Friday 16 June 2017

Mayweather vs McGregor Preview



Well here it is.

After months of speculation, shots over social media and endless clickbait articles, the biggest fight of all-time, between former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr and UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) Lightweight champion Conor McGregor, is set to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on 26th August at 154 pounds (Light Middleweight).






Whatever your thoughts on the fight, there's no doubt that it's set to be the biggest fight in combat sport history, from both commercial and sporting perspectives.

Without further ado, here's my preview of Mayweather vs McGregor.


Tale of The Tape

 Name: Floyd Mayweather Jr

 Age: 40 (DOB 24th February 1977)

 Height: 5 foot 8 inches (173 cm)

 Reach: 72 inches (183 cm)

 Professional Boxing Record: 49 Wins (26 via Knockout), No Losses, No Draws

Name: Conor McGregor

 Age: 28 (DOB 14th July 1988)

 Height: 5 foot 9 inches

 Reach: 74 inches (188 cm)

 Professional Boxing Record: 0-0-0



Before we get into it, some housekeeping to outline in regards to this 'freak' Boxing match:

Time: 12 three minute rounds.

 Gloves to be used: 10 ounce gloves.

Drugs testing system: USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency), used by the UFC.

Tickets and PPV price: No official news yet.


A few months ago, I predicted that Mayweather vs McGregor wouldn't happen due to the ego and various demands from the parties involved and whilst that was plausible, it seems that money has paved the way for all parties (them being Mayweather, Mayweather Promotions, SHOWTIME, McGregor, Ultimate Fighting Championship and Zuffa LLC) to dot the I's and cross the T's.

Like with almost everything in Sport, money is the main theme and attraction of this event.

Mayweather and McGregor look set to earn $200 million and $100 million respectively (not too bad for a potential 36 minutes of fighting) with SHOWTIME taking a chunk of the money left.

In terms of Pay-Per-View, it looks highly likely that this fight will break the all-time PPV record set by Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Manny Pacquiao on 2nd May 2015, which did 4.6 million buys worldwide.

All in all, this fight is wonderfully mad.

Wonderful because of the attraction of the greatest defensive boxer of all-time, surpasses Rocky Marciano's perfect 49-0 Professional Boxing record, being in the ring with the most popular MMA fighter of all-time (and the best trash talker of this generation).

Mad because of the logic holes in the fight being made from purely sporting angle (these being McGregor never stepping into a Boxing ring for an amateur or Professional fight and McGregor not defending his Lightweight title since he won it back in November).

Anyway, what's the fallout if 'Money' wins?

If Mayweather wins, he obviously goes to 50 pro fights unbeaten and makes his case for being in the same ballpark as Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali as the greatest Boxers of all-time.

What happens if 'The Notorious' wins?

If McGregor wins, he's arguably the greatest combat sports competitor of all-time.

Whether he returns to the UFC is very unclear, regardless of whether he wins or loses, as McGregor's rags to riches story will end in truly inspiring fashion when he walks away with $100 million in his pocket.


Whatever happens, it's a fight that, don't lie, you're going to watch.



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