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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 3867096, member: 289"] Strangely, Jose Ramirez is listed as having a 72 inch reach and Josh Taylor just 69 inches but it was Taylor who dominated when the fight was at a distance and Ramirez who needed to get inside to do damage. Taylor dominated with his jab early but late in round 2, Ramirez forced him into the ropes and shook him with body shots. Taylor rallied with some hard long range punches and some body shots of his own in the 5th, then caught Ramirez coming in at the beginning of the 6th round and decked him. Midway through the 7th, the referee called for a break, Ramirez relaxed and Taylor landed a body shot that crumpled Jose., who looked for a moment like he wasn't able to get up. But he did, and managed to finish out the fight, although hopelessly behind in the scoring. But he lacked the aggressiveness he had shown in spurts early in the fight. Taylor tried to take him out but then backed off, figuring, (correctly) that he could coast to a decision. I actually gave the desperate Ramirez three of the last four rounds but still gave the fight, (with two even rounds), to Taylor by 117-112. the refs had it closer, each at 114-112 and the guy ESPN had doing their scoring had it 115-112. We all had the right guy. I wasn't impressed with the referee, who seemed to break the fighters too soon early in the fight and then fooled around too much after the knockdowns, preventing Taylor from following up immediately. They say winning this unified title should thrust Taylor high in the pound for pound rankings. I'm not sure about that. he was solid but not dazzling. I don't think he would beat the top welterweights and could have trouble with some of the lightweights when they move up. [/QUOTE]

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