Porter announced his retirement at the post-fight news conference, which was surprising on one hand. 1 but they have to acknowledge that the case for Crawford is stronger after Saturday.Īnd let’s hope this is only the beginning.
I have believed for some time that Crawford is the best fighter in the world pound for pound, better than Canelo Alvarez. We’ve been clamoring for Crawford to fight someone at Porter’s level. Why else would he announce his retirement afterward? And what about Kenny Porter’s comments? The challenger’s father/trainer said his son didn’t prepare properly.Ĭ’mon, let’s be fair. Persistent critics might say that Porter wasn’t at his best. and Keith Thurman beat Porter but they couldn’t destroy him as Crawford did. That allowed the champion to demonstrate his greatness in the second half of the fight, as he gradually solved the riddle, began landing hard, damaging punches and then finished the show by putting Porter down twice and stopping him in the 10 th round.Ĭrawford was never better, even at 34. The former titleholder boxed with clever aggression, which kept much of the fight close and presented a puzzle for Crawford. It wasn’t easy, as those who have followed Porter’s career expected. That’s what he did on Saturday in Las Vegas, becoming the first to knock out Shawn Porter. The boxing world has demanded that Terence Crawford beat a top-tier welterweight to validate everything he has accomplished in boxing.
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