Josh Taylor v Viktor Postol - WBC final eliminator 23/6/18 Glasgow - Ch5

[Alpha]

He was knocked down in the Najmiddinov fight, before that inactive for a year after the Crawford loss. He is still highly ranked so this will be another good scalp for Taylor. Taylor doing everything right so far in his career.

[palmerq]

Good fight for taylor and it will be good for Scottish boxing, I think Crawford broke postol in their fight and I would bet on him being finished at the top level now. Scottish sportsters have a very bad habit of choking when things get serious but this is a great stage for taylor and I think he wins it easy.

[Fenster]

Diabolical that this guy fights on free TV, is being matched harder than some popular "world" champions yet nobody knows who he is.

Watch this thread disappear off the board with a small number of views, whilst next week Eddie Hearn, Haye and Bellew will have a million posts about what cunts they are and why PPV has ruined boxing.

[Fenster]

For what it's worth i'll take Taylor right now against anyone at 140 (pretty weak division). I'd love to see him against Broner, the States would take notice of him even if Brits don't

[Alpha]

For what it's worth i'll take Taylor right now against anyone at 140 (pretty weak division). I'd love to see him against Broner, the States would take notice of him even if Brits don't

Prograis and Relikh could give him some troubles but that's saying a lot for a guy with only 12 fights.

[Silkeyjoe]

For what it's worth i'll take Taylor right now against anyone at 140 (pretty weak division). I'd love to see him against Broner, the States would take notice of him even if Brits don't

Prograis and Relikh could give him some troubles but that's saying a lot for a guy with only 12 fights.

Prograis maybe but cant see Relikh coming close to beating him. Taylor Lipinits would be a good fight

[Alpha]

For what it's worth i'll take Taylor right now against anyone at 140 (pretty weak division). I'd love to see him against Broner, the States would take notice of him even if Brits don't

Prograis and Relikh could give him some troubles but that's saying a lot for a guy with only 12 fights.

Prograis maybe but cant see Relikh coming close to beating him. Taylor Lipinits would be a good fight

Baranchyk would be awesome.

[smashup]

Unbeaten WBC Silver Super Lightweight champion Josh Taylor (12-0-0) and number one-ranked contender Viktor Postol (29-1-0) came face to face for the first time on Monday ahead of their WBC title final eliminator on June 23 in Glasgow.

Both men were in good spirits as they spoke before a packed house at the Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, with members of both camps expressing their confidence ahead of a huge night of boxing at the SSE Hydro.
Bantamweight sensation Lee McGregor (3-0-0) was also in attendance, as it was announced he would face Tanzania’s Goodluck Mrema (22-2-0) for the IBF Youth Bantamweight World title as part of the undercard.


Here's what they had to say:
JOSH TAYLOR: “It’s great to be fighting in Glasgow. Every time I’ve been here since the Commonwealth Games the reception has been unbelievable.
"This is definitely the biggest fight of my career to date, and the atmosphere on fight night should give me the extra 10% I need.
“Viktor is someone I have a lot of respect for and he’s shared a ring with some top opposition, but I won’t waste this chance to fight for a world title.
"I don’t know exactly how the fight is going to unfold on June 23, but I know that it’ll be a Josh Taylor win. There’s no way I’m losing this fight in front of those fans.”
VIKTOR POSTOL: “It’s a big pleasure to be here. I know that Josh Taylor is confident, otherwise he would not have taken this fight.
"He is a good boxer, he has a lot of knockouts and I know how dangerous he is. It’s a hard fight to predict, but I know that we both want to win by KO.
"I hope that everybody watches on June 23, and I think I can take a big step towards becoming a world champion once again.”
BARRY MCGUIGAN: “This is the most important fight of Josh’s career. It’s the final hurdle before we get to fight for the world title, and it’s against a very dangerous opponent.
"It’s going to be a fantastic night of boxing, and I really think Josh will show us what he’s got. He’ll be magnificent, and there’s no doubt about that.
"Viktor Postol is someone we have a great deal of respect for, and he’s definitely the best fighter to travel to Scotland since Terence Crawford.
"This is a major fight for world boxing, and we’re very excited about it.”

[smashup]

Bumping/Sticky this Taylor thread, arguably one of the best up and coming fighters in the UK and let's be honest if he was fighting under Matchroom and Sky he'd get way more attention.

Superb fighter, brutal body shots, great jab and tonnes of speed and footwork.