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Boxing Champ Says Mayweather vs. McGregor Is Good For The Sport

Boxing champ Andre Ward is one of the very few boxers claiming the recently-announced Mayweather vs. McGregor boxing bout is good for the time-honored sweet science. Ward is currently the top pound-for-pound boxer in the world right now since Floyd Mayweather retired and is slated to rematch P4P No. 2 Sergey Kovalev tomorrow. Heading into […]

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Boxing champ Andre Ward is one of the very few boxers claiming the recently-announced Mayweather vs. McGregor boxing bout is good for the time-honored sweet science.

Ward is currently the top pound-for-pound boxer in the world right now since Floyd Mayweather retired and is slated to rematch P4P No. 2 Sergey Kovalev tomorrow. Heading into the pivotal match-up, Ward discussed his thoughts on the hybrid boxer vs. mixed martial artist showdown with Fight Hub TV (via MMA Fighting):

“I think it’s good for boxing. I like it. I’m gonna watch it. I don’t really have an opinion about it in terms of a negative sense. It’s cool. It’s all good.

“I think if you don’t want to watch it, you don’t have to tune in. You don’t have to follow the build up. You can turn the channel or not read it. I’m not here to promote their fight but I think that the attention that all us fighters are getting – you know, we’re asked about it every time we do an interview from mainstream media – I don’t think that’s a bad thing. I think it can be good, just understand what you’re signing up for. Understand what it is.”

“I think it’s kind of cool that he’s going for 50 in a unique, different way like this instead of just fighting an average guy. And he’s getting paid to do it so you can’t knock that.”

So far, those in the boxing world have regarded the bout in a fairly negative light. Teddy Atlas, Kathy Duva and others have brushed off the significance of it, with some like Oscar De La Hoya going so far as to say it will hurt boxing’ stature.

Ward takes on Sergey Kovalev in a rematch of their first fight on Saturday June 17.

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Broadcast Team Set For Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor

The broadcast team for the biggest fight of the year has been revealed, and most fans will be excited to see who will be the play-by-play announcer for the event. Veteran MMA broadcaster Mauro Ranallo will be doing the play-by-play duties for the pay-per-view event that will see UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and undefeated […]

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The broadcast team for the biggest fight of the year has been revealed, and most fans will be excited to see who will be the play-by-play announcer for the event.

Veteran MMA broadcaster Mauro Ranallo will be doing the play-by-play duties for the pay-per-view event that will see UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather go at it.

Showtime officials, who are overseeing the PPV broadcast, announced the news on Friday via sportingnews.com. Ranallo is having a great week as he recently signed with Bellator MMA alongside former UFC play-by-play announcer Mike Goldberg as part of the upcoming Bellator NYC broadcast later this month.

Ranallo, who is the lead play-by-play announcer for Showtime Boxing since 2012, has experience calling MMA events across the world over the last few decades as he has worked for such promotion as PRIDE FC, Strikeforce, Rizin FF and “Inside MMA”/AXS TV Fights.

Other members of the Mayweather-McGregor broadcasting team have been revealed as well. Brian Custer will serve as the host while Al Bernstein and Paul Malignaggi will be the color commentators. Rounding out the team are Jim Gray as the ringside reporter and Steve Farhood as the unofficial scorer.

It should be noted that according to the report, the PPV broadcast will feature some guest commentators who provide MMA analysis. The big showdown between McGregor and Mayweather, which will be a 12-round boxing match, takes place on August 26th in Las Vegas, Nevada at the T-Mobile Arena.

 

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Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor Announcing Team Revealed

Showtime’s announcing team for the Aug. 26 superfight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor has been finalized. 
According to Sporting News’ Michael McCarthy, Showtime will use its regular team of boxing announcers, led by play-by-play a…

Showtime’s announcing team for the Aug. 26 superfight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor has been finalized. 

According to Sporting News’ Michael McCarthy, Showtime will use its regular team of boxing announcers, led by play-by-play announcer Mauro Ranallo and color commentators Al Bernstein and Paul Malignaggi. Brian Custer has been tabbed as the studio host, while Jim Gray will be the ringside reporter at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. 

Steve Farhood rounds out Showtime’s team as the broadcast’s unofficial scorer. 

Showtime spokesman Chris DeBlasio also told McCarthy the network will enlist special guest commentators to chime in during the broadcast. 

A price has yet to be set for the pay-per-view.

However, MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani noted during a conference call Wednesday that UFC president Dana White’s answer to a question about the pay-perview cost suggested the final number could come in somewhere around the $100 HBO and Showtime charged for the 2015 fight between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. 

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Dana White Sends Message To Fighters Complaining About Conor McGregor

Lightweight champion Conor McGregor is clearly the biggest star in the UFC. In fact, it could be argued that the brash and outspoken Irish knockout artist is the biggest star in the history of the sport, which is why the UFC has treated him a bit differently than it has the rest of the fighters […]

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Lightweight champion Conor McGregor is clearly the biggest star in the UFC. In fact, it could be argued that the brash and outspoken Irish knockout artist is the biggest star in the history of the sport, which is why the UFC has treated him a bit differently than it has the rest of the fighters competing for the world’s largest mixed martial arts promotion.

Some fighters haven’t been too pleased with the extra leeway given to McGregor by the UFC, and that number likely grew after it was announced yesterday (June 14, 2017) that McGregor would indeed be taking on former five division world champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather in a boxing fight on August 26, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UFC President Dana White, however, isn’t concerned with the backlash from fellow fighters, as he told those angry to ‘shut up’ on a conference call yesterday to promote Mayweather vs. McGregor:

“I got all these guys crying about ‘Oh Conor this and Conor that,’“ White told media members on yesterday’s media conference call. “Shut up. Step up and fight like Conor McGregor fights. Take the big fights when someone falls out on four or five days notice.”

The fight between Mayweather and McGregor will undoubtedly be one of the most lucrative in the history of combat sports, but many aren’t expecting it to be fairly close, as McGregor has never competed in a professional boxing match before. Mayweather, on the other hand, possesses a perfect 49-0 record.

What do you make of White’s comments, and are you giving McGregor any chance of spoiling Mayweather’s return party?

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Conor McGregor’s Sparring Partner Says MMA Fighter Can’t Beat Floyd Mayweather

A former sparring partner for Conor McGregor doesn’t have high hopes for the UFC star when he steps inside the ring with Floyd Mayweather.
Chris van Heerden, who sparred with McGregor in May 2016, told TMZ Sports he landed shots “at will” on McGregor d…

A former sparring partner for Conor McGregor doesn’t have high hopes for the UFC star when he steps inside the ring with Floyd Mayweather.

Chris van Heerden, who sparred with McGregor in May 2016, told TMZ Sports he landed shots “at will” on McGregor during their session when Van Heerden was “out of camp, out of shape.” The former IBO welterweight champion added that even if McGregor can land a punch, Mayweather could easily withstand it.

 

After months of hype, McGregor and Mayweather confirmed on Instagram they’ll step inside the ring Aug. 26 in Las Vegas:

While considered a good striker, many question whether McGregor will be able to hold his own against Mayweather, who’s one of the best boxers in the sport’s history.

On Wednesday, Van Heerden also shared video of a sparring session with McGregor, who looked overmatched:

Assuming the video is from their May 2016 session, McGregor has had a lot of time to continue training and would presumably be more comfortable boxing at this point.

Still, combat sports fans have seen stuff like this before, whether it was CM Punk’s less-than-encouraging training video or the clip of Ronda Rousey’s questionable boxing technique.

McGregor can train like a madman for the next two months, but he’s facing somebody who will have decades more experience in boxing. Bridging that gap is might be impossible, especially without Mayweather showing significant decline in his most victories over Manny Pacquiao and Andre Berto in 2015.

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Stipe Miocic Calls Out Anthony Joshua For Mayweather vs. McGregor Undercard

Yesterday (June 14, 2017), it was finally announced that Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor would square off in a boxing match on August 26, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The announcement has thrown the combat sports world into a frenzy, and the event is certainly set to be amongst the biggest in the history of […]

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Yesterday (June 14, 2017), it was finally announced that Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor would square off in a boxing match on August 26, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The announcement has thrown the combat sports world into a frenzy, and the event is certainly set to be amongst the biggest in the history of combat sports.

Because of that, many fighters have expressed interest in competing on the undercard, which will be put together by Mayweather promotions.

One fighter that falls into this category is UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, who took to his official Twitter account to call out IBF, WBA and IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua:

Miocic, who has a background in boxing, has spoke on fighting Joshua before, and Joshua has expressed interest in competing on the undercard of Mayweather vs. McGregor, but it just doesn’t seem likely that the bout will be made.

Miocic is coming off of a brutal first round knockout victory over Junior Dos Santos in their rematch last month in Texas, and he’s currently awaiting his next opponent.

Joshua, on the other hand, is coming off of a thrilling stoppage victory over the legendary Wladimir Klitschko, and many expect the two to rematch at some point later this year.

What do you make of this situation?

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