“He wouldn’t be able to have tremendous success”- Teddy Atlas on Kamaru Usman in boxing, compares him to Conor McGregor’s stint inside the ring
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Kamaru Usman
UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman is nothing less of a pound-for-pound king himself in the sport of mixed martial arts as of now, so why not pitch him against another pound-for-pound king of sport, particularly, boxing. This is what “The Nigerian Nightmare” has been demanding for quite a while. Usman is coming off another great title defense off a rematch with Colby Covington, the second rematch in his fifth career title defense as a champion.
Since Usman has shown that he is a level above the top welterweights in the UFC, he has aspirations to challenge himself in a different sport. Canelo Alvarez, who’s already a champion in boxing’s 4 weight classes, is aiming for a fifth one in the next year. Recently, Canelo became the undisputed super-middleweight champion of the world having all the belts in that weight class, now he is the pound for pound #1 in boxing himself.
In an interview with TMZ, on being asked who’s next in for the title shot, Usman says “These guys have to take a number when I am ready, I will call their number and they will be up next. At the end of the day now it’s everybody’s rematches.” When asked about the name that interests him the most, instantly came to the reply “Canelo, that’s what interests me,” reacting to UFC President Dana White refusing for making the fight, he said, “that’s Dana, but I am the fighter.”
Teddy Atlas predicts Kamaru Usman’s future in boxing
Legendary boxing coach Teddy Atlas observes UF fighters with great interest, he was there when the former double champ, Conor McGregor made his boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather. Conor did fairly well but Floyd secured the TKO victory over him. Teddy believes Usman can fight low-ranked guys but he won’t be successful against the elites.
Talking to The Schmo, he said, “Could he beat… You know you throw him in there with a B-level guy or even a good journeyman guy, no. I don’t want to upset anyone, especially on Christmas Eve, with the fans out there, but as long as the rules are strictly boxing, no he wouldn’t be able to have tremendous success there,”
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