Comments Thread For: Josh Taylor: I've Got Plenty Left; All The Greats Have Had Losses, But They're Still Great Fighters

[M111]

Taylor was never great. He benefited from being a white boxer that often gets the accolades before they earn or deserve them. Taylor at best is a good boxer that will win some at the top against the very elite, but lose to many. Teofimo Lopez exposed him for what he is, not a great boxer. Taylor is in the same class as Prograis..... overrated.

utter garbage. He earned all his titles the hard way and one at a time. Nothing to do with race at all. Taylor now is a good boxer. Taylor when he beat Prograis and Ramirez was the best in the division. You can’t compare now to then. Lopez wouldn’t have beaten the version of Taylor that beat Prograis but that’s not the version of Taylor he fought. Completely disagree that Taylor was overrated. He won his titles in close fights one at a time. Anyone who unifies a division like that can’t possibly be overrated.

Simple fact is that age, lifestyle, inactivity and injury mean he’s not the fighter that he once was. That in no way belittles his achievements when he was in his prime.

[MulaKO]

Jeez, how embarrassing is this.

Ask him if this would be considered playing the race card ?
Seems to draw that card quite often
Lmfao smfh

[crimsonfalcon07]

utter garbage. He earned all his titles the hard way and one at a time. Nothing to do with race at all. Taylor now is a good boxer. Taylor when he beat Prograis and Ramirez was the best in the division. You can’t compare now to then. Lopez wouldn’t have beaten the version of Taylor that beat Prograis but that’s not the version of Taylor he fought. Completely disagree that Taylor was overrated. He won his titles in close fights one at a time. Anyone who unifies a division like that can’t possibly be overrated.

Simple fact is that age, lifestyle, inactivity and injury mean he’s not the fighter that he once was. That in no way belittles his achievements when he was in his prime.

Consider how badly the former 140 champions have fared though. Haney destroyed Prograis, who Taylor barely triumphed over. Taylor had a very close decision over Ramirez even though he scored two knockdowns. And Ramirez had a close fight with Pedraza, who's more of a gatekeeper these days. Taylor also should have lost to Catterall, who's not really a world beater either, and did get absolutely schooled by Teo. Baranchyk just lost to Jose Zepeda and Montana Love. Is he world class?

None of his wins are aging well. If anything, it speaks to how shabby the 140 division was at the time.

[Smash]

Taylor was never great. He benefited from being a white boxer that often gets the accolades before they earn or deserve them. .

yeah he was labelled undisputed when he only had 2 titles, it was just shocking stuff and clear bias

cant stand the guy but at least he made the fights to be made in the division & then made a total ass of himself and continues to do 'till this day'

there are plenty of guys getting all sorts of accolades without making the fights to deserve them actually, i hope u are ragging on them too, u know consistency is the buzz word here now

[Smash]

i cant remember a guy who sounds like a twat in pretty much every interview he does, its pretty impressive actually

[Lefty0616]

yeah he was labelled undisputed when he only had 2 titles, it was just shocking stuff and clear bias

cant stand the guy but at least he made the fights to be made in the division & then made a total ass of himself and continues to do 'till this day'

there are plenty of guys getting all sorts of accolades without making the fights to deserve them actually, i hope u are ragging on them too, u know consistency is the buzz word here now

I go after them all - Black, White, and everyone in between.

[Smash]

u could be a potential opponent for the great eggie benn i guess

after eggie takes over vegas he could then take over scotland

[TheOneAboveAll]

Based on his recent form, Taylor would lose to every top JWW and WW contender today. I would probably even bet against him if he fought Ryan Garcia. Not sure if he's been drinking or what his issue is, but Taylor seems almost shot.

[thack]

Josh lost a lot of support with his attitude and delusions regarding Catterall , it didn't help his cause when he was beaten up by Lopez and nearly stopped . On these showings he's going to get annihilated at welterweight .He needs to understand he's not the star he thinks he is and needs a huge win to be taken seriously.

[crimsonfalcon07]

i cant remember a guy who sounds like a twat in pretty much every interview he does, its pretty impressive actually

Eddie Hearn comes to mind. Teofimo Lopez. Tyson Fury. Ryan Garcia. Rolly. De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins don't do themselves any favors when they do interviews either. Josh has some company.