Conor McGregor has vowed to make his critics ‘eat their words’ after Mike Tyson insisted the MMA fighter was going to ‘get killed’ in his boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather.
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson gave the Irishman zero chance of upsetting the odds and becoming the first man to beat the undefeated Mayweather.
“McGregor is going to get killed in boxing,” said Mike Tyson.
“McConor [sic] put his dumb a*** in a position where he’s gonna get knocked out because this guy’s been doing this all his life since he was a baby.
“McConor [sic] can’t kick and grab and stuff so he won’t stand much of a chance. “McGregor took the biggest sucker rules in the history of boxing.”
Now the UFC icon seems to have responded to Tyson’s dim view of his chances in an Instagram post.
“You are all going to eat your words for the rest of your days, while I eat lobster for the rest of mine,” McGregor wrote alongside a picture of him training for the August 26 fight.
The 29-year-old also tweeted: “That’s nice Mike, but you’re looking at the new Don King here, son. Money is mine.”
That's nice Mike, but you're looking at the new Don King here, son.
Money is mine.— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) July 25, 2017
McGregor is expected to earn as much as $100m from the fight, with pay-per-view purchases likely to exceed the 4.4 million people who paid to watch Floyd Mayweather’s bout with Manny Pacquiao in 2015.
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Tyson= legend McGregor=troll
A very rich troll the entire world is talking about
A very rich runty troll*** guys a fkn twig
Anyone else find that figure for a fight abit retarded ?? 100 million ……
Mcgregor fight tyson haha hi stupid idiot.
Yea I know Conor would kill that old man now
No
Christopher Bennett take a breath plase because your brain death
McGregor is Der man no matter wat Der critics say
Didn’t Tyson beat up women like mayweather?
Sure did Scott, so what you’re saying is he should beat you up next?
He might have a hard time doing that with you hanging off his nut sack!
Nah he’ll manage I’m sure
so what are you defending him because he is a woman beater just like you?
No I just think you’re a piece of shit for holding My someone’s past against them, that’s all Scotty boy
Tysons would put conner 6 feet under if the fought right now! No doubt
And john jones will put tyson to sleep without breaking a sweat
^^^ that’s a great joke lol
Put the crack pipe down Bruce
^^^ that’s funny
lmao john jones
Shut up. This man ruled the boxing world. Skinny bitch.. shut up
Aamir Hussain Rizwani
???mayweather bht tagda hai waise
I knw
Imagine Connor fighting Mike in his prime
I just imagined it. McGregor KO’d by tysons first hook. Further imagination shows facial reconstruction for the little thin stick