MMA’s view on Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor

Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor

MANY take a dim of view Conor McGregorโ€™s presumptuous task, leaving behind mixed martial arts to take on boxingโ€™s finest Floyd Mayweather this Saturday (August 26).

But the MMA world appears to take a different line on the cross-code clash, as former UFC fighter Dan Hardy told MMA Junkie.

โ€œYouโ€™ve got to think that, up until the emergence of mixed martial arts, boxers were fighters,โ€ Hardy said. โ€œIf you were a boxer, you were considered a fighter, but now youโ€™re not. If youโ€™re a boxer, youโ€™re a boxer, but if youโ€™re an MMA practitioner, you are a fighter.

โ€œThatโ€™s a strong difference there, because a lot of people get into boxing for the tough guy aspect, which is kind of diminished now when thereโ€™s someone who can kick you in the leg, take you down and strangle you.โ€

Reflecting on McGregorโ€™s mindset, Hardy continued, โ€œI think he feels like heโ€™s against boxing, because all the criticism and disrespect thatโ€™s coming toward Conor in the buildup to this fight is coming from respected people in the boxing community and people who work for Showtime.โ€

โ€œI think there is some relief on the boxing side because Conor did decide to call out the biggest name in their sport,โ€ Hardy added. โ€œAs much as the boxing community may hate Floyd Mayweather, and Iโ€™m sure hates him even more for putting boxing in this position, theyโ€™ll be relieved that heโ€™s still the best boxer on the planet and their representative.

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โ€œIf Conor happens to put him down, heโ€™ll have done what 49 boxers have not been able to do, and thatโ€™s a massive hit to boxing in general โ€“ especially given the fact that Mayweather is the greatest defensive boxer weโ€™ve ever seen.โ€

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