Josh Taylor says Jack Catterall “can’t think for himself” and isn’t “the fizziest juice in the fridge”

Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall got here face-to-face as soon as once more in Edinburgh on Monday (February 19), this time to announce their April 27 super-lightweight rematch. Today (February 20), in the meantime, the fighters are as a consequence of be in Manchester for the second and last press convention forward of going into their respective coaching camps.

Boxing News caught up with Taylor as he travelled to England. The Top Rank fighter spoke about the first presser, going again to 140lbs, and why he has to date chosen to not have kids.

Interview by Shaun Brown

BN: Did you get pleasure from yesterday?

JT: Aye, it was nice. I used to be good and relaxed; took it because it comes. Let them dafties do the speaking. I don’t think Jack’s received two mind cells to rub collectively. Sam [Jones] (Catterall’s supervisor) was consistently telling him what to say. It’s nearly like he can’t think for himself or know what to say. It’s fairly straightforward simply to wind him up. It’s fairly straightforward for me to sit back out and calm down as a result of the two of them are fairly dumb.

BN: Did you count on there to be a bodily confrontation at the finish?

JT: That’s the second time he’s performed that. The first time he tried it at the weigh-in (for the first struggle) and he tried it there yesterday and he shipped a bit left hook. Eddie’s tit caught half of it (laughs). If his arm hadn’t received in the method, then it might have landed on his chin, and one thing may need occurred. The struggle may need been off, perhaps it might’ve damage him, perhaps I’d’ve damage my hand. That simply goes to point out the brains that the man’s received. He’s simply not very intelligent, he’s not the fizziest juice in the fridge.

BN: Is the struggle undoubtedly at 140lbs?

JT: Yeah, it’s at 140. I used to be the one which requested 140 as a consequence of the truth everyone’s saying it must be at 140 blah blah blah. I’m like, “Right okay it’s at 140.” And then that method if he wins, he can get a world title shot however he ain’t gonna win. I gave him that. I gave him the impartial floor as properly in Leeds. So, there we go. He’s received nothing to moan about once I beat him once more.

BN: Are you fairly completely happy to return to that weight?

JT: I’m completely superb with it. The greatest time that I ever made the weight was in New York and I made the weight a chunk of cake. I felt nice and began the struggle properly, however it was my legs that pale. There have been the explanation why my legs pale as a consequence of the earlier harm. I couldn’t put together correctly. But I’m not utilizing that as an excuse. The man beat me on the evening and that’s it however I made the weight superb and that’s why I do know I can do that weight. But I do know he [Catterall] struggles at the weight. I do know he failed the weight the final time in opposition to [Jorge] Linares, and I do know he failed the weight in opposition to [Darragh] Foley as properly. I do know he struggles.

BN: Do you see this as a crossroads struggle?

JT: I’ve not had the better of performances in my final two fights. I’ve to placed on an excellent efficiency right here to place myself again in the championship image. I have to placed on an excellent efficiency; even simply having an excellent struggle. But actually, I have to win the struggle and so does he. If he loses once more, the place’s he gonna go? His career-best struggle was in opposition to me, and he misplaced. He’s not very fashionable, he doesn’t promote any tickets, there was about 40 individuals at his final struggle in Liverpool. He ain’t received the character or charisma to attraction people or like him or hate him as a result of he’s so boring and uninteresting and dense. So, he ain’t received nowhere to go as soon as I beat him once more.

BN: After all the things you’ve achieved in the sport, have you considered life after boxing?

JT: I’ve been form of fascinated by it for a short time however it’s not at the forefront of my thoughts. I’m 33 now and I haven’t had any youngsters. I’m beginning to think about having youngsters. I’ve been away for so lengthy. If I had youngsters once I was 24-25, I’d miss them rising up and I don’t think I’d be capable of take that very properly or deal with that very properly as a result of I’m very a lot a household particular person. I’ve been away from house mainly all my grownup life. When I’ve youngsters I need to get pleasure from it and see them rising up.

BN: How do you see Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia going?

JT: I simply think Devin Haney’s received the higher boxing expertise and the higher boxing mind and seems to be like he punches a bit bit tougher as properly. Garcia’s good, he’s received the velocity and issues like that. I don’t think he’s fairly received the boxing IQ and I believed he give up a bit bit in opposition to Gervonta Davis. I believed he swallowed it and took the straightforward route.

BN: With what occurred in your first struggle in opposition to Catterall, and what occurred afterwards, are you seeking to make a little bit of an announcement on April 27?

JT: If I carry out the method I’ve been performing in the gymnasium and flip up on the evening and he comes and does what he says he’ll – he’s so clumsy in his recreation, his offence – he’ll be getting taken out on a stretcher.