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RE: Mayweather Vs Mcgregor .... Fight of the Year or Farce of the Century?
There is certainly a disproportionate amount of outrage being passionately expressed in social media since the fight was announced as official. Perhaps because I am not a die hard fan of either boxing or MMA (and therefore I don't take either super seriously) but I am actually very interested on witnessing the outcome of such an experimental bout (where, as you mentioned, the fighters involved are top notch), a cross-discipline fight of sorts. Your breakdown of the reasons why McGregor might have a shot is very interesting, however I still think that he is at a big disadvantage.
It is also amusing to see all the MMA fighters trying to piggy-ride on this calling out boxers now... could this become a new trend?
Thanks for your comments :) I see the outrage too and I have a suspicion that all the anger stems from fear (as Yoda would say) ....... When James "Buster" Douglas was matched against Mike Tyson he was 42-1 to beat Iron Mike, The greatest to ever lace up gloves Muhammad Ali was around 10-1 to beat George Foreman in the rumble in the jungle and was 7-1 to beat Sonny Liston the night he first became champ .... Mcgregor is only 6-1 meaning he has a chance in the eyes of bookmakers ,more of a chance than Buster did by a factor of 7. The real damage to Boxing isn't the fight itself its if he was to knockout Floyd in devastating fashion, it would propel MMA above boxing in credibility and kids worldwide would want to train MMA instead, threatening the very future of Boxing. I agree with you that its unlikely but it certainly seems to be worrying some of boxings biggest names!