March 25 - Catterall returns in Liverpool

Is this still going ahead? Surely 2 cards in Liverpool 2 weeks apart isn't going to sell well?

 

I don't think Catterall and his team behaved poorly at all after the fight... they were well within there right to feel aggrieved at what in many peoples eyes was an unjust decision.

Take it from his perspective. He basically put himself on the shelf for over a year by putting his mandatory position to one side to allow Taylor to fight Ramirez - doing the smart thing by looking at bigger the picture as it then in turn meant he could have the opportunity to fight for the undisputed title.

He then goes into the "lions den", Josh Taylors back yard, as a heavy underdog in a fight where he puts in a career best performance after a long time out of the ring and proceeds to put Taylor on his arse along the way.

A different verdict that night, changes his and his families life forever. It puts him in the history books as part of an exclusive club of undisputed world champions. He'll in all likelihood never have a chance to fight and win all 4 belts ever again.

Now I'm saying all of this as a big Josh Taylor fan. I've followed him since the amateur days and without wanting to take anything away from Catterall, that for me wasn't the Josh Taylor I've watched for so many years in the ring that night. The BBC documentary that came out after fight told us all we need to know... he had a horrible camp with all sorts of problems in the lead up to the fight which was reflected in his performance.

It's just a ballache that we're now having to continue to wait for the rematch which will put it all to bed.