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Shawn Porter had the most effective seat in the home for Nate Diaz‘s scrap with Jorge Masvidal on Saturday, with the previous boxing champ saying the Stockton star educated arduous for the struggle, versus when he misplaced to Jake Paul just a few months again!
“[Diaz was] the same fighter, but more prepared. The same fighter, but really ready to fight,” Porter, who referred to as the struggle for Fanmio, instructed Babcock on the TMZ Sports activities TV present (airs nightly on FS1).
Shawn continued … “They said Nate didn’t really train for the fight with Jake Paul. He didn’t take it as serious as he should have. And it showed.”
After the struggle, which Nate received by majority choice (one decide scored the struggle a draw), the 39-year-old referred to as out The Downside Youngster … saying he needed to run issues again within the squared circle.
We requested Shawn — who additionally labored the Paul-Diaz scrap (Jake received the August ’23 10-round bout by unanimous choice) — whether or not he had an curiosity in that rematch.
“Am I interested in seeing that fight? I think that fight might be even more exciting now. If he’s taking it serious the way he took this training camp serious for Jorge, that could be an interesting fight for him in the future.”
We talked to Porter about far more, together with whether or not the judges received the end result of the struggle appropriate (some individuals suppose they screwed up), in addition to if he thought Masvidal could be extra polished within the ring (Gamebred’s lengthy been referred to as the most effective boxer in MMA).
“I did [expect more out of Jorge]. I thought he was going to be sharper. I thought his punches were going to be crisper and stronger than they were. And this is what happens in the boxing ring,” Porter stated, explaining Nate’s punching tempo threw Masvidal off his sport.
“I thought he was going to come to the ring ready to unload on Nate Diaz. And he never truly did that.”
Seems Shawn wasn’t the one star boxer within the constructing to observe the fights in Anaheim … the much-maligned Ryan Garcia, whose brother Sean was on the cardboard, was additionally in attendance.
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25-year-old Garcia has been underneath critical hearth since utilizing a racial slur on social media final week. Ryan later apologized, explaining he was “under the influence,” and vowing to verify into rehab.
Shawn has identified Ryan for years … and we requested for his tackle the state of affairs.
Take a look at the clips.
