Speaking at an “Evening With” event in
Manchester last Saturday night, UFC 2 divisions champion Conor Mcgregor states that
he’s open in stepping in the ring with Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao if terms
with retired super star Floyd Mayweather wouldn’t be reached.
“Maybe fuck Floyd,”...
“Maybe fuck the A-side. Maybe I’ll just fight Pacquiao instead. Why not do
that? Why not fight Manny and fuck Floyd?” – McGregor
Artem Lobov, Mcgregor’s longtime comrade
and training companion doesn’t think that Pacquiao has chance in pounding
Mcgregor should they fight inside the ring.
In an exclusive conversation with TheMacLife.com Lobov said that Pacquiao
would be an easy work.
“I think that’s a more
realistic fight. I tell you one thing; before even Conor himself thought about
fighting Mayweather; I was the one telling him that this is the fight to make.
I was telling him that this is where this was going to go.
“I’m not sure how
serious he took me at the time, probably not much because his mind was set on
the UFC gold. That was what he wanted, so I don’t think he took it seriously
but now it’s coming to light.
“I honestly feel that
Mayweather doesn’t want the fight. Think about it this way, him and Pacquiao…
it took them five years to make the fight happen and they are in the same
sport. How is he now going to take on Conor, who is in his prime, is young
motherfucker knocking everybody out. Mayweather is 40 now. He’s not going to
risk that, but he’s making the most of it. You’re not going to find a single
article in the last year about Mayweather where Conor is not mentioned. “I feel
that Conor vs. Pacquiao is a good fight to make.”
“I know Pacquiao will take the fight. It’s a
very realistic fight that could happen. I don’t want to disrespect Pacquiao,
he’s a great fighter, but I think it would be quite an easy night for Conor.
Pacquiao historically has done very bad with counter-punchers and Conor is one
of the best counter-punchers on the planet. The range that he has on Pacquiao,
he would just be hitting air the whole time. As fast as he is, it wouldn’t be
any different.
“Conor’s footwork, his
positioning, his elusiveness, his range — it would just be too much for
Pacquiao. I feel that one would be over in one or two rounds.” - Artem
Lobov
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