Comments Thread For: Video: McGregor Drops Malignaggi in Sparring, Works Him Over

[noStylez]

That was a KD, can't compare Pauline's ****ty ability to Floyds, Floyd will stop Mac with the body work.

[ironmt]

Looking at it like that, it looks more like Paulie was off balance going down....but I think in a match that might get called a kd

What do you mean might? Do you know the rules of boxing?Guys have been off balance with just one of their gloves touching the canvas and It Is considered a knockdown.

[antrecasner]

�� ppl making a big deal about this is funny, both look baaaAaaad

The punches that Connor throws from long range have snap on them and he looks comfortable throwing it. Those short punches are just awful. He'll get eaten up on the inside when they fight in close quarters.

[elfag]

mcgreggor really sloppy here and his coordination is just... off.

Mayweather's inside skills will really pay off if mgreggor tries to swarm like this. pauline not getting any shots off either when mcgreggor is wide open here. mayweather will just use his elbows to move conors arms out of his way to create openings whereever he wants.

[davef]

I jus posted a few mins ago i sat back and just burst out laughing to myself at paulie getting battered lol its funny cos you know how mad paulie gets he will be pissed right now

[SugarRayCurtain]

That was a clear KD, just not by a hard punch
But before that you can tell Paulie was either hurt and wobbly or just really really tired, he went down from being off balance, a punch and fatigue

[jvsnypes]

If anyone really thinks Conor is a serious threat to Floyd after watching that, they really don't understand the sport of boxing. Conor is a one handed fighter. His left is dangerous, but do you really wholeheartedly believe that Floyd doesn't know how to defend it??? Even if you don't put Floyd in your top ten p4p greatest, he is still top 5 best defensive fighter ever. And unlike Paulie, he will be in tip top shape. This video means absolutely nothing.

[kennethjohn]

I couldnt tell with the quality of the knockdown/push from paulie so I can't say but it's def not like I thought it would be.

second clip connor landed a solid straight which is pretty sad for paulie

[ClydeBarretto]

If anyone really thinks Conor is a serious threat to Floyd after watching that, they really don't understand the sport of boxing. Conor is a one handed fighter. His left is dangerous, but do you really wholeheartedly believe that Floyd doesn't know how to defend it??? Even if you don't put Floyd in your top ten p4p greatest, he is still top 5 best defensive fighter ever. And unlike Paulie, he will be in tip top shape. This video means absolutely nothing.

Funny enough, you've got "mma journalists" who have barely watched a full boxing match think that those short clips "legitimize" McGregor's boxing skills.

[BoxingTrav]

In a boxing match the would be a debatable knockdown. He was pushed after getting hit. However the video makes Paulie look bad. He said he was pushed by Conor after getting the best of him, but at that point it looked like Conor was getting the best of him.

Paulie did acknowledge late in the sparring he got hit with good shots and we saw Conor hit him with good shots.

This fight will be very interesting. McGregor looks like an amateur with his flurries. A game Floyd will slice him up, but at the same time I see the clubbing motion. I wonder how Floyd would react to getting hit on the top of his head.