Showtime released a teaser for its highly anticipated August 26 Pay Per View boxing event in which undefeated great Floyd Mayweather Jr. will square up against UFC champion Conor McGregor, on Friday, July 7. In the clip, each fighter predicts that he will come out on top when the smoke clears at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena, as sensational highlights from both of their careers play in the through suspense building music.
"I'm going to stay at the top, do what I want to. Because when you speak boxing, you're speaking Mayweather," Floyd opens up the video stating. "My fist is just going to break his whole face, and that's it," Conor is then edited in right behind him to respond. Their words fittingly hint where the two respective fighters will be coming from when they step into the ring. In one corner is Floyd "Money" Mayweather, who has raised the financial stakes for every fight he's been involved in for over a decade, and who although well favored, has the most to lose in the contest. In the other corner, there will be "The Notorious" Conor McGregor, who cares little for finesse and has never been in a fight that he didn't look to stop early.
While Floyd has cited Conor's fists-first approach in the Octagon as a legitimate credit to him in the upcoming match, there is no doubt that in coming over to challenge the greatest fighter of his generation with the rules he has been comfortably adapted to for over 20 years, puts the Irish slugger at a serious disadvantage. However, there is no hyperbole to the claim that anybody can win when two well-trained men of similar physical stature go head to head in a fight. Mayweather certainly has the instincts, muscle memory, and strategies and techniques down pat to live up to expectations that he is primed for the most celebrated 50-0 run in prizefighting history. But he is also 12 years older than McGregor and hasn't fought in two years.
A lot of factors will play into how Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Conor McGregor fairs, including their strength and conditioning, speed and reflexes and fighting styles. Many feel as though no such components of combat will take shape, figuring it will turn out to be more of an exhibition than anything else. Who really knows? What is for sure, however, is that what happens on August 26 will determine whether future boxing vs. MMA events are worth organizing. And with as much money as Mayweather vs. McGregor is set to generate, there are a lot of high rollers banking on this being the real thing.
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