Is Shawn Porter an elite welterweight?

No. Just a top 5-7 guy.

 

The finest Gatekeeper, IMHO.

 

B++
Elite Gatekeeper
But is capable of the upset on any given fight.

 

Calling him a gatekeeper is quite the insult - Porter is a two time world champion and only defeats were to Brook, Thurman and Spence, all close fights.

 

Spence was unable to prove himself as better.

He def way better than a gatekeeper. My god that's ridiculous.

 

Porter isn't the best technician and looks like a caveman in there. He will probably beat a lot of guys just based on his aggressiveness and all-out style. I rate him as an A- fighter who is teetering on the cusp of B+ stardom if he suffers another loss in the near future.

 

Yes. Porter fights everyone he can and doesn't do a bunch of sucker ducking and complaining when he loses. Porter is a throwback fighter and I believe that PBC is preventing him from fighting Crawford and Spence honestly. He lost that 0 long ago and he always comes to fight.
If a excuse making Soviet **** shoveler like Lomochenko can be compared to the great for beating no one in particular then Porter is way beyond him in my opinion.

 

Yes He's fought everyone unlike most fighters

 

basically this. He's way better than I was willing to admit. He's a hard work night for any welterweight in the world, and a sure defeat for any "just-good" welter. I consider him elite tbh. An ugly elite, but elite. Porter in your CV means a freaking lot.

edit: and I agree with the other people here, if you want to fight him you only have to ask for it. He fights anyone. Not a very common thing nowadays, tbh.

 

Generally true, but he wants NO PART of Ugas again even though many thought Ugas beat him clear.

 

You could arguably give him a win against all the elite fighters he’s faced. So yes he’s elite

 

I'll repeat it again
If Porter was as marketable as Canelo he'd be undefeated and P4P number 1.

 

And Julio Diaz. Though officially a draw.

Porter is the loosest term of elite for me, but I’d rate him elite.

 

Forgot the Ugas fight. Never scored it, but felt it was very close, at least.