Maybe it's time we start to devote more attention to this matchup, because unlike Crawford-Spence, Loma-Garcia, and Joshua-Wilder, this one is likely to actually happen next year. It would take a pretty big upset for this NOT to end up as the 140 tournament final. I can't see Ryan Martin or Ivan Baranchyk beating Taylor. And I can't see Terry Flannigan or Kiryl Relikh beating Prograis. So, barring a pretty big upset, we're gonna get to see this one in 2019. Prograis-Taylor is a really good clash of styles, and it's basically a 50-50 fight.
Ehhh, I think Prograis beats up Relikh. I'm also talking like Ivan Baranchyk is a sure bet over Anthony Yigit, which he's not. I hope he wins though. Baranchyk is very fun to watch, but Taylor would light him up.
Yeah, my problem with Prograis is that he tries to move his head like a young Mike, but he just doesn't have that kind of skill/reflexes. His head movement is kind of predictable and can be timed, so it's possible Taylor is gonna be too skilled/accurate for him. But it's just as likely that Prograis will be too strong for Taylor. I have no official prediction right now, their next two fights in the tourney should give us a better idea of who wins.
A current boxer that does something without a real purpose behind it??? "Unheard of! Un... heard... of!"
Prograis wants to move up to 147 and fight Spence and Craw. I like Regis a lot, but he'd have zero chance against either one.
