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If you would have told me a year ago that Khabib could potentially fight Mayweather in a boxing fight I would have laughed my ass off.
Now I am actually worried it could happen.
Khabib is not a striker, he is 100% a grappler. What makes his striking sometimes effective in MMA is due to the opponent having fear of the takedown. I would argue that Khabib's pure boxing fundamentals is below that of an amateur.
So why the hell would anyone want to see him in a pure boxing match against Mayweather? All it would do is diminish Khabib's undefeated aura. (Despite the combat happening in a different sport)
At least with McGregor, you could argue that he was an effective striker with decent boxing fundamentals... and look how that ended up.
Just because Khabib landed an overhand right which put McGregor on his ass does NOT mean he is a better striker let alone boxer. Is Chael a better straight up striker than Anderson?
And on the flip-side, I don't believe Floyd would ever be allowed to compete against someone of the likes of Khabib in a regulated MMA fight. Khabib's grappling so outclasses any techniques Floyd can possibly pick up that it would essentially be illegal.
Now I am actually worried it could happen.
Khabib is not a striker, he is 100% a grappler. What makes his striking sometimes effective in MMA is due to the opponent having fear of the takedown. I would argue that Khabib's pure boxing fundamentals is below that of an amateur.
So why the hell would anyone want to see him in a pure boxing match against Mayweather? All it would do is diminish Khabib's undefeated aura. (Despite the combat happening in a different sport)
At least with McGregor, you could argue that he was an effective striker with decent boxing fundamentals... and look how that ended up.
Just because Khabib landed an overhand right which put McGregor on his ass does NOT mean he is a better striker let alone boxer. Is Chael a better straight up striker than Anderson?
And on the flip-side, I don't believe Floyd would ever be allowed to compete against someone of the likes of Khabib in a regulated MMA fight. Khabib's grappling so outclasses any techniques Floyd can possibly pick up that it would essentially be illegal.