Toepoke Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Amazing accomplishment to go over to Vegas and win such a huge fight. Congratulations Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 I don’t like boxing but enjoyed this interview and appreciate what an achievement it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 Barely a mention if this in the UK yet the media drool over the likes of Saunders and callum Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrie21 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 12 minutes ago, vanderark14 said: Barely a mention if this in the UK yet the media drool over the likes of Saunders and callum Smith. Yip, ain't that the truth. Sad as this is one of the greatest achievements by a UK sportsperson in recent times and should be lauded as such. Taylor's career has been superbly managed from the start in the respect of matching him hard as he was moving up the ranks and this has brought him to where he is now in a boxing sense. Where he has lost out though is in becoming a household name among the wider public due to not being aligned to a huge promoter. In his early days he was with Cyclone who, as I said, matched him brilliantly and deserve lots of credit for his current success. They didn't have a broadcast deal with a dedicated sports provider though so Taylor missed out on the kind of exposure that can bring. Many of his fights were on Channel 5 which was good in a way as anyone could watch his bouts free but bad in the sense they offer no shoulder programming for the public to follow up and build a bond or connection to the fighter. After leaving Cyclone Taylor cleverly chose to sign with Top Rank based in America. I reckon he realised that this presented him with the best chance to win all the titles at his weight class as Jose Ramirez was with them and making fights in-house is always easier than trying to get it done across promotional bodies. Again from a boxing standpoint this has proven to be the correct decision as he is now the undisputed light welterweight champion. Where he has lost out with Top Rank is TV exposure over here. He is on a good platform in the USA on ESPN but Top Rank's current output to the UK market is all on the app FITE TV which is free to sign up to but each event has a PPV price attached. Last night was £12.99 to watch Taylor v Ramirez. Hardcore boxing fans can find this and probably are happy to pay but you will never achieve crossover appeal to the general public or even curious fans of other sports. Boxing fans and media fully understand the significance of what Taylor has achieved in his short pro career so far. Unfortunately due to the reasons outlined above I believe he will be one of those fighters who is not fully appreciated by the general public until his career is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 54 minutes ago, morrie21 said: Yip, ain't that the truth. Sad as this is one of the greatest achievements by a UK sportsperson in recent times and should be lauded as such. Taylor's career has been superbly managed from the start in the respect of matching him hard as he was moving up the ranks and this has brought him to where he is now in a boxing sense. Where he has lost out though is in becoming a household name among the wider public due to not being aligned to a huge promoter. In his early days he was with Cyclone who, as I said, matched him brilliantly and deserve lots of credit for his current success. They didn't have a broadcast deal with a dedicated sports provider though so Taylor missed out on the kind of exposure that can bring. Many of his fights were on Channel 5 which was good in a way as anyone could watch his bouts free but bad in the sense they offer no shoulder programming for the public to follow up and build a bond or connection to the fighter. After leaving Cyclone Taylor cleverly chose to sign with Top Rank based in America. I reckon he realised that this presented him with the best chance to win all the titles at his weight class as Jose Ramirez was with them and making fights in-house is always easier than trying to get it done across promotional bodies. Again from a boxing standpoint this has proven to be the correct decision as he is now the undisputed light welterweight champion. Where he has lost out with Top Rank is TV exposure over here. He is on a good platform in the USA on ESPN but Top Rank's current output to the UK market is all on the app FITE TV which is free to sign up to but each event has a PPV price attached. Last night was £12.99 to watch Taylor v Ramirez. Hardcore boxing fans can find this and probably are happy to pay but you will never achieve crossover appeal to the general public or even curious fans of other sports. Boxing fans and media fully understand the significance of what Taylor has achieved in his short pro career so far. Unfortunately due to the reasons outlined above I believe he will be one of those fighters who is not fully appreciated by the general public until his career is over. Great Post mate, nothing in it to disagree with. I went to the previous taylor fight against Prograis, it was one hell of a scrap. One of the best I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hampden_loon2878 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Would love to see him fight at the castle, i have been closely watching him since the ohara davies fight, awesome fighter an will go down as a scottish great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrie21 Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 23 hours ago, vanderark14 said: Great Post mate, nothing in it to disagree with. I went to the previous taylor fight against Prograis, it was one hell of a scrap. One of the best I've seen. Superb that you went to the Prograis fight, that was a classic. I was lucky to be ringside covering his fights against Vazquez, Campos and Postol and also attended Davies, Martin and Baranchyk bouts. Will be interesting to see who he faces moving forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, morrie21 said: Superb that you went to the Prograis fight, that was a classic. I was lucky to be ringside covering his fights against Vazquez, Campos and Postol and also attended Davies, Martin and Baranchyk bouts. Will be interesting to see who he faces moving forward. Crawford is now being mentioned at 147, that one he'll of a step up. Never been ringside but been to quite a few fights over the last 6 years. Joshua Klitscko, Joshua v Povetkin, Golovkin v Brook, bellew v haye x 2, Taylor v prograis Edited May 24, 2021 by vanderark14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrie21 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 18 hours ago, vanderark14 said: Crawford is now being mentioned at 147, that one he'll of a step up. Never been ringside but been to quite a few fights over the last 6 years. Joshua Klitscko, Joshua v Povetkin, Golovkin v Brook, bellew v haye x 2, Taylor v prograis Aye Crawford is the absolute elite of the elite and a mean fucker in the ring to boot. He hasn't exactly been kept busy though and the standard of his recent opponents is less than stellar - if they do fight next Taylor would definitely be more battle hardened having faced better recent opponents. Decent list of fights you have been to there, Matchroom Boxing should give you a season ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davied14 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Not bad for a wee lad from the Pans. 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrie21 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Taylor's achievement at the weekend inspired me to spill some ink. It had been a while since I wrote anything so it was kind of my former editor at NY FIGHTS to agree to run this piece on the site. Enjoy if you want to read. https://nyfights.com/worldwide/josh-tailor-makes-scotland-proud/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderark14 Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 6 hours ago, morrie21 said: Taylor's achievement at the weekend inspired me to spill some ink. It had been a while since I wrote anything so it was kind of my former editor at NY FIGHTS to agree to run this piece on the site. Enjoy if you want to read. https://nyfights.com/worldwide/josh-tailor-makes-scotland-proud/ A great read morrie. Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrie21 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 29 minutes ago, vanderark14 said: A great read morrie. Thanks for sharing Thanks for reading mate. Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) Bit surprised at the odds on Usyk beating Joshua at 3.33 I thought Usyk was considered one of the best pound for pound boxers and Joshua got outboxed by a fat mexican. Worth a bet? Edited September 22, 2021 by thplinth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Easy money! I love overhyped british boxers. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggycoo Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 1 hour ago, thplinth said: Easy money! I love overhyped british boxers. 😀 Bizarre thing is it wasn't unexpected but the bookies had him odds on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 You always worry about the judges in boxing though as well, they scored it fairly this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Yes I put a much smaller insurance bet on the Draw at 19-1 as I feared if Usyk was ahead on points but it was close they would do a dodgy draw. I am on a freakin roll, a two bet win streak. After being cheated out of my Trump winnings (still fucked off at that) I have clawed it all back and some. Lesson here is, betting on boxing is dodgy but it is nowhere near as dodgy as betting on US elections. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 5 hours ago, shaggycoo said: Bizarre thing is it wasn't unexpected but the bookies had him odds on. 3.33 on Usyk. Could not believe my luck when I saw that. Insane odds. I can only guess they had a lot of punters backing Joshua. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Tickets sorted for February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow jock Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Just over a week to Josh Taylor's fight, me and my son going, really looking forward to it, should be a cracker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrie21 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Josh Taylor at the Hydro tonight. Hope everyone who has mentioned they are attending enjoys the event tonight. I put together a little preview article for anyone interested to read. https://nyfights.com/worldwide/josh-taylor-returns-home-to-defend-undisputed-crown/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 They was a fucking disgrace. Boxing is simply corrupt. Never a Taylor win. Absolute disgrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shunkyboy and the fluffer Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Genuinely amazed. He never won that fight much as I wanted him to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Even as a passionate Scot there is no way Taylor won that. Again shows up boxing with an amazingly wrong judges' decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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