/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/49331301/GettyImages-511623542.0.jpg)
One of the best possible welterweight matchups lives again.
Thurman (26-0, 22 KO) last fought in July, breaking a two-fight decision streak with an odd cut stoppage of Luis Collazo. "One Time" has been a WBA champion of one sort or another for his last five fights. Porter (26-1-1, 16 KO, meanwhile, has battered Erick Bone and Adrien Broner since losing his IBF belt to Kell Brook in 2014. His swarming style and Thurman's raw power should make for a quality scrap.
Cuellar (26-0, 21 KO) has also been an interim/normal WBA champion for his last five fights, including knockouts of Juanma Lopez and Vic Darchinyan. He took a decision over Jonathan Oquendo last December, the ninth consecutive opponent he's either dropped or stopped. He's got quite a bit more momentum at the moment than Mares (29-2-1, 15 KO), who lost to Leo Santa Cruz in his last bout. Mares was part of the original Thurman-Porter card, booked to face Fernando Montiel. I like this matchup better.
It's a very solid card, especially for free TV. If they add any other interesting things to it, we'll let you know.