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JAKE PAUL wants Conor McGregor to ‘go crazy and lose his s***’ and vowed to ‘beat him up’ in a boxing match.McGregor lost control after sustaining a horror leg break in his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier in July.
Jake Paul wants Conor McGregor to ‘go crazy and lose his s***’ in a boxing matchCredit: Getty
Conor McGregor after defeat to Dustin Poirier last monthCredit: Getty
The Irishman threatened to KILL Poirier and goaded that his rival’s wife was messaging him privately on Instagram.
YouTuber Paul plans to leave McGregor in a similar meltdown if they ever eventually share the ring together.
He told MMAFighting: “He sort of lost that spunk, and I think that people are kind of second-guessing him.
“He’s not the same Conor, that’s for sure. It’s not as interesting. However, I would still just like to beat him up.
“I would want him to freak out in the ring and go crazy and lose his s***.
“I think it would be funny to see him break down, like how he did against Dustin Poirier. And by the way, it’s still a massive fight.”
Jake Paul entered elite company

McGregor, 33, beat Poirier, 32, in 2014 but was knocked out in the rematch in January.
The trilogy bout then ended in chaos as he broke his tibia seconds before the end of round one.
McGregor was therefore beaten by doctor stoppage, his third in four UFC fights.
But Paul, who is 3-0 as a boxer all by knockout, is still interested in fighting the UFC poster boy, despite the losing streak.
He said: “Regardless of what anybody wants to say about Conor, you have to respect him for what he’s done, becoming the face of the fight game.
“I don’t hate the guy. Do I like him? No but you have to respect him. All I’ve said though is I want to fight him and knock him out.
“Because A) it would be a big fight, big business and B) give the people what they want.
“He’s not the same Conor, that’s for sure. It’s not as interesting. However, I would still just like to beat him up. Jake Paul
“That’s one of the most talked about fights to happen in the past year.
“I think it still makes sense regardless if he’s winning or losing, people want to see that.”
Paul, 24, faces ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, in his fourth and toughest fight to date on August 29.
He already has wins over online rival ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson and most recently retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren.
His viral KO wins of Robinson and Askren, both 37, featured on pay-per-views which sold over 1million buys.
Paul said: “That’s why my career is just different. It’s such a unique situation.
“No fighter in the history of the sport has sold this many pay-per-views and had this much attention at 3-0.
“I’m building my career differently all while still challenging myself and trying to become the biggest prizefighter in the world.”
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CONOR McGREGOR teased linking up with Canelo Alvarez’s boxing trainer and provided an injury update. McGregor, who suffered a horror leg break in July, addressed his fans in an Instagram Live video.
Conor McGregor teased linking up with Canelo Alvarez’s boxing trainerCredit: @TheNotoriousMMA
Canelo Alvarez and coach Eddy ReynosoCredit: @caneloteam
Among those tuning in was esteemed boxing coach Eddy Reynoso, who once welcomed the Irishman to his San Diego gym.
And McGregor – who lost his boxing debut to Floyd Mayweather in 2017 – hopes to take Reynoso up on his offer.
He said: “Eddy Reynoso, big fan of your work my man and what you’re doing with those guys in the gym. One day we’ll get to train, I hope so.
“You know, like I said, I’m taking this 24 hours at a time, I’m confident but I’m going to take it day-by-day and see how this leg goes up.
“One thing’s for sure, I’ll be able to box. So you know, I’ll be out here until mid-October anyway I think, although I’ll know after this scan how long I’ll be here for.
“But I would love to get training with you soon, sometime in the future, I’m sure we will, thank you for the support.”

McGregor, 33, was last year in talks to return to the boxing ring against Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao, 42, who lost to Mayweather, 44, in 2015.
But he instead rematched Dustin Poirier, the man he initially beat in 2014, but was dramatically knocked out.
It shelved any talk of McGregor lacing up the boxing gloves as he instead agreed to a trilogy bout with Poirier, 32.
But it ended in disaster for the former two-weight UFC champion, who broke his tibia seconds before the end of round one.
He lost the fight by doctor stoppage and was handed a six-month medical suspension after undergoing surgery in Los Angeles.
UFC president Dana White opened the door to a fourth fight between Poirier and McGregor, who he believes will be out for a YEAR.
I would love to get training with you soon, sometime in the future, I’m sure we will, thank you for the support.Conor McGregor to Canelo’s coach Eddy Reynoso
But McGregor revealed he is ‘well ahead of schedule’ having already started training again after taking off his leg brace.
He said: “Scan went well. Scan went very well. To be back on the bike, I’m back on the bike before he said I was going to be able to bear weight.
“I’m rocking, well ahead of schedule. Let’s keep it going. … It was good news. Good news at the doc’s.
“I think this bone is back together, to be honest. The ankle is feeling great.
“I’ve got me flip-flops on, I have. I’m out of the boot. I’ve got the flip-flops on, so that’s a good sign.
“I’m still jacked as well, bro. It ain’t over. We’re only warming up. Still fresh. Still untouched. You still can’t get me.”
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GEORGES ST-PIERRE is open to a boxing switch when his UFC contract expires after Dana White blocked his fight with Oscar De La Hoya. The UFC legend was offered as De La Hoya’s comeback opponent on September 11, but White intervened.
Boxing trainer Freddie Roach with Georges St-Pierre
Dana White blocked Georges St-Pierre from fighting Oscar De La HoyaCredit: The Mega Agency
St-Pierre, 40, is still contracted to the UFC, despite retiring in 2019 and not fighting since 2017, with De La Hoya, 48, now facing Vitor Belfort, 44.
But when his deal runs out, GSP admitted he would consider lacing up the gloves.
St-Pierre, 40, told Ariel Helwani:  “I’m cheering for Vitor, Vitor is a friend of mine.
“But if something happens and maybe Oscar wins, or something happens like that, maybe I’ll get Oscar after.
“We’ll see. I’m still under contract for, I think, another year or two with UFC. But I’m not going nowhere.
“If the idea interests me still when I’ll be 41 or 42, maybe I’ll jump back in it.”

UFC president White allowed Ben Askren – who had been retired a year – to fight YouTuber Jake Paul in April.
But Askren, who was still tied down to the UFC, was beaten in round one in the pay-per-view fight with Triller.
White has clashed with Triller in the past and more infamously with former six-weight boxing champion De La Hoya.
And his distain for the Golden Boy was so bad he flat out refused to let St-Pierre fight him, fearing his rival would win.
GSP explained: “Dana did not want it. I knew he hates Oscar but I said to him, ‘Listen, I’m going to make Oscar look bad because I’m in great shape.
“‘I’ve been staying in great shape the whole time and I’m going to do a full boxing training camp with Freddie Roach and his world champions there, so I’ll be very well prepared.’
“If the idea interests me still when I’ll be 41 or 42, maybe I’ll jump back in it.Georges St-Pierre on fighting again
“At first he says to me that the reason why he did not want it is because he thought that Oscar would basically destroy me in a boxing match.
“And I had some good arguments — I told him that I believe Oscar has more mileage than I do, he’s no longer in his prime, I stayed busy the whole time, I’m still in great shape, I’m going to be very well prepared and I’m taking this fight very seriously.
“If I do it, because it’s my name — my image is attached to it — I will do it 100 percent.
“And I told Dana, I said, ‘If there’s one MMA fighter that go to boxing and look good in this situation, it would be me.’
“And at first he refused. Then he thought about it but he came back with the argument that, oh, no, it’s not because he thinks Oscar is going to win; he thinks it’s because he doesn’t like the fact that Triller takes me and makes money off my back while I’m still under contract with UFC.”
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