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Dustin Poirier: Max Holloway Is A Better Boxer Than Conor McGregor

Dustin Poirier has shared his honest opinion on who he believes is a better boxer between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway. There is perhaps no man on the UFC roster who is more qualified than Dustin Poirier to compare and contrast Conor McGregor and Ma…

Dustin Poirier: Max Holloway Is A Better Boxer Than Conor McGregor

Dustin Poirier has weighed in on the ongoing debate about who is the best boxer in MMA. Max Holloway put on a boxing clinic against Calvin Kattar last month. The former featherweight champion beat the breaks off the top contender for five rounds before picking up a lopsided decision win. In the final round, Holloway […]

Dustin Poirier has weighed in on the ongoing debate about who is the best boxer in MMA.

Max Holloway put on a boxing clinic against Calvin Kattar last month. The former featherweight champion beat the breaks off the top contender for five rounds before picking up a lopsided decision win.

In the final round, Holloway began addressing the commentary team and declared himself the best boxer in MMA while simultaneously dodging Kattar’s punches.

McGregor immediately reacted to the comments on social media before delving deeper into the subject in the build-up to UFC 257. The Irishman declared himself the best boxer in MMA and vowed to prove it by knocking out Poirier in Abu Dhabi.

Unfortunately for McGregor, things did not go as planned. ‘The Diamond’ wrestled early before hammering home several damaging calf kicks. ‘Notorious’ was a sitting duck by round two and ultimately fell victim to the elite-level boxing of Poirier who avenged his 2014 loss to McGregor in impressive fashion.

Poirier also holds two wins over Holloway. The most recent of which saw ‘The Diamond’ claim the interim lightweight title at UFC 236 in 2019.

Speaking to renowned boxing trainer Teddy Atlas on ‘THE FIGHT’ podcast, Poirier claimed McGregor hits harder but Holloway is the better boxer of the two.

“Conor’s definitely the better puncher,” Poirier said. “It seems like Max puts things together and is in position to throw combinations better. I think Max Holloway.”

Atlas agreed with Poirier and added that ‘Blessed’ is a more complete boxer.

“To Dustin’s point picking Holloway,” Atlas said. “I think in his mind, same as mine, he’s seen that the guy has more of the complete package – the consistency of all the elements it takes to be a great boxer.” (Transcribed by MMA Junkie)

Do you agree with Dustin Poirier? Is Max Holloway a better boxer than Conor McGregor?

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Dustin Poirier Felt Max Holloway Win Was Bigger Than Conor McGregor

Dustin Poirier feels his win over Max Holloway was bigger than his win over Conor McGregor. Poirier earned arguably the biggest win of his career after he knocked out McGregor in the second round of their UFC 257 headliner earlier this month. But despite being the first to knock the Irishman out in what was […]

Dustin Poirier feels his win over Max Holloway was bigger than his win over Conor McGregor.

Poirier earned arguably the biggest win of his career after he knocked out McGregor in the second round of their UFC 257 headliner earlier this month.

But despite being the first to knock the Irishman out in what was a huge stage, Poirier doesn’t believe it was his biggest win. That goes to his UFC 236 unanimous decision victory over Holloway which earned him the interim lightweight title back in April 2019.

“I think beating Max Holloway and getting the interim belt (was bigger),” Poirier told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani (via Middle Easy). “It’s tough to say man. (With the McGregor win), I’ve kind of been, the travel and all the people reaching out, I’ve just been kind of numb with it all.

“With the Max Holloway thing, flying back with that belt, going through the airport with the belt, coming back home to Louisiana, that felt bigger to me, for some reason.”

That said, he is open to a trilogy with McGregor now that the score is tied at one apiece though his priority remains a title fight.

“I mean, it’s 1-1. I knocked him out, he knocked me out,” Poirier added. “The rubber match, it does make sense. I think I’m most deserving to be in a title fight out of these guys, but I don’t know who it’s going to be against, when, where, what’s going on.”

However, Poirier is open to Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler fighting for the title as well if the UFC doesn’t offer him a sensible next option.

What do you think is next for Poirier? And do you agree that Holloway was a bigger win than McGregor?