Thurman vs. Porter: A Technical Summary

If CST is picking Porter, that's enough to convince me Thurman will do the job.

 

Excellent breakdown! I was leaning towards Porter until I saw that sparring footage. Thurman was finding openings fairly easily. And that's what he would need to do to win, IMO. The jab was working for him too. If THAT Thurman shows up then Porter is taking an L. If Thurman comes out too reluctant, looking for 1 shot and not setting things up behind the jab, I think Porter will out point him. Brook had his hands full with Porter's aggression.

I don't think Thurman will be as successful at clinching and slowing Porter down, getting in clean shots, and evading Porter's shots, all while remaining in the pocket.

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I don't think Thurman is as explosive as Broner although he probably hits harder. That was a good shot Broner caught him with he never saw it.

 

Good conclusion, I sure hope you're right. I certainly can imagine Thurman really rocking & hurting Porter.

 

Interesting stuff, I should take a good look at the sparring footage.
I don't see either as 'elite' but I'm hoping Thurman can put it out.

 

It would be great to see a Thurman v Brook showdown, if he gets past Porter. I think Porter would lose to Brook again, if the ref is not really strict about preventing the clinch. But, I wouldn't be upset if Porter pulls out a win here against Thurman...definitely would shake things up a bit at WW.

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I used to do Kirk's league, I just can't commit to posting for a full year :-(

The only expense will be the tenner I'll lose if you're right. But I doubt you will be on this occasion.

 

Like I said in another thread I believe this will be one of those fights where how you score a fight will matter. Porter will probably outwork Thurman but Thurman will land the better punches. Porter might be cut at some point and finish the fight with a bloody face. Even though he might end up outlanding Thurman, it won't be enough to win the belt and Thurman will be given the edge. This might end up in a draw as well. In any case, I'm very excited about this fight.

 

Hussle vs Clean aggression.
I have a feeling this is going to be a more elite-weighted Malignaggi v Broner.
Where we see one fighter 5x or so punch output hitting gloves, body, arms, and head in equal measure while the other picks effective shots.
The biggest difference is, in M v B neither fighter can crack, but in T v P we have two people who have significant pop to their punches. I'm pretty stoked about this, but if it goes to the judges I see fans arguing for weeks about the outcome as it will be a ruling that is very susceptible to subjective judging. (Output vs clean aggression)

 

Porter beating Floyd no way remember Maidana very close to Porter when it comes to aggression Floyd will play the matador with Porter countering him all night long.