I think you’re not giving Yan enough credit. I mean he’s very good at boxing. He’s shown plenty of times; - his movement, his offence and defence in the cage. Paul, undoubtedly has something, in regards to boxing, but I don’t think he’s been anywhere near under the same pressure that Yan has been under.
I realise that this comparison is flawed, but I’m just using my eye test and some sort of logic - I think? Haha. Anyhoo, until we see Yan (at present, ie somewhere near his prime with boxing gloves on) in the boxing ring, we cannot really compare them.
Again, I think Yan is the most rounder boxer in UFC. Whilst I believe this, I don’t think he’s good enough to challenge someone like Lopez or Loma or even guys on the peripheral level whom Loma took the piss out of. All I’m saying is that Yan is a good boxer for MMA and if a middleweight had the same boxing prowess as Yan - I don’t think Paul would be calling that guy out.