Better boxer: Conor McGregor or Ilia Topuria?

Discussion in 'MMA Forum' started by Melankomas, Sep 10, 2026.


Who’s the better boxer?

  1. McGregor

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  2. Topuria

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    25.0%
  1. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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  2. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Touporia

    IMO Illia is better because he is devastating with both hands. I rarely saw Connor do much damage with his right.
     
  3. TMLT87

    TMLT87 Active Member Full Member

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    Ilia is significantly better on a technical level, hes usually the smaller guy in fights so has to be. He puts his shots together pretty well and works the body well too. Conor was basically a big rangey sniper.
     
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  4. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    He had a decent lead hand uppercut
     
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  5. tee_birch

    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    McGregor for me and it isn’t particularly close.

    He is more reliant on the back hand but has a knowledge of range in a way Ilia never did
     
  6. GoodBot

    GoodBot You can like, just forget your password. Full Member

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    Illia has **** footwork, hes a plodder who overwhelms his opponents once he gets in range. Conor has more tools in his arsenal, altho he seems more one dimensional.
    Illia has a better boxing guard tho, while McGregor had the better head movement.
     
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  7. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    True but i felt he rarely used his right to ko people. He had potential to develop his right into a ko punch but never did so.
     
  8. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Sidney Sweeney got a flat ass Full Member

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    Put them in a boxing match vs each other and you'd realise how limited they both are.