The welterweight unification fight between Errol “The Truth” Spence and “ShowTime” Shawn Porter is set for Sept. 2019, but the exact date has yet to be announced. Spence at 25-0, 21 knockouts is ranked at #4 pound for pound in the world, while Porter at 30-2, 17 knockouts isn’t top 10 on anybody’s list. Porter is the current WBC Welterweight champion, while Spence holds the IBF title.
Spence is the naturally bigger man at 5-foot-9, while Porter is listed at 5’7. Spence’s physical statue and athleticism gives him the nod over Porter in my opinion, but it’s going to be a slug-fest. Although Mikey Garcia did go up 2-weight classes to fight Spence in April, 2019, Spence completely dominated Garcia. The only thing that stopped Garcia from getting stopped was his championship pedigree. At the time he was 39-0 with 31-knockouts. This is why Spence is favored in this fight.
Even though the odds aren’t in Porter’s favor, he can’t be counted out. His two loses came to former champions Keith “One Time” Thurman and Kell Brook, so obviously he’s not a bad fighter and stands a punchers’ chance. Porter does have some impressive victories over Adrien Broner and Danny Garcia.
The winner of this fight will most likely face the winner of the Keith Thurman v. Manny Pacquiao fight for another unification, then fight Terence “Bud” Crawford for that number one spot in the welterweight division.
Regardless of a persons’ personal bias or favorite fighter, it’s hard to dispute the fact that this is an exciting time in the welterweight division.
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