Former boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi may not have been telling the truth about what happened during the sparring sessions between himself and UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor.
Professional boxer Tiernan Bradley has also joined McGregor’s camp to help him prepare for his professional boxing debut.
During the sparring sessions between McGregor and Malignaggi, Bradley was in Malignaggi’s corner and says things didn’t happen the way Malignaggi says they did.
“When you’re in sparring, sometimes you think you’re doing better than you are, but watching back afterwards can reveal the true nature of the spar. I’ve experienced that myself, you start to notice little things you did wrong, or maybe punches landed that you don’t remember,” Bradley wrote in a blog post.
“It wasn’t a one-sided spar either way but I thought one was the clear winner overall and that was Conor. He was very calm, very professional and, honestly, he really impressed me on the day.”
McGregor will fight boxing icon Floyd “Money” Mayweather on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas.
