140 pounds super lightweight undisputed champion Josh Taylor has been looking forward to a more eye-catching big fight. In May, the Scottish star beat Jose Ramirez in 12 rounds to win the super lightweight four boxing championship belts and usher in a new peak in his career.
Next, Taylor needs to play against statutory challenger Jack Catterrol in February, and he is expected to win. Although the victory over Ramirez unified the entire ultra-lightweight boxing scene, Taylor didn't seem content with such an achievement, saying on several occasions that if he beat Catterrol, he would be promoted to the 147-pounds midweight challenge WBO champion Terrance Crawford.
Taylor's promoter, Bob Arum, was very supportive of the plan, repeatedly publicly expressing his desire to lead to a major war. For the Tyler vs Crawford clash, Carl Floch, who has won the 168-pound super midweight title several times, talked about his ideas. Floch said he is a fan of Taylor, but if the battle with Crawford is played out in 2022, then Taylor will lose to Crawford.
Floch said: "Crawford was a special genius, a much taller boxer. Taylor certainly deserves to play against someone like Crawford, it's just that in my rankings, Crawford is at the top, and I don't want to say he can beat Taylor, but Crawford's strength is there, and if I had to choose who would win the game, I would honestly choose Crawford. ”
Although more optimistic about Crawford winning, Frog said that the outside world should not underestimate Taylor, if he is mediocre, he will not be able to get to where he is today.
Floch said: "There is no reason why Taylor can't beat Crawford, in boxing confrontations, if you don't give your all, if you don't put in 100% of your commitment, anything can happen, I knew very early on that Taylor was a genius, he went on and became the undisputed champion of his class. So far, how wonderful taylor's career has been, he still has a lot to do, I think he's going to reign for a while, there are a lot of good boxers waiting there, Taylor is now the undisputed overlord and we need to appreciate him. ”
I said in an article before that if Taylor upgrades to challenge Crawford, the chance of winning is only about 2-30%, which is determined by the comprehensive strength of both sides, but this game still has a certain point of view, and see how much reward Crawford can provide? Personally, I think that if the war starts, Taylor will already be "victorious" after the game, and I really can't see how he can win the big war.
Because Taylor has extraordinary influence in the Uk, it is not ruled out that the organizer will arrange the big battle to his home field, which will make the suspense of victory and defeat have a certain improvement, perhaps what Taylor needs to do is to invite Crawford to play in the UK, with his local market value to earn more, and Crawford has never left the United States so far, if the appearance of the United Kingdom will be a highlight of the competition.