Josh Taylor vs. Jack Catterall II | DAZN - 25 May 2024

[Ruthless-RKO]

God, I hope Josh wins this, because Jack is box office death - he’s a nightmare fight and a nightmare to watch.

Kinda agree and disagree..

He put it on Josh last time.

[coneye]

Another all nighter for me , FA cup starts here at around midnight , then wait around for this show to start , , bed around 8-9am , lucky enough i'm on the mighty murray river parked up in the middle of no where , just me and my dog , with the rods in , the yabby nets in and hopefully full by tonight , (yabbys - like small river crayfish tastier than prawns ),

[Daleee J]

I'm looking so forward to this evening at Leeds Arena, I live local & although I'm a neutral for the main event I really believe Taylor will turn back the clock, he looked amazing at the weigh in on Friday, looking as fresh & strong as he ever did at 140, not drained or washed out as he has previously.
His confidence & self belief also seem to be back too, & if whats coming out from the Taylor camp is to be believed regarding him having a great camp while remaining injury free & fully focused, allowing him to prepare properly with regards to his training, lifestyle, nutrition & weight management etc for the first time in a very long time.

If what we hear from Taylor & the camp is true, then all things aligning for Taylor would also be for the first time in a long time too, even managing to have the small opp recently to fix his eyesight & vision problem too!
Just maybe it is to be Taylor time once again??
So I'm going for a Taylor points win over the 12 or maybe even a late stoppage, I've a feeling he'll surprise a few folks ..

Im also looking really forward to a good night of boxing, as there are some potentially great undercard bouts on too, in particular for me,
Clarke vs Zorro at Cruiser,
Donavon vs Ritson at Welter,
(& tho Ritson should be applauded, surely the move up to welter is a step too far for him!)
& Im really interested to see the
Cully vs Patera at Lightweight bout plays out, as Cully really needs to impress now after his last two outings, I believe Reece Mould was unfortunate not to get the nod against Cully, & the less said regarding Cully's bout before that against Felix the better, so im hoping he pulls out a great & impressive performance! as he really needs to now if hes to move on & impress!
But good luck & health to all box/fighters on the night!

[Alba]

I thought taylor looked a bit weight dreigned on the scales yesterday? What are folks thoughts on it ?

[paultom]

I thought taylor looked a bit weight dreigned on the scales yesterday? What are folks thoughts on it ?

He looked ill to me and can see a Catterall win

[KiwiRider]

Another all nighter for me , FA cup starts here at around midnight , then wait around for this show to start , , bed around 8-9am , lucky enough i'm on the mighty murray river parked up in the middle of no where , just me and my dog , with the rods in , the yabby nets in and hopefully full by tonight , (yabbys - like small river crayfish tastier than prawns ),

Sounds like a good setup
It starts at 4 am here, but suff that. I'll set my alarm for 6 am, that's as early as you'll see me on a Sunday morning

[MightyWarrior]

Just watched the weigh in, I thought Josh looked okay, not too drained, better than I’ve seen before. Jack looked good too, fresher, although he’s definitely been pushed to make the weight as well, you can see around his eyes.

So much wear and tear on the Scotsman though, That stunning run of wins he had at the very top of the game won’t be beat in a long time - by the way, what the hell is he doing in Leeds? I can’t imagine why he’s not a national hero in Scotland ….okay I do know why
…social media plus football. Bad combo

Sad truth is, if he’d just kept his mouth shut he’d be a Scottish superstar.


Anyway, I hope he somehow chins Catterall, then let’s get a super fight on.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Fight night!!

[coneye]

Another all nighter for me , FA cup starts here at around midnight , then wait around for this show to start , , bed around 8-9am , lucky enough i'm on the mighty murray river parked up in the middle of no where , just me and my dog , with the rods in , the yabby nets in and hopefully full by tonight , (yabbys - like small river crayfish tastier than prawns ),

Sounds like a good setup
It starts at 4 am here, but suff that. I'll set my alarm for 6 am, that's as early as you'll see me on a Sunday morning

Not sure what time it starts here but after the fa cup , i don't want to risk going to bed and not waking up ,,long has i feed the dog and take him for a walk before i go to sleep at around 8 - 9 am when its finished , I'm in the middle of no where no ski boats , jet skis , i,m a distance from any town and winters here to keep them away so i'll get a good sleep during the day , just got to make sure the dogs walked can't let him off on his own he.ll chase Roo's , don't want to end up with a dead dog people don't relize they can be nasty bastards and them claws can rip you apart , , where i moor my boat, owner had two monster pit bulls, that used to go the roos , i tried telling him one day they will stop running and turn on them when they go for them , he laughed it off , all good until one night in the middle of the night the roos decided fook it we'll fight back , other boat owners reckon the screams and yelps from the two pitbulls was a bit horrific and so were the vet bills

[Ruthless-RKO]

big-fight predictions

Former two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton: "This is a fight Josh Taylor had to take or he would have lost respect.

"I'm going for Jack Catterall for a late stoppage. I've seen them both head-to-head this week and Taylor looked drained at the weight.

"Jack likes to have a look and take his time but I think if he applies pressure Taylor might struggle and get stopped in the later rounds.”

Former WBC world cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew: "This is a defining fight for Josh because losing sets him back two years in my opinion - it really does.

"I just think this is a stylistic match-up that doesn't really suit him. I think it's always going to be a hard one.

"Jack Catterall's style is very unique, very hard to prepare for and he's a lot more heavy-handed than people give him credit for."

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn: "I think Josh will come out really aggressive. Jack picks himself to stop this fight by stoppage and I think this fight will end inside the distance. There will be cuts, there will be knockdowns and loads of action."

DAZN commentator and former BBC Boxing Correspondent Mike Costello: "There is a danger that Josh Taylor will be remembered as much for controversy as his brilliant achievements.

"I think that source of motivation will give him the edge in another tight fight."

Former super-welterweight world champion Hannah Rankin: "I'm going with my countryman Josh Taylor to win this one on a late stoppage.

"I think he looks better at the weight than their first encounter and I anticipate him using his size when he’s fully refuelled more to his advantage.

"The animosity between the two is definitely going to add fireworks. This is most emotionally involved we’ve seen Catterall and I can see this making him more reckless to prove a point and potentially walking onto a big shot later in the fight."

Former super featherweight champion Barry Jones: "At his peak, Josh Taylor was near unstoppable but in the last fight Catterall slowed the pace down and made Taylor look pedestrian at times.

"Catterall can get on his back foot, at his tempo, and pick his shots sharply and neatly.

"Taylor has been my favourite UK fighter in such a long time, but I feel he loses a close and highly competitive 12-round decision."

Catterall's coach Jamie Moore: "I'm more confident this time than I was last time. Jack Catterall is a better version of himself now - he's more experienced, he's active.

"I think it will be a better fight this time, but Josh Taylor making mistakes will play into Jack's hands."

Taylor's coach Joe McNally: "Josh has got to keep calm. Jack Catterall is a very difficult puzzle to solve. No-one has really done it yet. Can Josh take the puzzle apart?

"It's not about changing Josh it's about performing to his best ability. A few pointers, nullify Jack and I think he can come away with a fantastic victory."

Heavyweight Johnny Fisher: "It's going to be a great fight with all the history. But I'm backing Jack Catterall, his awkward southpaw stance will be the difference."

Retired boxer and analyst Stacey Copeland: "I am backing Catterall. With the fuel behind Catterall, channelling all the emotions of that first fight and all the injustice of it, I think potentially we could see a career-best performance from him."

WBC featherweight champion Skye Nicolson: "I think we're going to see more aggression from both sides than in the first fight. We're going to see sharp inside work from Taylor and more work at long range from Catterall.

"It's one of those fights where you don't know what’s going to happen until they're in there but everyone is buzzing for it."

[TheGoods]

Is El Gato the ‘house’ fighter tonight having signed to Matchroom last year? Is Taylor still with Top Rank?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Is El Gato the ‘house’ fighter tonight having signed to Matchroom last year? Is Taylor still with Top Rank?

Believe so..

It's got Top Rank ESPN logo on the poster too