Joe Rogan Thinks Floyd Mayweather Is Getting Rattled By Conor McGregor’s Epic World Tour Smack Talk

There may be a lot of people rolling their eyes at the spectacle that is Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor, but Joe Rogan is not one of them. The comedian and UFC commentator has been enjoying every last second of the shenanigans on display during the Mayweather vs. McGregor World Tour, and shared his thoughts on the subject with fellow MMA fan and TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan on his podcast.

“Conor’s hilarious, man,” Rogan said. “He’s f**king hilarious. He’s laughing and having a great time and Floyd seemed a little rattled by how confident this guy is when they were going face to face and standing off with each other.”

Keep in mind this was Rogan’s assessment after the first press conference in Los Angeles, one many people felt McGregor wasn’t prepared for. The real trash talk started flowing during event number two in Toronto, where Conor savaged Floyd unmercifully. That being said, at the end of the day this isn’t a roast. It’s a fight, and Rogan still gives the edge to Mayweather in the ring.

“The thing about Floyd is I think you have an idea of what you can do to him until you get into the ring with him, and then you realize how good he is,” Joe explained. “His defense is just on another level, he’s just in a completely different zone all by himself. His movement, the way he figures out what you’re gonna do, the way he processes your movement and throws it into his boxing computer and before you know it he’s catching you before you even know what you’re doing. He’s just a wizard when it comes to boxing.”

But there’s just enough advantages and question marks surrounding McGregor to keep things interesting.

“The thing is, Conor is a way bigger guy. He’s younger, he’s way stronger, I mean physically stronger, not just in terms of punching power. Way stronger with punching power, but he’s also strong physically. Like if he gets ahold of Floyd and starts manipulating him physically. I’m very curious to see, his trainer John Kavanagh is a very very smart guy. And I know he’s also working with Paulie Malignaggi, he’s a world champion and one of the best boxing commentators in the business, he’s helping Conor.”

“It’s going to be interesting,” he concluded. “On paper you have to say that Floyd has a massive advantage. But all this s**t talking wears on a man. That’s a different kind of s**t talking than Floyd’s ever experienced. He’s got a guy telling him ‘I can kill you, easy!’ He’s got a guy telling him ‘If this is a real fight, you’re dead!’ He knows he’s right. Floyd f**king knows it. If Floyd lets his ego get crazy, ‘Let’s have an MMA match! Let’s go ahead and have an MMA match!’ He’s a dead man! He’s a dead man.”

Of course, it isn’t an MMA fight. It’s a boxing match. And Team Mayweather was very explicit with the wording of the contract to ensure things stay that way. If McGregor ends up kicking or using other illegal attacks, he’s set to automatically lose a large chunk of his purse, much larger than any fines Nevada would probably also seek.

That should keep the fight on the edge of legality and probably ensure a Mayweather win. But for many people, it’s about more than just whether Mayweather will earn his 50th victory. It’s about how McGregor will react when, as Rogan said, the reality of Floyd’s boxing skills become apparent in the ring, and how Conor reacts for the next several rounds.