Boxing Betting: Why You Should Bet on Conor McGregor Against Floyd Mayweather
By Loot, Boxing Handicapper, Lootmeister.com
Conor McGregor is a pretty big underdog to beat Floyd Mayweather when the two meet on August 26 in Las Vegas. In one corner, you have the unmatched Mayweather, a legend, future Hall of Famer, and a fighter who was 49-0 with a championship resume of nearly two decades. In the other corner, you have Conor McGregor, an accomplished MMA fighter, but one who is making his pro debut in boxing. On the surface, it might seem like a lost cause for McGregor and some feel that it is. But for those looking to plunk down some money on McGregor, there is a decent case to be made. Let's take a look at that case and see if it's compelling enough to make it worth taking a position on the debuting Irishman.
Floyd Pushing His Luck: Boxers who are highly successful sometimes push the envelope at this stage in their careers. Floyd is 40 and coming off a two-year retirement. Let's not pretend that this is a slam-dunk situation for Mayweather. It never is when you're 40 and over. What was once a foregone conclusion no longer is when you reach a certain point. While this matchup is unusual and there's no other reference point for this kind of thing, we have seen history teach us that even the best of fighters reach a point where they realize they may have seen their expiration date sail by.
Floyd's Lack of Power: Granted, even with a lack of KO power, Mayweather can still put a lot of pressure on his opponents mentally. And his punches are still stinging enough to keep anyone honest. And the sharpness of his shots could have a bad affect on Conor, who is unaccustomed to pugilism on this level. At the same time, Conor might have some margin for error, being that Floyd has scored only one really legit KO in the past dozen years! What could result is a bigger window of time for Conor to do something big—like have his left hand land. It's just that Conor's chances of winning would be a lot less if Mayweather had a lot of punching power. Floyd has just about everything else going for him, except that kind of fight-ending sudden power. And that could give Conor an "in."
Conor is a Different Look for Mayweather: There's something to be said for being outside-the-box. Conor is an opponent unlike any that Floyd has ever met. All of Mayweather's opponents fit into a readily-identifiable category. There were boxers, sluggers, and everything in-between. Coming from another sport, McGregor will offer a look for which Mayweather is unaccustomed. It's like how a champion poker player can thrive against other accomplished pros, but is thrown off when a less-accomplished player comes to the table and starts playing wildly. Sometimes, the best way to throw the best pros off their game is to give them a different look. And Conor will definitely provide that.
Conor's Left Hand is Magic: Granted, Mayweather won't be running in like Jose Aldo. And there have been innumerable big punchers that tried to clean Floyd's clock, but failed. At the same time, Conor's left hand gives him a path to victory. Normally, in sports when an athlete comes from another sport, the paths to victory are hard to locate and define. In this matchup, however dire McGregor's overall chances might seem to you, he does have the left-hand equalizer. And even in the sport of boxing, power is always the great equalizer. However out-skilled McGregor might be among the lines that fights are judged, he at least has this going for him.
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Youth Prevails: In the fight game, especially, it's a young man's game. Sure, there have been fighters at 40 and up who thrived in this business and won huge fights. There are even more who suddenly hit a wall in the face of vanishing youth. Floyd is well-preserved and hasn't taken a lot of punishment, making it so he his ring-age might be lower than his chronological age. But 40 is still 40 and Conor will celebrate his 29th birthday before the fight. They say fighting is a young man's game and history has proven that to be the case more often than not.
Conor's Capacity for Greatness: It's not easy to win a title in the UFC. It's really hard to win multiple titles in different weight classes. And the way he disposes of some of his opponents has been stunning, his two-fight rivalry with Nate Diaz where he looked less-monstrous notwithstanding. To go from a nobody to the biggest star in MMA takes a certain level of greatness. That's a long walk to make and you can't underestimate a man who had the wherewithal to bring those dreams to fruition. Granted, this is a different ball game, but if you were to take a fighter in this position, it helps to know that fighter is capable of winning fights on a big stage and has done it before. Tired of your credit card not working for sportsbook deposit? End that problem today and bet the Mayweather vs. McGregor superfight by signing up at Bovada Sportsbook where your credit card WILL work and where you'll receive a generous 50% sign-up bonus!
