Javier Mendez is known for giving interesting takes as an MMA coach who has worked with huge UFC champions like Khabib Nurmagomedov and Daniel Cormier. He recently spoke out on a boxing match between Conor McGregor and Jake Paul.
Paul has been pushing hard to fight Conor McGregor whether it's in the UFC or in boxing. Javier Mendez really likes Paul's chances if the two were to meet in the boxing ring.
“I would favour Jake Paul at 175 over Conor in a boxing ring because he’s too big. But you can’t count Conor out, Conor’s a good boxer, so you can’t discount his boxing ability. But the size is a little much, Jake Paul hits extremely hard as you can tell by what he’s done. If you haven’t woken up to Jake Paul’s ability they better because he’s only improving. So I think the size is a big difference and the power would be too much for Conor. Sometimes you can be bigger and not punch harder, but in this case Jake Paul is bigger than Conor and punches harder and he’s good, so all three variables are with Jake. He’s just a bigger man fighting a smaller man. Jake Paul also isn’t necessarily a novice anymore. He’s experienced in dealing with high pressure fights, and he’s proven he's able to handle that pressure. So it’s a big man versus a little man and the big man just so happens to have more firepower.”
Conor McGregor in boxing is not exactly a mystery as the UFC champion has faced Floyd Mayweather before. Jake Paul will certainly be happy after hearing the comments from Javier Mendez.
These quotes first appeared on the Betway Insider US blog.
