5 things that can happen when Floyd Mayweather fights Conor McGregor

Floyd Mayweather will take on Conor McGregor on August 26th

#3 The death knell for boxing

Now it’s one thing if Conor McGregor ‘catches’ Floyd Mayweather early and knocks him out.

The narrative would read Floyd Mayweather’s age (which is a grand 40, by the way) and the ring rust from not being in active competition for almost two years were culpable for his undoing.

But it’s totally another thing if he gets outclassed and packed up by Conor McGregor they way Eddie Alvarez was. How unlikely a scenario that is, is immaterial. That it has been done before by James “Buster” Douglas against Mike Tyson proves that on his day, even the underdog can whip up a storm.

It would have to be the perfect storm as far as McGregor is concerned but the Irishman has proved his uncanny ability to bend the Universe to his will before.

Needless to say, this would be the worst possible scenario for the sport of boxing. The stuttering giant is already teetering on the verge of falling apart due to a dearth of big personalities and bigger fights.. .and the last thing that it needs is its biggest name humiliated by the face of MMA.