It might be the greatest accomplishment but the prevailing notion would likely be formed afterwards.
McGregor is only 28 so he would have to then box more or even fight in MMA more and keep building his resume. If he beat an old Floyd and then boxed again and lost to a fringe top 20 welterweight then people might just chalk it up to Floyd being old/hurt or whatever.
But as far as accomplishment/upset it would be up there.
McGregor is only 28 so he would have to then box more or even fight in MMA more and keep building his resume. If he beat an old Floyd and then boxed again and lost to a fringe top 20 welterweight then people might just chalk it up to Floyd being old/hurt or whatever.
But as far as accomplishment/upset it would be up there.
I agree. The odds I keep seeing for a boxing match if it happened is McGregor around +1000
Floyd in an MMA match would be much higher. The only scenario he wins is if he stuns McGregor with the first punch and continues to pummel him. When you take into account McGregor's chin and Floyd's lack of power it's hard to see that happening.
It's all speculation because it is never happening but Floyd in a MMA match probably wouldn't be a bigger dog than CM in a boxing match.
MMA is just a much more high variance sport than boxing. You can be a better boxer than someone and really be 99% to win a 12 round fight. That is why you see the extremely lopsided records in the sport.
CM would likely crush him but if Floyd landed flush with 4oz gloves then he could probably KO him (he would likely break his hand in the process) That is atleast a pathway to victory. I really don't see what CM's boxing pathway would be other than injury or Floyd just being a shell of himself.
MMA is just a much more high variance sport than boxing. You can be a better boxer than someone and really be 99% to win a 12 round fight. That is why you see the extremely lopsided records in the sport.
CM would likely crush him but if Floyd landed flush with 4oz gloves then he could probably KO him (he would likely break his hand in the process) That is atleast a pathway to victory. I really don't see what CM's boxing pathway would be other than injury or Floyd just being a shell of himself.
The reason I think Floyd would be such a huge underdog in an MMA fight is clinching. In boxing, in the case of a clinch the ref separates them. Floyd would have absolutely no answer for McGregor getting in on him and kneeing, elbowing, taking him down, etc. Literally all McGregor would have to do is rush in protecting his head and eat a body shot or two, then fight over.
I just think the odds are better for McGregor in a boxing match because he has 12 rounds to get lucky. In an MMA match Floyd would have the first one or two punches and then it's over, and even if they land I doubt it knocks out McGregor. He's shown a hell of a chin in the UFC
He would be a huge underdog, but atleast he can maybe land a shot early. He is an elite athlete with incredible handspeed, maybe on the way to that clinch he could land something. You never know how much power he would have with 4oz gloves.
Whereas in boxing Floyd has been hit flush a few times and not even gone down. Hard to see McGregor tagging him worse than guys like Mosley, Maidana, Judah did. Then after a few rds it just becomes about boxing and endurance and it is over.
They would both realistically be like +2000 in each others sports but if I had a gun to my head and needed 1 of them to upset the other I'd go with Floyd in the cage.
Also it is possible CM's ego gets in the way and he decides to stand and trade with Floyd in the cage. That same bravado causing a loss wouldn't really exist with Floyd in a boxing ring.
Whereas in boxing Floyd has been hit flush a few times and not even gone down. Hard to see McGregor tagging him worse than guys like Mosley, Maidana, Judah did. Then after a few rds it just becomes about boxing and endurance and it is over.
They would both realistically be like +2000 in each others sports but if I had a gun to my head and needed 1 of them to upset the other I'd go with Floyd in the cage.
Also it is possible CM's ego gets in the way and he decides to stand and trade with Floyd in the cage. That same bravado causing a loss wouldn't really exist with Floyd in a boxing ring.
I think most of the books offering the -2000 are doing so because people would have to tie up $ for a long time and the limits are lower.
If they actually fought I think you would have to lay more like -2500 or -3000+ but who knows.
When Coutour fought Toney in the UFC in 2010, he had roughly 0.0% chance to win and Coutour was only like -500. I dunno how the books didn't make Coutour higher, Toney was like a fish out of water.
If they actually fought I think you would have to lay more like -2500 or -3000+ but who knows.
When Coutour fought Toney in the UFC in 2010, he had roughly 0.0% chance to win and Coutour was only like -500. I dunno how the books didn't make Coutour higher, Toney was like a fish out of water.
True....There was some uncertainty but still a low # when you consider how certain Dana would have to be to put 1 of his legendary fighters in the cage against a boxer. If he got knocked out, that would've been embarrassing. Coutour wasn't gonna mess around in there and try to prove a point he could strike, just went straight for the single-leg takedown.
I really have no interest seeing these guys fight when there are so many big UFC fights that McGregor can still take, but it seems inevitable at this point.
