{"id":244631,"date":"2017-07-18T07:29:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T14:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=244631"},"modified":"2017-07-18T07:29:06","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T14:29:06","slug":"paulie-malignaggi-explains-conor-mcgregor-can-beat-floyd-mayweather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/paulie-malignaggi\/paulie-malignaggi-explains-conor-mcgregor-can-beat-floyd-mayweather\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulie Malignaggi explains how Conor McGregor can beat Floyd Mayweather"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour<\/a>, retired boxer Paulie Malignaggi confirmed<\/a> that he would be helping UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor<\/a> prepare for his August 26 boxing match<\/a> with the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr.<\/p>\n

On the same episode, Malignaggi gave his take on how McGregor might upset the odds and author the victory in this blockbuster battle.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat I\u2019ve been saying from the start, you need to look if Conor can have certain moments in the fight,\u201d Malignaggi said (h\/t Shaun Al-Shatti of MMAFighting.com<\/a>). \u201cI don\u2019t think you can just outright say, \u2018Conor wins the fight;\u2019 it\u2019s just outright too much of a jump. But here\u2019s where you can start to think Conor wins the fight: you look for Conor to have certain moments in the fight, whether he can get Floyd\u2019s attention, maybe land a particular punch or particular shot or particular combination. Figure out ways where Floyd\u2019s falling for certain things, because Floyd is so smart, he doesn\u2019t fall for very many things. Figure out ways where you can set certain traps for Floyd and land a couple of shots here and there.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd here\u2019s what happens: you have a moment here, you have a moment there. Sometimes, especially when you punch as hard as Conor McGregor, sometimes a moment becomes a bigger moment. Sometimes a bigger moment ends the fight. So you look at it like this: can Conor have a moment or two here and there? Because overall, the control of the fight, I believe, will be Floyd\u2019s. Floyd fights for control and I believe Floyd will be in control.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, Floyd has more pros going into this fight because it is a boxing match,\u201d Malignaggi continued. \u201cBut when a guy hits as hard as Conor McGregor, all he needs to do is look to grab certain moments in the fight. A moment here, a moment there. Can he turn one of these moments into a bigger moment that can possibly turn into real danger for Floyd Mayweather? And that\u2019s kind of how you want to view the fight, if you\u2019re looking at Conor McGregor\u2019s chances of winning the fight. Because if you just look at it, \u2018oh, Conor can win the fight\u2019 \u2014 it\u2019s not that simple, it\u2019s not that black and white. There\u2019s a lot of grey area in there. You probably favor Floyd Mayweather in the fight. But there\u2019s intangibles that I just spoke about, that you think that maybe Conor has a chance.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What do you think of Paulie Malignaggi’s assessment of this fight?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 7\/18\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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