Promoter Eddie Hearn is assured his fighter, #6 WBO-ranked Jack Catterall, will probably be put to the highest of the road for a world title shot after defeating the previous pale former undisputed gentle welterweight champion Josh Taylor by a large twelve-round unanimous choice final Saturday evening of their rematch on the First Direct Enviornment in Leeds, England.
The boring clinch-and-jab model that Jack Catterall makes use of to win his fights places him in the identical realm as Shakur Stevenson. Catterall is a knock-off model of Shakur however with out the velocity, expertise, or pedigree that he possesses.
Not one of the champions at 140 will wish to battle Catterall as a result of he’s boring and he’s not well-liked within the U.S. Why would any of the champions wish to battle Catterall after they may battle the actual factor, Shakur?
Catterall didn’t present the expertise that implies he may beat ANY of the present world champions or killers:
– Gary Antuanne Russell– Jamaine Ortiz– Elvis Rodriguez– Shohjahon Ergashev– Brian Norman Jr.– Jaron Ennis
These guys are too highly effective and would chase Catterall right down to cease him. If Hearn desires Catterall to earn his stripes, throw him within the entrance strains and let him see what his combating model [hug, jab, and run] can do towards these harmful punchers.
A Modest Proposal: Catterall vs. Ennis
Since Hearn isn’t going to get a title shot for Catterall subsequent, he ought to feed him to Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. The battle will get tons of curiosity within the UK if not within the U.S, and Catterall could have a very good excuse after he loses. He can simply say he was combating a welterweight that’s thought of the most effective on the planet.
Hearn appears satisfied that he’s going to have the ability to get Catterall a title shot subsequent towards one in all these champions:
Teofimo Lopez [WBO]: Hearn is banking on the Saudis will wish to make a battle between Teofimo and Catterall. I don’t see it. That isn’t occurring. Why would the Sauds wish to waste their cash placing on a Teofimo-Catterall battle after they can get somebody a lot, far more thrilling to look at for Teofimo to battle like Matias. Catterall is simply too boring.
Subriel Matias [IBF]: The hard-hitting Matias has a battle scheduled towards Liam Paro on June fifteenth in Puerto Rico. If Hearn makes it financially worthwhile for Matias to battle Catterall, this will occur. Matias is a a lot increased stage power-wise than Taylor, and it’ll finish badly for Catterall, who can’t punch and simply principally clinches. That method gained’t work towards Matias.
Devin Haney [WBC]: Devin has his necessary Sandor Martin he must maintain within the subsequent. If Haney is victorious towards him, he’s going to desire a well-liked opponent that may promote PPVs. Sorry, Catterall, ain’t it? That’s a PPV catastrophe if Haney chooses him.
The battle confirmed that typically being an undisputed champion ain’t what it’s cracked as much as be, as Taylor (19-2, 13 KOs) appeared marginal, and that’s not becasue the clinching, jabbing Catterall (29-1, 13 KOs) appeared nice.
Catterall’s Efficiency: Not Championship Caliber
Catterall didn’t look spectacular with all of the holding, jabbing, and operating he was doing. Catterall was combating a man that was by no means pretty much as good as some had thought he was when he turned the undisputed champion three years in the past in 2021 after beating Josh Ramirez and Regis Prograis.
“A battle that might land in Riyadh. You discuss USA vs. England,” stated promoter Eddie Hearn to Boxing Information a couple of hypothetical title shot for Jack Catterall towards WBO gentle welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez needing to happen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for it to have ANY probability of occurring.
“We even have Subriel Matias combating Liam Paro for the IBF championship. [WBC 140-lb champion] Devin Haney is combating Sandor Martin. Let’s see what’s occurring with Teofimo. There’s a lot of choices, however after a efficiency like that in a battle of that magnitude, it’s rather a lot simpler to land a world title shot,” stated Hearn.
