Shawn Porter explains why Nate Diaz was better prepared for Jorge Masvidal than Jake Paul

Shawn Porter explains why Nate Diaz was better prepared for Jorge Masvidal than Jake Paul

Did he take the bout more seriously?

Shawn Porter wasn’t surprised by Nate Diaz defeating Jorge Masvidal by majority decision in their boxing bout over the weekend.

The former welterweight world champion just believes that Diaz prepared more for Masvidal than he did for Jake Paul in August 2023.

“[Diaz was] the same fighter, but more prepared. The same fighter, but really ready to fight,” Porter told TMZ Sports. “”They said Nate didn’t really train for the fight with Jake Paul. He didn’t take it as serious as he should have. And it showed.”

That being said, Porter saw enough from Diaz’ boxing to be intrigued by the possibility of seeing him in a rematch with Paul.

“Am I interested in seeing that fight? I think that fight might be even more exciting now. If he’s taking it serious the way he took this training camp serious for Jorge, that could be an interesting fight for him in the future.”

Following his win over Masvidal, Diaz himself did express interest in running it back with Paul or even boxing Leon Edwards.

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