Former WCW President Eric Bischoff took to his podcast, Bischoff On Wrestling, to comment on the upcoming boxing mega-fight between all-time great Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. Many fight fans are giving “The Notorious One” little to no chance against “Money” when they get into the squared circle, but Bischoff isn’t one to sleep on McGregor so easily.
Bischoff explained why he thinks the Irishman actually has a shot against Mayweather, and why he has a better shot at beating Floyd than CM Punk had in his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut:
Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor:
“They are boxing rules and that’s, no doubt, an advantage to Floyd Mayweather but Conor McGregor is going to come at Floyd from different angles. Connor is not your typical boxer. While I would agree that Floyd should have a decided advantage because it is boxing rules I would not be surprised, and won’t be surprised, if Conor McGregor puts Floyd Mayweather in a situation that Floyd just doesn’t know how to react to.
“He’s not used to fighting someone like a Conor McGregor. Conor will be coming at him from different angles. Conor’s going to have a different ring style, pace, approach and sometimes different can be very effective.”
If Conor has a better chance of winning than CM Punk did in his MMA debut:
“Oh my God, absolutely. Absolutely. At least Conor McGregor is a fighter. It’s not like he’s never thrown a punch. It’s not like he’s never been hit. He’s a fighter. CM Punk wasn’t a fighter. It’s not even a close comparison.”
H/T WrestleZone for the transcriptionsÂ
