Taylor vs Ramirez - UNDISPUTED - May 22 - Las Vegas - ESPN

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Great great performance by Taylor, against an excellent opponent.

It is genuinely a travesty that Mayweather v Paul got more coverage than this unification fight between two prime elite performers.

Taylor has that typical classic Scottish style ..... a teak tough, well conditioned stand up boxer with great fundamentals and decent power.

He has already mentioned his hero, Ken Buchanan, who he stylistically resembles - but there is also Jim Watt, Scott Harrison and Ricky Burns who all had that style too.

For the first 4 rounds I thought Taylor was awkward and off balance when he threw his power left hand, until I realised that by not twisting his body while throwing it, he was doing a brilliant job disguising it so Ramirez couldn’t see it coming.

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Josh Taylor: Lucrative fights at 'sexy' welterweight a lure for undisputed champion

Undisputed world champion Josh Taylor says he has "big-money fights" in the "sexy" welterweight division in his sights as he plots his next moves.

The Scot's unanimous points win over Jose Ramirez in Las Vegas last month made him the first British fighter to hold all four belts in any division.

Taylor, 30, says he has "lots of options" at both light-welterweight and the higher weight grade.

"I have to decide soon," he told BBC Scotland's Euros Breakfast Show.

"The ball's in my court but I can't take too much time because all the sanctioning bodies are going to start ordering me to fight the mandatory challengers. If I don't fight them, I'll get stripped of titles.

"I would like to go up and have the really big fights against Terrence Crawford, Errol Spence, my hero Manny Pacquiao and guys like that.

"They are real big fights and I call the 147 welterweight 'the sexy division'. It's a huge, deeply talented division.

"They are big-money fights as well, I'm coming to that point in my career now where I've worked hard so should get rewarded for it."

England's Jack Catterall, who is undefeated in 26 bouts, is the mandatory challenger for the WBO belt and likely to be Taylor's next opponent.

"I have a few good fights at 140 as well," added Taylor, whose record stands at 18-0.

"I have my mandatory with Jack Catterall from Manchester coming up, I've got that option too.

"So I'm in a good position. I've got all the cards and a good hand. I'll make the right decision when I'm ready."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/57484464