{"id":245325,"date":"2017-07-27T08:27:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T15:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=245325"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:27:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:27:48","slug":"paul-malignaggi-discusses-the-power-of-conor-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/paul-malignaggi-discusses-the-power-of-conor-mcgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Malignaggi discusses the power of Conor McGregor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several weeks ago, news surfaced that Conor McGregor had extended an offer<\/a> to former boxing champion Paul Malignaggi to join Team McGregor as the UFC lightweight champ prepared for his historic boxing match against Floyd Mayweather.<\/p>\n

Malignaggi ultimately did end up joining Conor McGregor<\/a>‘s camp, as a photo of the pair sparring broke the news to the combat sports community on social media. Immediately of course, questions regarding McGregor’s training began to emerge, as Malignaggi revealed that his policy is to not discuss<\/a> what takes place in the gym behind closed doors.<\/p>\n

\"Conor<\/p>\n

Interestingly enough, Malignaggi has since spoken to The Jim Rome Show<\/a> to discuss McGregor’s power, which many believe is his X-Factor going into the fight, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely above average. I wouldn\u2019t say it\u2019s \u2018Oh my God\u2019 power,\u201d Malignaggi said on The Jim Rome Show on Wednesday. \u201cThis is what I call \u2018Oh my God\u2019 power, even in sparring, and you\u2019re like \u2018Oh my God,\u2019 like wow, this guy really hits hard.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, \u2018Oh my God\u2019 power is very rare. There\u2019s above average power, so if he lands a good shot on you, I mean granted, with small fight gloves he will hurt you, but it\u2019s not \u2018Oh my God\u2019 power where every time he touches you you\u2019re like my goodness, this is very uncomfortable. It\u2019s not that kind of power, but it\u2019s good enough.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Conor<\/p>\n

In summary, Malignaggi discusses McGregor’s odds in the fight, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t say based on a sparring session, oh I\u2019m going to pick this guy to win the fight. But I will say this, he\u2019s serious about what he wants to do. He has an awkwardness to where he can land some shots, and I wouldn\u2019t say his power is what the reputation holds it for. I wouldn\u2019t say it\u2019s that strong, but his power is enough to where you definitely should respect it.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 7\/27\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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