Mikaela Mayer blasts Taylor and coach in interview
Ahead of the fight between Irish fighter Katie Taylor and Puerto Rican Amanda Serrano in April, billed the biggest women's boxing match of all time, American super featherweight world champion Mikaela Mayer (16-0, 5KOs) told MyBettingSites that she wants to fight the winner.
During the chat, the 31-year-old Californian lays into Taylor and her coach; praises promoter Jake Paul, believing he is head and shoulders above other 's**t' boxing managers; and much more below:
Mayer targeting Taylor-Serrano winner
"I’d love to fight Katie Taylor, it’s been something that I've wanted to get done in my pro career, I've been working up to it and I'm in position now. I would absolutely want that fight before she retires, so her winning is a win for me because I’d love to challenge her. But if Serrano wins I also think that’s a win for me. She’s another great fight for me; it’s a win-win. Whoever wins makes a great fight for me."
‘Content’ Katie Taylor ‘not getting better’ under trainer
"I don’t think that Katie Taylor has looked her best in the last couple of fights, I don’t know if it’s because of her trainer – it’s got to be because of her trainer. I don’t think she’s getting better, I think she’s content with what she’s always been doing and women’s boxing is developing and growing so much that she has to keep adding to her gameplan, adding to her arsenal, her skills. It’s really hard to say who wins, they have two different styles. It comes down to who has the best gameplan and who is able to perform and stay consistent for ten rounds."
Jake Paul head and shoulders above ‘sh*t’ boxing managers
"I’ve no problem with what Jake Paul is doing for Serrano. I've always said it’s extremely hard to find a good team and a good manager, a lot of boxers' careers go to s**t because of bad management, or they're sneaky or they’re untrustworthy. So if Serrano has got someone who is delivering the max amount of money, who is using his platform gained from Youtube to upmarket this fight with Katie Taylor, then great. In my opinion I think that there's so much marketing behind this fight, nobody should overlook it just because it’s a female fight. There’s the controversy of Stevenson against Valdez on the same night, that’s a huge fight, but I don’t think anyone should dismiss Serrano Taylor because they are females."
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