Mikaela Mayer Vs. Sandy Ryan Predictions – ‘She’s A Better Boxer’
Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan do battle today, as boxing insiders gave their predictions.
Mayer is arguably one fight away from fighting for the Undisputed Welterweight Title against Lauren Price. Mayer got the better of Ryan in the first fight via a majority decision. The fight was controversial after Ryan alleged that someone from Mayer’s team threw paint on her as she exited her hotel room. Mayer’s team shut that claim down, as that became a major talking point. There are questions over whether Ryan can put that incident behind her. She is working with Mayer’s former coach Kay Koroma in the hope that this can give her an advantage. Ryan knows there is a massive domestic clash on offer against Price to win all the belts.
Predictions
“I honestly wouldn’t even lean to one or the other because I think even though Mayer won the first one, it was such a razor thin fight, and I could easily see Mayer continuing what she did and have it be just enough to edge it. But I could certainly see Ryan doing better in some of the early rounds and being able to bank more rounds than she did before and then having enough to win.
“I’m sure Ryan is mentally tough to not let [the incident] bother her, and I’m sure there will be no recurrence. So, I think this is going to be decided in the ring between two good fighters — despite all the other theatrics surrounding this. This one’s going to come down to X’s and O’s and the ability of the fighters. I think it’s going to be a great fight,” Al Bernstein
“It’s going to be a close fight again. Ryan must come up with another strategy because I think that what they used in the first fight didn’t work that well for her. So, they should change the plan this time. Because she threw everything she had to throw, what more damage can she do? So, she must look for another variant to be able to trouble Mayer, not come out with the same variant that came out last time. If she doesn’t do that, it’s going to be another loss. I’ll go with Mayer by decision,” Erica Anabella Farias
Further Predictions
“It’s a great, close fight but I’d say Mayer.” Why? I just think Sandy sometimes loves to fight, she’s a better boxer but you can draw her in and Mayer is probably better on the inside, yeah,” Lauren Price
“She’s an amazing fighter, an amazing boxer. She’s so versatile. Her jab is fantastic, her counterpunch is fantastic. I’ve shared rounds and rounds of sparring with her. She’s a huge reason why I won the rematch against Chantelle Cameron as well. Just an amazing part of my preparation and I’m always so grateful for those rounds that she gave me. So she’s just an all round complete fighter. I think she when she’s on form I think nobody is going to beat her on fight night,” Katie Taylor said
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