Irish boxer tells a great story about Conor McGregor’s eagerness to fight

Conor McGregor's stock has never been higher.

The Irishman will take on Jose Aldo in UFC 194 with a chance to cement his name in MMA history, but back in the day The Notorious was an amateur boxer who would spar with some of his country's bigger names. One of these individuals, Patrick Hyland, has described McGregor as a "very technical and very good" boxer. And he revealed that his compatriot is so committed to fighting that he's shown himself to be eager to spar in any time and any place. “I went over to the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight in May and he was in Vegas at the time as well, he sent me a text asking if I wanted to spar," Hyland told Boxing News. "I was like, ‘mate I’m over here having a drinking session!’ and he wanted to bloody spar. Typical Irishman, he said, ‘if you’ve had three or four drinks you can do three or four rounds, you’ll be grand.’ But we didn’t, I said ‘no thanks pal, best of luck!’" Tyson Fury might have accused McGregor of copying him, but it seems The Notorious can stand on his own two feet in the ring.