2 weeks Ago By BoxingNews.com
Regis Prograis has attempted to get into Jack Catterall head as they face off in their junior welterweight clash today. Prograis aims to bounce back from his defeat against Devin Haney in his last fight, as he lost a one-sided unanimous decision. The two-time junior welterweight champion looked out of sorts, losing every round as he had to get off the canvas to make it to the final bell.
He has been very vocal about that loss, claiming that it was simply a bad night, as he vowed to show his true skills. He has outlined his ambitions of becoming a three-time world champion, following in the footsteps of Muhammad Ali . Prograis has said several things to try to unsettle Catterall.
One of those things was playing an old voice note from his current manager, Sam Jones . In the voice note, Jones can be heard telling Regis that he will beat Catterall. Jones responded by stating that those comments were made before he knew anything about Jack, trying to downplay the situation.
However, it was clear from the voice note that Jones had a very different opinion of this fight, suggesting that he is only supporting Jack because he is his manager now. I’m not exaggerating even a little when I say this is one of the most insane things I’ve ever seen at a pre-fight presser. Regis Prograis plays a voicemail from his opponent’s manager saying Prograis can “flatten” his own client.
pic.twitter.com/BMC8eFd3ql Prograis On Catterall Regis also questioned the quality of Catterall’s resume.
Prograis is a two-time world champion, having faced some of the best. He has been in the boxing ring with Josh Taylor, a former undisputed Junior Welterweight champion, and Devin Haney, a former WBC Junior Welterweight Champion, to name a few. While Catterall’s biggest win was against Taylor, someone Regis lost to, Prograis does have the bigger names on his resume.
“Look at my resume. I already beat people that’s never been beaten. [And] I drop people that’s never been dropped.
I knock people out that’s never been knocked out before, I stop people that’s never been stopped,” Regis said Prograis’ Mind Games Prograis also tried to downplay Catterall’s home advantage. He felt very welcomed by the crowd during fight week. However, things did switch up after the weight in as Prograis was booed off stage.
That was understandable, given the reaction to Prograis’ voice note about Jones. Regis also questioned the viability of Catterall’s injury, which resulted in their first fight being called off. They were set to fight on August 24.
However, the fight was rescheduled after Catterall pulled out. Prograis said he heard it was a bruised rib. However, he was unconvinced, claiming that Jack did not want to fight.
He felt Catterall wanted more time to work out how to approach this bout. “I heard it was a bruised rib,” said Prograis. “I don’t know if that’s true, because a bruised rib takes longer to heal.
Maybe he wasn’t ready to fight. Mentally, it’s a good thing for me, and it adds more confidence that they needed extra time. Stalling me out is not going to work,” Prograis stated Either way, Prograis will have to back up his words, given what he has said.
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