>>i mean, it's the biggest stars in two combat sports.
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>a) McGregor is 1/10th as accomplished an MMA fighter
>as Floyd is a boxer, so their relative excellence
>comparison is a laugher

Conor's last fight did 1.6 million buys, so he's got an audience. He didn't sell that much based entirely on 'cism. A lot of people were tuning in hoping to see him get his ass beat.


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>b) Nobody with a brain in their head thinks even a good
>boxing MMA fighter can beat an elite boxer at boxing

Maybe people are tuning in to watch Conor get thrashed in a spectacle. It's a freak show. People gonna watch a freakshow.

>The entire fight is built on the hope of a bad ass white
>guy beating an arrogant, wealthy black guy who is incredibly
>good at his job.
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>That's it.
>
>>But yeah, this is like a reboot of the Great White Hype in
>>sooo many ways.

It's a stupid fight, and 'cism will help up the numbers to record territory (if it happens), but there are other reasons, albeit stupid reasons to watch.