But Ryan Martin is a pretty handy operator ive been hyping him him a bit for a while, hes a good fighter but he isnt experienced enough and im not sure hes strong enough for Taylor, hes 25 now and should be near his physical peak but he hasnt fought any one in the top 20 most of his opponents are of low quality, i havent seen his fights in a while ,he could developed. We shall see though, it should be a good fight.
VIKTOR POSTOL tested elite super-lightweight Josh Taylor to his limits when they fought in Glasgow in June. But Taylor came through to secure a key victory and set up his entry into the next season of the World Boxing Super Series. “We knew we were going in the tournament so for us it was get him out the way now. Because Postol was going to go in as well,” Taylor’s trainer Shane McGuigan said. “I think it was perfect for us. A huge risk for us but it was perfect at the same time. He [Taylor] fought a top-level fighter going into it and he’s got momentum. He also knows that he can do the 12 rounds at a high pace as well. I think he got hurt, he overcame it. A lot of answers, a lot of boxes ticked for us. Postol said he was in the best shape of his life. I believe him. I think he was in the best shape of his life. That fight there or the Matthysse fight was him in his best physical condition.” “I’ve never seen Josh hurt like that but he overcame it really well,” McGuigan continued. “He’s a natural fighter. He can really overcome things. There’s a few things that I have dressed him down since, his concentration, he wasn’t concentrating early in the fight.” The trainer added, “He thought he was just going to waltz through him, which is great to have that confidence but it’s a good little wake up call for him now going into such a tough tournament.” Taylor will fight Ryan Martin in his opening WBSS contest. “We only had him or [Terry] Flanagan to pick from because the other ones were mandatory fights,” McGuigan said. “Ryan Martin he’s a lightweight coming up. Slicker, he’s a good fighter. It’s going to be a tricky fight. It will be a tricky fight and Josh knows that… I think Martin is going to be a tricky fight. “He’s had a couple of good wins, Martin, but has he really boxed many people?” He believes Regis Prograis selected Terry Flanagan in order to prepare ultimately for a World Boxing Super Series final with Taylor. “We thought we were going to get Flanagan. But Prograis obviously thought I want to get a southpaw, European, British style, so I’ll pick Flanagan because then I’m going to meet Taylor in the final. He was thinking strategically it makes the most amount of sense,” McGuigan said. But Shane notes, “Whoever [Taylor] comes up against I’m sure he’ll have the ingredients to beat them because he’s a special talent.”
Such an underrated, well not underrated fighter, but undervalued i guess would be a better term. He should be right up there with Joshua, given they're the Brits who should/will be considered top 10 P4P. He's certainly a superior fighter to Santa Cruz in my eyes.
Fearless young man to take on Postal so early,clearly not frightened of losing which is a breath of fresh air in boxing at the moment. Postal if he fights like that will win against most of the division imo and who knows maybe Taylor if they faced up again.
I like Ryan Martin, seems like a good kid. Also appears quite talented but having watched 4-5 fights now, he does much the same round after round. Same speed, similar rhythm and a tad one paced. Decent at most things & quite quick but he lacks variety. I think after 2-3 rounds of working things out, Taylor will walk him down, work that body and as Martin doesn't spoil on the inside, Taylor takes him out between 7-10 rounds. Good fight while it lasts but Taylor has more layers and gears to his game, so competitive early with Taylor raising the tempo after 2-3 rounds to break him down.
