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Taylor Bevan believes that tapping into Jamie Moore’s experience and know-how will be absolutely crucial in helping him fulfil his potential.
Before making the transition to training boxers, Moore was an all-action junior middleweight who is remembered for his brutal wars with Matthew Macklin and Ryan Rhodes, as well as a bad tempered trilogy with Liverpool’s Michael Jones.
Moore was a naturally aggressive fighter but only went to war when the situation demanded it. At his best he was a smart, underrated technician, a long-reigning British champion and a European titleholder. In today’s day and age, Moore would have certainly fought for a world title.
A Commonwealth Games silver medalist, 25-year-old Bevan (9-0, 8 KOs) was a highly-rated, decorated amateur boxer and although he has full confidence that Moore will be able to show him how to fight, the super middleweight is also hoping that the Mancunian will be able teach him when to.
They got underway with a 10-round win over the solid Ryszard Lewicki in Southampton last month and Bevan is hoping that that is just the start of a successful relationship.
“I don't think you have to be with a coach that has the same style as you but Jamie definitely knows how to fight that way because like you said he did do it himself,” Bevan told The Ring.
“Very good in the pocket, very good body puncher and he's teaching people like Pat Brown (6-0, 6 KOs) and Conner Tudsbury (3-0, 2 KOs) the same. I definitely have faith that he's going to guide me in the right direction.
“When I was on Team GB, I got Fight of the Year, two years in a row. That's not something I want to carry on in the pro’s, I want to be in easier fights. I’ve a very fan friendly style but I’m working on my defence a bit as well.”
After turning professional under Welsh boxing legend Colin Jones in September 2024, Bevan stopped his first eight opponents and quickly established himself as one of British boxing’s brightest prospects but he has decided that aggression alone is unlikely to see him reach the heights he believes he's capable of.
He wants to add some nuance and consideration to his style before he falls into the trap of relying on his power.
“I feel like my style is a mix of a few different things,” he said. “I’m not as aggressive a pressure fighter as Conah Walker and I don't have the same punch power as Pat Brown or Conner Tudsbury but I feel like I have a mix of a lot of styles.
“I'm always switched on, never too far out of range. I like to think of myself as a bit of an aggressive counter fighter, a front foot counter boxer. I think that will probably be my style in the pro’s as well but I like to think I can do a little bit of everything.”
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