Shawn Porter Recalls “Most Exhausting” Fight He Had Against Floyd Mayweather’s Former Opponent

Shawn Porter‘s career has lasted for more than a decade. After having 36 professional bouts, the American boxer amassed 31 victories with only four defeats. He has fought against the likes of Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford. However, the fight he deems the most exhausting was against one of Floyd Mayweather’s former opponents Andre Berto. 

Back in 2017, in the bout, Porter dropped him three times: Once in the second round and twice in the ninth round. However, in a recent podcast episode, the former two-time welterweight champion revealed why Berto gave him a tough fight. So let’s wait no further and dive right into his comments.

Shawn Porter weighs in on his fight against Andre Berto

On his podcast, ‘ThePorterWayPod,’ the 35-year-old did not shy away from tagging his fight against Berto as an exhausting one. He revealed that Berto happened to have a training session with his dad. So, he felt the need to weigh in on his fight against Berto. Porter unveiled that in the middle of that bout, he was fighting aggressively to get the stoppage. To the extent that his own father, who was in his corner was left confused. However, his dad asked him to fight in a controlled manner and wait for the right moment to be the aggressor. Reflecting on the same, he stated, “This was one of the most exhausting fights I had. One of the rounds, might have been sixth, sixth or seventh round, I went at Berto, Maybe even an entire minute. The last minute of the round. I went at him. Stayed on him. My dad looked at me and said ‘Why did you go so hard over there’ I said I thought I had it. That’s my mindset. He said alright let’s make sure we got ‘em before we do all that.”

However, he added that he was adamant about getting a stoppage and wanted it to be quick. So he decided to continue fighting ferociously and ultimately the bout came to a halt in the ninth. He added, “But my mindset was if I gotta throw this avalanche, it’s coming. If I gotta do it the next round then I’mma do it the next round.” 

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