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Teddy Atlas on Mayweather-McGregor: ‘It’s a caveman in there with a defensive genius’

Conor McGregor is entering his August 26th fight against Floyd Mayweather with zero experience in professional boxing. Given that fact, the logical presumption for the fight’s result is him being outclassed and possibly even knocked out.

Speaking to ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt on Wednesday night, former trainer turned analyst Teddy Atlas echoed these sentiments and painted a picture of how he thinks the fight would go down.

“It doesn’t figure to be competitive. 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.