Josh Taylor Says Jack Catterall Will Never Be A World Champion

Josh Taylor says Jack Catterall will never be a world champion in boxing, as he missed his chance to do so in their first fight.

Taylor edged out a very controversial decision over Catterall in the first fight as he defended his titles. However, he lost them in the next fight, and now in the rematch, no belts are on the line and for Taylor, he says Catterall lost his chance at becoming a world champion.

“I don’t know. You’d need to ask him,” Taylor said to BoxingScene. “He’s had so many opportunities to put statements on in his career and he’s never done it. I suppose it’s something you can learn. It’s just his style. We’ll have an answer to that question on Sunday. I think he’s so pissed off because he knows he’s lost his chance. He f***** it up. If he’d put his foot on the gas in the later rounds, he maybe would have got the decision, but he never did.

“He tried to cruise, and it was me who tried to push the second half of the fight.  It’s probably pissing him off now. He’ll never be a world champion. He will never be a world champion. That’s what I believe. He had his chance against me to have all the marbles and create history, and he f***** it all up. The division’s heating back up with better fighters who I don’t believe he will be able to beat.  He’s lost his chance,” Taylor continued.

Although Taylor says Catterall lost his chance, if he can avenge the loss and get the win on Saturday, it would put him in a spot to fight for a belt. However, Taylor is confident he will go up 2-0 against Catterall and break his hopes of becoming a world champion again.