Josh Taylor isn't happy with British boxing rankings (Boxrec)

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Fury, Joshua, Whyte, Smith: Josh Taylor isn't happy with British boxing rankings

Boxing rankings are a contentious list for fans and fighters, with many debates being had about who deserves to be positioned amongst the very best.

William Hill have recently posted a tweet that shows the top five British boxers right now, according to BoxRec, and current undisputed light-welterweight champion Josh Taylor has found fault with it.

The scot, 31, who is undefeated at 18-0, has had a fantastic few years in the light-welterweight division, defeating the likes of Regis Prograis, Apinun Khongsung and the formidable Jose Carlos Ramirez en-route to becoming the undisputed champion.

Taylor’s performance against Ramirez is the highlight of his career so far, with many acclaiming the bout. Taylor claimed two impressive knockdowns of Ramirez and became only the sixth fighter in boxing history to be crowned a four-belt undisputed champion.

Taylor took Ramirez’s undefeated record as well as the win. After the fight, he triumphantly and confidently said: "There's a new warrior king, and he's from Scotland."

But these efforts of the new “warrior king” have not done enough to have him positioned at the top of the British boxing elite, with BoxRec crowning current undisputed heavyweight champion Tyson Fury as Britain’s number one.

In response to his fourth-place finish, Taylor tweeted: “Number 4??? What more do I gotta do to get some respect put on my name?"

And he was backed by several fans who found fault with Anthony Joshua placing higher, having most recently lost to Oleksandr Usyk, dropping his heavyweight titles in the process.

Alongside Joshua is Callum Smith who, although continues to impress, does not boast an undefeated record like Taylor having tasted defeat against undisputed middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in 2019.

Taylor is scheduled to face fellow Brit Jack Catterall in February, perhaps he can prove BoxRec wrong and climb up the rankings with another great performance.

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Taylor's probably a bit thick.

Don't know why anyone takes Boxrec rankings seriously.

It's a computer based rankings system.

I seen some of the comments he was getting etc.

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[Dioufy]

Summed up from the poster above.
He is thick but thinks the opposite so he’s never going to be satisfied.
Stop looking at Boxrec and start looking at your belts.
Boxing fans think your an amazing fighter.
That should be enough.
Forget trying to be a celeb. It does tarnish your legacy if you chase it with stupid remarks on everything (David Haye).

[lookingaround87]

People really shouldn't tweet how they wouldn't talk in speech. I live by that, and so should Josh Taylor.

[chiggsy]

People really shouldn't tweet how they wouldn't talk in speech. I live by that, and so should Josh Taylor.

"What more do i gotta do"

Has he been watching the wire or something.

[Ruthless-RKO]

People really shouldn't tweet how they wouldn't talk in speech. I live by that, and so should Josh Taylor.

"What more do i gotta do"

Has he been watching the wire or something.

Spending too much time with Regis Prograis.

[JamesPhilips]

People really shouldn't tweet how they wouldn't talk in speech. I live by that, and so should Josh Taylor.

"What more do i gotta do"

Has he been watching the wire or something.

[handsofstone]

On one hand he's right, he's top 10 on most p4p lists but he's number 4 in Britain


On the other hand p4p lists are for paedophiles and anyone who takes them seriously are more than likely sexually attracted to children

[liamlion]

There is no way Anthony Joshua should be ahead of Josh Taylor in any p4p rankings at this time, computer generated or otherwise.

Taylor feels that he’s been a bit underrated and hasn’t had great exposure and so this type of thing is likely to hit a nerve with him. I’d feel the same if I was Taylor.

[emallini]

Imagine taking Boxrec rankings seriously

[Boxerbeetle]

Clearly Josh hasn’t poured over the ‘Ratings - please read before commenting‘ thread in enough detail just yet

[Ruthless-RKO]

Clearly Josh hasn’t poured over the ‘Ratings - please read before commenting‘ thread in enough detail just yet

Probably never heard of BoxRec.

[Frostieballs]

Josh demanding respect from an algorithm.

[margaret thatcher]

cal smith's ranking is rather bizarre tbf, ranked #1 in the world at lhw straight after losing to canelo which he obviously doesnt deserve at all, and he accidentally got moved to hw for a bit recently and was #9 even up there.

[gregregegg]

He is going to be fuking seething when Eubank vs smith winner and Khan vs Brook winner overtake him... rightfully so too.

[Wee Tommy]

cal smith's ranking is rather bizarre tbf, ranked #1 in the world at lhw straight after losing to canelo which he obviously doesnt deserve at all, and he accidentally got moved to hw for a bit recently and was #9 even up there.

I can imagine seeing Callum Smiths name above him must have made him raging.

He will be far too busy training to know that Boxrec rankings are useless. He is right though, he doesn’t get the respect his achievements deserve.