Timothy Bradley's scouting report: What will be key to Jose Ramirez or Josh Taylor claiming all the belts. 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I can box on the back foot. Josh Taylor and Josh Ramirez will put their respective unbeaten records on the line on Saturday May 22 at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao hasn’t been in the ring since 2019 and isn’t likely to walk upright out of the one that matches him with Spence. Taylor, he says, "comes from a country that wants to see wars [in the ring] -- just like Mexicans. He also held, muscled and leaned upon Ramirez at every chance, and all the strong-arming probably led to what happened next. One was a left hand on Ramirez’s cheek that floored him in the sixth round. @JoshTaylorBoxer puts down Ramirez in the opening seconds of Round 6 with a big left upstairs. I believe I'm just as hard of a puncher as him. Josh Taylor’s verdict was undisputed. It's our job to turn his strengths into his weaknesses and use them against him. ", Says Taylor's trainer, Ben Davison: "Everybody knows what type of fighter Ramirez is. After Taylor had a good fifth round, he came out in the sixth and reacted to Ramirez’s wayward right with a hard left hook on the cheekbone. (AP Photo/John Locher), Josh Taylor celebrates after defeating Jose Ramirez by unanimous decision in a junior welterweight title bout Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. he said, before running away. (AP Photo/John Locher), Josh Taylor hits Jose Ramirez during a junior welterweight title boxing bout Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. Robbie Davies Jr is the exception. Meanwhile, Jose Ramirez and Josh Taylor -- each of them an undefeated former Olympian, each in possession of two championship belts -- meet this Saturday to decide who is the sport's undisputed 140-pound champion, but had no news conference to announce their bout. Mark Whicker has worked for SCNG newspapers since 1987. Jose Ramirez suffered the first loss of his pro career on Saturday night, dropping his two title belts to Josh Taylor, who is now the undisputed champion at 140 lbs, via decision in Las Vegas. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. The next major boxing event takes place on Saturday from Las Vegas, Nevada. Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez exchange punches during their fight for the undisputed junior welterweight championship at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on May 22, 2021 in Las Vegas. Jose Ramirez, Josh Taylor bring championship boxing back to Las Vegas. By Sam Gordon / RJ. Josh Taylor fights Jose Ramirez in a huge undisputed showdown in Las Vegas this weekend. UFC’s Edmen Shahbazyan hopes to gain from losing ... José Ramírez v Josh Taylor for the undisputed junior welterweight championship of … “He (Bayless) said he was going to break us,” Ramirez said, “and I broke, and Josh threw the uppercut. But Taylor seemed bigger, broader, stronger, with better levers. ... What makes me tough is the appreciation that I have for all the good things my family gave me. He's never faced a fighter who fights for so much more than just winning that simple fight. Those hot, dusty days informed not only Ramirez's sensibilities and identity, but his tenure as a champion too. ET: Jose Ramirez vs. Josh Taylor, 12 rounds, for Ramirez's WBC and WBO titles and Taylor's WBA and IBF titles. I'm gonna be too much for Josh Taylor. Taylor was the better of the two undefeated super-lightweights at the Virgin Hotel. But I am shilling for the fighters. At that point Taylor and trainer Ben Davison showed their virtuosity. (AP Photo/John Locher), Jose Ramirez hits Josh Taylor during a junior welterweight title boxing bout Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. Ramirez played it to the end, rocking Taylor in the 10th round with right leads, and Taylor courted disaster by running out the clock. Jose Ramirez faces Josh Taylor and one respectful 140-pound champ will emerge Josh Taylor vs. Jose Ramirez has been a planned and massively-desired fight since before the COVID-19 lockdown even began. Imagine that: a trilogy. A couple of weeks ago, a once-great champion and a YouTuber held a news conference to announce their "fight" in Miami. The main event should get underway … Bellator 259: Cris Cyborg embraces her strategic evolution What a concept: Either Josh Taylor or Jose Ramirez will stand alone as the 140-pound champ Josh Taylor will fight Jose Ramirez on May 22 in a bid to become only the second undisputed super-lightweight champion of the four-belt era. He […] ", Ramirez -- who has long been outspoken on immigration and agricultural issues -- represents farm workers in California's Central Valley. Those 10-8 rounds provided the margin of victory on all three judges’ cards. The 30-year-old Scot confronted manager Rick Mirigian less than 48 hours out from the huge 140-pound bout after … ESPN+, Saturday, 8 p.m. The more decisive shot happened in the seventh, when Taylor and Ramirez clenched. Perhaps, you'll even remember their names. Real or Not: Gervonta Davis' future at junior welterweight; Garcia-Haney on the horizon? Crawford has been stranded by the news that Errol Spence, the IBF welterweight champ and the theoretical opponent in the Next Last Great Fight (cq), has instead decided to meet 42-year-old Manny Pacquiao in July. Former junior welterweight titleholder Viktor Postol will be an interested observer when Ring, IBF and WBA titleholder Josh Taylor faces WBC and WBO counterpart Jose Ramirez in their eagerly anticipated undisputed championship bout this Saturday in Las Vegas. I can box in the center of the ring. Honestly, I think we could end up with a trilogy with these two guys.". (AP Photo/John Locher), Josh Taylor holds his belts after defeating Jose Ramirez by unanimous decision in a junior welterweight title boxing bout Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher). ... You can be a world champion one day, son. LAS VEGAS – The two knockdowns Josh Taylor scored Saturday night enabled him to make history. Josh Taylor vs. Jose Ramirez this coming Saturday is not only a battle of two undefeated world champions with a strong possibility of being a fight of the year contender, but the winner will be crowned the undisputed light-welterweight champion of the world.