- The “Fight of the Year” (Porter vs Thurman)
Shawn Porter was Keith Thurman was about as evenly matched and entertaining of a fight as you are going to get. This action-packed battle earned the PBC award for Fight of the Year for 2016. Shawn Porter Came into the fight 26-1 and Thurman came into the fight 26-0.
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The evenness of the fight was evident in the judge’s scorecards, who had a unanimous decision, all 115-113, and all for Keith Thurman. This was a classic battle of busier, more aggressive Porter vs a less busy but more accurate Thurman.Porter connected on 236 of 662 (36 percent) punches thrown, and Thurman landed 235 of 539 (44 percent) In this one, the accuracy won out and Thurman was declared the winner.