“(I figured him out in) Round 1,” said WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford after his victory over Shawn Porter in the 10th round. "I figured that I had the reach and he had to take chances, and he did what he normally does. He tried to maul and push me back, but I used my angles and I pushed him back at times as well. Shawn Porter is a slick fighter. He was doing some things in there and made me think."
"I love him. Shawn Porter is a real good friend of mine. I didn’t really want to fight him. We always said we would fight each other when the time was right and I guess the time was right for this fight to happen. I tried to fight the other champions in the division, and that didn’t happen, so I went to the next best thing,” added Crawford.
“My timing was off and he wouldn’t allow me to get my rhythm,” said Porter, who also announced his retirement at a press conference. "He’s the best out of everybody I have been in the ring with."
