We all know Mayweather is afraid of fighting opponents who are FAST. he'll pick only slow plodders who can't keep up the pace with him, therefore securing his unbeaten status. Mayweather fears speed, particularly footspeed. Guerrero, Canelo, Maidana. do you see the patern? all slow as molasses on their feet, an area Floyd excels at. meanwhile, fleetfooted fighters with good boxing ability, the Pacs, the Laras and even the Bradleys, are shamelessly ducked by Floyd Shawn Porter is a pretty average fighter, his skills are subpar tbh and his chin is suspect, but the Baby Hawk possesses power and SPEED. My question is, do you think Porter's speed is good enough to be feared, and therefore ducked by Mayweather?
So when he fights Khan next who's faster than Porter will you give him credit then? F uck no you won't.
I'd give him little credit. Khan does have speed, but that's pretty much the only thing he has, that's why he's considered as an opponent Floyd taking on a fighter with speed/power, or speed/boxing ability , or heck, at least speed/good chin would be better
And Porter would be an easier fight for PBF than Khan would be.:deal Porter is crude and limited coming in wide and wild like that would lead him to eating counters and straight right hands. He would be picked apart from the outside by PBF. He's simply to limited to beat PBF. Atleast Khan can actually box and keep PBF honest for a while. Porter would get schooled from the jump.
Wait, I thought Floyd was scared of swarmers and guys who would maul him like Castillo, Oh wait I thought Floyd was scared of southpaws, oh and that Floyd is scared to fight a real welterweight like Shane Mosley??? so now he's scared of fast fighters? Wow how did he ever manage to win 1 fight as scared as he is???!!! :hi:
Porter is a perfect style matchup for Floyd, he's come forward, agressive, throws rather wide punches and isn't a speedster on his feet, he plays perfectly into FLoyd's counters, though at this stage he'd probably steal a few rounds off Floyd, being the more aggressive and younger man
Porter is deceptively explosive in terms of foot speed actually, and the hand speed is obvious. His defense isn't very good but he does have the willingness to walk through fire to land his own shots in high volume. I don't think he'd beat Floyd by any stretch but I also don't think Floyd wants to have to fight a rough fight like that if he can avoid it. Right now Porter isn't high profile enough anyway.
Mayweather will not fight Porter because Shawn will be defeated handily in his next fight. Mayweather's next 3 fights with Showtime after he schools Maidana: Sept 14: Carlos Molina after Molina schools hype-job Broner. May 15: Kell Brook who will be coming off KO wins of Porter and Khan Sept 15: Kell Brook II when Mayweather is forced to use his rematch clause after Brook defeats him.
