Regis Prograis Says Jack Catterall Is Not The Best Person He’s Fought
Regis Prograis doesn’t think Jack Catterall is the best person he has fought.
Prograis said Catterall was better than he thought, but is not the best person he’s fought. But, he says Catterall is awkward to hit and made it hard for him to have success.
“Early on, I boxed him and it was easy with my jab. I was boxing him all around the ring. The first six rounds, it was easy,” said Regis Prograis to Fight Hub TV (via BoxingNews24). “Then my coach told me, ‘You need to step it up. Be a little more busy.’ That’s when I got caught. Once that happened, the fight kind of shifted. My coach told me, ‘We think you’re up, but we’re over here in the UK, and I think you might have to do something else.'”
Ultimately, despite being dropped and losing a decision, Regis Prograis stands by the fact that Jack Catterall is not the best person he has fought.
“They didn’t expect me to box him. He’s not the best I faced. Let’s put it this way,” said Prograis. “He’s better than I thought. You got to the UK, and you have a UK fighter; you have to damn near knock him out. You can’t win a decision. My coach told me, ‘You got to be busier.’ I thought I could knock him out. The one-two, he was really good at slipping that. I couldn’t get to him.”
Ultimately, Regis Prograis says Devin Haney is still the best person he has ever fought and is much better than Catterall.
“He’s a better fighter than I thought he was because he’s very awkward,” said Prograis. “Nah, I think Devin has more tools,” said Prograis when asked if Catterall is better than Haney. “I would say I was a better fighter on Saturday night than I was with Devin. The Devin fight, it wasn’t me. “For this fight, I was more focused and more present. I can’t say who was better. They have two different styles. I can say Devin has more tools. Jack doesn’t have a good jab. He doesn’t have a good right hand.”
With the loss to Catterall, Prograis is 29-3 as a pro and coming off back-to-back losses to Catterall and Haney.
