Josh Taylor - 140 or 147?

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Would really like to see Tank in with him.


I was on the fence until this year- his win over Ramirez was legit.
All the other fights-except Prograis, he did what he was supposed to. Quite a few of his fights- guys were stopped while standing & coherent. Much like many of Calzaghe's early fights with dudes like Byron Mitchell - or fights stopped a bit too soon for me.


Nevertheless he has speed, nice footwork and flashy combos. Gives it upstairs & mixes it downstairs to the body.


Back to Ramirez -IMO he proved he is a thinking fighter as he clinched almost everytime Ramirez landing nice on him. Those middle rounds I had Ramirez winning until the 6th? That KD followed up with another one showed he could adapt & took control rounds 6-10.

The championship rounds I like how Ramirez stood his ground in the center of the ring -even finished the fight by pushing Josh back.

I think he does a fine job at this division, but he can't just clinch his way out of a scenario at 147. All those dudes can bang & think! I say he gets his ass whooped between 2023-2025 depending on how many big fights he can secure.

@147 would like to see him against Ennis, Ortiz Jr. or Ugas. Really cracking fights!

At this stage I think Pac, Spence, Crawford all of them can make him look ordinary. Because- he is only 18 fights old or 6 years pro. He can learn a lot -depending on who he gets in the next 2 years. Pick wrong and he will be an after thought by 2025.