Round-by-Round: Josh Taylor vs. Jack Catterall | Sky Sports - 26 February 2022

[forcefraser]

I watched an ESPN stream where Bradley and Ward were praising Jack but saying he was blowing his lead and was not active enough second half.

Who were the sky commentators going for?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Ben Shalom gains a lot of respect

[margaret thatcher]

I watched an ESPN stream where Bradley and Ward were praising Jack but saying he was blowing his lead and was not active enough second half.

Who were the sky commentators going for?

what lead? ward had catterall down 3-1 to start the fight. he was pro taylor throughout , which is predictable since espn basically = top rank

[forcefraser]

How did you all score the 10th? Most will have had that 10-8 for Taylor and the 11th 9-9

How about 1-12, since it was a 12 round fight?

That`s not the question.

[Ruthless-RKO]

[Ruthless-RKO]

I watched an ESPN stream where Bradley and Ward were praising Jack but saying he was blowing his lead and was not active enough second half.

Who were the sky commentators going for?

Catterall

[margaret thatcher]

How did you all score the 10th? Most will have had that 10-8 for Taylor and the 11th 9-9

How about 1-12, since it was a 12 round fight?

That`s not the question.

of course, since anyone downplaying the decision just wants to make it about catt coasting a few rounds out of a 12 rounds fight

[handsofstone]

Noticed a few American journos had it close for Taylor so assumed the ESPN crew saw similar

[stujones]

Ben Shalom gains a lot of respect

Sorry, I like what he is doing - but this was on his show and the fighter he has a longer deal (well Sky's deal with TR means Taylor's next fight is on Sky) with has won a dodgy decision. This is what we would be saying if this was matchroom.

[NoScoutingReports]

Fan of Taylor but Catterall won that fight, that must be incredibly tough to take for him and his team.

[margaret thatcher]

Noticed a few American journos had it close for Taylor so assumed the ESPN crew saw similar

they were probably watching on espn, which was horrible. ward had taylor up 3-1 to start and pretty much throughout. espn has a massive top rank deal, so it was predictable

[Ruthless-RKO]

Ben Shalom gains a lot of respect

Sorry, I like what he is doing - but this was on his show and the fighter he has a longer deal (well Sky's deal with TR means Taylor's next fight is on Sky) with has won a dodgy decision. This is what we would be saying if this was matchroom.

You hear his post fight

[ewenhay]

I can't remember Taylor landing a clean shot all night.

Timing was off throughout and looked low on energy.

Did they even do southpaw sparring? I was shocked at how poorly he coped.

Definitely needs to change trainer, guidance was poor tonight between rounds.

[forcefraser]

How about 1-12, since it was a 12 round fight?

That`s not the question.

of course, since anyone downplaying the decision just wants to make it about catt coasting a few rounds out of a 12 rounds fight

As I said, I had Catterall winning by 2 rounds. It was a crappy decision. However it comes as no surprise. This was in Taylor`s back yard and Taylor was more aggressive despite being outlanded. Should he have won the fight? no. Am I surprised that he did? no. This is boxing unfortunately.

[handsofstone]

I gave Taylor 3 rounds, all close, might've had it a shut out, seriously, Catterall outlanded him in 11 of the 12 rounds, Taylor barely landed a meaningful shot, can't think of anything that stands out, he just forced Catterall back in late rounds and Catterall spoiled too much

[margaret thatcher]

yep, taylor could hardly put a glove on him , at least with anything clean

catt on the other hand landed flush over and over with the straight left


there is no basis on which taylor legit won the fight. he got outlanded, he got outlanded in nearly every round, he got hit with cleaner harder shots, he got dropped. the point off from cat was balanced out by his own point loss

outfought, outboxed, outhurt

[handsofstone]

I can't remember Taylor landing a clean shot all night.

Timing was off throughout and looked low on energy.

Did they even do southpaw sparring? I was shocked at how poorly he coped.

Definitely needs to change trainer, guidance was poor tonight between rounds.

[margaret thatcher]

That`s not the question.

of course, since anyone downplaying the decision just wants to make it about catt coasting a few rounds out of a 12 rounds fight

As I said, I had Catterall winning by 2 rounds. It was a crappy decision. However it comes as no surprise. This was in Taylor`s back yard and Taylor was more aggressive despite being outlanded. Should he have won the fight? no. Am I surprised that he did? no. This is boxing unfortunately.

not an issue of surprise at all, im not surprised either, it's still a dreadful decision

[forcefraser]

I can't remember Taylor landing a clean shot all night.

Timing was off throughout and looked low on energy.

Did they even do southpaw sparring? I was shocked at how poorly he coped.

Definitely needs to change trainer, guidance was poor tonight between rounds.

Ben Davidson is shocking

[Boxing Prospect]

I watched an ESPN stream where Bradley and Ward were praising Jack but saying he was blowing his lead and was not active enough second half.

Who were the sky commentators going for?

Ward was fornicating terrible... Taylor was up 104-102 on his card after 11, he then defended it with a "story of the fight" comment later on... fornicating imbecile

[handsofstone]

yep, taylor could hardly put a glove on him , at least with anything clean

catt on the other hand landed flush over and over with the straight left


there is no basis on which taylor legit won the fight. he got outlanded, he got outlanded in nearly every round, he got hit with cleaner harder shots, he got dropped. the point off from cat was balanced out by his own point loss

outfought, outboxed, outhurt

Yep, as much as it pains me to say it Taylor got about as big a gift I've seen in boxing

[adislav123]

fornicate 'who won what round?' this shit is beyond that level!

it's criminal! those judges should be either arrested or put in the looney bin!

one or the other, cause nobody in their right mind and/or not told/paid to do so would score that fight for taylor. Nobody! period.

[Boxing Prospect]

Noticed a few American journos had it close for Taylor so assumed the ESPN crew saw similar

Ward was gas lighting, big time

[NoScoutingReports]

yep, taylor could hardly put a glove on him , at least with anything clean

catt on the other hand landed flush over and over with the straight left


there is no basis on which taylor legit won the fight. he got outlanded, he got outlanded in nearly every round, he got hit with cleaner harder shots, he got dropped. the point off from cat was balanced out by his own point loss

outfought, outboxed, outhurt

So cruel on Catterall honestly, lad boxed out of his skin after being given no chance by nearly everyone, me included. Really really poor.

[forcefraser]

fornicate 'who won what round?' this shit is beyond that level!

it's criminal! those judges should be either arrested or put in the looney bin!

one or the other, cause nobody in their right mind and/or not told/paid to do so would score that fight for taylor. Nobody! period.

It happens all the time. far worse than this one as well.

Nothing happens, nothing changes. It stinks but it aint gonna change