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Porter says that's he doesn't like Brook because " I dont know him and I dont think he deserves to fight me " ... What the fuck does that mean.. how can you not like somebody you dont know?
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Well he can't do shit about it cuz Brook is the mandatory..
After the way he performed at the weekend, you would think he wouldn't give a shit who he faces. I reckon it's just his way of psyching himself up, but it's backfired and makes him look a bit worried.Quote:
Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamita
Also this "who's he fought" bullshit makes me laugh. Were Alfonso Gomez and Phil Lo Greco rated any higher when he fought them than Carson Jones was when Brook fought him first time round. I know Jones hasn't done shit since, but when the first fight was made, he was rated quite high.
I reckon it could be an interesting fight. How's that for sitting on the fence! :D
From his initial reaction, not knowing who Brooks is, my guess is he probably is thinking about getting a much bigger payday.
Porter knows he will get beat that is why he is afraid.
I don't think people know what a duck is.
How do you like someone you don't know? Porters english was proper. It would be strange to dislike someone you don't know but that's not what he said.Quote:
Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamita
It's more reasonable to like somebody you dont know rather than disliking somebody you dont know..Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron SwansonHow do you like someone you don't know? Porters english was proper. It would be strange to dislike someone you don't know but that's not what he said.Quote:
Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamita
If we're going to be sticklers about what they say, again, he didn't say hee dislikes him. He said "I don't like him", a direct translation of precise meaning of that statement is I do not get joy from him. That's reasonable to not take joy from someone you don't know. It hits the ear funny but by definition is a reasonable statement. Especially since he qualified it by saying it was because he doesn't know him. The implication there is that he probably would like him if he knew him.Quote:
Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamitaIt's more reasonable to like somebody you dont know rather than disliking somebody you dont know..Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron SwansonHow do you like someone you don't know? Porters english was proper. It would be strange to dislike someone you don't know but that's not what he said.Quote:
Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamita
(FTR I'm just being difficult because I'm bored and I fully understand where you are coming from)
Porter is just trying to find a bigger opponent in the States to fight to earn as much money as possible whilst he has a belt. He knows that its likely the fight will be in England because it can generate more money and Eddie Hearn will pay a shit load if it goes to purse bids.
In Porter's defense, Brook looks to have only fought on this side of the pond once. (3 years ago in jersey). So that could explain the don't know him comment. As far as not deserving to fight him. He's a mandatory so the sanctioning body says different, but to look at it from porters perspective... Brook's lacking a high profile win, a US fan base maybe or some kind of trinket... Things that make this a high profile, money earning fight. It's the sad state of boxing that the boxing organizations have become so money grubbing (wba super super super duper champion, wbc diamond belts, champion emeritus status) that fighters choose to fight for street credit and to collect names rather than titles. It used to be that both the street and the sanctioning bodies had nearly identical rankings.
That being said a champion should defend his title...
Lets be honest Ingle fighters have always been a nightmare for anyone to look good against , let alone the fact Brook can fight.
I hate this part of boxing , I just hope the fight goes ahead.
my main problem is when fighters say that they will fight the best in their post fight interview but when they get challenged, they say that they dont want to fight certain fighters. i know that brook isnt the top of the division, but currently, he is one of the best people that porter can face at the moment. i think its a good fight to take.
most often in these situations, it seems like the fighter who refuses to fight, ends up taking an easier fight. if porter doesnt fight brook next, i doubt that he is fighting somebody on a higher level.
Brook has never impressed me and I don't see why porter would be scarred, I say if it happens porter gets him outa there inside the distance
yeah but if you dont know whether you like someone if you know them or not how would you know who you like and who you dont?Quote:
Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamitaIt's more reasonable to like somebody you dont know rather than disliking somebody you dont know..Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron SwansonHow do you like someone you don't know? Porters english was proper. It would be strange to dislike someone you don't know but that's not what he said.Quote:
Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamita
get real another over rated Brit fighter. Porter is right , why should he have to go over and fight Kell on his turf. Kell needs a signature win and simply does not have one. Just another Brit fan boy generated champion awaiting destruction on US soil.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
i really don't see what the problem is, it doesn't matter if he likes him or not, it's a mandatory. Maybe he only likes to beat the shit out of his friends, I know some guys feel that that way about their wives.Quote:
Originally Posted by Addicted to_boxingget real another over rated Brit fighter. Porter is right , why should he have to go over and fight Kell on his turf. Kell needs a signature win and simply does not have one. Just another Brit fan boy generated champion awaiting destruction on US soil.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master