
Mike Tyson had some pretty harsh words about Conor McGregor’s boxing this week, but now the Irishman has responded…
Going down on August 26 is one of the most perplexing bouts in combat sports history. Crossing over from MMA, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor faces Floyd Mayweather.
It doesn’t get any less strange, regardless of how many stories we publish about it. Some fans are likening the move to a cricket player attempting to play major league baseball, or a soccer star in the NFL.
Giving his two cents this week was former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, and he wasn’t too kind about ‘The Notorious.’

Tyson’s Take on McGregor’s Boxing
During an interview on the Pardon My Take podcast, Mike Tyson went beast mode on Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather:
“McGregor is going to get killed in boxing! I got mad because I thought they were going to use MMA rules against boxing because that’s what it’s all about: Can the boxer beat the MMA guy? “McConor” put his dumbass in a position where he’s gonna get knocked out because this guy (Floyd) has been doing this (boxing) all his life since he was a baby.”
“Conor can’t kick and grab and stuff so he won’t stand much of a chance. McGregor took the biggest sucker rules in the history of boxing!”
Never one to stay quiet, ever, McGregor responded on Twitter with a pretty hefty back-hander:
That’s nice Mike, but you’re looking at the new Don King here, son.
Money is mine.— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) 25 July 2017
Damn, that’s harsh, considering how Don King infamously ripped Tyson off for millions of dollars. Then again, there was that time Tyson beat the snot out of King and kicked him down a Los Angeles street.
‘Iron Mike’s’ comments about McGregor vs. Mayweather aren’t limited to the quotes above. Some weeks ago Tyson was under the impression that it would actually be MMA vs. Boxing when they fought on August 26, and this was his take at the time:

Mike Tyson Was a Little Confused About The MayMac Rules
“No way (he knocks out Mayweather) it’s got a circus atmosphere. Floyd never met a character like this. It’s so funny, man. I never thought it was gonna happen. It’s sucker rules for McGregor.”
“Only way it could ruin boxing is if McGregor goes and boxes Floyd because he’s going to look really ridiculous boxing him,” Tyson told
You are all going to eat your words for the rest of your days, while I eat lobster for the rest of mine. pic.twitter.com/UbDD4ibIP4
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) 26 July 2017
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