During a media conference call Wednesday confirming the boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, promoters were trumping up McGregor’s punching power against the decorated, undefeated boxer.
Don’t believe the hype, boxing trainer and analyst Teddy Atlas said Wednesday night on ESPN. A great striker in MMA, which McGregor is — he’s the UFC lightweight champion — doesn’t necessarily translate into boxing.
“It doesn’t figure to be competitive,” Atlas told Scott Van Pelt. “You’ve got a guy that they’re gonna say he’s got a puncher’s chance, but he’s in there with a defensive genius.