Although He Bested Jose Ramirez, Josh Taylor Believes The “Scores Were Just A Joke”

By: Sean Crose

Undisputed tremendous light-weight champion Josh Taylor returned to the UK in excessive style, by way of a champagne stocked personal jet, after besting Jose Ramirez in dominant style this previous weekend. Nonetheless the person wasn’t solely proud of how the judges dominated Saturday evening in Vegas, regardless that he was given a unanimous choice victory. “These scores have been only a joke,” the Scotsman instructed iFL TV,”114-112 throughout the board is an absolute joke.” Taylor went on to point that his staff was suspicious of the powers that be main as much as the bout. “I wasn’t comfy in any respect with the judges,” he mentioned. “We mentioned no to that Steve Weisfeld.”

Whether or not he felt the scores have been too shut or not, there’s was little doubt amongst officers and followers alike that Taylor obtained the higher of Ramirez of their twelve spherical bout. Though Ramirez definitely had his robust moments – he seemed to be sporting his man down at one level – Taylor merely proved to be too robust, correct, and expert for the sport Texan. By advantage of two knockdowns, one coming courtesy of a viscous uppercut, Taylor was in a position to financial institution the factors to win an important ring battle of his life.

“We got here, we noticed, we conquered,” mentioned Taylor. “I gained that battle clearly.” Though he appeared considerably bitter, the fighter additionally appeared fairly happy with how issues had performed out for him. “The previous is irrelevant,” he mentioned with regard to what he felt was unfair remedy. As for the long run, Taylor made it clear that he doesn’t intend to relaxation on his laurels. “I need to battle the most effective,” he mentioned. He’ll have loads of choices. Two, specifically are being bandied about among the many media and on-line: welterweight titlist Terence Crawford and light-weight titlist Teofimo Lopez.

The now 18-0 Taylor has undoubtedly catapulted himself into the pound for pound ranks of many, if not most, analysts, however such issues have a tendency to point that extra is anticipated. Taylor, nevertheless, seems very happy to oblige. “I’d wish to go as much as 147 and chase an actual, actual huge battle like Terence Crawford,” he mentioned after the win on Saturday. Crawford is definitely searching for a excessive stage opponent, after a bout with Manny Pacquiao just lately fell by (Pacquiao will now be preventing one other welterweight titlist, Errol Spence, in August). Though he’s more likely to have a homecoming battle subsequent, Taylor doesn’t come throughout as a person who will keep away from the larger challenges.

As he mentioned within the iFL TV interview: “I’m only a preventing man.”