He was relatively tall when we fought, and [he has packed on weight].“I was a lot quicker than he was. I fought against Oleksandr Usyk, who is unified champion over there in the Ukraine, a heavyweight now. I remembered his name and just couldn't believe it was actually him. Zude… Shawn Porter once beat current heavyweight contender Oleksandr Usyk in the amateur ranks. Somit ist er der bisher einzige Boxer im Cruisergewicht, der alle vier bedeutenden Verbände vereinigt hat. Shawn Porter once beat current heavyweight contender Oleksandr Usyk in the amateur ranks.The slick orthodox fighter has a proud history in the sport and one of his finest moments before turning professional was, in fact, beating the Ukrainian.It’s an almost unfathomable match-up nowadays with Usyk primed to make his heavyweight debut in three weeks after becoming the undisputed king at 200lb.Usyk recently stated how he always prepared to mix it in the blue-ribbon division but when he and Porter were both aged just 19 in 2006, they traded blows in a 75kg contest.Porter won unanimously on points and has since re-told the tale to the bemusement of boxing punters.“I remember him being tall and being a southpaw and I remember him being able to box really, really well,” Porter told “The one thing that still sticks out in my mind is the very last round; around the middle of the round I caught him with a really big right hand and it kind of shook him up.“Just a little bit, but from that moment on, I kept it going, kept backing him up, a lot like you see me doing now.
I did it in the fight and that got me the decision.“He was tall, rangy, had a great jab and even back then he had very good boxing moves.
Januar 1987 in Simferopol, Ukrainische SSR, UdSSR) ist ein ukrainischer Profiboxer und aktueller Weltmeister aller vier bedeutenden Verbände (WBO, WBC, WBA, IBF) im Cruisergewicht. Like I’ve gone at Danny Garcia, like I’ve gone at Yordenis Ugas, Devon Alexander and the list goes on from there,” he concluded.Spence vs Porter is one of the most talked-about welterweight bouts of recent years. “They were not just bigger than Errol, they were a lot bigger than Errol Spence.“I’m talking about guys like Daniel Jacobs, who fights at 160 pounds, 168 pounds now. I think since we fought he has grown another three or four inches. Went from losing to shawn porter at 165 to winning the gold medal at heavyweight. The last time that we fought we were 165 pounds and I beat him to go to a tournament as the amateur.“The experience is there. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, It will see one of those fighters walk away with two world titles and the number one in the division tag. When we were about 20 years old and I beat him.“I have wins against Jacobs and Demetrius Andrade.
I thought he had too, but he made it, just didn't do much in comparison to 2012.“I remember when he was back and was in the 2012 Games, he was much bigger. newspaper archive.Boxing news: The time Errol Spence Jr opponent Shawn Porter beat Oleksandr Usyk Boxing news: Tyson Fury ordered to ‘push back’ Deontay Wilder fightArtem Lobov eyes Paulie Malignaggi rematch on KSI vs Logan Paul 2 cardOleksandr Usyk is set to make his heavyweight debut next month Shawn Porter is the underdog against Errol Spence Jr Aj's best win was an over the hill klitschko and he almost got kod in that f*ght It was really his height and range against my speed and quickness. Oleksandr Oleksandrowytsch Ussyk (ukrainisch Олександр Олександрович Усик, engl. It was then I knew he would be a force.“Because when you have the skills [from] a young age and at a lower weight class, once you go up to a higher weight class and still have the skills and talent you go a bit further every time, because you have something that most heavyweights or cruiserweights don't have.“Right now he has that experience on his side, youth on his side, as well as the skills he's always had. He knew his range really well, he knew his distance really well which is something a lot of fighters take time to work out properly.“He didn't waste punches and he was really, really competitive - everything you see now.