Andre Ward has shared his thoughts on the upcoming bout between Nate Diaz and Jake Paul.
The MMA veteran will be making his pro boxing debut when he faces the YouTuber turned boxer.
And recently footage emerged of Diaz in training leaving fans concerned at his chances of a win.
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β Boxing Kingdom (@BoxingKingdom14) June 4, 2023
But Andre Ward has leapt to the defence of his former sparring partner.
Speaking to the MMA hour he said,
βPeople look at that mitt session that they had and they just misread the play. Those type of shots, they donβt look pretty, but they keep coming.
βThey keep coming from different angles and heβs got some miles on him. Heβs been around a long time.
Ward also highlighted the danger Diaz faces in the fight.
He continued,
βHe has to show that he can take the shot from Jake because Jake has a natural right hand, itβs got power on it. If he can take the right hand from Jake, itβs gonna be a tougher fight than people realise, man, because Nateβs going to keep coming.β
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