Comments Thread For: Jack Catterall beats Regis Prograis to near world-title showdown

[Corelone]

I almost agree, except our friend Corelone correctly predicted that the hometown edge is worth 4 points to Catterall, so if he fights for a title in the UK, he could become the champion. Eddie will bring the champions to the UK to fight him by offering them a much bigger purse, so Jack could become the champion even though we do not like his running style.

Which champ are you talking about? Eddy won't spend money on a lost cause. Cat is safe.

[rudy]

He won’t get a title shot typical Matchroom

[Groin Grabber]

He was always overrated like Taylor, its not about father time. Catteral just beat both of them and you really think he's an elite fighter? lol. Rayo and Garcia KO him.

I agree with you to an extent cause the tournament was ass but I gave him his props when he beat and stopped zepeda who is a good fighter in his own right that shoulda got the W against ramirez. He's not special but still a good fighter

[landotter]

Prograis, please retire. Your best years are gone. Don’t look to a future of being a stepping stone for matchroom up and comers

I totally agree. He has a good resume, a career he can be proud of, a warriors heart and a few good wins to hang his post-boxing interviews on. Maybe a farewell fight for his fans in New Orleans against a scrub to go out on a win. But he is not giving a better performance than this going forward. So why go forward? Move on to the next chapter.

[BrankoB]

Which champ are you talking about? Eddy won't spend money on a lost cause. Cat is safe.

After the fight, Eddie was talking about the winner of Liam Paro and Richardson Hitchins as the most likely option. If Paro wins, it is an in house fight and should be easy to make.

[champion4ever]

Not sure why so many folks are negative on Catterall. He's not a fan friendly fighter but the guy can box and counterpunch. The way he moves to the right and circles while pumping out that southpaw jab and sharply counters, he is going to be a handful for the champs at 140. He should probably have gotten the win over Taylor in the first fight and been crowned undisputed at 140 already

While Catterall defeated “The Rougarou” and yet at the same time he did not beat him up. He was still standing after 12 rounds.

If Jack is a future titleholder at 140. Then he wouldn’t have struggled with a shopworn fighter as a Regis Prograis with diminishing skills.

[champion4ever]

It’s a fact. The scorecards were too wide. The fight was a lot closer than what the officials judges score cards had it. I think a score of 114-111 or 113-112 would have been fair either way.

[Smash]

For a good sleep.

yes that right i think the heat does make people sleepy in florida

[champion4ever]

What I find the most alarming is that Regis Prograis have been dropped to the canvas for a total of four times in his past three previous bouts by feather fisted fighters who cannot hit or known for their punching power.