Mayer: People feel they have the right to trash talk to you

“Boxing is unique in a way that there’s a lot of trash talk and then we go in the ring and we punch each other in the face.”

Mikaela Mayer might currently be riding the crest of a wave as a three-weight world champion since October and recently signed a multi-year contract with Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions but is matter-of-fact when it comes to her sport.

She knows the pitfalls. The hate that comes your way when things in the ring don't go to plan like four years ago when she was coping with unfamiliar territory, reeling in her first professional career defeat to Alycia Baumgardner by split decision.