Brown: Conor boxing FMJ talk little disrespectful
Matt Brown: “[Conor McGregor] will never beat Floyd Mayweather in his life at boxing. He could train for his whole life.”
The greatest boxer of his generation, Floyd MayweatherJr. is apparently behind the recent rumors of a potential fight with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. This makes sense – the fight would make money, and would be easier for FMJ than the average sparring session.
UFC welterweight Matt Brown appeared recently on SiriusXM Fight Club and told Steve Cofield the talk seems vaguely disrespectful. Brown also said Tyron Woodley doesn’t deserve a title shot, and discussed his fight with Demian Maia at UFC 198 on Saturday. That fight is in the all important top of the prelims slot, and is designed to be so good that after it, viewers will drop $60 for five more fights.
“[Conor McGregor] will never beat Mayweather in his life at boxing,” said Brown, as transcribed by Jed Meshew for MMA Fighting. “He could train for his whole life, I mean there’s guys like Canelo or Pacquiao – guys who have trained their entire life only boxing – they’re some of the best boxers in the world and didn’t come close to beating Mayweather.
“McGregor’s not even that good of a boxer. I don’t know why people would even think that this fight should be made. It’s insane to me because he’s not even really a good boxer. You have to be an insanely good boxer to even hang with Mayweather. I think it’s kind of disrespectful to Mayweather. You know it’s just a lot of talk … the two of them just want to stay in the news and be relevant still. Maybe if they do make it it’s for a money thing. It’s not really an interesting fight by any means.”
On Tyron Woodley
“If you’re not in there being active you should drop in the rankings. You should. That’s the natural course of things. I dropped two or three spots in the rankings and I can’t complain about that. It’s not the wrong thing to happen. Why should I be over someone that’s been fighting? I think Ty Woodley is a perfect example. Somehow he’s getting this title shot and completely undeservedly so. There’s no reason whatsoever when you’ve been inactive for that long.”
On Demian Maia
“What happens in your life is just all about how you take it. I turn it all into positivity and I believe I’m gonna come back this Saturday and be the best Matt Brown you’ve ever seen and that’s because I took this time and used it positively.”