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| How Well Do You Know Mayweather and McGregor? |
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The most-anticipated bout in boxing
history is set to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday 26 August when
Floyd Mayweather Jr and Conor McGregor step between the ropes.
Current
UFC Lightweight Champion McGregor has built up some great hype over the past
few months to the point that this is now expected to be the highest grossing
pay-per-view in history.
Floyd Mayweather is the current holder of that
record when his fight with Manny Pacquiao in May 2015 was bought by 4,600,000
viewers – more than double any other PPV buy-rate at the time, and only
his fight with Oscar De La Hoya earlier this year (2.4m) has had more than
half.
Many expect this to be Mayweather’s last fight, whether he
increases his record to 50-0 or suffers his first loss, whilst this is Conor
McGregor’s first boxing match having last fought in the UFC in November
2016 – beating Eddie Alvarez by TKO.
McGregor’s record in
Mixed Martial Arts is 21-3 but question marks remain over his stamina. He has
only once competed in a professional fight beyond three rounds, or 15 minutes.
If his fight with Floyd Mayweather goes the full distance it will last 36
minutes.
However, bookmakers Betfair don’t expect McGregor to
survive that long. The sportsbook and betting exchange currently have the
American as the 1/5 favourite in the
Mayweather v
McGregor fixed odds market and the favourite to win in rounds 6, 7 or 8 at
12/1.
How do you think the Notorious Irishman will fair in his boxing
debut? And how well do you know McGregor and Mayweather? Test your knowledge in
the quiz below:
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