Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor will be 'the biggest and richest fight ever'
Former multi-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather confirmed a deal has been agreed for a boxing match against martial arts champion McGregor in Las Vegas on the 26th of August.
This fight is being dubbed as "the richest fight in history" and numbers dont lie. Mayweather will reportedly be paid over 100 million US dollars for the contest and McGregor an 80 million US Dollars, making this the richest fight in history at a whopping 180 million US Dollars!
RULES
First things first, this is a boxing match. This means no kicking, no knees to the head and no rear naked chokes, or anything else McGregor is used to in the world of the UFC. Maybe this is what McGregor has to get used to if he wants to end the mighty 49-0 reign of Mayweather. The fight is scheduled for 12, three-minute rounds, championship length.
ORIGINATION
This whole thing started two years ago with a hypothetical question on Conan O'Brien's chat show, where McGregor was asked about the possibility of one day stepping into the ring with Mayweather. 'Who would not like to dance around the ring for $180million?' replied McGregor, and from there the biggest fight ever in history was born.
THE ODDS
Mayweather is the big favourite, given he will be defending his 49-0 boxing record against a man who will be making his professional debut.
For that reason, the boxer is 1/12 to make it 50-0 for his career, while McGregor is priced at 6/1 to produce what could be one of the biggest upsets in sporting history.
Beyond that, there is the thought that Mayweather could choose to embarrass his opponent for the full 12 rounds, before taking an easy points victory, while many are expecting McGregor to fly out of the blocks in wild style in a bid to force a knockout victory.
Sources:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-4607022/Floyd-Mayweather-v-Conor-McGregor-Inside-megafight.html
nytimes.com
Well it's all about setting up the mcgregor clan for life. No hate, i'd have done exactly the same if i had a similar offer.
Mcgregor fans are funny thinking he's going to own mayweather. No way :))
Same :)
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