FIGHT fans blasted Josh Taylor’s world title win over Jack Catterall as ‘a fix, a robbery’ and ‘one of boxing’s worst ever decisions’.
Scot Taylor retained his super-lightweight crowns after an ‘absolutely embarrassing’ split points verdict on a ‘shameful night’ for the sport at Glasgow’s Hydro.
Chorley fighter Jack Catterrall looks as stunned as fight fans were as Josh Taylor hails his controversial victory on home soil
Jack Catterrall looked to have a clear edge over firm favourite Josh Taylor but lost on a split points decision at the Glasgow’s OVO Hydro
Heavyweight world title hopeful Dillian Whyte posted ‘disgusting’ as dominant English underdog Catterall was denied.
Legend Carl Frampton echoed the anger on social media when he told BBC Radio 5 live: “Josh Taylor did not win that fight.
“How on earth do you give it to him by a couple of rounds?
“I’m sitting behind these judges – what are they seeing that I’m not? It’s wrong, it’s wrong.”
Some Sky Sports viewers claimed the verdict was ‘why they stopped watching boxing’ and others insisted they had never seen Twitter so united in disagreement with a judges’ decision.
One said: “What’s the point of watching anymore. Catterall boxed superbly. Literally 99.9% of people would give that to Catterall but apparently two judges saw it differently lmao.”
Another hit out: “Boxing is hilarious. This is why the top guys don’t fight each other & why if I was an underdog I’d never fight for the belts.
“It’s so corrupt. Unless you know a champion out you’re getting robbed.”
And this post was similar to many: “That might be one of the worst decisions I have ever seen in boxing. “That is absolutely embarrassing. A shameful night for British boxing.”
This too spoke for many: “That was a scandalous & shocking decision, which damages boxing! #Catterall won that a fight by a distance & those scorecards were a disgrace! #TaylorCatterall ‘never seen Twitter so united.”
But a few observers felt Catterall paid the price for easing off.
One said: “You can’t beat a Champ by out pointing him fair enough Catterall played chicken last 4 rounds.”
