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Shawn Porter had the best seat in the house to Nate Diazscrap with Jorge Masvidal on Saturday, with the former boxing champion saying the Stockton star trained hard for the fight, unlike when he lost to Jake Paul Some months ago!
“(Diaz was) the same fighter, but more prepared. The same fighter, but really ready to fight,” said Porter, who narrated the fight for Fanmio. Babcock at the TMZ Sports TV Show (airs nightly on FS1).
Shawn continued… “They said Nate didn’t really train for the Jake Paul fight. He didn’t take it as seriously as he should have. And it showed.”
After the fight, which Nate won by majority decision (one judge ruled the fight a draw), the 39-year-old fighter called out The Problem Child… saying he wanted to get back in the ring.
We asked Shawn — who also worked the Paul-Diaz fight (Jake won the 10-round bout in August 2023 by unanimous decision) — if he had any interest in that rematch.
“Am I interested in seeing that fight? I think that fight could be even more exciting now. If he’s taking it as seriously as he took this training camp for Jorge, that could be an interesting fight for him in the future.”
We spoke to Porter about a lot more, including whether the judges got the fight right (some people think they did), and whether he thought Masvidal would be more polished in the ring (Gamebred has long been considered the best boxer in MMA).
“I expected (more from Jorge). I thought he would be sharper. I thought his punches would be harder and sharper than they were. And that’s what happens in the boxing ring,” Porter said, explaining that Nate’s punching pace threw Masvidal off his game.
“I thought he was going to come to the ring ready to unload on Nate Diaz. And he never really did that.”
It turns out Shawn wasn’t the only famous boxer in the building to watch the fights in Anaheim… the much-maligned Ryan Garciawhose brother Sean was on the card, it was also present.
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Garcia, 25, has faced serious criticism since using a racial slur on social media last week. Ryan later apologized, explaining he was “under the influence” and promising to check into rehab.
Shawn has known Ryan for years… and we asked for his take on the situation.
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