Throughout this whole Floyd Mayweather Jr–Conor McGregor saga, there’s always one talking point that dominates the conversation before the topic changes on a weekly basis.We started with the rumours themselves, then the finances, the confirmation of the fight, how fans are split on whether this is a genuine bout or a circus act, and nobody will be forgetting the four-city press tour anytime soon.
SUPER FIGHT
Now, all we can seem to talk about are the sparring sessions.
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Paulie Malignaggi doesn’t seem to be a big fan of the Notorious right now, claiming that he was set up when images circulated of him on the floor – prompting many to believe that he was knocked down, while he’s claiming he was pushed but only unedited footage can prove what really happened at the UFC’s Performance Institute.
While all of that has been going on, Money’s sparring sessions have remained out of the limelight as he quietly prepares to stretch his impeccable record to 50 wins when he stands opposite the outspoken Irishman on August 26.
SEVEN FACTORS
However, that’s not to say his sparring partners aren’t confident of his chances, and some big names in the boxing world have revealed why the UFC lightweight champion won’t be denting that perfect record.
Speaking to ESPN for their magazine’s August 21 Fighting Issue, Zab Judah, DeMarcus Corley and Kell Brook’s conqueror Errol Spence Jr have shared seven reasons why McGregor stands no chance.
The right hand, body work, conditioning, power, the shoulder roll, his knack of escaping tricky situations and his boxing brain are why they believe he’s one of the best ever to lace up a pair of gloves.
Speaking about his infamous right hand, Judah said: “He knows how to throw it, when to throw it, where to throw it, how long to throw it, how short to throw it, how hard to throw it.”
Corley added: “Floyd throws it like a f*****g snake.
“He’s like a snake that you can’t hit, but he keeps striking you.”
Much has been made about Mayweather’s lack of knockout power – and it’s why McGregor continues to refer to them as brittle – but The Truth doesn’t see it that way.
Spence claimed: “I've seen him stop guys in the gym with 16-ounce gloves. Bigger guys. He just beats them up. In his young career, you saw how he was knocking guys out.
“But now he's got hand problems, so he's not turning with it all the way, not putting 100 percent power into his punches. But he can punch hard.
"That's why a lot of guys, when he hits them, they start backing up or go on defence. They're not just walking through his punches. You haven't seen anybody who's walking through his punches.
“Even Marcos Maidana started backing up when Floyd started coming forward.”
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