Lauren Value claims she is just too younger, too fast and too good for Natasha Jonas, whereas Jonas claims she is just too sensible, too skilled and too correct for Value.
Neither plan to let it attain an deadlock once they meet on the Royal Albert Corridor.
The British rivals will face off in a world title unification because the headline act to a historic all-women’s occasion on Friday March 7, Value deeming it her subsequent step in direction of domination and Jonas assured of including to her belt assortment whereas blunting her youthful opponent’s progress.
Jonas arrives because the WBC and IBF welterweight world champion after her win over Ivana Habazin in December, whereas Value is the WBA, IBO and Ring Journal champion after her knockout win over Bexcy Mateus.
The previous believes she has confronted more durable checks than Value, who’s 8-0 since turning skilled as Olympic champion.
Natasha Jonas and Lauren Value exchanged heated phrases after each have been victorious in Liverpool
“I feel Mikaela Mayer is an all-round higher fighter and that is the very best identify on my card,” mentioned Jonas on The Gloves Are Off.
“She’s received each spherical [as a professional], it has been snug, there’s been no one to carry a battle to her. The very best she fought was a really, very poor Jessica McCaskill.
“She’s positively on my degree, I feel she’s an awesome fighter, I simply assume I am higher.
“There’s little or no distinction between myself, Lauren, Mayer, Sandy Ryan, Chantelle Cameron, Katie Taylor. I do not consider it is my hardest battle.”
Jonas and Value shared a frosty face-off on the press convention for his or her world title unification on the Royal Albert Corridor on Friday March 7
Value and Jonas traded insults within the ring within the aftermath of December’s present in Liverpool, teeing up a captivating collision of two fighters competing on the prime from seemingly reverse ends of their respective careers.
Value has questioned Jonas’ need to battle her whereas downplaying the Liverpudlian’s suggestion there are greater contests on the market to pursue, amongst these being Irish icon Taylor.
“Undoubtedly not, it isn’t a battle she needed,” mentioned Value. “Katie Taylor is not our weight and you’ve got already boxed her twice.
“There’s nothing private, I need to create a legacy and win world titles, I needed to maneuver quick and I’ve confirmed I am up there with the previous.
“I consider I am the very best at 147. Tasha has two belts, I need to go on and turn out to be unified and undisputed.
“She’s my hardest take a look at so far. She’s obtained an excellent ring IQ however I consider I am higher in all areas. I again myself.
“If it was as much as me, me and you’ll have been boxing in December. I perceive why you do not need to field me, I get it.”
Value despatched a message to Jonas forward of their battle, whereas the WBC and WBO light-middleweight world champion believes her expertise will show to be the distinction
At 40, age serving as a chief speaking level is nothing new to Jonas as she continues to defy doubts over the second half of her profession.
She enters the battle 10 years older than opponent Value, however insists there are not any indicators of her slowing down.
“We have nonetheless obtained Katie Taylor performing on the highest degree, she’s a pair years behind me, and there are male fighters performing on the highest degree,” mentioned Jonas.
“It is extra for different individuals than the athlete themselves.
“Each battle you are studying, bettering, getting higher. You will by no means be full, however I do nonetheless assume my performances are getting higher.
“As quickly as I feel they’re declining, that is after I’ll see myself [about retirement]. I will make that call.”
Value admits she doesn’t envision boxing on the age of 40 like Jonas, however declined to touch upon whether or not she believed her counterpart ought to retire.
She did, nevertheless, hit again at Jonas’ feedback in December when she instructed her Olympic gold medal solely arrived ‘when all the nice individuals had left’.
After their world title unification battle on the Royal Albert Corridor was introduced, Jonas mentioned it was a stepping stone for the place she needs to be
“The Chinese language woman who I boxed within the last is now Olympic champion,” mentioned Value. “The Panamanian woman who I boxed within the quarters is Olympic silver medallist.
“Should you’re saying that, you recognize what it takes to get to the Olympics, you are being a bit disrespectful in direction of them as a result of they’re nice athletes.
“I do not know how one can throw that remark on the market. I am essentially the most adorned novice to come back out of GB.
“I feel it was a foolish remark to make.”
Value has made no secret of her need to maneuver swiftly by the skilled ranks as certainly one of Britain’s most adorned novice boxers, however is aware of she faces the hardest impediment of her profession but in Jonas.
“I am 10/11 years youthful, like I mentioned, too fast, too good, too younger and I consider that,” mentioned Value.
“I feel with this battle I earn a whole lot of respect and it places me up the place not solely I consider in how good I’m however all people else does.
“I respect Tasha, however I consider this battle opens up different doorways for me. I consider I win in type.”
Watch Natasha Jonas towards Lauren Value in an all-British unification on the Royal Albert Corridor, dwell on Sky Sports activities on Friday March 7.
