Michael Buffer doesn’t sound too impressed with the talk about a boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, but he’s still game to see it.
Mayweather vs. McGregor has quickly gone meta. It’s the sort of narrative dead end that people seem to find themselves trapped in when the parts of a story are too big to be ignored, but the story itself barely exists. Will Floyd Mayweather fight Conor McGregor? There’s practically no way it happens, but that’s not the same as a guarantee and when you’re talking about two of the most popular athletes in combat sports today, anything less than a guarantee they won’t fight is news… sort of.
The latest person to give (have forced from them) their thoughts on a potential McGregor/Mayweather superfight is longtime boxing announcer Michael Buffer. Here’s what he had to say in reference to the highly improbable:
“It’s a very interesting concept and I don’t think it will happen,” Buffer said about a fight between Mayweather and McGregor. “If it were to happen, of course it would be with boxing rules and Mayweather would dominate the fight. If it were in the Octagon, with MMA rules, of course it would last about, maybe, 15 seconds, with Conor dominating the fight. Because it’s two different sports, very different. But, I just don’t see it happening. But, it would be exciting if it would.”
Still, Fox Sports’ Colin Cowherd says the fight is going down this September. So, if you’re still holding on to that glimmer of hope, there’s another branch for you to grab onto.