Why is everyone giving out about porters skills ?

He was holding because porter just kept runnin low into him throwing wild punches constantly for the whole fight ,not much he could do at all


It wasn't like and andre ward fight where he throws a punch and then jumps in and grabs the other guy before he can do anything

 

Don't think you can blame Brook for the holding. Porter did a lot of holding himself and seemed to keep hugging Brook around his waist so Brook had to pin Porters arms so Porter wouldn't be able to work his body etc.

It's difficult for Brook to be impressive when fighting such a scrappy fighter. The very fact that he won when many thought Porter was some monster who would knock him out is impressive though.

You complain that people say Porter was terrible and not skillful but don't explain how he was skillful and not terrible.

 

Pre fight Porter was a mini Tyson.... Post fight he is a headless chicken bum rushing an opponent. His always fought like this, nothing new. Maybe a tad more desperate vs Brook.

 

Now the win is reduced to what's it supposed to be,,... Porter is still one of the top welterweight out there,,... Brook is just better!

 

Lots of his deficiencies came to the forefront last night, IMO was not much what Brook did during the fight, but what Porter didn't do when the opportunities were presented...


IMO , is Left Hook Lacy syndrome all over again!

 

Because Porter was holding too and actually initiating a lot of the clinches.

Guys like Ward etc get slated but they also get praise for being 'crafty' etc

 

Great fight, clash of styles, was a real 50/50 but since Brook brought his A-game (+) the adage that the 'puncher never beats the boxer' was played out.

I would like to see JMM take on Porter next and Brook-Khan in the UK.
No discredit to either fighter, Porter needs to ditch his dad and use a proper tactician in the ring who would have realised after round 4 that the style they were using was likely to lose. This only changed (with no specific instruction seemingly) in the 9-10th rounds where Porter put his hands up and tried to goad Kell. I thought this might play out more evenly and make Kell's shots less telling/obvious.

I think that anyone at 147 & 154 without a strong and accurate jab and good footwork loses to Porter, he's a beast.

Top-fight, worthy of the billing!

 

Porter was AWFUL. Dirty charging shoulder barging head butting brawler. The ref was like someones gran. He is strong and athletic but thats it. He should take the blindfold off to train and then maybe his accuracy will improve.

 

ps. Porter is not a good inside fighter. that is a different skill altogether

 

Porter didn't have the physical strength to really maul Brook and move him back when they came together, Brook's a big, strong welter.
I saw a lot of pluses, he's (Porter) got a good chin, he's fast, great footwork, great handspeed, head movement, good variety of punches. He's just a litle wild. They need to work on that, just refine him a bit. He's a good fighter with a wrinkle that needs ironing out.

 

In your second title defense you should look better. He had no mid fight adjustments .Just kept bull rushing and looping his punches..Fought way to squared up ..