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JOSH TAYLOR still has seven pounds to lose and undisputed recognition as the best super-lightweight in the world to gain. But right now, nine days out from his winner-takes-all clash with Jose Ramirez, what Taylor needs the most is the toilet.
“I’m really sorry, I’ve got to take a p**s,” he says, momentarily breaking free from our conversation before rushing to relieve himself in his temporary Las Vegas abode.
There’s an initial prickliness to Taylor and it’s not solely down to his bladder being forced to contend with the seven litres of water he’s downing every day as part of the weight-making process. Taylor weighs around 147lbs but insists shifting the last few pounds to make the divisional limit of 140 is no problem. “I’ve never felt so fit and strong and I’m eating like a horse,” he says. “I’m eating five times a day. This is the first camp I’ve had where I’ve not wanted to escape for a wee chocolate. I’ve never been so comfortable this close to a fight.”
He’s living in a house, five miles away from the distractions of the Sin City strip, with his team that includes his nutritionist who is making him eat and drink the right things at the right time.
What’s really troubling him, then, is not the need to
