John Kavanagh Believes Conor McGregor KOs Floyd Mayweather in First Round in 8oz Gloves

At the Conor McGregor media workout ahead of Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor, longtime SBG coach John Kavanagh discusses whether McGregor will ever fight in the UFC again, the drama between McGregor and Paulie Malignaggi, Mayweather's request to use eight-ounce gloves, the judges and referees for the match, and much more.
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[@dionrinaldo9668]

Kavanagh is a smart guy. He deserves all his success. His book is a great read Too bad about the jealous disrespectful arseholes in the comments

[@impossibleisjustanopinion9898]

Ariel sneaking inside UFC when Dana on Vacation Trouble!!!

[@buleetu]

Impossible is Just An Opinion Ariel would sneak inside Dana if given half a chance !!

[@ty_muaythai1636]

Mcgregor's boxing is gonna be even more legit when he goes back to MMA . 😮😣

[@Brian-kr7bw]

Everyone is an expert fighter without ever fighting his ground game has improved a lot. conor doesnt get enough credit for it. also his takedown defense is strong so he wont be going down much.

[@islandstartv9985]

how he sparred a retired boxer who wasn't even ranked in his fight when he got KO'd if he sparred boxer's his age who are active he wouldve gotten better

[@hoptoithoptoit1839]

TS- 95 'if' he goes back to mma. I'm guessing he won't

[@johnbishop2536]

If your refering to Eddie Alvarez he isn't the best wrestler heck even Pettis was able to stuff a lot.

[@pstew3330]

hoptoit hoptoit No one cares what you guess

[@peterthe3rdbanks287]

team mcgreggor must cringe when they watch these videos now

[@ofon2000]

Yeah I was imagining how much that must suck...to lie not just to promote the fight, but for fear of offending your fighter.

[@Svt_Bobba]

@@ofon2000 How's it lying? He legit went longer than most of the guys mayweather has fought!

[@bri_____]

Yea. 100m dollar fight. One of the biggest PPV's of all time. I'm sure team McGregor is cringing 🤣🤣

[@peterthe3rdbanks287]

@@bri_____ you’re watching and commenting on videos from 6 year’s ago you need to get out of your house man 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@southpaw7738]

It’s Fun to come back here and See how DELUSIONAL all these Guys were😂😂😂

[@zoolunation596]

"He lands people fall" then he hits them on the ground lol I've only seen him ko Aldo from a standup position, this is going to be easy money for Floyd

[@82RN]

Zoolunation good point bro 👍🏼

[@ethanquirk28]

Zoolunation calm down Jeremy Stephens

[@zoolunation596]

Ethan Quirk stfu fanboy

[@matthewanthony4606]

This is probably the only comment in this video that aged well lol

[@farrelshaw373]

Kavanagh always humble, seems a really nice guy

[@dtagg112]

He understands this is an experiment, he and Conor are willing to test their hypothesis. Just enjoy, guys

[@sonofsaturn43]

John is a classy guy. Always respectful and never trash talks anyone, at least from what I have seen. Brilliant coach as well.

[@m.rasheed1214]

How is Paulie considered "high-level?"

[@Fierysaint1]

Best quote: "It's literally simpler" "Boxing is one part... of the MMA puzzle." Well said!

[@floydmadeconoreathiswords6016]

oh boy you people are blindingly naive... if you ask a triathlete to compete against the best 100 meter dash sprinter in the world who would win? One man has divided his training and skillset into three things while the other is the master of one and that one thing is what they will compete in. Bruce lee said himself, its better to spend hundreds of hours at practice for one thing then spend less time dividing practice on a hundred different things

[@xxSturdyWingsxx]

I disagree with that statement 100%

[@oxbig9518]

Well said!

[@Speehk]

John McGuinness imagine floyd going against khabib in mma lmao. He smashed mcgregor and I guarantee he would kill floyd in that octagon.

[@bigbangwillycasey]

@@floydmadeconoreathiswords6016yeah fr until a real scrap happens and the boxer gets mauled to death rip

[@yousefayoubi9965]

Interviewer: Explain to us why you believe that you'll beat Floyd. McGregor: His head is too small!

[@thisishowwedoit5690]

BREAKING: Dana White has confirmed UFC 220 Main Event - Coach Kavanagh Vs George St Pierre for the welterweight strap!

[@CM-so1cf]

The Way Of The View No it's actually kavanagh vs brock lesner

[@TheRichTrader7]

The Way Of The View SERIOUSLY.... Both of you L

[@truthseekerKJV]

Team McGregor have already won this fight. They walked right into the boxing world and set up a massive money making fight with the #1 man to beat. Boxers have to work their way to the top of the list to even be considered for a shot at the title, and McGregor side stepped the whole process. This is why most boxers are bitter about this fight and have very few kind words for McGregor. I can't say I blame them because boxers work hard for their chance to make it, but this is business, and only the strong survive. If you have what it takes to make it happen, go for it, and that's exactly what they did. The whole team will share in this victory, and they will go down in sports history as pulling off the single largest upset in boxing, regardless what all the so called experts and purists say about it.

[@joeyp8256]

Tim Campbell well thought out n written. I agree wit everything u said. I would modify, that it would not only b the biggest upset in boxing but in all of sport. Atleast in my lifetime, n im old. Im not a huge fan on McG but certainly not a hater. Great level of respect for his work ethic fight iq,movement, and the all around genius of the unique approach n style in which he attacks the game of fighting. I prefer a few other fighters @ 55 n 70 in the ufc, but make no mistake come 8-26 my couple dollars will b on him n i ll b cheering my ass off for him. Enjoy the fight Brother n whats left of ur summer

[@tgs5725]

They aren't fighting for the title.. It's just a regular fight.

[@truthseekerKJV]

Thanks Joey, it's a breath of fresh air to actually get a kind comment after showing support for McGregor. You be sure and enjoy the fight too man. I'm still a little stuck on seeing the Patriots taking the Superbowl victory from the Falcons. That one in my opinion seems to be the biggest upset so far in all of sports.

[@truthseekerKJV]

Yes, that's true. I guess in a way it's up there with a title fight when Floyd's undefeated record is on the line.

[@algiddyTHSEEING]

Tim Campbell what you say there is 100% bang on 👌

[@frankieedwards9825]

Confident, articulate, intelligent, successful AND humble?!! This guy rocks. What's not to like or appreciate? Good interview.

[@ConG2107]

I think people need to put some respek on Kavanagh's name this guy is one of the best in the business

[@SavingPrivateBob]

"I've literally not watched one of his 50 interviews." That passive aggression, love it.

[@tugzy1000]

I knew id stumbled on a mental institution when i saw this comment thread. This is where the crazies hangout and discuss delusional ideas .

[@willpitt6140]

Salute to JK...could listen to him talk about fighting for hours.

[@Band3rz]

Kavanagh seems like a pretty good guy. Was watching the Conor vs Paulie sparing video, was pretty interesting.

[@dpatheezy]

Ariel kind of has a subtle "weasel-ness" in his reporting style. Really knows how to push unrelentingly and make things awkward.

[@MacLethal]

Aka Canadian

[@krislo4788]

😂😂😂

[@tristanpatterson3843]

The most intelligent interview on a boxing match ever! I'm just worried that most boxing fans won't be able to understand it.

[@SATANdiedONtheCROSS]

Floyd sure didn't seem scared of him with 8oz gloves.

[@franbel010]

Whats Kavanagh doing there Charlie Z been conor's real boxing coach this whole camp. Smh

[@zacharyharris438]

cisco B lol

[@sushiguzzler]

Charlie is the GOAT 🐐

[@alphamech9283]

great interview! thanks Ariel Helwani.

[@jonq8714]

John Kavanagh is always a great interview... seems like a good dude.

[@pabloa4692]

Kavanagh, such class.

[@martinpeck7812]

And how did this prediction work out??? And Conor's team is saying the same thing will happen to khabib🤣🤣🤣 #andstill

[@ONEBASSNINErecording]

Great and honest interview John

[@uhtreduhtredsson368]

what a sympathetic guy. his eyes smile too when he laughs

[@folgargrimm6811]

Its win-win for Conner win lose or draw lots a money end of story

[@cloudypac]

Lol excuses already ..

[@liamm9069]

SADIQ NASEEM It's win-win for Floyd win, lose or draw lots of money, end of story. Works both ways man 😂

[@kentaromiurafanaccount5727]

Liam M nope. Floyd can't afford to lose as he's the favorite with the 49-0 record. McGregor is supposed to lose.

[@liamm9069]

Jon Jones Can't afford to lose because of genuine financial reasons or because it would tarnish his record with a loss? I know there was smack talk from McGregor regarding how much money he has but I don't think there was any truth behind it

[@JohnnyBoy14532]

He wouldn't train this hard if it was just about the money he wants to win and he will

[@petrsimi707]

Oh dear should have listened to Pauli

[@scottr2156]

Anyone know who said the quote "What good does worry do us" at 1:40

[@StephenRahrig]

People act like McGregor is a freaking tennis player or something. Sure there's differences in the 2 fighting styles, but those are mostly geeky differences. At the end of the day, they both punch people for a living. It's important to have some perspective.

[@Adam-vu6bg]

StephenRahrig your asleep mate. Boxing has so many skills involved youd be shocked!

[@vPzWalkerx]

some pretty big "geeky" difference they both punch is like saying mo farah and usain bolt both run so mo has a chance in a 100 meters sprint against bolt. yes they are both combat sports but come on 35 years of training for only boxing vs someone competing in ufc. If you think the sports are similar in such a way connor can compete in the ring then you must also hold the same opinion on floyd in the octagon the simple fact is every single person including boxing and floyd fans would admit connor wins in the 1st round in the octagon so why cant you realize if connor steps into the ring with one of the best he will get schooled

[@juju10683]

StephenRahrig have you ever participated in a combat sport?

[@StephenRahrig]

My gosh everybody stfu, you're making boxing sound gay as hell!!!

[@vPzWalkerx]

if floyd went into the octagon would you also say anything can happen? when you say they both know boxing nate diaz knows boxing max holloway knows boxing tyron woodley knows boxing the majority of ufc fighters know boxing not 1 of them would get given a shot at beating floyd but connor has a mediocre amateur background so i guess anything can happen right

[@joetroxler6487]

If they are gauging their success by sparring Paulie, then they are as stupid as I think they are. Paulie at his best couldn't go with Floyd. Floyd knows this dude can't land a significant blow that is why he is even considering 8oz gloves. He didn't accept smaller gloves against Maidana because he knew Maidana could touch him. Floyd is no dummy. If he thought for a second he would lose this fight he would not take it. There is no amount of money that would outweigh an "L" for Floyd. Floyd will school McGregor and knock him out in the process.

[@chrispy4224]

It's an opportunity for floyd to appease his critics, come over as the good guy, fight an attacking fight and get some closure on all the hate.... I'm no hater, I loved all his fights so far.

[@ryanlee2548]

Where do you buy that shirt?

[@ryanlee2548]

Nevermind, found it

[@Brandon_N420]

Where can I get that shirt john Is wearing?

[@SavingPrivateBob]

"My kids are singing it." No, they're not, Ariel. Damn liar haha

[@KlipschHead281]

Great interview.

[@Watchdogger]

Great interview

[@holeindanssock156]

Anytings possible

[@MapleSyrupColour]

Kavanagh is just a great human being

[@KidJD]

This is the Godfather of Ireland's Mixed Martial Arts.

[@nmr20067]

Still have not released the video.... ;)

[@Lexyboogie]

There's a really weird sense of calm that these guys have in McGregor's camp. Gotta love that self belief.

[@mondoaguayo4478]

The whole word is gonna eat der words

[@mikelee388]

0-1

[@buffalomind6838]

6oz is what should be argued for instead of the usual Floyd 8oz fiasco. Floyd yelled at the top of his lungs with belief he'd be willing to face Conor with no gloves, did he not, or did something get lost in translation from ego speak?

[@heeggie]

Matt Skylar no commission on earth would allow anything less than 8oz. They be lucky to even be allowed 8oz fight at 154.

[@kylefullerton9568]

it's actually 10oz , floyd only said the 8oz thing to pretend he wanted too but he knew the comission would turn it down

[@richiefamus8778]

Matt Skylar C'mon, would you think? This is boxing. There is Zero chance anything under 8 oz. would get approved. They may not even approve the 8.

[@MrJMPW]

Kyle fulerton that's because of conors size..... flyweight and feather weight are the only 2 classes to use those gloves but they don't hit as hard...conor says I'll be 170 for the fight.... Floyd will only be around 150 I believe...correct me if I'm wrong but if 8 ounces are used then that mean conor will have a big advantage...

[@jzkramer]

Irish guy has no stamina or speed, this is gonna be embarrassing.

[@nestoreldemente8983]

He haves speed but not stamina

[@matthewanthony4606]

@@nestoreldemente8983 no.

[@miftahulridhoni8612]

funny, connor and kavanagh have so much similarity the way they talk.. what a bond they build

[@vmobius07]

Where can i get a shirt like kavanagh's?

[@sparco006]

This guy is a badass, he knows the game inside out, the world will be in awe on August 26th

[@drew9312]

Class guy Kavanagh as always. Very intelligent, thoroughly classy man.

[@Jackdelroy1]

Saying that Conor has a zero chance of winning is such a foolish statement.

[@graemebarton2999]

Great bloke. Speaks so much sense. Read his book. WIN OR LEARN take so much inspiration in life from him

[@111RAMONES]

Class dude!!

[@ariansanders5140]

Where the hell can I get that King of Clubs t-shirt that the dude is wearing?

[@jtm594]

Floyd wants 8 oz gloves because he knows that Conor is known to eat a punch in order to deliver a punch. Conor can eat 10 oz glove shots way easier than he could an 8 oz glove punch.

[@dondiddy7529]

Honestly John is so genuine that you have to take what he says serious, with Floyd and Conor you can say its all hype talk and that and its fine but John just gets to the point he doesn't throw shots a people he keeps it straight business, so when he says Conor would KO Floyd in 1 round in 8 oz gloves I believe him.

[@ludacrisdt]

i am happy to see egotistical people become truly humbled by conor. what a blessing he is to humanity.

[@JohnWilliams-jr3xp]

Scrolling thru these comments for a good laugh ppl dumb as hell of they thought he had a shot

[@jerryoshea3116]

Good interview by Ariel..

[@pascuatv8850]

LOL at 5:17 "I won't claim to be an expert at boxing" - John Kavenagh, I would hate for my boxing coach to say that before fighting the best boxer of present.

[@1satisfiedmind]

This, another excellent interview. B in, not only is Conors coach smart , he's humble. That is an excellent quality. His words on Paulie were gracious, kind, and sincere. That he would speak of an "enemy" in this way shows character, and character will always tell you more about a man than his I.Q. To believe in your man doesn't make you dumb, and the stereotype about the Irish has never been about intelligence, it's "All Irish Are Drunks", which isn't true. Get your stereotypes straight

[@ireact5944]

Read John Kavanagh's book Win or Learn. Great insight.

[@Scolecite]

Time for Connor to face a Jitz specialist when he returns.

[@enemarius]

He used the word "spectacle", and he said that usually they don't study one part of the fighting puzzle in depth. That means that they agree there are levels to this sport and they never went deep into it. Makes you think...

[@shorthumorclips3525]

I love there confidence but they don't realize what they just got themselves in.

[@THEENERGYINHALER]

Win or Lose.... prob lose... but this boxing experiment is going to make Conor SO much better when he returns to the UFC. This might even give him a chance at 170 for the UFC title by greatly improving his boxing skills.

[@DeepValueOptions]

Odds don't lie. Look at the trajectory

[@eh8681]

This guy looks humble, it's clear he doesn't want to lie about paulie ko video.. much respect

[@chrisbaker3066]

It amazes me how few people are able to have the attitude of " let's wait and see" Everyone has an opinion and at least half of them will be wrong! let's wait and see eh? BTW, what an articulate and pleasant man Kavanagh is.

[@jeffreymoran6234]

I can't wait for the panic too set in mcgregors corner when he's in the 7 round and he's throwing slapping rabbit punchs and he's getting slapped around the ring. lol

[@nestoreldemente8983]

:0truth

[@matthewanthony4606]

Wow.. best prediction I’ve ever seen. You called it

[@ChrisM1234]

This is one of the Yes Men Paulie Malignaggi was referring to!

[@warriors6565]

People saying McGregor has 0% chance of winning this fight will be the first ones making up excuses if/when McGregor wins..... "The fight was fixed" "Floyd took a dive" "Floyd is almost 40, Conor would have never beat him in his prime" "Conor is way bigger, it wasn't a fair fight" etc. etc. etc. How many people said "there's no way Buster Douglas could ever beat Mike Tyson" before that fight? And what was the outcome.... a 42-1 underdog in Douglas (the betting odds for Conor right know make him way less of an underdog than Buster was by the way) knocked out Mike Tyson who at the time was 37-0 and in his prime. So everyone that keeps harping on this fight, shut-up already! The fact is no one knows for sure what will happen until the fight happens. I do know one thing for sure though, all of you will watch it even though you keep trashing it!............. 49-1 Lets go!

[@JohnWilliams-jr3xp]

Dumbass

[@oxbig9518]

Nice

[@rabbieburns2501]

It was "impossible" for Clay to beat Liston. It was "impossible" for Ali to beat Foreman. It was "impossible" for Douglas to beat Tyson. etc etc etc ....

[@JohnWilliams-jr3xp]

I thought it was impossible for someone to be so dumb😂😂😂😂50 and 0 baby!!!

[@alanhetherton5]

What ref are they talking about?

[@darrylflinch5274]

I love these videos. They keep pumping Conor McGregor! It allows me to bet EVEN MORE on Mayweather so I can make more MONEY. Please continue to put out videos for Conor so the betting line comes down even more. I would like to bet even more on Mayweather.

[@DD-sq3mr]

im not a boxing expert but i "saw him get hit in the head and fall down."

[@romaineathey3663]

I am sure you will watch that game online from ScreenVariety

[@HugoStiglitz88]

There's footage on Owen Roddy's instagram. Conor had him hurt BAD in one clip, and also, the supposed "push" wasn't a push at all. Conor looked too fast for him, and he was hitting him with big shots as well.

[@soloq8603]

you dont see a man talking with that much surety without having a general confidence knowing something is gonna happen in his favor. He asks if he believes conors and without hesitation, a blink of an eye nothing, this is another man he has this confidence in, he doesnt haveto stand the way he stands. I think that speaks volumes

[@dogsquadindia]

Welp how'd that work out

[@mattantoniewicz001]

What song is Ariel talking about?

[@motey1829]

Matt Antoniewicz if you're not having a laugh, search "there's only one Conor McGregor" song - it's on the Mac life KZbin channel also

[@mickeysizemore5000]

Great questions, great answers. Conor is surrounded by intelligent professionals who care about the sport. Looking forward to an amazing contest!!

[@brianbarbour2531]

with Boxing skills he has learned I ca not imagine what his next MMA fight would look like, This man only gets Better, Nick Diaz #3

[@danielshannon5331]

I missed the pauly thing, who is he and what happened?

[@TkoPunches]

McGregors whole camp is delusional, this will be a boxing version of James Toney mma debut.

[@edd6820]

Is there a video of John Kavanagh "Sparring" Conor?

[@dominix5548]

Kavanagh vs GSP!! Make it happen, Dana!

[@plstrom]

yes but that was 12 rounds in what i imagine 16 oc gloves ! i'm amazed with the lack of attention for the facts for EVERYBODY !

[@timberhoff]

I like the note he made about having a huge bank account: "you can only drive one car at the time. You can only eat one meal at the time."

[@clemsontigz1]

Hate if you want to but no one represents mma quite like Ariel.. The best reporter we have, ever notice how anyone gets big in the sport outside fighters Dana tries to destroy. Even the fighters that were big ppv draws were tore down by Dana after they've had there run..

[@damienbegley8675]

“I came from academia,” said Kavanagh. “I have a degree in Engineering and I wanted to be a math teacher actually, maybe like (former UFC middleweight champion) Rich Franklin. (Laughs) I didn’t play sports at a high level personally, and I didn’t do any coaching and I didn’t have any Sports Science degree or any of that. But I started coaching a number of years ago at a very high level.”

[@danielwaters8012]

They also said this about Diaz before Mctapper got choked

[@stillnessinmovement]

he's in a good mood. conor is full of bluster, but coach K has always seemed realistic and has a good track record of saying things that turn out to be true, so im a little more excited that this may be a real fight...

[@residualrevenge]

I would like to see John Kavanagh fight GSP.

[@MOTIVATIONBYDAR]

Great to see Ariel doing what he does best. Ariel can't be divorced from MMA and it wouldn't be the same without him and his interviews and that is a fact.

[@itsdev5157]

John is a bjj black belt and does seminaries at the gym I train in Belfast. The guy is deadly.

[@Iwish4zombies]

It's Dev! Is he like a god over there

[@ysituation]

He's smart and answers questions well

[@darkgreenkid296]

Calling out GSP ahhaaha that was funny

[@sant7837]

I'm completely rooting for mayweather but you can't not like this dude. He is speaking what he believes. I can respect it. Looking forward to seeing Mayweather give their whole team a lesson in world class boxing though. Boxing lady paulie and the fact paulie went 12 rounds should be the real question? he looked so slopy and out of shape im surprised he wasn't knocked out. Yet you're going to knock out Mayweather! lmao Not going to happen! Time for you MMA people to respect these great boxers. I respect and love the MMA too but you fans are getting real stupid with your comments. I wish there was a mutual respect from both sides. Any real fighter from what ever style would have the warrior respect.