As every reader would know by now, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor Mcgregor will face each other in Las Vegas on August 26. Virtually every article or post that I have read about the fight is about Floyd completely dominating Connor and how much of a mismatch this fight is. However, there is still a question that no one seems to be asking, maybe because we simply won’t know the answer until fight night.
Before you read any further, I must state that I think the version of Floyd that fought Andre Berto in his last fight will dominate Conor Mcgregor on August 26.
Through reading posts and comments on social media and articles written on various news sites it appears that there is one question no one is asking – how much has Floyd aged since September 2015?
Now I know by the time fight night comes around, Conor wouldn’t have fought since November 2016 but at 28 or 29 your body and reflexes don’t age as fast as they do at 39 or 40. I also know that Conor comes from a different sport and recognise how different everything is between the two sports but it is a combat sport so he is coming from a somewhat similar background – unlike football players etc.
According to Floyd’s instagram he has been doing a lot of travel, hosting parties and opening strip clubs since his “retirement” and Conor’s name wasn’t tossed up as a possible fight candidate until a little while after he “retired”. In my opinion it appeared that Floyd really “let his hair down” when he retired because at that stage he was so sure that he was finished with fighting. This means that he wouldn’t have been keeping as fit as he used to between fights.
So, as much as I think and want Floyd to win this fight, I honestly believe it will come down to how much he has aged in the past two years. Floyd won’t need to bring his best to win, but he will still need to be sharp defensively which is normally the first thing to slow down in aged fighters. As a boxing fan, I hope Floyd wins, it wouldn’t look great for boxing if a crossover fighter beats one of the all time greats at his own game.