Former heavyweight boxing champion Shannon Briggs has his sights set on Quinton “Rampage” Jackson after efforts to fight Mike Tyson fell short. Briggs knows how to keep himself in the headlines. Whether it was starting a gym scuffle with Wl…
Former heavyweight boxing champion Shannon Briggs has his sights set on Quinton “Rampage” Jackson after efforts to fight Mike Tyson fell short. Briggs knows how to keep himself in the headlines. Whether it was starting a gym scuffle with Wladimir Klitschko or involving himself with YouTube celebrities such as Logan Paul, Briggs does all he […]
Former heavyweight boxing champion Shannon Briggs has his sights set on Quinton “Rampage” Jackson after efforts to fight Mike Tyson fell short. Briggs knows how to keep himself in the headlines. Whether it was starting a gym scuffle with Wl…
Former heavyweight boxing champion Shannon Briggs has his sights set on Quinton “Rampage” Jackson after efforts to fight Mike Tyson fell short. Briggs knows how to keep himself in the headlines. Whether it was starting a gym scuffle with Wladimir Klitschko or involving himself with YouTube celebrities such as Logan Paul, Briggs does all he […]
Conor McGregor has compared Dustin Poirier‘s win over him at UFC 257 to arguably the greatest upset in boxing history. ‘Notorious’ entered his second fight with Poirier with one eye on the boxing world as a lucrative bout with Manny Pacquiao was on the verge of being signed. The Irishman’s hopes for another crossover fight […]
Conor McGregor has compared Dustin Poirier‘s win over him at UFC 257 to arguably the greatest upset in boxing history.
‘Notorious’ entered his second fight with Poirier with one eye on the boxing world as a lucrative bout with Manny Pacquiao was on the verge of being signed.
The Irishman’s hopes for another crossover fight were shut down by ‘The Diamond’ who looked sensational in Abu Dhabi earlier this year.
Poirier wrestled early before utilizing leg kicks and elite-level boxing to become the first man to KO McGregor in MMA while simultaneously avenging his most famous loss which came against ‘Mystic Mac’ in 2014.
In his first meeting with Poirier since UFC 257, McGregor labelled the January fight a “fluke” and compared it to Mike Tyson’s shock to loss Buster Douglas in February 1990.
‘Iron Mike’ was then an undefeated heavyweight champion and firm favourite to easily dispatch of Douglas. However, he ended up suffering a tenth-round KO loss. Douglas relinquished the heavyweight strap in his next fight and never returned to the pinnacle of boxing. He is best known for scoring one of the biggest upsets in boxing history when he beat Tyson.
“I don’t give a f*ck about him, to be honest. I don’t give a rat’s ass about him,” McGregor said at the UFC 264 pre-fight press conference. “He’s Buster Douglas. He’s Buster Douglas is what he is. And that’s the way he’s gonna go down. He’s gonna be known for that. It was a fluke win, and I’m gonna correct it on Saturday night.” (Transcribed by Sportskeeda)
McGregor will get his chance to prove Poirier scored a fluke win when they square off for the third time on Saturday night at UFC 264.
Do you agree with Conor McGregor? Did Dustin Poirier score a fluke win at UFC 257?
Henry Cejudo believes Oscar De La Hoya would defeat Conor McGregor if they were to ever fight in a boxing match. Backstage at a Mike Tyson’s Hotboxin’ podcast the former flyweight and bantamweight UFC champion was asked if he would like to …
Henry Cejudo believes Oscar De La Hoya would defeat Conor McGregor if they were to ever fight in a boxing match. Backstage at a Mike Tyson’s Hotboxin’ podcast the former flyweight and bantamweight UFC champion was asked if he would like to see a fight between “The “Golden Boy” and the “Notorious” one, to which […]
Henry Cejudo believes Oscar De La Hoya would defeat Conor McGregor if they were to ever fight in a boxing match. Backstage at a Mike Tyson’s Hotboxin’ podcast the former flyweight and bantamweight UFC champion was asked if he would like to …
Henry Cejudo believes Oscar De La Hoya would defeat Conor McGregor if they were to ever fight in a boxing match. Backstage at a Mike Tyson’s Hotboxin’ podcast the former flyweight and bantamweight UFC champion was asked if he would like to see a fight between “The “Golden Boy” and the “Notorious” one, to which […]
After making his boxing comeback last November, the legendary heavyweight Mike Tyson will be fighting opponents in the courtroom too. After the resurrection of the Mike Tyson brand after his fight with Roy Jones Jr. in 2020, it was obvious that the res…
After making his boxing comeback last November, the legendary heavyweight Mike Tyson will be fighting opponents in the courtroom too. After the resurrection of the Mike Tyson brand after his fight with Roy Jones Jr. in 2020, it was obvious that the resurgence was getting the attention of the masses. However, after the two fought […]