By Steve Kim
Things got awfully contentious in the days leading up to last week's clash between Shawn Porter and Adrien Broner, as the trash talk that was initiated by Broner got very personal and involved Porter's father and trainer, Kenny.
Broner stated that it was the elder Porter who collected his son's fight checks and paid him. He added some other derogatory remarks regarding their relationship.
After the end of the 12th round on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas - where Porter did more than enough to earn a unanimous decision, Broner went over to the Porter's and tried to playfully make amends.
And Kenny wasn't having any of it.
"Don't come up to me with that dumb sh*t like you're playing with a kid......treat me any kind of way and we can be friends the next day and then come back - hell no," he explained to krikya360.com on Monday.
"Like the little child that you are come back and say,'Hey, I was wrong, I shouldn't have done that sir, please excuse me.' You don't come up to me with some kind of bullsh*t about - 'I'll shake your hand now or we can fight.'
"Get your punk ass outta here. That's what he said and I said - 'We can definitely fight, get your punk ass outta here.'"
The Porters have a long history with Broner, dating back to their amateur days in Ohio. Porter was very well aware of Broner's antics and was prepared for them. When asked if he lost any respect for 'the Problem' last week after his conduct, Porter said bluntly:
"I didn't have no respect for him coming into the fight. I've known him since he was ten years old and since ten years old he was cursing out his coach and I've been whipping his ass since he was ten years old. It wouldn't have been the first time."
Steve Kim is the news editor for krikya360.com
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