{"id":228809,"date":"2017-03-20T07:06:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T14:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=228809"},"modified":"2017-04-14T13:43:16","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:43:16","slug":"tony-ferguson-says-conor-mcgregor-no-chance-floyd-mayweather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tony-ferguson\/tony-ferguson-says-conor-mcgregor-no-chance-floyd-mayweather\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Ferguson: there is ‘no way’ Conor McGregor can beat Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor<\/a> is currently transfixed on a potential boxing mega fight with recently un-retired<\/a> great Floyd Mayweather. And though this fight initially looked like a downright impossibility, it is starting to look like a real possibility \u2013 even a likelihood<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If McGregor does end up competing in a boxing match with Mayweather, it’ll be a huge moment for combat sports, and an exciting moment for the fans. It will also be a frustrating moment for Tony Ferguson who, having won nine-straight fights, has more than earned a shot at the lightweight title McGregor currently holds.<\/p>\n

On a recent episode of The MMA Hour, Ferguson weighed in on this possibility with host Ariel Helwani, assuring that McGregor has no chance in a boxing match against Mayweather.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNo way,\u201d Ferguson said of McGregor’s chances (via MMAFighting.com<\/a>). \u201cFloyd\u2019s just a different animal.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ferguson then continued on the topic, suggesting that one of the reasons McGregor is so desirous of a boxing match with Mayweather is because he’s keen to avoid a fight with him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat dude doesn\u2019t want to fight me directly,\u201d Ferguson said. \u201cConor knows exactly what he\u2019s up against, and he knows I\u2019m a force to be reckoned with. He can\u2019t talk his way through this one. And the same thing with Nate [Diaz]. It\u2019s a different scale with me.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ferguson then wrapped up by suggesting that, if McGregor is really focused on this potential boxing showdown with Mayweather, he should vacate the UFC lightweight title to allow the division to continue to evolve.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNo, I mean if he\u2019s all about business and being a punk he needs to vacate that belt but, I don\u2019t know,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you want to box, let\u2019s go. I\u2019ll box you. That dude would get eaten up on his feet.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What do you think of Tony Ferguson’s assessment of a McGregor vs. Mayweather fight? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 3\/20\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor is currently transfixed on a potential boxing mega fight with recently un-retired great Floyd Mayweather. And though this fight initially looked like a downright impossibility, it is starting to look like a real possibility \u2013 even a likelihood. 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