{"id":242619,"date":"2017-06-19T14:02:25","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T21:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=242619"},"modified":"2017-06-19T14:02:25","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T21:02:25","slug":"mike-winkeljohn-thinks-conor-mcgregor-has-a-chance-early-on-in-boxing-match-against-floyd-mayweather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/mike-winkeljohn-thinks-conor-mcgregor-has-a-chance-early-on-in-boxing-match-against-floyd-mayweather\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Winkeljohn thinks Conor McGregor has a chance ‘early on’ in boxing match against Floyd Mayweather"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some pundits from the boxing world are not even giving<\/a> UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor<\/a> a “puncher’s chance” against undefeated defensive boxing wizard Floyd Mayweather Jr.<\/p>\n

With the massive money fight officially set for August 26, the world will get to witness two of combat sports biggest superstars clash in the boxing ring.<\/p>\n

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

Mike Winkeljohn, the infamous striking coach at Jackson Wink MMA spoke on The MMA Hour<\/a> recently and was asked for his take on the fight everyone is talking about.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, I think if I was to put money on it I\u2019d put Mayweather,\u201d Winkeljohn said (transcribed by Chuck Mindenhall for MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cBut I think Conor has a chance early on. I think if Conor can come in with some different things that Floyd hasn\u2019t seen, off-angle things that he can attack so Floyd can\u2019t hide behind his shoulder as such, he could pull off a surprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut that would play out real quickly if Conor\u2019s thinking those thoughts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Being one of the most recognized MMA striking coaches in the world, Winkeljohn says that McGregor needs to bring something new against Mayweather.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got to come to the table with something that Floyd hasn\u2019t seen much before,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd those are the things Conor can do. Conor\u2019s very athletic. Conor\u2019s got a great understanding of angles and footwork.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut to do those things, that takes a lot of energy. And in a world title fight do you hold back because you\u2019re worried about running out of gas, or do you just let it go? And that\u2019s tough. That\u2019s a hard call to make on the outside, trying to figure out what\u2019s going on in a fighter\u2019s mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Do you think Conor McGregor can do what boxing greats such as Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya, Canelo Alvarez, and Shane Mosley couldn’t? Let’s discuss it in the comment section!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 6\/19\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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