{"id":60824,"date":"2018-03-17T10:49:10","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T10:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=60824"},"modified":"2018-03-17T11:19:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T11:19:16","slug":"why-believe-floyd-mayweather-when-he-talks-mma-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/why-believe-floyd-mayweather-when-he-talks-mma-fight.html","title":{"rendered":"Why believe Floyd Mayweather when he talks MMA fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why believe Floyd Mayweather when he talks MMA fight<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Floyd Mayweather speaks so loudly, so brashly and so often, that it is tempting to dismiss his latest verbal offering as little more than an empty effort to stay relevant in retirement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier this week, the former pound-for-pound boxing champion insisted that he would soon begin training in mixed martial arts, words that carried with them the implied tease that Mayweather could square off against an opponent \u2013 presumably Conor McGregor \u2013 in the Ultimate Fighting Championship octagon.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are so many reasons why that outcome seems ludicrous, and we will get into all that, but for now just consider this.<\/span><\/p>\n

More:Mayweather says UFC training begins soon<\/span><\/p>\n

More: Conor McGregor ready to fight again, calls out UFC<\/span><\/p>\n

Whatever your thoughts on Mayweather, one of the most divisive boxers in history and with a domestic violence rap sheet that makes for ugly reading, the fact remains that some of his more recent boasts, proclamations and predictions have actually ended up coming true.<\/span><\/p>\n

The thought of Mayweather and McGregor meeting in a boxing ring was laughable and dismissed as slapstick chatter until it happened. And when it did and everyone involved got richer, it looked like that would be the last we\u2019d see of Mayweather as a combatant.<\/span><\/p>\n

The bout with McGregor in August sold well, but with that curiosity sated, there isn\u2019t really anywhere else for Mayweather to turn unless he wants, at the age of 41, to take on one of boxing\u2019s young guns.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unless, he decides to leap into the MMA world and capitalize on the public\u2019s intrigue once more. He says that he will imminently begin training with UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, he gave a detailed evaluation of his all-round martial arts abilities and, you know what, he sounded like he meant it. Or he could be trolling. We will see.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to start working out real soon,\u201d Mayweather told TMZ Sports. \u201cEven if it takes six to eight months, whatever it takes, we want to make sure everything is done correctly.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI can wrestle. My wrestling game is not that bad. One a scale from one to 10, I would say it\u2019s probably a seven. My hand game, on a scale of one to 10, is 100. The kicking game \u2026 that\u2019s probably a four. We have to tweak a few things to take things to the next level.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

We know Mayweather cherishes his unbeaten boxing record. He avoided some fighters and fought cautiously in other bouts, rarely competed outside his hometown of Las Vegas and waited until Manny Pacquiao was past his best to fight him.<\/span><\/p>\n

An MMA fight would have no bearing on his record at all. McGregor is 21-3 in MMA, and is now credited with an 0-1 boxing record.<\/span><\/p>\n

The theory is that Mayweather doesn\u2019t like getting hurt \u2013 who does? \u2013 but he still worked for 20 years in the professional ranks of the most punishing of all sports, so it\u2019s hardly like he\u2019s a chicken. Also, it is possible that an MMA fight with McGregor could follow some version of adapted rules aimed at protecting him. Even if not, it\u2019s not absurd to think McGregor could be persuaded to carry Mayweather through the fight a little, much like Mayweather did for him in their boxing match.<\/span><\/p>\n

The biggest factor of all, is we know that Mayweather loves money, and while his lifestyle remains lavish, he has gotten a little better at understanding the math behind it. If you want a lifetime of private jets and luxury travel, then it needs a healthy bank balance to fund it. Mayweather had a fortune before he took on McGregor and collected another one on that night, but a UFC showdown would shatter all records, largely because people would hope to see Mayweather suffer the kind of beating he never sustained in boxing.<\/span><\/p>\n

No MMA deal is agreed and Mayweather\u2019s not even training yet. He\u2019s unpredictable and moody and may change his mind tomorrow. He\u2019s hardly been a good ambassador either for his own sport or sports in general and he\u2019s taken too much of the public\u2019s money and not delivered enough excitement.<\/span><\/p>\n

But he\u2019s not averse to the unusual or ground-breaking, especially if it will make him a buck of 400 million of them, and while you know he never loses at boxing, you also never know what he\u2019ll do next.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2018\/03\/16\/why-believe-floyd-mayweather-when-he-talks-mma-fight\/433693002\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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