Josh Taylor is on top of the world after unifying the WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF belts to become undisputed light-welterweight champion of the world, as well as also holding The Ring's "lineal" title.
Nonetheless, there was one thing that didn't sit well with him in the aftermath of his unanimous decision win over Jose Ramirez.
Taylor took all three judges scorecards by 114-112, which means that the two knockdowns he scored in the bout essentially won him the belts.
However, despite controversy surrounding one of the two knockdowns due to an intervention by referee Kenny Bayless some day left the American open for a point-scoring shot, many onlookers had Taylor comfortably winning the fight, knockdowns or not.
After the bout, Taylor told Boxing Scene: “I had absolutely no doubts in my mind [that I won], but them scores were an absolute farce.
“Them scores, so if I hadn’t knocked Ramirez down, that’d have been a draw? That’d have been a draw if I hadn’t knocked him down? That’s an absolute joke.
"You know, I knew they were gonna try that. But I didn’t make too much [of it].
“I kind of made a little complaint to my advisers, but I said, ‘I don’t wanna complain too much because it may rub them off the wrong way.’ And again, you know, if I hadn’t knocked Ramirez down, it would’ve been a draw, which is an absolute disgrace.
"But I did say it doesn’t matter who the judges is, I was the clear, clear winner in that fight.”
It was a strong showing from Ramirez late in the 12-rounder that impressed enough to squeeze the margin of the contest down, though many believe Taylor had nonetheless done enough by the time the winner-takes-all showdown reached "the championship rounds".
However, Compubox statistics agree that it was extremely competitive. The boxing statistics system counted just 11 more punches overall for Taylor than Ramirez (145-of-530 to 134-of-584).
According to CompuBox, Taylor landed 13 more power punches (129-of-362 to 116-of-388) and Ramirez connected with two more jabs (18-of-196 to 16-of-168).
Of course, judges make their decisions based on more than just landed shots, though clean lands are undoubtedbly the most crucial factor in judging a fight.