Regis Prograis faces his Kryptonite this Saturday

Tim Bradley feels that former two-time light welterweight champion Regis Prograis will face his “Kryptonite” this Saturday, October 26, when he takes on Jack Catterall (28-1, 13 KOs) in the 12-round headliner against the Co-Op Live in Manchester, England.

Commentator Bradley says Prograis might retire if he loses to Catterall because the defeat would affect him mentally. This will likely be Prograis’ third straight defeat. He should have lost his fight against Danielito Zorrilla in addition to his defeat against Devin Haney.

Surprisingly, Prograis agreed to this fight in the first place because this is the type of style that gave him fits. He doesn’t do well against those kinds of fighters.

Indeed, Catterall’s boxing skills and tough style are the type that Prograis, 35, has struggled with in recent fights against Devin Haney, Josh Taylor and Danielito Zorrilla. Regis has the power to knock Catterall out if he can land, but it’s going to be hard to do. He needs to focus on throwing to the body of Catterall.

Prograis (29-2, 24 KOs) is coming off an embarrassingly one-sided 12-round unanimous decision loss to Devin Haney last December 9 in San Francisco, California. Regis was dropped by non-puncher Haney in the third round and eventually lost by scores of 120-107, 120-107 and 120-107.

“Catterall is not only technically good, but he is also tactically good,” said Tim Bradley. Probox TVdiscussing Saturday’s fight between Regis Prograis and Jack Catterall in Manchester. “He’s extremely difficult, and I feel he’s facing his kryptonite. He himself knows how to land that backhand against a southpaw.

“As for this fight with Catterall. This is kryptonite. I think the last few fights he’s had, especially the Haney fight, who’s a superior boxer, good legs and can move. Catterall has great legs and is also technically great,” said Bradley.

Catterall is a bad style matchup for Prograis, and he will have to rely on his power to win this fight because he is not going to outbox him. Catterall is too smart for Prograis to win a boxing match.

“If Prograis doesn’t get over this mentally, I think he might retire. It’s a big fight for him. All the marbles are there for him. He must win this battle because of this (his mind). If he doesn’t win this fight, there’s a possibility he could hang up his gloves,” says Bradley.

Prograis may not retire, but the opportunities he provided for interesting fights may fall away. If he is embarrassed by Catterall in a one-sided fight, he could be stuck fighting undercards moving forward. It is unclear how many fights Prograis has left on his Matchroom contract. If he has any left, I think he will continue to fight until he completes his contract.