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Shawn Porter announces his retirement at post-fight new conference

Shawn Porter announced his retirement at the post-fight new conference after losing to Terence Crawford.

Shawn Porter says he’s finished.

The former two-time welterweight titleholder, who won fans worldwide with his pressure-fighting style, announced after he was knocked out by Terence Crawford on Saturday that he is retiring at 34 years old.

“I was prepared to announced my retirement tonight, win, lose or draw,” he said at the post-fight news conference. “Even if it was a draw. We had a date. They were telling us we were going to have to do it again. I was not going to do it again.

“I’m announcing my retirement right now.”

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Porter (31-4-1, 17 KOs) was an elite 147-pounder for a decade, including a 2-3 record against arguably the five best active fighters in the division. He beat Danny Garcia and Yordenis Ugas but lost to Keith Thurman, Errol Spence Jr. and now Crawford.

Crawford was the only man to stop him.

Porter won his first world title by outpointing a prime Devon Alexander in 2013. He lost the belt the following year to Kell Brook by a majority decision after one successful defense, a fourth-round knockout of Paulie Malignaggi.

He narrowly lost a decision to Thurman in his next title fight, in 2016, but won the vacant WBC title by outpointing Garcia in 2018. He successfully defended once, defeating Ugas by a split decision, but then lost a split decision and his belt in a title-unification bout with Spence in 2019.

His performance against Spence was arguably the best of Porter’s career, one that enhanced his reputation as one of the better fighters of his era.

Porter has already embarked on a successful career as a television analyst, which included an assignment covering the Tokyo Olympics. He presumably will focus more of his time on his second career.

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Shawn Porter announces his retirement at post-fight new conference

Shawn Porter announced his retirement at the post-fight new conference after losing to Terence Crawford.

Shawn Porter says he’s finished.

The former two-time welterweight titleholder, who won fans worldwide with his pressure-fighting style, announced after he was knocked out by Terence Crawford on Saturday that he is retiring at 34 years old.

“I was prepared to announced my retirement tonight, win, lose or draw,” he said at the post-fight news conference. “Even if it was a draw. We had a date. They were telling us we were going to have to do it again. I was not going to do it again.

“I’m announcing my retirement right now.”

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Porter (31-4-1, 17 KOs) was an elite 147-pounder for a decade, including a 2-3 record against arguably the five best active fighters in the division. He beat Danny Garcia and Yordenis Ugas but lost to Keith Thurman, Errol Spence Jr. and now Crawford.

Crawford was the only man to stop him.

Porter won his first world title by outpointing a prime Devon Alexander in 2013. He lost the belt the following year to Kell Brook by a majority decision after one successful defense, a fourth-round knockout of Paulie Malignaggi.

He narrowly lost a decision to Thurman in his next title fight, in 2016, but won the vacant WBC title by outpointing Garcia in 2018. He successfully defended once, defeating Ugas by a split decision, but then lost a split decision and his belt in a title-unification bout with Spence in 2019.

His performance against Spence was arguably the best of Porter’s career, one that enhanced his reputation as one of the better fighters of his era.

Porter has already embarked on a successful career as a television analyst, which included an assignment covering the Tokyo Olympics. He presumably will focus more of his time on his second career.

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Kenny Porter says son didn’t prepare properly for Terence Crawford

Kenny Porter said his son didn’t prepare properly for his fight against Terence Crawford on Saturday.

Kenny Porter didn’t provide details but he made it clear that he wasn’t happy with his son’s preparation for his fight against Terence Crawford on Saturday, which he lost by 10th-round knockout.

The elder Porter stopped the fight after the second of two knockdowns to save his wounded son from further punishment.

He was asked in the ring immediately afterward, with the Mandalay Bay crowd listening, why he made that decision.

“Honestly? His preparation. He didn’t prepare like I wanted him to,” said Kenny Porter, which drew boos from the spectators and a smile from an embarrassed Shawn Porter. “That just makes me say, ‘You know what? I don’t want him in that situation.’

“He fought a great fighter. The guy’s super sharp. And [Shawn is] at a deficit. It’s like fighting this guy blindfolded when you’re in a deficit like that. So I wasn’t going to let that happen to him.”

The trainer was asked how his son could’ve been better prepared.

“When guys get to a certain level they believe they know what they’re doing and they don’t necessarily take all the information,” he said. “So this is where we’re at with it. And I had to make that decision.

“I was an easy decision for me. Easy. He lives right across the street from me. I’ll be having breakfast with him in the morning.”

Easy, indeed. He didn’t hesitate to end matters when things looked bleak.

“Shawn was hurt,” he said. “And moving forward, this guy, like I said, he’s a sharp fighter. And my kid is at a deficit at that point. He can’t defend himself like he should. And I had to protect him.”

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Kenny Porter says son didn’t prepare properly for Terence Crawford

Kenny Porter said his son didn’t prepare properly for his fight against Terence Crawford on Saturday.

Kenny Porter didn’t provide details but he made it clear that he wasn’t happy with his son’s preparation for his fight against Terence Crawford on Saturday, which he lost by 10th-round knockout.

The elder Porter stopped the fight after the second of two knockdowns to save his wounded son from further punishment.

He was asked in the ring immediately afterward, with the Mandalay Bay crowd listening, why he made that decision.

“Honestly? His preparation. He didn’t prepare like I wanted him to,” said Kenny Porter, which drew boos from the spectators and a smile from an embarrassed Shawn Porter. “That just makes me say, ‘You know what? I don’t want him in that situation.’

“He fought a great fighter. The guy’s super sharp. And [Shawn is] at a deficit. It’s like fighting this guy blindfolded when you’re in a deficit like that. So I wasn’t going to let that happen to him.”

The trainer was asked how his son could’ve been better prepared.

“When guys get to a certain level they believe they know what they’re doing and they don’t necessarily take all the information,” he said. “So this is where we’re at with it. And I had to make that decision.

“I was an easy decision for me. Easy. He lives right across the street from me. I’ll be having breakfast with him in the morning.”

Easy, indeed. He didn’t hesitate to end matters when things looked bleak.

“Shawn was hurt,” he said. “And moving forward, this guy, like I said, he’s a sharp fighter. And my kid is at a deficit at that point. He can’t defend himself like he should. And I had to protect him.”

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Shawn Porter says Terence Crawford is best he has faced

Shawn Porter said after losing to Terence Crawford that Crawford is the best fighter he has faced.

Shawn Porter has fought more of the top welterweights of the current era than anyone else. And he said Terence Crawford, who stopped him in 10 rounds Saturday, is the best of the bunch.

Porter has fought arguably the five best active 147-pounders, beating Danny Garcia and Yordenis Ugas but losing to Keith Thurman, Errol Spence Jr. and now Crawford.

The former champ gave arguably the best performance of his career against Spence in September 2019, losing a split decision. On Saturday, Crawford, defending his WBO belt, overcame a spirited effort from Porter to become the first to stop him.

Porter didn’t hesitate when asked to name his toughest opponent.

Shawn Porter went down twice before the fight was stopped. AP Photo / Chase Stevens

“There’s no doubt,” he said. “That man hit me more than anybody I’ve been in the ring with. He was on point, A to Z. … He’s got it. And I said that multiple times in interviews.”

Father/trainer Kenny Porter had similar praise for Crawford, who had a narrow lead on the scorecards when he put Shawn Porter down twice. Kenny Porter stopped the fight to save his son from further punishment.

“You know what? To name just one thing (about Crawford), I can’t,” the elder Porter said. “But all things combined, he can do everything that needs to be done … offense, defense, switching sides, speed, quickness and power.”

Shawn Porter was surprised when the fight was stopped but didn’t question his father’s decision.

“He’s doing what he knows he needs to do,” he said. “I didn’t expect that. We never had a conversation about that. We just always kind of had an unspoken understanding that if he sees what he needs to see, he’s going to do what he did.

“… The punches he was catching me with were too clean. And I think that’s what my dad saw.”

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Shawn Porter says Terence Crawford is best he has faced

Shawn Porter said after losing to Terence Crawford that Crawford is the best fighter he has faced.

Shawn Porter has fought more of the top welterweights of the current era than anyone else. And he said Terence Crawford, who stopped him in 10 rounds Saturday, is the best of the bunch.

Porter has fought arguably the five best active 147-pounders, beating Danny Garcia and Yordenis Ugas but losing to Keith Thurman, Errol Spence Jr. and now Crawford.

The former champ gave arguably the best performance of his career against Spence in September 2019, losing a split decision. On Saturday, Crawford, defending his WBO belt, overcame a spirited effort from Porter to become the first to stop him.

Porter didn’t hesitate when asked to name his toughest opponent.

Shawn Porter went down twice before the fight was stopped. AP Photo / Chase Stevens

“There’s no doubt,” he said. “That man hit me more than anybody I’ve been in the ring with. He was on point, A to Z. … He’s got it. And I said that multiple times in interviews.”

Father/trainer Kenny Porter had similar praise for Crawford, who had a narrow lead on the scorecards when he put Shawn Porter down twice. Kenny Porter stopped the fight to save his son from further punishment.

“You know what? To name just one thing (about Crawford), I can’t,” the elder Porter said. “But all things combined, he can do everything that needs to be done … offense, defense, switching sides, speed, quickness and power.”

Shawn Porter was surprised when the fight was stopped but didn’t question his father’s decision.

“He’s doing what he knows he needs to do,” he said. “I didn’t expect that. We never had a conversation about that. We just always kind of had an unspoken understanding that if he sees what he needs to see, he’s going to do what he did.

“… The punches he was catching me with were too clean. And I think that’s what my dad saw.”

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