If Mayweather won an MMA fight...

[MurkaMan]

LMFAO. No he wouldn't its one guy winning one fight. It'd have been no different if Conor beat Floyd in the ring.

Way too many boxing dudes are too f#cking extreme with their opinions. You are either the greatest fighter ever or a complete bum. No middle ground lol.

No its not just one guy winning. The consensus is that its impossible for him to win. But when you think about it, its extremely realistic. It would shatter the internet, and his legacy would transcend boxing.

[MurkaMan]

It would enhance is legacy a lot in the context of sport, however his boxing legacy is already cemented. If he went into UFC and won against a good fighter, he should go down as one of the greatest sportsmen ever.

That said, if it happens, i'd say he stands very little chance of winning. Just as we laughed at the ignorance of McGregor fans thinking he could beat Floyd in boxing, it would be exactly the same situation.

Not saying he has 0% chance of winning, it's combat sport so if he landed the first meaningful shot and effectively ended the fight then, that would be the only real chance. Apart from that, it's the same almost impossible task of expecting a guy to come from UFC and box against Floyd.

Well for 20yrs we have been trying to get a guy from boxing, to beat Floyd. It was impossible Let alone a guy from MMA. I think he is already a very unique athlete thats why I think it will be easy for him to move around, and never get kicked or touched. .But you make allot of points!!

[Derranged]

Only way Floyd can win is if his punch lands before getting kicked or taken down. I don't like those odds.

[WarVeteranO01]

Even if Floyd only fights 1 fight and its against CM Punk and he wins, he Deserves ESPN's fighter of the year award.

[Eff Pandas]

No its not just one guy winning. The consensus is that its impossible for him to win. But when you think about it, its extremely realistic. It would shatter the internet, and his legacy would transcend boxing.

Sure it'd transcend boxing. Anything Floyd does now transcends boxing one could argue, but you moved the goalposts.

You said " he would destroy combat sports"

No he wouldn't. Its one guy beating another guy. One guy don't destroy a f#cking sport. Thats silly to think that.

Its a bad look for MMA thats about it. And to a lot of boxing fans Conor lasting as long as he did was a bad look for boxing. Boxing or MMA ain't getting destroyed cuz one guy loses doe in particular a mfer as old as Floyd was when he fought Conor or as overrated & as flawed a guy as most MMA guys consider Conor.

[2fast2strong]

its tnot that simple though lol. even a 'stand up' fighter in the ufc has some form of grappling skil, even if thats not how they normally fight, they would still just shoot for the takedown aginst mayweather. i get the impression people on here have never actually watched a ufc fight cause they make it sound like theres lots of fighters in ther bobbing and weaving and spending the whole fight just jabbing and moving lol these 'stand up' fighters have a lot more to there arsenal than just boxing skill. theres a reason so many of these boxers who talk about transferring to the ufc, never actually go through with it.

Lol, Dude I’m a wrestler and not not only do I have amateur boxing matches I have amateur MMA fights and if you think all mma fighters have some form of grappling you are misinformed, and shooting for a takedown and getting one are two different things, not only that MMA grappling is different then all other forms of competition grappling because of the submissions and strikes on the ground.

And I thought you were from England? Not too many grapplers in your part of the world to really know the difference between mma grappling and grappling in general.

A good sprawl is really about timing because its not too technical.

And I’ll tell you this my amateur boxing matches were much more difficult than my Mma fights.

And the boxers at the national level might talk about switching to MMA until they see how much 95% of all mma fighters make per fight, then yeah it’s not as appealing as first imagined

[Prince Madison]

Lol, Dude I’m a wrestler and not not only do I have amateur boxing matches I have amateur MMA fights and if you think all mma fighters have some form of grappling you are misinformed, and shooting for a takedown and getting one are two different things, not only that MMA grappling is different then all other forms of competition grappling because of the submissions and strikes on the ground.

And I thought you were from England? Not too many grapplers in your part of the world to really know the difference between mma grappling and grappling in general.

A good sprawl is really about timing because its not too technical.

And I’ll tell you this my amateur boxing matches were much more difficult than my Mma fights

no disrespect to you as an amateur fighter but its pretty different the level at the UFC, im not having it that them guys wouldnt be able to take down mayweather and get the better of him on the ground. To get to that level they msut have incorporated years of ground game (whether its BJJ or wrestling) Mcgregors known as a 'striker' but ive seen clips of his grappling/takedowns and training drills, he'd beat the living **** out of mayweather on the ground. The point im trying to make is they dont have to be some blackbelt jiu jitsu specialist or whatever to outclass and submit mayweather. And ground game aside, hows mayweather gonna defend against kicks, he'd have to alter his stance, and pretty much change 20 odd years of muscle memory to try and achieve that. And for all the talk about his reflexes, they didnt look too sharp last fight, hes 40 years old and slowed down a hell of a lot. I dont understand why people think he's just gonna land one shot and its lights out.

[HarvardBlue]

I actually think Mayweather can win. Like I've said before most of the MMA fighters with amateur boxing backgrounds are basically stand up fighters and some of them are successful. The ones with a good ground game are primarily wrestlers.

I would be leery of putting him against McGregor in his first fight. The disadvantages McGregor had with boxing gloves won't be the same with MMA gloves. Some of those same punches that landed in their boxing gloves would do much more damage in MMA gloves. And McGregor is so much bigger than Mayweather.

[2fast2strong]

no disrespect to you as an amateur fighter but its pretty different the level at the UFC, im not having it that them guys wouldnt be able to take down mayweather and get the better of him on the ground. To get to that level they msut have incorporated years of ground game (whether its BJJ or wrestling) Mcgregors known as a 'striker' but ive seen clips of his grappling/takedowns and training drills, he'd beat the living **** out of mayweather on the ground. The point im trying to make is they dont have to be some blackbelt jiu jitsu specialist or whatever to outclass and submit mayweather. And ground game aside, hows mayweather gonna defend against kicks, he'd have to alter his stance, and pretty much change 20 odd years of muscle memory to try and achieve that. And for all the talk about his reflexes, they didnt look too sharp last fight, hes 40 years old and slowed down a hell of a lot. I dont understand why people think he's just gonna land one shot and its lights out.

I’ve sparred pros in the UFC and Belator and am in a mma gym with 4 fighter signed with the UFC.

First love was wrestling and mma way back from the beginnings of Pride in Japan.

Im a division 1 wrestler so I am far more knowledgeable in that than boxing, but having said that I’m not saying Floyd could be a champion in the UFC but there is no doubt in my mind he can win some fights in that organization.

Edit: and the only reason I’m not a pro now is I want to graduate first, not because my skill level is lacking because being a division 1 wrestler is pretty much the same pedigree as being a world class amateur boxer

[Eff Pandas]

Even if Floyd only fights 1 fight and its against CM Punk and he wins, he Deserves ESPN's fighter of the year award.

LMFAO...I hope Floyd would decline it if he won it for a CM Punk W.