▁Don ’ t ▁put ▁it ▁at ▁ 1 4 4 , ▁then ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁talk ▁about ▁it .” ▁The ▁remarks ▁came ▁as ▁Bron er ▁had ▁repeatedly ▁refused ▁to ▁comment ▁on ▁the ▁catch weight ▁situation , ▁which ▁many ▁believed ▁would ▁put ▁Bron er ▁in ▁a ▁negative ▁light . ▁Por ter ▁domin ated ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁fight ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁un anim ous ▁decision ▁over ▁Bron er . ▁Bron er ▁was ▁war ned ▁many ▁times ▁for ▁holding ▁during ▁the ▁bout ▁and ▁was ▁dedu cted ▁a ▁point ▁in ▁round ▁ 1 1 . ▁Bron er ▁opened ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁round ▁with ▁a ▁clean ▁left ▁hand ▁that ▁connected ▁and ▁dropped ▁Por ter ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career . ▁Por ter ▁recovered ▁from ▁the ▁knock down ▁and ▁improved ▁his ▁record ▁to ▁ 2 6 – 1 – 1 ▁despite ▁the ▁usual ▁pre - f ight ▁tr ash ▁talk ▁by ▁Bron er . ▁The ▁ 3 ▁jud ges ▁scored ▁the ▁bout ▁ 1 1 4 – 1 1 2 , ▁ 1 1 8 – 1 0 8 , ▁ 1 1 5 – 1 1 1 . ▁The ▁fight ▁drew ▁close ▁to ▁ 2 . 4 ▁million ▁view ers . ▁Bron er ▁had ▁a ▁pur se ▁of ▁$ 1 . 3 5 ▁million ▁compared ▁to ▁Por ter ' s ▁$ 1 ▁million . ▁ ▁Por ter ▁vs . ▁Th ur man ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁that ▁W BA ▁wel ter weight ▁champion ▁Keith ▁Th ur man ▁( 2