Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s coach, Javier Mendez, believes that Nate Diaz can be a skilled boxer. The reason for his belief is that Diaz trains with boxing legend Andre Ward. Andre Ward is one of the greatest boxers, whose boxing career spanned from 2004 to 2017. He retired from the sport with a clean record of 32 victories and zero losses. Sixteen of his wins were by knockout. While an active boxer, he held multiple world championships in two different weight divisions. Mendez feels that Diaz will flourish as a boxer under the guidance of Ward.

Diaz stands at a crucial point in his combat sports career as he prepares for his boxing debut. His opponent is none other than the famous YouTuber and athlete, Jake Paul. Diaz was one of the top fighters in the UFC, and when he left the promotion to become a free agent, many speculated that he would turn to boxing. He did precisely the same. However, his fellow UFC fighters and fans doubt if he could excel as a boxer, as he is so used to MMA. Nonetheless, Mendez’s words gave an assurance about Diaz’s boxing skills. According to the Californian fighter, the world’s best boxer trained him well.

 Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coach praises Andre Ward

UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coach, Javier Mendez, has words of praise for Nate Diaz’s teammate, Andre Ward. Mendez praised Ward in a video uploaded on his YouTube channel. He said, “Andre Ward beat everybody you know, so that was the main sparring partner for Nate. So don’t go telling me he can’t box if he couldn’t box, Andre Ward is going to spend time with you because why you’re his friend, I don’t think so“

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While talking further about ‘Son Of God’, Mendez added, “You don’t have any value if Andre Ward ain’t inspiring you. So Nate Diaz obviously has a tremendous value because he was boxing with him for many years. Andre Ward used to even come to my gym to sparring some of my guys. So you know he was in all fairness. When I saw him I said, ‘Damn, this is the best boxer I’ve ever seen in person’ you know. In my eyes, this is when he was an Olympian. He just won the Olympics, and he came into my gym and I watched him. I said ‘Wow this guy’s so dedicated, so talented you know.’” According to ‘The Eagle’s Coach, Ward is the greatest boxer of all time.

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 Mendez strongly felt that Ward’s guidance would take Diaz to great heights. Hence, he hinted at the possibility of Diaz performing in his upcoming bout against ‘The Problem Child’. In 2004, as an amateur boxer, Ward won a gold medal in the Olympics in the light heavyweight division. While reigning as the light heavyweight champion, the ‘Son of God’ was considered the world’s best active boxer by Ring Magazine. Mendez felt that the world needed to value one of the best boxers in the world.

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