Heather Hardy: There s no doubt in my mind that Conor McGregor could be a boxing champion

Get the Full StoryFor boxer turned MMA fighter Heather Hardy, there is a strong possibility for Conor McGregor to hold a boxing title in the future. Conor McGregor may have been defeated last August 26th by Floyd Mayweather Jr., but the entire experience was still a victory for him in various ways. Not only did he collect what could have been the biggest paycheck of his career, but he was also able to put on a decent enough performance for a 0-0 professional boxer fighting one of the greatest of all-time.

At 29 years of age, it would be no surprise if The Notorious decided to venture into boxing once again. And if he would be serious enough, he could very well win a title, at least according to Bellator flyweight Heather Hardy.

There is no doubt in my mind that he could be a boxing champion , Hardy told MMA Fighting. He has that champion mentality and that attitude that - even the way that he came in trying to intimidate Floyd. That would have worked on a lesser fighter.

We re talking about Floyd Mayweather, one of the greatest of all time, you can t deny him of that, as much as you may hate him as a man or not respect the things he says or does - which I would agree, I don t respect a lot of the things he says or does - but from a completely boxing standpoint: he s just in a different sphere.

But I say that to say this, I think McGregor is amazing and could totally stand in there and win a title in boxing if he wanted to.

What impressed Hardy the most was how McGregor handled Mayweather, which she believes would have been another story if it were against other boxing champions.

Before the fight, I felt like McGregor could stand with 90 percent of the champions at 147 and 154 pounds. For me, it was about him not beating Floyd, not that he couldn t box or stand in there or be a boxing champion because I totally believe that half the sh-t he pulled on Floyd, he would have beat some other champion with.

Hardy was a professional boxer herself, holding an undefeated record of 20-0 with four knockouts . She is coming off a successful MMA debut last June at Bellator NYC, where she won via third round TKO against Alice Yauger.

Hardy is currently slated to face Kristina Williams at Bellator 185 on October 20th in Connecticut.

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