Mike Tyson: Conor McGregor 'is going to get killed' fighting Floyd Mayweather

Many have weighed in on who will win the hyped fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, and now former boxing great Mike Tyson has voiced his opinion.

Tyson was on Barstool Sports' "Pardon My Take" podcast Monday morning, where he said McGregor was an idiot for trying to take on Mayweather.

"McGregor is going to get killed boxing," Tyson said. "Boxing? I got mad because I thought they were going to use MMA rules against boxing because that's what it's all about: Can the boxer beat the MMA guy?"

Part of the stipulations for the fight is that it would be purely boxing — McGregor would not be allowed to use MMA rules and would have to follow the boxing guideline.

"[McGregor] put his dumb ass in a position where he's gonna get knocked out because [Mayweather has] been doing this all his life since he was a baby. [McGregor] can't kick and grab and stuff ... He's not going to stand much of a chance."

The former heavyweight champion, who kept referring to McGregor as "McConor," does have a point: Mayweather has been a trained boxer most of his life. McGregor only began seriously training in the sport this past year.

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Despite Tyson's little faith in McGregor's abilities as a boxer, he does concede that McGregor is extremely entertaining and that the Aug. 26 match will be worth watching.

"Conor is a character. Floyd has never met a character like this," Tyson said when talking about McGregor calling Mayweather "boy" during the fight's promotional tour. "I want to say hey, it's disrespectful, but it's so funny I can't."