Boxing Legend Has Some Advice For Conor McGregor
Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. recently commented on UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor‘s loss to Nate Diaz, and his possible rematch with the man who handed him his first loss under the promotion’s banner.
“It’s a great rematch and I can’t wait to see it. You can’t move up in weight and underestimate this guy and think it’s easy. If it was easy, everybody would do it.
Jones also said that McGregor may have taken the Stockton native a little too lightly:
Going up in weight because you think you’re better than him doesn’t mean that you are. Sometimes you go up in weight and find out, ‘Whoa … no wonder this guy’s different!’
‘Superman’ also said that if McGregor can find a good boxing coach, now knowing what he’s up against in Diaz, the end result in a rematch could be different:
So now that he’s been in there he understands a little bit more about what he’s up against, so his chances are much better in phase two than they were in phase one. Be smart, find a good guy in his boxing coach, teach you how to deal with a boxer.”
UFC officials are likely targeting a rematch between the two trash-talking MMA stars, as UFC President Dana White and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta have had sit down meetings with both men in order to negotiate a deal.
No official bout has been made yet, however one is expected to be made sooner rather than later.
