Spence vs. Porter
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Spence: Rematch With Porter Has To Wait; I've Got A Lot Of Bigger Fish To Fry
As competitive and entertaining as their fight was, Shawn Porter isn’t high on Errol Spence Jr.’s list of potential opponents. Porter would welcome a rematch with Spence, but Spence is intrigued more by higher-paying, larger-profile fights against Ma...
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Spence: I Made The Porter Fight A Lot Harder Than It Was Supposed To Be
One of the most important improvements Errol Spence Jr. has committed to making since surviving his scary car accident is to avoid adding too much weight between bouts. Spence estimates that he was 189 pounds when he began a nine-week training camp f...
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Porter: I Thought I Beat Spence; I Know I Gave Him A Boxing Lesson
There was a point in the “fourth or fifth round” when Shawn Porter pulled back, then caught Errol Spence Jr. with a counter right hand. Spence cursed in frustration, according to Porter, because he got hit with a punch Porter shouldn’t have been able...
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Oddsmaker: Porter Fight Has Slightly Lowered Spence's Stock
His fight with Danny Garcia isn’t quite yet officially announced, but Errol Spence won’t catch the oddsmakers off guard once he’s ready to return to the ring. The unbeaten and unified welterweight titlist from Desoto, Texas has opened as a 6-1 (-600)...
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Shawn Porter: I Can't Make Excuses, Say I Was Robbed
LOS ANGELES – Shawn Porter could’ve complained. The former WBC welterweight champion could’ve come to the post-fight press conference Saturday night at Staples Center and claimed two judges wronged him in his split-decision defeat to Errol Spence Jr....
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Spence-Porter Slugfest Reminds Us What Makes Great Fights Great
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - I like sports. Ask my wife of 13 years (and best friend of 14), Danielle, and she’ll tell you I’m as likely to be up at 2 a.m. watching replays of old Olympics or Super Bowls as I am to be sleeping and dreaming. But it’s not jus...
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Errol Spence vs. Shawn Porter - CompuBox By The Numbers
Porter vs. Spence CompuBox By The Numbers - Staples Center, Los Angeles, California - In a high stakes unification for the WBC, IBF welterweight titles, Errol Spence (26-0, 21 KOs) had to fight through fire to win a twelve round split decision over S...
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Errol Spence: I Showed I'm A Real Dog, Can Take A Shot
LOS ANGELES – Errol Spence Jr. admits Shawn Porter tested him like none of his previous 25 opponents had done. The rugged Porter pushed Spence to his limits during their 12-round, 147-pound title unification fight Saturday night at Staples Center. Po...
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Spence: I Felt Porter's Power; Tougher Than I Thought
LOS ANGELES – Errol Spence Jr. never was what he considered hurt Saturday night. But some of those flush punches Shawn Porter landed during their 12-round, 147-pound title fight let Spence know he was in the ring with a powerful opponent. Porter snap...