WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford (37-0, 28 KOs) will defend his title against mandatory challenger Shawn Porter (31-3-1, 17 KOs) in a PPV showdown on November 20 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Top Rank and PBC reached a deal shortly before a scheduled WBO purse bid.
Per the WBO…
“The purse bid for the bout between Welter Champion Terence Crawford and challenger Shawn Porter scheduled for today has been canceled following an agreement between the parties. Tom Brown, representing Porter, and Top Rank, Crawford’s promoter, informed the WBO of the agreement.”
“The purse bid for the bout between Welter Champion Terence Crawford and challenger Shawn Porter scheduled for today has been canceled following an agreement between the parties. Tom Brown, representing Porter, and Top Rank, Crawford’s promoter, informed the WBO of the agreement.”
Oh no, not a real fight. I was hoping for a Triller announcement instead.
Top Rank is above staging these gimmick fights. We’ll probably get a legit contender in the co-feature like Nico Ali Walsh.
Crawford By KO
Porter’s style is very predictable in many cases. Porter simply smothers his opponent s on the inside and hits. When Porter reaches to throw outside punches, he literally becomes so far off balance since he does not sync his legs well. In my opinion, Crawford will win this fight on the outside while Porter will be struggling just to keep up. Crawford can make this fight actually boring by keeping himself laterally moving and popping the one-dimensional Porter all night long.
Finally, a “real” boxing match.
Still not paying to see it.
Then why are you even here? You don’t want to support fighters but you want to be entertained by them
The best fight @47 RIGHT NOW!! Hopefully the cancellation bug won’t bite this one!!
excellent. lets see it
seems like a promotional fiscal loser.
these two want a lot of money
hope it happens.. have had my doubts
Finally someone with the stones to fight Crawford. Big win here will prove he’s number 1.
He didn’t have stones he had no choice. Secondly, the fight hasn’t happened yet. As long as you have “COVID” or Arum in the picture something bad can always happen.
Porter has all the choice in the world. He doesn’t have a belt and is highly ranked by other straps. Crawford offered him 2 mil before and he turned it down. So he’ll be getting more money that’s the only “force”. Crawford is loving it! If only the governing bodies could force unifications so Spence can’t avoid Crawford.
Porter is an excellent fighter. Hes beaten some really good pros. His loses have all been close, so have a lot of his wins. I think he’ll push Bud harder than anyone and Bud will end up giving Porter the first convincing loss of his career. Bud UD 12.
This will be a war from
Start to finish with Crawford getting the decision or late round stoppage.
Crawford is starting to slip.. he is way too inactive and his timing and balance looked awful vs. Brook.. his finish was wild and sloppy too.. Porter by upset SD
Crawford by KO
Will be entertaining for sure, too early to pick a winner. Both guys are dogs, so it will be physical and violent. Crawford finally in against one of the PBC Big Four: Porter, Thurman, Garcia, Spence. Chance to prove he’s the top dog, if he beats Showtime convincingly.
I THINK CRAWFORD WINS THIS ONE… PORTER HAS NEVER BEEN AN EASY FIGHT FOR ANYBODY BUT I THINK CRAWFORD HAS THE SKILLS TO BEAT HIM…
A win by Porter would be a win for boxing!
Well I guess boxing is about to take an L.
Boxing seriously needs this fight. We’ve already missed 2 block buster fights this year. Crawford vs Porter is very intriguing. We’ll see if Crawford truly has the goods. I hope this fight happens without interruption.
This will finally be a true test for Crawford. They have him P4P while not having fought one legitimate threat at Welterweight. Khan? Horn? Brooks severely damaged goods? Porter will test his skill and resolve . Not sold on Crawford, but if he beats Porter convincingly, which no one really has, will make me a believer.
Chalf he will
Finally Crawford I’ve been a fan no matter what fight fans say he will beat porter 11 round TKO and PBC fighter will duck this Indeed, talent switch-hitting fighter who can box going backward and forward an excellent jab, power, ring IQ, and the killer instinct to finish his foes.
just sign the damn contract already Bud stop letting uncle Bob pick your unranked opponents for you this will be the 1st current top 5 rated 147lber that bud has been in the ring with should be a good fight and if he cant handle Porters aggression then he loses and if boxes well and doesnt get into slugfests he could escape with a SD win lmao for all you clowns thing Crawfish has a chance at a legit KO you guys make me chuckle
Crawford over the Caveman.
I am actually looking forward to this match.
I’ll take the fighter from Cleveland in this Ohio vs. Nebraska matchup!
Porter has one of the best chins in boxing never seen him get stopped,crawford one the best technical fighters in boxing.long layoffs are never good in boxing.Hopefully crawford can stay busy in boxing,its a shame to see someone as talented as him to be on the shelf for so long.