Josh Taylor says he’s prepared to maneuver as much as 147 to turn into undisputed champion in a second weight class. Taylor (18-0, 13 KOs) plans on going after one of many three world champions instantly upon shifting as much as 147.
It’s higher for Taylor to maneuver up instantly in 2022 after he makes his protection subsequent month. If he’s going to make one thing occur within the division, Taylor must do it earlier than the younger lions Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Vergil Ortiz Jr. get to the ageing welterweight champions earlier than he does.
It’s taken years for Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford to construct their reputation to the place they’re at proper now.
Sadly for Taylor, each of these champions appear like they’re lengthy within the tooth, and never prone to maintain onto their belts for for much longer. That’s why Taylor should get to them as shortly as attainable earlier than Boots Ennis or Vergil Ortiz Jr. beats them.
WBO welterweight champion Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs) is anticipated to be the primary alternative for Taylor when he strikes up in weight after he takes care of his February twenty sixth title protection towards Jack Catterall.
Though Crawford is not signed with Prime Rank, his former promoter Bob Arum believes that he can carry him again for a combat with Taylor.
The one factor that may get in the best way of Arum making that big-money combat is that if Crawford decides he needs to take a seat and wait on the Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman match-up in the summertime.
Thurman (29-1, 22 KOs) has already stated that he needs to face Crawford after he faces Mario Barrios subsequent month in his comeback combat on February fifth.
The month that Crawford could make preventing Thurman would possibly make it worthwhile for him to take a seat it out till these to satisfy in the summertime on PPV.
Additionally, Thurman is arguably a safer combat for Crawford than Taylor, who has the expertise to doubtlessly beat him.
Crawford will get caught in an inside warfare with Taylor, he’s not prone to final lengthy as a result of he doesn’t possess the identical expertise because the Scottish fighter in shut. Terence’s sport is suited to preventing at medium to long-range, and he doesn’t know easy methods to combat in shut.
“I’d like to maneuver as much as 147 and turn into a two-weight world champion,” stated the 30-year-old Josh Taylor to RingTV. “Chase a few of these huge, large fights, that’s what I need to do. Go straight in with somebody like [Yordenis] Ugas, make an enormous assertion.
“Hopefully turn into a unified world champion at welterweight, in an excellent world turn into undisputed. These are large, large objectives and manner down the road nevertheless it’s positively attainable. Go down as a corridor of fame fighter, that’s what I need to do.”
Josh Taylor’s choices:
- Terence Crawford – WBO
- Errol Spence Jr. – IBF/WBC
- Yordenis Ugas – WBA
