PBC Jabs runs down Porter, checks in with Selby and shows how Berto is making a difference
This week in PBC Jabs, learn what it’s like to train like a champion as host Jordan Hardy hits the track in Las Vegas with “Showtime” Shawn Porter. Also, find out what 126-pound champion Lee Selby has been up to and how former champ Andre Berto is lending a helping hand in hurricane-ravaged Haiti.
Thurman ponders what’s next after triumph over Porter
Keith Thurman is plotting his next move in the wake of Saturday’s hard-fought victory over former champion Shawn Porter at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Thurman outlasts Porter, holds on to 147-pound title in fist-flying classic
For several years, hard-core boxing fans waited for Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter to square off to see who would prevail in a battle between 147-pound warriors and longtime friends. Those fans got their wish Saturday night, and they got an answer—barely.
It’s Time: Thurman and Porter ready to rumble in 147-pound title bout
Keith Thurman’s punching power is born out in this most basic of statistics: Only four of the 26 opponents he’s faced have made it to the finish line.
Who you got? Top 147-pound fighters weigh in with Thurman-Porter predictions
It’s a clash that fight fans have been waiting to witness for months, if not years.
Thurman plans to ‘go with the flow’ against Porter
Rare has been the occasion when a boxer has legitimately hurt Keith Thurman in any of the undefeated 147-pound champion’s 26 professional bouts.
When it comes time to shed final pounds, Porter relies on a higher power
It’s hardly surprising that making weight has never been a problem for Shawn Porter, who is as dedicated and disciplined in training as any fighter in the game. But the former 147-pound champ insists there’s more to it than hard work in the gym.
Following death of his mentor, Thurman forms deep bond with trainer Birmingham
One of Keith Thurman’s biggest victories was also one of his toughest—but not because of the opponent he was facing.
