Taylor living quiet life in order to make big noise in the ring
A PUGILISTIC pilgrimage to Canterbury has put Josh Taylor on course for the biggest fight of his life.
With McGuigan’s gym recently upping sticks from its inner city location in London’s Battersea to new state-of-the-art premises in Kent, the Scot has spent the last six weeks living the quite life in student accommodation at the University of Kent.
He believes that will only help him in his quest to unify the belts in the super lightweight division and claim the Muhammad Ali Trophy as winner of the World Boxing Super Series.
Taylor’s own IBF title, his opponent Regis Prograis’ WBA crown and the Ring Magazine belt are all on the line at the O2 in London on October 26, a show which will also be screened pay-per-view on Sky Sports.
The winner will then have the opportunity to take on Jose Ramirez, the owner of the WBC and WBO versions of this championship, to unify the division outright.
With Ricky Burns also taking on Lee Selby, it will be the biggest Scottish fight night for years.
Derek Chisora, the heavyweight who took such umbrage about Taylor heading the bill, will now fight David Price of Wales after the withdrawal of Joseph Parker due to illness.
“The gym has moved out to Canterbury now, so we are staying on the university campus,” Taylor said. “Everything is within walking distance, the weights, the gym, the physios, all right here on your doorstep.
“It feels more like a training camp because all the lads are staying in a house together, student accommodation. It feels more like a team effort.
“But even when I was in London, with everything around me, I never did anything anyway.
“We were just constantly training, and doing rest and recovery. When I
He likes to blow smoke up his own behind and believe his own hype. I like to do my talking in the ring