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Video: Jeff Mayweather Breaks Down McGregor – Malignaggi Sparring Footage

Jeff Mayweather was not impressed with UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor’s sparring footage against former two-weight boxing champ Paulie Malignaggi. “The Notorious One” is set to make his professional boxing debut against the undefeated 49-0 Mayweather, who is coming out of retirement in attempt to earn his 50th consecutive victory inside the squared circle. The […]

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Jeff Mayweather was not impressed with UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor’s sparring footage against former two-weight boxing champ Paulie Malignaggi.

“The Notorious One” is set to make his professional boxing debut against the undefeated 49-0 Mayweather, who is coming out of retirement in attempt to earn his 50th consecutive victory inside the squared circle. The pair will collide in a one-on-one, 12 round bout at 154 pounds live on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada later this month (Sat. August 26, 2017).

Recently, UFC President Dana White took to Instagram to release footage of McGregor sparring with Paulie Malignaggi at the UFC Performance Institute before their falling out. The footage seemed to show what looked like a knockdown for McGregor after he landed a nice shot on Malignaggi’s head. Though whether or not it was actually a knockdown or a shove has been a highly controversial topic, it still provides the Mayweather camp something to study ahead of their collision with the Irishman.

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Jeff Mayweather recently spoke to Fight Hub TV to discuss the footage, and was clearly not impressed by what he saw from the mixed martial arts (MMA) star (quotes via MMA Fighting):

“Do you see that? You see him land one punch but do you see all the other bulls**t that goes with it? Don’t get me wrong, that much is true, but you’ve got to realize, Paulie didn’t come back to boxing to box again. He didn’t do what Floyd did. Plus, he’s not Floyd, so watching that means nothing because no matter what he did to Paulie, he’s not gonna do to Floyd.

“It looks like it was a knockdown and it was a push. It was the punch and then a little push at the end. It was a little push at the end but still, even if it wasn’t a push, still, this guy right here, he’s not Floyd Mayweather so it doesn’t matter.”

While Mayweather understands White’s move to release the video was an attempt to hype the fight, he also believes it was a bit of a mistake for the UFC boss. Heading into the fight one of the key advantages in McGregor’s corner was the element of surprise, which is now somewhat diminished given that there is film for Team Mayweather to break down and analyze:

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“That’s part of the politics of boxing and it’s also part of the salesman, it’s part of the build up. Realistically, by showing that much of what Conor’s doing, they actually expose what he’s really capable of. It’s worse because he’s fighting a Paulie that’s out of shape.

“I’m not impressed. He was in there with a guy that’s been retired. Paulie’s not getting in shape for him. You could look and see that Paulie was still fat. He just went in there with a guy that, don’t get me wrong, he’s much younger than Paulie and he’s in shape. He should out-work Paulie. . . Ain’t nobody ever seen Floyd fatigued.”

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Mayweather’s Uncle: I Can Fix Ronda Rousey’s Boxing In 2-3 Months

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has suffered her second consecutive mixed martial arts (MMA) loss after taking over a year off following her first defeat, as she was finished in only 48 seconds by current 135-pound champ Amanda Nunes in devastating fashion. This is the second loss in a row Rousey has suffered to

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Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has suffered her second consecutive mixed martial arts (MMA) loss after taking over a year off following her first defeat, as she was finished in only 48 seconds by current 135-pound champ Amanda Nunes in devastating fashion.

This is the second loss in a row Rousey has suffered to an elite striker, leading many to question whether or not ‘Rowdy’s’ current coach, Edmond Tarverdyan, has enough elite MMA experience to be coaching a championship-caliber fighter.

One man who has had a tremendous amount of success in the boxing world, and believes he can solve Rousey’s striking problems in no time at all, is uncle of legendary undefeated boxing legend Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather Jr., Jeff Mayweather. During a recent interview with Helen Yee of Eyes on the Game, Mayweather stated that if Rousey does decide to remain with Tarverdyan she might as well just retire:

“I think if she doesn’t, she might as well just retire,” Mayweather said. “If she continues doing what she’s doing with the same guy, she’s not gonna get no better. That’s already proven.”

Mayweather is no stranger to coaching fighters who compete in the elite levels of MMA, as he has taken combatants such as Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal and Roy Nelson under his wing. Now the former IBO junior lightweight champion says he’s willing to take on training Rousey as well, and he believes he can solve her problems in the stand-up game in a matter of only two to three months:

“I would say probably, maybe two to three months,” Mayweather said. “She knows how to fight, but it’s just that she hasn’t been taught the right way, that’s all. So I don’t think it would take that long.”

9778659-amanda-nunes-ronda-rousey-mma-ufc-207-nunes-vs-rousey-850x560[1]After suffering yet another lopsided defeat inside the Octagon many have begun to question if we will ever see the former Olympic Judoka fight again. If Rousey does make the decision to return, however, do you believe Tarverdyan will remain in her corner?

You can check out Mayweather’s full interview with Helen Yee here:

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