Natasha Jonas is adamant that her energy will shock Mikaela Mayer after they battle on January 20.
Jonas defends her IBF welterweight title in opposition to the USA’s Mayer on the M&S Financial institution Enviornment in Liverpool, dwell on Sky Sports activities.
The champion leapt as much as super-welterweight from super-feather and unified three 154lb world titles in 2022. Jonas moved down a division to win the IBF belt earlier this yr.
Mayer unified super-featherweight titles however has solely simply risen to welter, whereas now Jonas in distinction is extra established on the weight.
The Liverpudlian is for certain a differential in punch energy will favour her.
“I feel so,” Jonas advised Sky Sports activities. “I do know what it feels prefer to take and take up these pictures from the larger ladies and I simply do not see her hurting me in that sense.
“There’s plenty of totally different variables that she’s going to must cope with and certainly one of them is getting punched by a naturally greater and stronger woman.”
Jonas is 39 years {old} however nonetheless performing remarkably properly at world stage. She believes Mayer has made a miscalculation by taking this problem.
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Natasha Jonas appears to be like forward to January’s enormous battle in opposition to Mikaela Mayer in Liverpool
“She was 142lbs [in her last fight]. That is one other 5 kilos you have to add and nonetheless carry out. Was she the identical particular person at 140lbs that she was at 135lbs? I do not imagine so,” Jonas stated.
“There’s an entire science behind it. You have to get your physique used to carrying that further weight. For thus lengthy she’s been used to being 130lbs.
“Swiftly saying this is an additional 15lbs, 17lbs, go and battle the identical means you probably did then – no. It takes time to get used to. There’s lots of diversifications it’s important to undergo. I’ve managed to do this in fights, from [Chris] Namus to [Marie-Eve] Dicaire after which going again all the way down to [Kandi] Wyatt.”
Jonas does nonetheless respect Mayer’s skills. “She’s obtained a great newbie pedigree,” the IBF champion stated. “I believed she was unlucky in opposition to [Alycia] Baumgardner. She makes use of her property very well. She’s obtained good shot choice, good work fee.
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“I simply imagine whether or not she needs to battle or she needs to field, whichever means she needs to do it, I am higher.”
Mayer may be anticipating to go in and use her pace, work fee and relative youth in opposition to her. However ideas that Jonas is ‘too gradual’ have stung the champion’s delight.
“What I’ll say is I am correct. I feel there’s so much being product of quantity of punches and the way ‘gradual’ I’m. However they land,” the Liverpudlian stated.
“Individuals have stated it up to now however no matter what they are saying, they land. Whether or not that is as a result of they’re so gradual they can not keep away from them, I do not know what it’s however they land.
“I respect her so much. I respect what she comes with, I respect what she brings, like I do with everybody and I will be coaching to the very best of my skill to ensure that I win.”