OT: Floyd Mayweather confirms MMA try

[Fishy]

Maybe, but if I was his opponent, I'd personally keep him upright. Remember Floyd was a points fighter in boxing, he has little to no power behind his punches, plus the man in his 40's... I just don't see it happening

The last thing you want to do if you’re an MMA fighter is keep him upright. That’s where he’ll hit one of these tomato cans upside the head.

Put your head down, bull rush him, tackle him - that would be the end of it.

 

[polycom]

I mean imagine THIS throwing kicks at Floyd. Just stop

Be reasonable. Floyd isn’t fighting a top MMA fighter. Everyone who he would fight would kill him.

 

[KemBaller]

The last thing you want to do if you’re an MMA fighter is keep him upright. That’s where he’ll hit one of these tomato cans upside the head.

Put your head down, bull rush him, tackle him - that would be the end of it.

5-6 years ago when Floyd still had his legs I would have given him a decent chance to just slide over to the side and absolutely blast someone with a right hook or an uppercut while the MMA guy had their head down.

 

[KemBaller]

Who knows? Maybe Mayweather is egomaniacal enough to think he could do this.
To the poster who said the strategy should be to keep him upright - wow.
To the poster who said Floyd would handpick a puncher/tomato can, that sounds correct.
Really, any competent UFC fighter should be able to take Mayweather out relatively quickly.
I know the boxing guys are passionate about Floyd, but his skill set was perfect for the rules of boxing. I saw the guy turn his head on his opponent multiple times in one fight I watched. In UFC, that'll cost you a shin to the chin or a takedown.
Floyd is, no doubt, a world-class puncher, but not much else about his game would translate.
would love to see it, however. I'd be cheering for the guy. Would take some balls to put himself out there like that.

Floyd is 100% egomaniacal enough, but there's practically a 0% chance UFC would ever pay him enough.

 

[huskyinfl]

Floyd would break his hands.