The former two-weight world champion
Paulie Malignaggi (36-8, 7 KOs), who once said that “Mayweather-McGregor is an absolute joke”, was appointed be to one
of McGregor’s sparring partners.
The 36-year-old Paulie will help the
Irishman Conor to prepare for his upcoming boxing match against Floyd
Mayweather on August 26 in Las Vegas.
“I've never been the type to talk about what happens in sparring.
If they are comfortable with a confidentiality clause I'd have no problem. I've
never done this before. I’ve never been the sparring partner since my
early twenties. “ "I'm not a 22-year-old going in there to
make a name for myself.” "They are the bosses and they run it how
they want to. I'm curious about it, to see how Conor has progressed in these
months." – Paulie Malignaggi
Paulie’s main role is to support Conor to
improve his technical boxing operation in the ring. But many are unsure if he
could really help the UFC star.
Paulie Malignaggi who retired last march
ended his 16-year career in boxing, hasn’t brawled since a KO loss to Sam Eggington
(19-3). Paulie is a respectable fighter but he isn’t technical and as great as
what you think.
Let’s look back from the past, Paulie’s
7 defeats were from his elite opponents. He has a low percentage of winning in
a high-level competition. He had fought and loses to Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, Juan Diaz, Amir Khan, Adrien Broner, Shawn
Porter and Danny Garcia.
And by reviewing his last bout, he looks
tired and done. Since his retirement, he hasn’t been in the gym for a while.
Obviously, he’s out of shape.
On McGregor’s part, we know that boxing
isn’t his discipline. He’s a very perilous mix martial artist. He has nothing
to prove. We’ve already seen how he operates inside the cage, it’s his
playground.
But we are talking about boxing, a sport
that you can’t take in by just having a couple of sparring sessions with former
greats or active fighters. You need to go out there and step in the ring. You
need to fight.
Boxing can be learned through experience.
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