After what seemed like an eternity of speculation and angst, the date has finally been revealed! Come August 26th, the world is going to be glued to their television sets and monitors to witness one of the most unorthodox boxing matches in the history of boxing. Floyd Mayweather who is widely renowned as one of the best technical and defensive boxers the sport has ever seen will be fighting the outspoken and un-bashful mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor.
In his own discipline, McGregor is unquestionably a very successful fighter that has risen to the top of the ranks in recent years. The now 28 year old McGregor has 18 knockouts to his name of the 24 opponents that he has come up against. However, things are not going to be the same this time around, McGregor is not going to be fighting in the Octagon, but rather in a boxing ring and will be fighting by the rules of pure boxing which his opponent is very well versed with.
Floyd Mayweather has come out of retirement for this fight and is one of the best boxers of all time. He has a record of 49-0, of which 26 are knockouts. Will an MMA fighter be able to outdo one of the best boxers of all time at his own sport? Let’s see what the experts have to say…
Tyson Fury, who is a heavyweight boxer himself, is one of the few who thinks McGregor can actually win this fight. In fact, not only believes McGregor will win the fight but is confident that McGregor will knockout Mayweather in the first round. This seems a little far fetched, but maybe Fury see’s something the untrained eye does not.
Contrastingly, Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya see the whole fight as a kind of circus and don’t give McGregor any chance. Likewise, former two division UFC champ Randy Couture and famous boxing coach Angelo Reyes, are in agreement and don’t think that someone as inexperienced in boxing such as McGregor can actually take on a boxer with the experience, technical ability and reflexes of a high quality boxer, let alone a legend such as Floyd Mayweather.