Fight Of The Century

Well, if that wasn’t the fucking fight of the century, I don’t know what it could possibly have been.
Hats off to Floyd Mayweather, he got his 50. One for every state in the union. He said that that would be his last fight… we’ll see. And hats off to McGregor, a tenth-round TKO against the best deserves praise, especially for a noob. (I think it was stopped too early, but I don’t think it changed the outcome.)
What a mindfuck, though. Floyd came out like McGregor, and Conor came out like Mayweather. Bizarro meets boxing. It was epic!

Conor wanted the short fight, and he tired himself out like he had done in the past. Mayweather wanted to stretch it beyond 25 minutes, and he did… beautifully. Once again, strategy won out.

There is no denying that both fought like the true warriors they are. Boxing retained its glory and MMA gained some respect. Both won, in a way.

Despite the marketing and the trash talk leading up to the event, both acted like true sportsmen and gentlemen in their respective post-fight comments. They each gave credit where it was due, and they both spoke honestly about what had just transpired.

I salute both men for their performance and for their decorum… which is more than I can say about the crowd where I witnessed the historic event. A fight broke out. The tension was high. Unlike the fight, it ended quickly, thankfully.

Boxing is safe and MMA has attained a new level; win – win. (And they both made many many millions of dollars.)

What comes next for either sport? Expansion, reputation, credulity, popularity…? I can’t wait to see. All I can say is kudos gents, that was a helluva show.