Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor will mix and match sports Saturday in their boxer vs. UFC champ showdown in Las Vegas.
In nearly 1,000 words, San Diego’s Gayle Falkenthal warns viewers of being “bamboozled” that a 12-round bout will be competitive.
“The publicity tour was the real show worth watching and it hasn’t cost you a cent,” she writes in Communities Digital News. “Neither Mayweather or McGregor lack for confidence, and no cat has ever gotten either man’s tongue. … In a contest over which man is better at self-promotion, it would be a draw on every judge’s card.
“But you should in no way expect the fight to follow suit. Floyd Mayweather is a boxing genius in the ring, the best of his generation. Yes, perhaps The Best Ever. He possesses technical skills few other people who have devoted their careers to boxing have been able to duplicate.”
Falkenthal argues: “Why does anyone think a martial arts star with three losses by submission (the UFC equivalent of ‘no mas’) on his record in his own sport who’s never boxed a single professional round is going to achieve what no one else has accomplished?”
She predicts that disappointed fans will “blame boxing, blame the UFC, blame the promoters, blame the media, and blame everyone but the one person responsible: themselves.”
Falkenthal isn’t alone.
Total BS. What do you think his coach is gonna say? Mayweather in a TOTAL rout.
— The Grynch (@Grynch_84) June 20, 2017
I’m grasping. Can’t wait. Expecting a Mayweather rout but maybe just maybe the younger, bigger fighter can #disrupt the boxing game. https://t.co/YhHt0N1dx6
— John-Paul Flaim (@GlassJoeJP) August 22, 2017
If Conor McGregor beats Floyd Mayweather on August 26th, I will give everyone who retweets this £100 on August 27th. Must be following
— Bet With Beale ????⚽️ (@BetWithBeale) August 24, 2017
Mayweather in a rout. It will make a ton of $ but they ain’t getting mine. #sham
— Despotic Rodeo Clown (@dwfilson) July 12, 2017
Yankees Vs. Tigers fight will probably be better then Mayweather Vs. McGregor. #mlb #tigers #yankees pic.twitter.com/rZdLW4c9qx
— Thomas Carrieri (@Thomas_Carrieri) August 24, 2017
My prediction for Mayweather/McGregor pic.twitter.com/0EoAtuL3sy
— Anger Watkins (@BabeRuthIV) August 24, 2017
Mayweather in a rout, not even close.
— Cameron Johnson (@CamYEG) June 15, 2017
McGregor will bring an unorthodox style and some pop, but even at 41, Mayweather has ring experience, speed and elusiveness. His yard. Rout.
— Brian Martin (@TheBMartin) June 14, 2017
McGregor would destroy Mayweather in a UFC match. Mayweather is going to destroy McGregor in a boxing match. End of story.
— Boxing Geek (@BoxingGeek) August 24, 2017