Hmm im not sure, whilst i dont think he can fight [At least not to our heroes or Cinders level] I think more so he was just giving Cinder shit, because of how confident she was, Not that he could do better, just pointing that Cinder talked such a big game even without her Full Maiden powers, only to get beat with them, by a child non-the-less, (even tho we know now there as good as most licensed Huntsmen at this point, with there natural skill and months of experience outside the academies)