Shawn Porter vs. Andre Berto

[TitoFan]

If "brutal" means filled with headbutts, stoppages for doctor examinations, lack of clean crisp punches, and having the other guy complaining all the time..... then I'll stick with fast paced.

[Master]

If "brutal" means filled with headbutts, stoppages for doctor examinations, lack of clean crisp punches, and having the other guy complaining all the time..... then I'll stick with fast paced.

Against Brook, Porter made the fight ugly and Kell won when he had the distance to box and using his skills.

[TitoFan]

If "brutal" means filled with headbutts, stoppages for doctor examinations, lack of clean crisp punches, and having the other guy complaining all the time..... then I'll stick with fast paced.

Against Brook, Porter made the fight ugly and Kell won when he had the distance to box and using his skills.

Yes... and both were cut from accidental headbutts in different rounds. Porter doesn't know any other way to fight.

I never saw the fight between Porter and Devon Alexander.... but that must've been a hoot.

[Ron Swanson]

There are 2 safe places in boxing. Inside range and outside range. Porter's strength as a fighter is he is a melted down naturally larger man giving him a strength advantage generally.(rather common at WW right now). So he wants to impose his strength and his defense is marginal so he doesn't want to be at range. So he goes inside. Porter knows he roughs people up and he knows why, he isn't going to change. He does it on purpose. Maybe he doesn't want cuts and major head clashes. But he wants the guy fearful of his head rather than hitting him.

I'm with Titofan here. I don't see it as fast paced with all the stoppages. And I don't find dirty boxing particularly appealing in any way. Single clever dirty techniques, okay. But an entire dirty approach to the sport, no thanks. Similarly I like young B-Hop doing little dirty things but hated old B-Hop who adjusted to keep from being countered by making the opponent defend against his head.

[ruthless rocco]

B-Hop and Porter and Holyfield... So dirty with their heads!