{"id":210592,"date":"2016-11-18T08:57:44","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T16:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=210592"},"modified":"2016-11-18T08:57:44","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T16:57:44","slug":"teddy-atlas-weighs-potential-conor-mcgregor-vs-floyd-mayweather-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/teddy-atlas-weighs-potential-conor-mcgregor-vs-floyd-mayweather-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Teddy Atlas weighs-in on potential Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

While Conor McGregor’s win over Eddie Alvarez this past weekend in the main event of UFC 205<\/a> was certainly an incredibly dominant one, which saw McGregor dominate Alvarez bell to bell en route to a 2nd round TKO win<\/a>, members of the fight community have mixed reactions to McGregor’s odds in a potential boxing match with undefeated boxing icon Floyd Mayweather.<\/p>\n

Mayweather, who was briefly linked to a bout with McGregor starting back in July when McGregor was pulled from his UFC 200 headlining scrap against Nate Diaz for refusing to fulfill his media obligations<\/a> for the event, has continued to discuss the possibility of fighting McGregor in a boxing match.<\/p>\n

\"Mayweather<\/a><\/p>\n

This has only added fuel to the fire of talks of a potential boxing match between the two, however the way famed boxing trainer Freddie Atlas sees it, Conor McGregor has no chance.<\/p>\n

He spoke on ESPN<\/a> to discuss the situation:<\/p>\n

\u201cCaveman,\u201d Atlas said when asked about his thoughts on McGregor. \u201cListen, (he\u2019s) a tough guy, very brilliant, genius promoter. There hasn\u2019t been a promoter like him since Muhammad Ali. That\u2019s a great compliment that I\u2019m giving him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAll these UFC guys, they\u2019re genuinely tough, tough guys,\u201d Atlas said. \u201cAnd they have grappling skills that get you on the floor. For the average athlete, it\u2019s all over, but as far as boxing \u2014 and it\u2019s not a knock on them, it\u2019s just a fact of my world \u2014 they\u2019re cavemen. They would not beat C-level fighters.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c(McGregor) would last as long as Mayweather would allow him to last for,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u2019s just primitive. Their skills striking \u2014 they call it striking, we call it boxing, standing on your feet, chucking punches \u2014 It\u2019s primitive compared to the elite boxers. Even lower than the elite level boxers, Class C boxers that are professional fighters would have an easy time with these guys.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a different story if they can take you in their world. If they can take you on the floor, and grapple, and do those sort of things, then as I said, it\u2019s a different story. But as far as strictly adhering to boxing rules? No contest, baby.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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