So Conor McGregor’s boxing has pretty much got the thumbs down from all boxers…
Set to collide on August 26, Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor are dominating headlines. Perhaps the most talked about fight of all-time, and it could be an absolute disaster.
Although it’s likely McGregor was trolling everyone during his media workout last week, the showing has raised some legitimate concerns. Just days after the strange media session, the NSAC approved a smaller glove size for the fight.
Now we have a boxing legend vs. a professional MMA fighter in eight-ounce gloves. The decision was met with quite the fallout.
Floyd Mayweather Not Impressed by Paulie Video
After inviting Paulie Malignaggi to spar with him, Conor McGregor appeared to show some good boxing chops. Releasing the video, or at least 22 seconds of their 12 rounds, the UFC gave us the first insight.
Claiming he was fresh off a flight, Malignaggi says he was taken advantage of. Regardless of how and why he got bashed around in that clip, it happened. After watching the clip Mayweather is not impressed at all, read his comments below the video:
Mayweather’s Thoughts…
Via MMAFighting
“We’re sitting here judging Paulie, a guy that’s been retired and just commentating and traveling the world, not going to the gym at all, going in there with a guy that’s just working out — an athlete period, that’s just working out,” Mayweather said Thursday on a media conference call. “Every day, every day. Honestly, it shouldn’t have even went 12 rounds with a young guy that’s an athlete.”
“I had a chance to see it and my thoughts is, it was real interesting,” Mayweather said. “But, you know, a lot of rabbit punching, illegal rabbit punching behind the head. A lot of shots were illegal. A lot of grappling, a lot of wrestling, a lot of illegal shots. That’s just my honest opinion.”
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Mayweather goes on to note that even with the referee Joe Cortez in place, McGregor was attempting ‘dirty’ moves against Paulie:
“I’m pretty sure the referee is going to be fair on both sides. I want the referee to be fair and treat both competitors — myself and Conor McGregor — [the same]. Be even and treat us fair. I just want to have a good solid fight.”
“He had Joe Cortez in his training camp, which is a great thing,” Mayweather said. “Even though he had Joe Cortez in his training camp, I still seen him being extremely dirty. But my job is not to worry about the referee, my job is to go out there and fight and let the referee do his job.”
“Like I said on numerous occasions building up to this fight, I’m coming straight ahead, so he don’t have nothing to worry about,” Mayweather said. “I look forward following the Queensberry rules of boxing and I’m pretty sure he looks forward to following the Queensberry rules of boxing.”
Mayweather’s dad, Floyd Sr., even went on to say he would sue McGregor if he uses fouls against his son on August 26.
