By Lem Satterfield, FanHouse
Unbeaten junior middleweight (154 pounds) prospect Shawn Porter scored a sixth-round knockdown on the way to a 10-round unanimous decision for his 16th victory without a loss, even as he failed to earn his 13th stoppage against twice-beaten southpaw Ray Robinson in Friday night's Showtime-televised bout from The DeSoto Civic Center in Southhaven, Miss.
Porter won by scores of 99-89, 98-91, and, 97-92, over the course of the three judges' cards.
With about a minute left in the sixth round, Porter pounded Robinson (11-2 four knockouts) along the ropes, this, on the way to causing his sinking him to the canvas with a right, left, right, left, right combination.
Robinson arose at the count of seven on unsteady legs and was punished for much of the round's remainder, even holding on to the ropes at one point to prevent himself from going down again.
In the seventh, Robinson maintained a safe distance, even as Porter pressed, unsuccessfuly, for the knockout.
But with about 22 seconds left in the ninth round, however, Porter rocked Robinson with a left uppercut that had him on unsteady legs and holding on, yet again, to escape into the 10th.
The 22-year-old Porter, of Akron, Ohio, was coming off of April's first-round stoppage of Raul Pinzon in a Showtime-televised bout. A former sparring partner for Manny Pacquiao, Porter dropped Pinzon to 17-5, with 16 knockouts.
The 24-year-old Robinson, who stood at 5-foot-10 to Porter's 5-7, was coming off of the first loss of his career -- December's unanimous decision setback against Brad Solomon.
In a third featured bout between unbeaten welterweights, 23-year-old Mike Dallas (15-0-1, five KOs) of Bakersfield, Calif., earned an eight-round, unanimous decision over 27-year-old Lanard Lane (12-1, seven KOs) of Philadelphia.
Dallas won, 78-74, on all three judges' cards.
Source: boxing.fanhouse.com
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