Jose Ramirez Reflects On Loss To Josh Taylor: “These Are Some Of The Experiences I Gotta Go Through To Become A Better Fighter”

By: Hans Themistode

All through most of his younger profession, Jose Ramirez has proven an incredible quantity of self-discipline and focus. That, in flip, has allowed him to hoist two world titles at 140 kilos. But, when it mattered most, Ramirez was dissatisfied that he momentarily misplaced his consideration to element.

On the Virgins Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada final night time, Ramirez took on Josh Taylor with the entire tremendous light-weight marbles on the road. After outworking his man in the course of the first half of the struggle, the whole lot started falling aside for the 28-year-old as he was floored in each the seventh and eighth rounds. Each knockdowns proved to be necessary as Taylor eked out a detailed unanimous resolution victory with all three judges scoring the bout 114-112.

Whereas he might have seemed damage within the seventh, Ramirez (26-1, 17 KOs) defined after the struggle that he was simply effective. He merely chalks up the primary defeat of his profession to a teachable second.

“I feel I simply obtained a little bit careless in relation to the clenching,” stated Ramirez to a bunch of reporters after the struggle. “That was my mistake. I used to be conscious. It was proper after the clench and it was a brief uppercut that he sneaked in there. I needed to indicate that I wasn’t damage. I needed to try to win that spherical nevertheless it’s so arduous to win a spherical after you get knocked down.”

Ramirez, 28, did in reality try to win again the seventh spherical. Though he appeared to stumble round as soon as motion resumed, he seemingly cleared his head and rocked Taylor on a number of events. Regardless of that, and his second-half surge, the 2 knockdowns have been merely an excessive amount of to beat.

With the win, Taylor (18-0, 13 KOs) grew to become the unquestioned prime canine of the division as he holds all 4 main world titles. Now, the UK native has a protracted listing of choices for his subsequent struggle. As for Ramirez, alternatively, he isn’t fairly able to reply what he needs to do subsequent when questioned. With the primary defeat of his profession nonetheless so contemporary, the California resident solely needs to go house, relaxation up and work on his craft.

Even with each Ramirez and Taylor practically buying and selling blows earlier than coming into the ring, neither man has stated a sort phrase to the opposite. Now, nonetheless, with their contest formally behind them, Ramirez holds no unwell will in the direction of his man. In truth, he believes the general expertise will profit him down the street.

“These are among the experiences I gotta undergo to be extra mature and to turn into a greater fighter. I discovered lots from that struggle. I tip my cap to Josh Taylor and his entire workforce and want him nothing however the most effective.”