Logan Paul has been backed to do better against Floyd Mayweather than UFC star Conor McGregor did against the boxing image.
YouTuber Paul will meet Mayweather in the ring on Feb. 20 in a show fight.
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Logan Paul lost his only other professional boxing before
Mayweight, the world famous fiveweight champion, achieved his 50th career award when he beat McGregor in Las Vegas back in 2017.
The Notorious is a UFC champion with two weights and a very experienced fighter but struggled to take many destructive views on his opponent.
Paul has just one professional fight, which he lost to fellow KSI YouTuber, and his experience of fighting sports is limited.
But Victor Ortiz, who was beaten by Mayweather in 2011, says Paul will bring more problems to boxing than McGregor did.
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Floyd Mayweather stopped Conor McGregor in the tenth round of their 2017 bout
“Conor couldn’t do anything,” Ortiz told MMAFighting.
“I don’t mean to speak ill. Conor is a heck of a UFC hero in the octagon, but he has no business in a ring, unlike someone like Logan – Logan learned in a ring.
“So his stuff is completely unsustainable. Everything about Logan is in boxing, angles, moving, so it’s two different worlds.
“I couldn’t tell you what someone like Logan or I could do in an octopus, but stick to what you know. And Logan, he knows boxing right now. ”
Ortiz has been helping the 25-year-old prepare for the profitable show shop in 2021.
“He’s a great friend, and I believe in him,” he said. “I tell you, it will be an interesting fight.
Floyd Mayweather defeated Victor Ortiz in their 2011 fight
“I talked to him about Floyd a few times. I’ll give him the simple things: ‘Floyd is Floyd, but you’re inconsistent. You are on another level. ‘
“I strongly believe Floyd will have a problem. Logan can make a box, and he has power, reach speed, and he can move now.
“I actually see 110 per cent why they would be upset. I can agree to some extent. But honestly, honestly, today’s society is all about numbers.
“You can be a lot like a boxer, but if you don’t put butts in seats, you don’t get paid.”