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Floyd 无毛视频淢oney无毛视频� Mayweather Jr. and 无毛视频淭he Notorious无毛视频� Conor McGregor step into the ring Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The 12-round bout is in the super welterweight (154 pounds) division, and both fighters will wear lighter, eight-ounce gloves.
Mayweather, who had retired in Sept. 12, 2015, after defeating Andre Berto by unanimous decision, steps back into the ring looking to improve on his 49-0 record.
McGregor, who is the current UFC Lightweight Champion, has never participated in a professional boxing match, but is confident heading into the bout.
Both fighters went on a tour to promote the fight in different cities, and many wonder if the match will live up to the hype.
I polled three area residents associated with boxing or MMA as trainers or fighters, and they all gave Mayweather the upper hand.
Boxing trainer and Adah native Tom Karpency Sr. has seen plenty of fights in person and on TV, and believes Mayweather will defeat McGregor in dominant fashion.
无毛视频淚 think Floyd (Mayweather) will win this fight and it无毛视频檚 probably going to end within six rounds,无毛视频� said Karpency, who trains his three sons, Tommy, Jeremiah and Dan. 无毛视频淔rom what I see and have been hearing, Mayweather is going to bring the fight to (Conor) McGregor.
无毛视频淗e is going to gauge McGregor无毛视频檚 power the first few rounds, then he will start to walk McGregor down. That will allow McGregor to get some shots in, but people fail to realize how good of a chin Mayweather has.无毛视频�
The pressure is on Mayweather to defend his sport, as many mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters have counted out pugilists.
Tommy believes Mayweather is an overwhelming favorite.
无毛视频淚f McGregor beats Mayweather, it would not only be the biggest upset in the history of boxing, but in sports overall,无毛视频� Tommy said. 无毛视频淔loyd is probably the best fighter in the last 30 years and in the discussions of being the greatest fighter of all time.无毛视频�
There are questions in regards to age and ring rust for Mayweather, as McGregor, 29, is 11 years younger than 无毛视频淢oney,无毛视频� and the Grand Rapids, Michigan, native hasn无毛视频檛 been in the ring for nearly two years. Tommy doesn无毛视频檛 believe any of that will make a difference.
无毛视频淔loyd has fought far more skilled boxers than Conor, and they couldn无毛视频檛 touch him,无毛视频� Tommy said. 无毛视频淚t is not going to be competitive. I am going to watch the fight but I know what the outcome will be.
无毛视频淚 don无毛视频檛 know if he will knock him out or go the distance, but Mayweather will do what he wants. Other than the first round, when he will be pumped up and running on adrenaline, McGregor won无毛视频檛 be able to get close to Mayweather, who is always patient in every fight. McGregor will get tired and not know what to do. I doubt McGregor even gets in a good punch, but if he does, Mayweather has a good chin.无毛视频�
Laurel Highlands grad and Uniontown resident Nick Browne is undefeated at 7-0 as a professional MMA fighter, but didn无毛视频檛 go with the UFC star.
无毛视频淔loyd (Mayweather) will win because it is a straight boxing match,无毛视频� Browne said. 无毛视频淥bviously, it would be much different if they were fighting in an MMA bout. Floyd (Mayweather) rules the sport of boxing.
无毛视频淚 have heard people say about how one punch can change everything, but 49 other guys have had the chance to do that against Floyd (Mayweather) and lost. He is prepared, in great shape and ready to go. Floyd (Mayweather) has had plenty of time to get ready for this fight.无毛视频�
For what it无毛视频檚 worth, I think Mayweather will have an easy time with McGregor. However, in any other discipline, McGregor wins easily. I guess we will have to see if 无毛视频淢oney无毛视频� wants to step inside the cage.
Only time will tell.
无毛视频 writer Jonathan Guth covers combat sports for the 无毛视频-Standard. Please email him at jguth@heraldstandard.com for any story suggestions.