Why The Greatest Circus Show In Modern Boxing Wasn’t Bad At All

Last August, the world was treated to a spectacle, which many boxing fans were anxious to see. It pitted the P4P king of this generation, the unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. against MMA’s biggest star, Connor McGregor. A crossover of this magnitude had never been done before, and of course, people were skeptical.

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Obviously, it was all about the money. The promotion leading up to the fight was comparable to over-the-top pro wrestling segments with both fighters trying to give each other the best insults they can. 

The fight, however, was something else entirely. Everyone expected the undefeated Mayweather to finish McGregor early, but it wasn’t the case. To everyone’s surprise, the Notorious One put up a spirited effort and even won a few early rounds. UFC and McGregor fans were ecstatic at some of the points McGregor earned.

Although it was easy to see how Mayweather, a 20-year veteran of the sport, outclassed the MMA superstar in the later rounds, it wasn’t nearly the one-sided thrashing experts predicted. Toward the end though, McGregor lost steam and was TKO’d. 

The entire fight saved the whole circus from becoming just that – a circus. Although some casual observers claim Mayweather simply carried McGregor into the later rounds, a lot of replays would show McGregor getting clean shots off. 

Probably not a classic, and definitely not a fight for the ages, but because the fight surpassed people’s expectations in highly entertaining fashion, the entire thing wasn’t bad at all.

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New blood: The best young quarterbacks today

It takes a special kind of player to do what living legend and future Hall-Of-Famer Tom Brady is doing. At 40 years old, he is still the National Football League’s premier quarterback. His contemporaries, who used to battle him for the claim as the best passer in the league, have already shown a decline for years now. 

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The likes of Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, and Eli Manning are already at the tail end of their career.

Fortunately, the sport is still in good hands as there is a handful of 25-and-under quarterbacks who are poised to take over the league in a few years’ time. Two of the best are the following: 

Carson Wentz

Philadelphia Eagles’ Carson Wentz has all the tool to be the best quarterback in the league. At 25 years old, he already has a solid passing game. He can also rush when needed because of his toughness, agility, and strength. In just his second year in the league, he had already become a top MVP candidate after steering the Eagles to a 10-1 win-loss record. Unfortunately, he suffered a season-ending injury with just a few games left in the regular season.

Jared Goff 

Jared Goff will always be linked to Wentz because the two quarterbacks were the first two picks in the 2016 NFL Draft, with Los Angeles Rams selecting Goff first. Goff’s passing accuracy and strength were never in question, since his college career in California. But his lackluster performance in his rookie season had some pundits questioning whether Goff was drafted way too high. This year, however, he has shown flashes of his potential, exhibiting vast improvement not only in his passing but also in his footwork and football IQ.

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