Mayweather was jailed in 2010 for domestic battery following an assault on Josie Harris, who released a statement accusing Conor McGregor of making light of the incident to target the boxer Mayweather had allegedly found text messages shared between the mother of his children, Harris, and former Golden State Warriors player C.J Watson. The 40-year-old boxer […]
Mayweather was jailed in 2010 for domestic battery following an assault on Josie Harris, who released a statement accusing Conor McGregor of making light of the incident to target the boxer Mayweather had allegedly found text messages shared between the mother of his children, Harris, and former Golden State Warriors player C.J Watson. The 40-year-old boxer […]
Irish boxer Michael Conlon claims that his friend, Conor McGregor, is facing an “impossible” task ahead of his showdown with Floyd Myaweather Jr. on Aug. 26 Conlan, who was walked to the ring in Madison Square Garden by McGregor in his pro boxing debut earlier this year, is not convinced that “The Notorious” stands much of […]
Irish boxer Michael Conlon claims that his friend, Conor McGregor, is facing an “impossible” task ahead of his showdown with Floyd Myaweather Jr. on Aug. 26 Conlan, who was walked to the ring in Madison Square Garden by McGregor in his pro boxing debut earlier this year, is not convinced that “The Notorious” stands much of […]
Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather’s rivalry could rival that of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. That’s what former UFC champ Pat Miletich believes as we are just less than a month away (Sat. August 26, 2017) from UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor and undefeated 49-0 Floyd Mayweather’s boxing superfight at the T-Mobile Arena from Las […]
Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather’s rivalry could rival that of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
That’s what former UFC champ Pat Miletich believes as we are just less than a month away (Sat. August 26, 2017) from UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor and undefeated 49-0 Floyd Mayweather’s boxing superfight at the T-Mobile Arena from Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor has been in deep preparation for his professional boxing debut, bringing in the likes of former IBF junior welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi as a sparring partner.
Miletich recently joined Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour to talk about the upcoming superfight, stating that if MCGregor were indeed to beat Mayweather it would the ‘biggest upset i combat sports history, and it’s already a fight that could rival or beat the biggest heavyweight boxing matches in the sweet science’s storied history. In fact, Miletich went as far as saying that McGregor and Mayweather’s rivalry could be as big, if not bigger, than that of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier(quotes via MMA Fighting):
“It’s certainly the biggest combat event ever in the history of, I mean, this is, you think about Thrilla in Manila and [George] Foreman, [Joe] Frazier and guys like [Muhammad] Ali and Frazier and Foreman and all those guys, I mean, this is going to rival, if not beat that.”
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Miletich looked into how McGregor could pull off said biggest upset, claiming that if he were training McGregor for the bout, he’d teach him to ‘cheat within the rules’ throughout the entire fight:
“[If] I’m training a fighter who’s going into that fight? Cheat within the rules, the entire fight,” Miletich said.
“Its got to be that close to a street fight. Get two warnings for everything before they take a point, and look, if you get a point taken, you get a point taken. It’s not like he’s winning on the cards anyway. I’m just being honest.”
He then pondered the possibility that “Money” could avoid his usual game-plan of ‘coasting to victories’ and instead attempt to bring the fight to McGregor. Miletich has enough confidence in the Irishman’s chin to survive for 12 rounds, and with his ‘monstrous’ left hand, he definitely has a chance to pull off the upset:
“Mayweather’s good at scoring points, staying ahead on the cards and coasting to victories,” Miletich said. “Will McGregor pull him out of that and make him go out on a limb and try to knock him out? That’s the thing. But McGregor’s got a good enough chin, and I think he can hang around, and that means he’s in there for 12 rounds with that monstrous left hand. It doesn’t matter who you are. If you are that weight and you get hit with that left hand, its going to hurt you.”
“The constant pressure of the tap of the back of the head and the push to the hip at the same time to make the head pop back to throw stuff,” Miletich said. “The bringing the head through and throwing a lead hook which would be opposite side for him. Stuff like that. Blocking the leg when he gets them in the ropes, because they’re the same stance, lean forward, clashing, block the outside of the leg, and get him off balance and take the leg out from under him. Make him stumble, make him lose his balance, and unload on him.
“A lot of different stuff like that to get people off balance, you know?” Miletich continued. “That’s the thing. And he’s got to go at the same time Mayweather goes. He cannot counter by getting out of the way and throwing back. He’s gone. You have to throw at the exact same time as he throws.”
Conor McGregor may not hit as hard as everyone thinks. The UFC lightweight champion is set to make his professional boxing debut against, arguably, the greatest to have ever done it in undefeated 49-0 Floyd Mayweather Jr. The pair are set to go 12 rounds on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) next month (Sat. August 26, 2017). […]
Conor McGregor may not hit as hard as everyone thinks.
The UFC lightweight champion is set to make his professional boxing debut against, arguably, the greatest to have ever done it in undefeated 49-0 Floyd Mayweather Jr. The pair are set to go 12 rounds on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) next month (Sat. August 26, 2017). After a four stop World Tour to promote the bout in cities such as L.A., Toronto, Brooklyn, and London, the Irishman and “Money” can now focus on their physical preparations for the bout.
McGregor decided to bring on former IBF junior welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi as one of his sparring partners. Malignaggi served as an analyst for Showtime during the pre and post shows for a couple of the press conferences on the Mayweather vs. McGregor World Tour.
The Irishman even posted a picture on social media recently showing he and Malignaggi sparring, in which McGregor holds his hands behind his back (similar to the way he did against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205) to taunt the former junior welterweight champ. Malignaggi recently joined The Jim Rome Show yesterday (Wed. July 26, 2017) to talk about his time trinaing alongside the UFC mega-star.
One hot topic of discussion was McGregor’s storied knockout power, which has been the down fall of 18 out of the 21 opponents McGregor has defeated. While Malignaggi admits his power is above average, he wouldn’t go as far as saying McGregor has ”Oh my God’ power’: (quotes via MMA Mania):
“It’s definitely above average. I wouldn’t say it’s ‘Oh my God’ power,” Malignaggi said. “Now, ‘Oh my God’ power is very rare. There’s above average power, so if he lands a good shot on you, I mean granted, with small fight gloves he will hurt you, but it’s not ‘Oh my God’ power where every time he touches you you’re like my goodness, this is very uncomfortable. It’s not that kind of power, but it’s good enough.”
According to reports on Wednesday, Nate Diaz, the two-time opponent of Conor McGregor, may be set to walk Floyd Mayweather to the ring on Aug. 26 That is according to “Love & Hip Hop” star Jason Lee, who was part of Mayweather’s entourage: “I’m gonna make the call to Nate Diaz,” Lee recently told TMZ in […]
According to reports on Wednesday, Nate Diaz, the two-time opponent of Conor McGregor, may be set to walk Floyd Mayweather to the ring on Aug. 26 That is according to “Love & Hip Hop” star Jason Lee, who was part of Mayweather’s entourage: “I’m gonna make the call to Nate Diaz,” Lee recently told TMZ in […]
It looks like UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor is now taking his trash-talking talents to the National Basketball Association (NBA). On the heels of, arguably, the greatest combat sporting event of all time, McGregor prepares to make his professional boxing debut against the undefeated 49-0 Floyd Mayweather on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) next month (Sat. August […]
It looks like UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor is now taking his trash-talking talents to the National Basketball Association (NBA).
On the heels of, arguably, the greatest combat sporting event of all time, McGregor prepares to make his professional boxing debut against the undefeated 49-0 Floyd Mayweather on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) next month (Sat. August 26, 2017) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pair held a four stop World Tour earlier this month to promote the bout in which they engaged in a slew of trash-talk to promote the fight.
Now that the promotional side of things have wrapped up for the time being, the pair can now focus on the physical preparations for their epic clash – or so you may have thought.
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Just because the press conference is up doesn’t mean McGregor is done talking trash, as he recently got into a bit of verbal beef with Golden State Warriors’ forward Draymond Green on Instagram. Green took to Instagram to call out “The Notorious One” for wearing a Warriors jersey with his number on it and ordered him to take it off due to he and the team’s allegiance to Mayweather.
It didn’t take long for the Irishman to respond in the comments section, pointing out it was the jersey of former Warriors player C.J. Watson – not Green. McGregor then proceeded to make little of Green’s athletic career, stating he dribbles heads off the floor as opposed to balls like Green does in the NBA.
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This isn’t the first time McGregor has referenced Watson, however, as Watson was linked to Mayweather’s domestic abuse case against former partner Josie Harris back in 2010. McGregor referenced this on Twitter back when talk of a possible boxing match between he and Mayweather was beginning to pick up (via USA Today):
“Harris says she awoke with Mayweather screaming and grabbing her hair. She says he’d read affectionate text messages between her and NBA basketball player C.J. Watson, described in her book draft as her “summer love.”
