‘Josh Taylor would have knocked out Ohara Davies very badly’

Ohara Davies

MANAGER Barry McGuigan can sit back satisfied after Josh Taylorโ€™s impressive victory over Ohara Davies.

โ€œI was nervous because Ohara can bang, no question,โ€ McGuigan told Boxing News.

โ€œHeโ€™s got a mentality where he beats guys up, he slows the pace down. People are frightened and intimidated. Apparently heโ€™s knocking everybody out in the gym, bashing people up and all of that sort of stuff. But looking at him strategically Shane [McGuigan, Taylorโ€™s trainer] did a phenomenal job, he just knew what he was doing. [Davies] has got these long levers which are great but everybody has their weaknesses. His weakness was he can punch at long distance and middle distance, but heโ€™s actually not very good at close range. And thatโ€™s where Taylor is phenomenal. He can hit you from six inches, he can create space, hit you and knock you out, heโ€™s got speed and snap.โ€

McGuigan added, โ€œHe didnโ€™t quit by the way. Heโ€™d had enough, heโ€™d been beaten up and he could have been very badly knocked out. There was a still substantial amount of time in the round, he would have been able to take him apart.โ€

After his outbursts in the build up to fights, now Davies has lost, he is experiencing something of a backlash. McGuigan said, perhaps unexpectedly, โ€œI genuinely believe deep down heโ€™s actually a nice guyโ€ฆ I feel sorry for him, heโ€™s getting an awful lot of stick now, he brings it on himself by irritating and annoying people.โ€

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