Front port vs. Rear Port

I have a small apartment, and unfortunately, there's no way I can place speakers a "proper" distance from the wall. I'm looking for monitors, and notice that some, like the Sonus Fabers, are front-ported. I'm wondering if in my situation, it might be better to use a front-ported speaker to avoid bass boominess from placing speakers too close to the wall.

I've never been strong on physics, so I'd appreciate any help.

Thanks in advance.