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15th August 2017
04:31pm BST

"When you asked me about the fight that was the first time that I realsied people actually thought that he was going to win. (laughs) I'm sorry!"She recognises McGregor as an incredible fighter, but she has seen "top, top" MMA fighters try their hand at boxing in the gym before and she hasn't been overly impressed with how they've fared. https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/880182914432081922 Hardy singled out the lack of head movement as a particular weakness that is prevalent among MMA fighters trying to box. She recounted one anecdote involving two-weight world boxing champion Terence Crawford to back up the skill disparity.
"Terence Crawford has been to my gym sparring with the best guys Gleason's has to offer and just lined them up and played with them. Not to say that he shouldn't, but I've seen boxers do it where incredible fighters don't measure up to exceptional fighters."No doubt over who she sees as the 'exceptional fighter' in the greatest sporting spectacle of 2017. https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/896675707513970688 When asked to give her prediction on the fight, Hardy didn't hesitate with her response of, 'Money May all day". Interestingly, she predicts that Mayweather will get the finish against the UFC superstar.
"I think he stops him in round four. Not because he's so strong that he's going to knock out this tough guy - everyone knows McGregor is so tough - but I think that his footwork, his distance, he's going to frustrate the shit out of him and if they stop it, it will just be because of unanswered punches."We don't have long left to find out how McGregor will look in his professional debut in the deep end. Fight night is edging closer.
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