{"id":25287,"date":"2021-01-21T18:09:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T19:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=25287"},"modified":"2021-01-21T22:56:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T22:56:02","slug":"champ-hits-clown-mcgregor-with-staggering-trash-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=25287","title":{"rendered":"Champ hits 'clown' McGregor with staggering trash talk"},"content":{"rendered":"

World champion boxer Patrick Teixeira has unleashed an extraordinary barrage of words at UFC superstar Conor McGregor<\/a>, branding the Irishman "a real clown" and declaring he'd "ruin his career" if they fought.<\/p>\n

Teixeira will aim to defend his WBO super welterweight title when he takes on Argentina's Brian Castano in California on February 13.<\/p>\n

But the Brazilian is clearly looking beyond his clash with Castano and burning to meet McGregor<\/a> in the ring, who's pulled on the boxing gloves just once in his professional combat career.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/alenteixeira\/status\/1350215141216796673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

McGregor is set to square off with American Dustin Poirier in UFC 257 on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, six years after they first clashed.<\/p>\n

And going by Teixeira's enormous spray, he thinks McGregor should stick to the UFC and forget about his boxing aspirations.<\/p>\n

"He's thinking because Floyd (Mayweather) gave him a few rounds to work with, he's a boxer," Teixeira told The Sun.<\/p>\n

"I honestly wouldn't do the same thing as Floyd; I would exterminate him in two rounds, one for him to go up and the other to go down. He would take a beating.<\/p>\n

"Conor is just delusional, a real clown. Now, I want to beat that clown up and retire him from the sport of boxing and UFC."<\/p>\n

\"Conor<\/p>\n

McGregor made his professional boxing debut against legendary American Floyd Mayweather in 2017, in which he reached the 10th round but was defeated by a technical knockout.<\/p>\n

McGregor is likely to next face Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao in the boxing arena<\/a>, with the UFC hero telling Sportsnet "it's almost a certainty" and a contract is being drawn up.<\/p>\n

McGregor's greatness in mixed martial arts is undisputed – The Notorious has a 22-4-0 UFC record – but Teixeira thinks his boxing aspirations are ridiculous.<\/p>\n

\"Conor<\/p>\n

"I don't hate Conor, I have nothing personal against him; I just think he hasn't learned yet that he needs to start from the bottom," Teixeira said.<\/p>\n

"He wants to fight big as he did with Mayweather, now he wants Pacquiao. We who are on a higher level kill him easily without a problem, and he will be ashamed on TV.<\/p>\n

"I would ruin his career, and he would understand that boxing is for real men, not for clowns. He could never take a fight like that. Floyd was nice to him, I wouldn't be."<\/p>\n

Emerging Australian boxer Tim Tszyu, who defeated New Zealander Bowyn Morgan with a stunning knockout blow inside two minutes in December, had been hoping to challenge Teixeira for the WBO super welterweight title this year.<\/p>\n

But that isn't looking as likely after Teixeira indicated he was hell-bent on meeting McGregor.<\/p>\n

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