall of Fame coach Freddie Roach - stopped Matthysse in the 10th round of their HBO headliner from Carson, California, which drew an average audience of 698,000 viewers.
In the chief support, Antonio Orozco preserved his unbeaten record with a 10-round win over former three-division titlist Humberto Soto.
Along with the undesirable in-ring result - which was preceded by a tease of Matthysse facing Manny Pacquiao early next year had he won - the rating was also a massive drop from the 1.243 million viewers who tuned in for Matthysse's 12-round win over Ruslan Provodnikov in April. Still, it was the second time this year that the Argentine slugger appeared on an HBO show that performed considerably better than its premium cable counterpart.
Matthysse's aforementioned win over Provodnikov outperformed that of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr's knockout loss to Andrzej Fonfara in April. This time around, his fight - albeit in a losing performance - outdrew another major TV star, as Adrien Broner returned to Showtime for the first time in 13 months.
The brash former three-division champ added a fourth belt in as many weight classes in a 12th round knockout win over Khabib Allakhverdiev at home in Cincinnati, Ohio. In the evening's co-feature, Jose Pedraza barely edged Edner Cherry to retain his super featherweight title.
The Showtime doubleheader drew an average of just over 500,000 viewers, a massive drop from Broner's previous appearance on the network and at home, when his decision win over Emmanuel Taylor generated an average of 852,000 viewers.
It's also a steep decline from his two appearances on free-to-air NBC in primetime this year, with both telecasts serving as the two highest rated televised boxing cards of 2015.
Ratings website ShowBuzzDaily.com was the first to report the ratings.
HBO, Showtime 10/3 Telecasts Produce Meager Ratings
Pacquiao to retire, says Pacquiao after "praying on it".
So Floyd vs Pacquiao literally took place at the very end of this careers. Second to last fight for Floyd and last fight for Pac. They conned us good. A fight between two past prime fighters 5 years too late. Pretty much meaningless (besides all the money generated). tbh I'm glad they are retired. Fucking cunts.
So Floyd vs Pacquiao literally took place at the very end of this careers. Second to last fight for Floyd and last fight for Pac. They conned us good. A fight between two past prime fighters 5 years too late. Pretty much meaningless (besides all the money generated). tbh I'm glad they are retired. Fucking cunts.
Whatever Happened to Ambition?
By Sean Crose · On September 23, 2015
Why isn’t Deontay Wilder screaming for a fight with Wladimir Klitschko? Why isn’t Leo Santa Cruz calling out Guillermo Rigondeaux? Or Vasyl Lomanchenko? Or Nicholas Walters? Why isn’t Adonis Stevenson yelling to the media on a regular basis that a match between he and light heavyweight rival Sergey Kovalev should have been made yesterday? Why doesn’t Danny Garcia seem eager to face anyone challenging? Why doesn’t Mikey Garcia seem eager to face anyone at all? Why did Andre Ward take so much time away from the ring? Why did Demetrius Andrade do the same?
The answers to all of these questions may be perfectly acceptable and understandable. Or then again…
Let’s face it, boxing is going through something a lackadaisical age. Known fighters just aren’t as ambitious as they used to be. Maybe it’s the weight of boxing’s unwieldy bureaucracy that’s to blame. Or maybe we simply live in a cynical time. No matter the reasons, these days fighters aren’t fighting the guys they should be, as often as they should be.
Wilder: NOT the heavyweight champion.
Wilder: NOT the heavyweight champion.
The fact Mayweather vs Pacquiao almost didn’t happen is very telling. It took until the eleventh hour of each man’s career for the two to finally meet. Truth be told, it’s hard to believe neither man was responsible for the delay. Had both champions been screaming to face off simultaneously, the powers that be would have made the fight happen much earlier than 2015. Clearly, one or both of the principals had something to do with the interminable delay and wanted to play it safe.
Indeed, playing it safe is an unsettling trend in boxing. While it’s true that pugilists rightfully look out for their financial futures more than in the past, they’re still boxers. That means they have to box. What’s more, boxing is still primarily a sport, as opposed to a business. That means boxers should try to prove they’re the best when they have the talent to do so.
If Mayweather has proved anything, it’s that claiming you’re the best simply isn’t enough. He’s been referring to himself as ‘TBE,’ The Best Ever, for a while now, and has faced a lot of blowback for it, and with good reason. No one knows who ‘TBE’ truly is, or was, or if there even could be such a thing. Yet hype works in today’s world and many fighters, particularly Al Haymon fighters, are employing it for all its worth.
Literally just waiting for the final bell
Floyd: playing it safe?
Take those ads that are running where Deontay Wilder is called the heavyweight champion of the world. Us Yanks are forever being accused of demanding our countrymen be champions, so let me disprove that theory once and for all by stating unequivocally that Wilder is NOT the heavyweight champ. He holds a portion of the heavyweight title, nothing more.
The undeniable truth of the matter is that Wladimir Klitschko, not Wilder, rules the heavyweight division. He’s the champ, the king, the head honcho. What’s more, Klitschko deserves to be numero uno. Not only has the man (along with Lennox Lewis and Emanuel Steward) proven to the world that big guys can indeed succeed in combat sports, he’s taken on all comers and emerged victorious, save for two experiences that he actually learned and grew from.
Meanwhile Wilder has faced a dehydrated Bermane Stiverne and that’s about it. Yet Wilder isn’t the only person to point a finger at here. Garcia, for example, has had exactly one opponent in the past two years, Lamont Peterson, who was on his level and, truth be told, I felt Garcia lost that fight. I also think he lost to Mauricio Herrera, but the judges clearly love Danny, so who am I to complain?
Of course this tendency to take the easy road didn’t start yesterday. Jack Dempsey, for instance, literally went years between fights while heavyweight champion. And let’s not forget Mayweather’s most recent choice of Andre Berto as an opponent. Such things can be forgiven, however, when a fighter is noted for standing atop the mountain. People may not like it, but they can accept it, albeit reluctantly. When fighters present such attitudes without having proven all that much, however, well, people are going to notice.
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Ward defeats Dawson: the last time we saw some ambition from ‘S.O.G.’
Andre Ward, for instance, is unquestionably one of the world’s most talented fighters. But he recently pulled a Dempsey by literally disappearing from the ring for years. And now he’s rubbing some the wrong way by calling for a big fight with Gennady Golovkin, who resides a division below Ward’s traditional home turf of super middleweight. Ward may be within his rights to want the showdown, but some feel there’s a real sense of entitlement which, given his activity level isn’t entirely earned. Especially when one recalls how a while back the only guys Ward wanted to fight were Kelly Pavlik and JCC Jr.
At least Ward (now!) wants to fight someone good, and here’s hoping he does square off with GGG or Kovalev sometime soon. Meanwhile Mikey Garcia doesn’t seem interested in facing anyone at all. While it’s true the man may be in a legitimate contract dispute, the public simply doesn’t want to hear it. As far as fans are concerned, sports figures should be engaged in sports, not endless legal issues.
And, ultimately, they’re right. An athlete should be primarily driven by his or her chosen sport when it comes to their career choices. Does anyone think Muhammad Ali was happy losing the years he did to legal battles? Why then should anyone else be so comfortable sitting on the sidelines?
Ali: a champion who took risks.
Ali: a champion who took risks.
It should be noted that boxing is a sport that lends itself well to a general lack of ambition. It isn’t like baseball, hockey, or basketball, where the athletes don’t dictate the schedule. It isn’t like the UFC either, where the best generally have to match off. In other words, in boxing, you can get away with being lazy. At least for a time.
But the question the fighters mentioned in this article might want to be asking themselves is: how long? For how long are they going to let opportunities slide by, while fans impatiently wait for them to take a meaningful fight? How long do they want to wait for court proceedings to resolve before they finally get in the ring again and compete? After all, even the most casual fight fan’s patience has its limit. And the hard truth is: no one stays young forever. — Sean Crose
By Sean Crose · On September 23, 2015
Why isn’t Deontay Wilder screaming for a fight with Wladimir Klitschko? Why isn’t Leo Santa Cruz calling out Guillermo Rigondeaux? Or Vasyl Lomanchenko? Or Nicholas Walters? Why isn’t Adonis Stevenson yelling to the media on a regular basis that a match between he and light heavyweight rival Sergey Kovalev should have been made yesterday? Why doesn’t Danny Garcia seem eager to face anyone challenging? Why doesn’t Mikey Garcia seem eager to face anyone at all? Why did Andre Ward take so much time away from the ring? Why did Demetrius Andrade do the same?
The answers to all of these questions may be perfectly acceptable and understandable. Or then again…
Let’s face it, boxing is going through something a lackadaisical age. Known fighters just aren’t as ambitious as they used to be. Maybe it’s the weight of boxing’s unwieldy bureaucracy that’s to blame. Or maybe we simply live in a cynical time. No matter the reasons, these days fighters aren’t fighting the guys they should be, as often as they should be.
Wilder: NOT the heavyweight champion.
Wilder: NOT the heavyweight champion.
The fact Mayweather vs Pacquiao almost didn’t happen is very telling. It took until the eleventh hour of each man’s career for the two to finally meet. Truth be told, it’s hard to believe neither man was responsible for the delay. Had both champions been screaming to face off simultaneously, the powers that be would have made the fight happen much earlier than 2015. Clearly, one or both of the principals had something to do with the interminable delay and wanted to play it safe.
Indeed, playing it safe is an unsettling trend in boxing. While it’s true that pugilists rightfully look out for their financial futures more than in the past, they’re still boxers. That means they have to box. What’s more, boxing is still primarily a sport, as opposed to a business. That means boxers should try to prove they’re the best when they have the talent to do so.
If Mayweather has proved anything, it’s that claiming you’re the best simply isn’t enough. He’s been referring to himself as ‘TBE,’ The Best Ever, for a while now, and has faced a lot of blowback for it, and with good reason. No one knows who ‘TBE’ truly is, or was, or if there even could be such a thing. Yet hype works in today’s world and many fighters, particularly Al Haymon fighters, are employing it for all its worth.
Literally just waiting for the final bell
Floyd: playing it safe?
Take those ads that are running where Deontay Wilder is called the heavyweight champion of the world. Us Yanks are forever being accused of demanding our countrymen be champions, so let me disprove that theory once and for all by stating unequivocally that Wilder is NOT the heavyweight champ. He holds a portion of the heavyweight title, nothing more.
The undeniable truth of the matter is that Wladimir Klitschko, not Wilder, rules the heavyweight division. He’s the champ, the king, the head honcho. What’s more, Klitschko deserves to be numero uno. Not only has the man (along with Lennox Lewis and Emanuel Steward) proven to the world that big guys can indeed succeed in combat sports, he’s taken on all comers and emerged victorious, save for two experiences that he actually learned and grew from.
Meanwhile Wilder has faced a dehydrated Bermane Stiverne and that’s about it. Yet Wilder isn’t the only person to point a finger at here. Garcia, for example, has had exactly one opponent in the past two years, Lamont Peterson, who was on his level and, truth be told, I felt Garcia lost that fight. I also think he lost to Mauricio Herrera, but the judges clearly love Danny, so who am I to complain?
Of course this tendency to take the easy road didn’t start yesterday. Jack Dempsey, for instance, literally went years between fights while heavyweight champion. And let’s not forget Mayweather’s most recent choice of Andre Berto as an opponent. Such things can be forgiven, however, when a fighter is noted for standing atop the mountain. People may not like it, but they can accept it, albeit reluctantly. When fighters present such attitudes without having proven all that much, however, well, people are going to notice.
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Ward defeats Dawson: the last time we saw some ambition from ‘S.O.G.’
Andre Ward, for instance, is unquestionably one of the world’s most talented fighters. But he recently pulled a Dempsey by literally disappearing from the ring for years. And now he’s rubbing some the wrong way by calling for a big fight with Gennady Golovkin, who resides a division below Ward’s traditional home turf of super middleweight. Ward may be within his rights to want the showdown, but some feel there’s a real sense of entitlement which, given his activity level isn’t entirely earned. Especially when one recalls how a while back the only guys Ward wanted to fight were Kelly Pavlik and JCC Jr.
At least Ward (now!) wants to fight someone good, and here’s hoping he does square off with GGG or Kovalev sometime soon. Meanwhile Mikey Garcia doesn’t seem interested in facing anyone at all. While it’s true the man may be in a legitimate contract dispute, the public simply doesn’t want to hear it. As far as fans are concerned, sports figures should be engaged in sports, not endless legal issues.
And, ultimately, they’re right. An athlete should be primarily driven by his or her chosen sport when it comes to their career choices. Does anyone think Muhammad Ali was happy losing the years he did to legal battles? Why then should anyone else be so comfortable sitting on the sidelines?
Ali: a champion who took risks.
Ali: a champion who took risks.
It should be noted that boxing is a sport that lends itself well to a general lack of ambition. It isn’t like baseball, hockey, or basketball, where the athletes don’t dictate the schedule. It isn’t like the UFC either, where the best generally have to match off. In other words, in boxing, you can get away with being lazy. At least for a time.
But the question the fighters mentioned in this article might want to be asking themselves is: how long? For how long are they going to let opportunities slide by, while fans impatiently wait for them to take a meaningful fight? How long do they want to wait for court proceedings to resolve before they finally get in the ring again and compete? After all, even the most casual fight fan’s patience has its limit. And the hard truth is: no one stays young forever. — Sean Crose
Kenny Porter: No Shawn Porter-Keith Thurman – yet
Andreas Hale
October 7, 2015
Word has been spreading like wildfire that a big time matchup between Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter will take place on Dec. 12 and be aired on Showtime. However, we may have to pump the brakes on the excitement because when RingTV.com reached out to Porter’s father and trainer Kenny Porter, he was very cut and dry with his response.
“No fight to my knowledge,” Porter said to RingTV.com via text message. “No calls! No contract! No date!”
Team Porter has been actively seeking a big name to face before the end of the year after scoring a high-profile win over Adrien Broner back in June. Kenny Porter told RingTV.com that they originally had plans to go after Danny Garcia but Garcia’s team turned down the fight. They soon turned their attention to the heavy-handed Keith Thurman, who was recently seen scoring a seventh-round TKO against Luis Collazo to defend his WBA welterweight title.
“(Team Thurman) know Shawn from the amateurs when Shawn was knocking out people at 165 pounds,” Porter told RingTV.com in a recent interview. “They know what they have to deal with. Keith was 152 and he was losing to Demetrious Andrade while Shawn beat him in the world games. They know and are aware of what went on then and what will go on once they take that fight. There’s no posturing going on for TV we just want the next fight to be a big one and we made the call.”
Both Porter and Thurman were seen speaking to one another quite often during the week of Floyd Mayweather vs. Andre Berto. The two were photographed together and it appeared that there was a possibility that a high profile showdown between two rising stars had potential to take place.
But, at least according to Kenny Porter, there is no fight set in stone.
Andreas Hale
October 7, 2015
Word has been spreading like wildfire that a big time matchup between Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter will take place on Dec. 12 and be aired on Showtime. However, we may have to pump the brakes on the excitement because when RingTV.com reached out to Porter’s father and trainer Kenny Porter, he was very cut and dry with his response.
“No fight to my knowledge,” Porter said to RingTV.com via text message. “No calls! No contract! No date!”
Team Porter has been actively seeking a big name to face before the end of the year after scoring a high-profile win over Adrien Broner back in June. Kenny Porter told RingTV.com that they originally had plans to go after Danny Garcia but Garcia’s team turned down the fight. They soon turned their attention to the heavy-handed Keith Thurman, who was recently seen scoring a seventh-round TKO against Luis Collazo to defend his WBA welterweight title.
“(Team Thurman) know Shawn from the amateurs when Shawn was knocking out people at 165 pounds,” Porter told RingTV.com in a recent interview. “They know what they have to deal with. Keith was 152 and he was losing to Demetrious Andrade while Shawn beat him in the world games. They know and are aware of what went on then and what will go on once they take that fight. There’s no posturing going on for TV we just want the next fight to be a big one and we made the call.”
Both Porter and Thurman were seen speaking to one another quite often during the week of Floyd Mayweather vs. Andre Berto. The two were photographed together and it appeared that there was a possibility that a high profile showdown between two rising stars had potential to take place.
But, at least according to Kenny Porter, there is no fight set in stone.