Jack Catterall Looking to Outclass Regis Prograis
Naturally, on October 26, when Jack “El Gato” Catterall (29-1, 13 KO’s) next goes to battle, his conviction in his impending victory is sturdy. On that date, Catterall will face the challenge of former world champion Regis “Rougarou” Prograis (29-2, 24 KO’s) in Prograis’ first skirmish since losing to Devin Haney. In this junior welterweight affair, El Gato has come to prove that, between the two, he comes from finer stock. Catterall elucidated his thoughts further at a recent presser.
“I am expecting Regis to come with everything he said in the build up. Of course, we’ve seen his Boxrec, we’ve seen his fights. He is a strong fighter and he’ll come looking for it and I’m the better boxer here on Saturday!”
IS THIS DO OR DIE?
Given the extremely fickle nature of the boxing public, many are viewing Prograis through a sharp side-eye for this fight. This stems from the common perception that Haney thoroughly out-foxed and out-fought Rougarou in a shutout decision loss. In defeat, despite The Dream moving up to his division, Prograis has accused Haney at length about being a weight bully. Since Haney was roughed up in the fashion that he was against Ryan Garcia, the loss to The Dream has aged all the more poorly.
Now there exists a healthy chorus of fans and observers who view Catterall as being the same general type of mobile, clever boxer as Haney and Taylor. Unlike Rougarou coming off a damaging loss, Catterall is more active and currently riding a three-fight winning streak. Provided that El Gato seizes the day, what would be the ramifications for Prograis?
To be honest, Rougarou has never been one that opponents flocked to. Being armed with elite skill yet lacking noticeable appeal beyond the hardcore, Prograis is typically labeled as “too big a risk for the gamble.” Saddled with back-to-back losses heading into the back-nine of his thirties would not be a good forecast of things to come.
THERE IS NO TOMORROW!
As the first 15 minutes of any local evening news broadcast will remind you, life is not fair. With this being the case, it could be a very viable possibility that boxing is painting Prograis into the dreaded gatekeeper corner. With time breathing down his neck like Benjamin Button, the New Orleans native doesn’t have the luxury of lengthy setbacks.
Obviously however, the quickest method to avoiding all the catastrophe is to win. The faster and more brutal, the better. So, as it always is, ultimately these two will have to duke it out to prove who elevates and who potentially tumbles into irrelevance.
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