I really rate Catterall, mate. Very skilled fighter imo. Can see him and Taylor being a great fight in the future and maybe a possibly unification fight (you never know). In regards to the comparisons with the JT fight with OD & Catterall’s, I would argue it is much easier for a skilled fighter to pick off a opponent who is trying to force the pace. Had he forced it against Catterall he would have got picked off lots. That was a very difficult fight to look good in.
You never know. Don't see JT Cat being much of a competitive fight though. I think Taylor would wear down and eventually beat Catterall up. Not with ease but he'd definitely wear him down imo. Good points but OD never forced it and lost. If he'd committed to throwing punches he'd have had a better chance. With his power it's stupid not to. OD fought a bad fight imo.
I think there is a chance OD had an injury to his right arm/shoulder/hand going into the ring. I can't remember a single right hand he through which is his best punch.
This is why I think Fury beats Wilder on Dec 1st mate. When you get a puncher who’s main weapon is the right hand, a clever boxer (and especially a southpaw) can stifle it. If they try and throw it they get caught with a stiff jab or a sharp counter. Ohara is all about that huge right hand. Taylor caught him repeatedly when he let it loose against him. Ohara threw it a few times from memory, once it scuffed Catterall’s shoulder the other times Catterall simply ducked or slipped it.
The action in the Nick Adams fight was highly entertaining in comparison - at least they threw punches!!!!
I fear Fury cannot avoid the moment when Wilder opens up with his 50 punch onslaught, coming from all angles, and knocks him out.
I have watched OD vid today and he said he didnt throw a right hand because he didnt need to coz he is a mathematician and he counted every jab he threw and scored the fight himself and should have won ..... He is daft as a brush
I swear......he also reckons he was 6 rounds down at first bell ,implying it was fixed due to his bad rep.... The fact is he lost in 1 of the worst fights i have ever seen.....they touched each others gloves more than they threw a punch Stinker
I've just watched the fight again & I agree. I've been hit and miss with Catterall, he can look very good but also look average against mediocre opposition & generally that's when you want or expect the class acts to shine, by showing gulf in class VS lesser fighters & Catterall doesn't do that enough. He's not the most athletic, or most powerful but he has legitimate skills. As it was a boring fight & most had it close, the assumption will be that Catterall once again didn't really shine enough against domestic level opposition. But like you, I notice lots of little subtleties that won't be mentioned as people like explosiveness, power, speed & athleticism. His lead hand confused OD, it allowed him to set up his own shots, his footwork & balance were good in pivoting off the line after his own shots. He used lead foot control to move away from the right hand, and anytime he over reached & made a mistake he covered that by rolling out & off the line. He feinted well, constantly changing his guard to give different looks and feinting. If you compare to Taylor performance. Only small details separate them, but it looked bigger as Taylor floored and stopped OD. Catterall took a lot more jabs, Taylor used the jab slip to utilise single counters with his left hand. And Catterall didn't work the body on the inside enough, or at all. OD doesn't clinch, he just rests so there is an opportunity to get shots off but Catterall neglected it. Otherwise, okay it wasn't the most exciting fight but I thought he displayed some very good skills. I'd say he's top 10 right now & only 25. I'd be interested to hear what you think if Catterall fought the best at 140 over next 12/18 months? I'm willing to bet he'd be viewed as a domestic/euro level fighter but I'm not sure. Maybe the lack of more physical assets limits him in terms of elite potential but I think he'll prove to be world class. I think I got it wrong with him. I never viewed him as a world class prospect.