Owen Roddy, boxing coach to Conor “Notorious” McGregor recently appeared on Ariel Helwani’s The MMA Hour to discuss McGregor’s incipient match up with Floyd Mayweather Jr. In the interview, Roddy revealed why he believes Conor McGregor is going to walk away with a victory come Aug. 26.
Speaking on Mayweather, as transcribed by MMA Fighting, Roddy stated “I don’t really want to get into details on what we’re looking to do. But, I mean, nobody is perfect. Nobody is perfect. [Mayweather is] unbelievable defensively, he’s pound-for-pound one of the greatest, but everybody has holes, everybody makes mistakes, everybody has predictable patterns that they do over and over again.”
However, the coach did take a moment to break down what he believes makes Conor McGregor so effective in his striking.
“Conor has an exceptional ability to read fighters. … Read fighters and where they’re going and read what they do. He can do it really, really quickly. I think it’s just about him figuring out where Mayweather is gonna be on said shot and then putting the appropriate shots to catch him… Conor hits like a middleweight. You can ask any of the middleweights in our gym. He hits as hard, if not harder. It’s strange. He’s got cat-like reflexes. He’s so quick on his slips and his pulls. He’s very accurate as well. I think he’s gonna slip and fire and Mayweather will be on wobbly legs. It might be a counter, too. That’s what I see. That’s what I see in my head.”
