RULES OF THE FIGHT: THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BOXING AND UFC.
Floyd Mayweather fights Conor McGregor in the Irishman's professional boxing debut at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.
McGregor and Mayweather will fight under boxing rules, giving the 'Money Man' a clear advantage.
That obviously means the Irishman will not be allowed to kick, elbow or use any of his usual take-down moves.
Boxing etiquette requires the pair to touch gloves before the first and last round – but those gloves will be smaller than their normal size, weighing just eight-ounces instead of ten, to increase McGregor's advantage. He normally fights with four-ounce gloves that are fingerless with very little padding.
Other than that the normal rules apply: Three judges will decide the points each three-minute round. The winner of the round is given 10 points and the loser takes nine.
However, a boxer loses a point if they are 'floored'.
The fight could, however, be ended swiftly with a knockout if the opponent can't get up after 10 seconds of falling to the ground.
Here are the significant differences between boxing and the Ultimate Fighting Championship:
LENGTH AND NUMBER OF ROUNDS
A high-level boxing match is almost always scheduled for 12 three-minute rounds. When a boxer makes his professional debut, they are often scheduled for four three-minute rounds, which is usually gradually increased to six, eight, 10 and then finally 12. In women's boxing, two-minute rounds are largely favoured. Boxing debutant McGregor will fight over 12.
UFC rules dictate that each non-championship contest is to be scheduled for three five-minute rounds. A championship contest is for five five-minute rounds.
In both sports, there is a rest period of one minute between rounds.
THE NATURE OF THE FIGHT
Boxers are officially only allowed to attack their opponents through punching, and even excessive clenching is discouraged and monitored by the referee. If a boxer is knocked down, his opponent is not allowed to resume attacking him until he has returned to his feet and has the referee's permission to do so.
In UFC, fighters can box, grapple, wrestle, kick-box, and continue to strike their opponent while they have been knocked down.
SIZE AND SHAPE OF THE RING
A boxing ring, within the rules of the British Boxing Board of Control, should have four ropes and be between 16-20 square feet.
A UFC 'octagon' must be between a minimum of 20 square feet and a maximum of 32. It is also surrounded by a fence.
CUTS MEN
Boxers regularly provide their own cuts man, and one of their choosing. The UFC, however, provide one for each corner, and that same cuts man works the same corner for every fight of each event.
SPONSORSHIP
Unlike in boxing, UFC fighters are forbidden by their contracts to pursue their own sponsorship deals. They presently have an overall sponsorship in place with Reebok.
WEIGH-INS
In boxing, a fighter must weigh in at the scheduled time and if he or she is overweight, has an hour to return and achieve the correct weight. If they remain overweight after an hour they do not receive a further chance, though the fight may still proceed.
In the UFC, on the day before a fight, a fighter has a window of four hours in which they can make weight at their own convenience.
GLOVES
A boxing glove covers the entire hand, and in fights between the flyweight and welterweight divisions, 8oz gloves are generally worn.
In the UFC, a fighter's fingers remain exposed, and the glove generally weighs between 4oz and 6oz.
Floyd Mayweather fights Conor McGregor in the Irishman's professional boxing debut at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.
McGregor and Mayweather will fight under boxing rules, giving the 'Money Man' a clear advantage.
That obviously means the Irishman will not be allowed to kick, elbow or use any of his usual take-down moves.
Boxing etiquette requires the pair to touch gloves before the first and last round – but those gloves will be smaller than their normal size, weighing just eight-ounces instead of ten, to increase McGregor's advantage. He normally fights with four-ounce gloves that are fingerless with very little padding.
Other than that the normal rules apply: Three judges will decide the points each three-minute round. The winner of the round is given 10 points and the loser takes nine.
However, a boxer loses a point if they are 'floored'.
The fight could, however, be ended swiftly with a knockout if the opponent can't get up after 10 seconds of falling to the ground.
Here are the significant differences between boxing and the Ultimate Fighting Championship:
LENGTH AND NUMBER OF ROUNDS
A high-level boxing match is almost always scheduled for 12 three-minute rounds. When a boxer makes his professional debut, they are often scheduled for four three-minute rounds, which is usually gradually increased to six, eight, 10 and then finally 12. In women's boxing, two-minute rounds are largely favoured. Boxing debutant McGregor will fight over 12.
UFC rules dictate that each non-championship contest is to be scheduled for three five-minute rounds. A championship contest is for five five-minute rounds.
In both sports, there is a rest period of one minute between rounds.
THE NATURE OF THE FIGHT
Boxers are officially only allowed to attack their opponents through punching, and even excessive clenching is discouraged and monitored by the referee. If a boxer is knocked down, his opponent is not allowed to resume attacking him until he has returned to his feet and has the referee's permission to do so.
In UFC, fighters can box, grapple, wrestle, kick-box, and continue to strike their opponent while they have been knocked down.
SIZE AND SHAPE OF THE RING
A boxing ring, within the rules of the British Boxing Board of Control, should have four ropes and be between 16-20 square feet.
A UFC 'octagon' must be between a minimum of 20 square feet and a maximum of 32. It is also surrounded by a fence.
CUTS MEN
Boxers regularly provide their own cuts man, and one of their choosing. The UFC, however, provide one for each corner, and that same cuts man works the same corner for every fight of each event.
SPONSORSHIP
Unlike in boxing, UFC fighters are forbidden by their contracts to pursue their own sponsorship deals. They presently have an overall sponsorship in place with Reebok.
WEIGH-INS
In boxing, a fighter must weigh in at the scheduled time and if he or she is overweight, has an hour to return and achieve the correct weight. If they remain overweight after an hour they do not receive a further chance, though the fight may still proceed.
In the UFC, on the day before a fight, a fighter has a window of four hours in which they can make weight at their own convenience.
GLOVES
A boxing glove covers the entire hand, and in fights between the flyweight and welterweight divisions, 8oz gloves are generally worn.
In the UFC, a fighter's fingers remain exposed, and the glove generally weighs between 4oz and 6oz.
One man opinion here but I can't be the only one who realistically thinks they overselled this fight. There is money pouring in, yes, but not as much as projected. People please, Mayweather will not sell out, too many sniffers for that shit and Mayweather will not put his legacy on the line for this. Forget about the rematch and the rubber match bullshit. It would be a lot of money if everyone bought into it. But by then it would be sanctioned by the WWF.
Get a grip. Go watch when Rocky beat Thunderlips. Same thing. Again as I say here, one mans opinion..
Get a grip. Go watch when Rocky beat Thunderlips. Same thing. Again as I say here, one mans opinion..
Floyd Mayweather's purse at $100M; Conor McGregor's $30M biggest of career.
LAS VEGAS -- For the second time in three fights, Floyd Mayweather will earn a guaranteed purse of $100 million.
Mayweather, coming out of a two-year retirement, will earn that sum as a minimum for his junior middleweight boxing match against UFC star Conor McGregor on Saturday (Showtime PPV, 9 p.m. ET) at the T-Mobile Arena, according to contract figures released on Friday night by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Mayweather also earned a guaranteed $100 million for his 2015 megafight with Manny Pacquiao, though he made around $250 million because of his share of the enormous profits from the record-shattering event. The fight with McGregor, 29, is expected by many to break the Mayweather-Pacquiao records, which would give Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs), 40, another payday well in excess of $200 million.
McGregor's minimum purse is $30 million, which dwarfs any he has made for his fights in the Octagon during his mixed martial arts career. But the Irishman will wind up making tens of millions of dollars more than his minimum because of his share of the promotion. His take is likely to exceed $100 million.
Gervonta Davis (18-0, 17 KOs), who was stripped of his junior lightweight world title for weighing in at 132 pounds, two over the division limit, will make $600,000 for his co-featured bout against Francisco Fonseca (19-0-1, 13 KOs) because he was overweight. Fonseca will earn $35,000, though a portion of Davis' purse is likely to go to him because Davis missed his weight.
Secondary light heavyweight titlist Nathan Cleverly (30-3, 16 KOs), of Wales, will make $100,000 for his defense against Badou Jack, though Cleverly is likely to earn more from British television. Jack (20-1-3, 12 KOs), fighting for the first time since vacating his super middleweight title to move up in weight, will earn $750,000.
Cruiserweights Andrew Tabiti (14-0, 12 KOs) and Steve Cunningham (29-8-1, 13 KOs), a former two-time world titleholder, will make $100,000 apiece for their pay-per-view opening bout. Welterweight Thomas Dulorme will make $75,000 and Yordenis Ugas will be paid $50,000 for their 10-round bout, which headlines the Fox-televised portion of the undercard.
LAS VEGAS -- For the second time in three fights, Floyd Mayweather will earn a guaranteed purse of $100 million.
Mayweather, coming out of a two-year retirement, will earn that sum as a minimum for his junior middleweight boxing match against UFC star Conor McGregor on Saturday (Showtime PPV, 9 p.m. ET) at the T-Mobile Arena, according to contract figures released on Friday night by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Mayweather also earned a guaranteed $100 million for his 2015 megafight with Manny Pacquiao, though he made around $250 million because of his share of the enormous profits from the record-shattering event. The fight with McGregor, 29, is expected by many to break the Mayweather-Pacquiao records, which would give Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs), 40, another payday well in excess of $200 million.
McGregor's minimum purse is $30 million, which dwarfs any he has made for his fights in the Octagon during his mixed martial arts career. But the Irishman will wind up making tens of millions of dollars more than his minimum because of his share of the promotion. His take is likely to exceed $100 million.
Gervonta Davis (18-0, 17 KOs), who was stripped of his junior lightweight world title for weighing in at 132 pounds, two over the division limit, will make $600,000 for his co-featured bout against Francisco Fonseca (19-0-1, 13 KOs) because he was overweight. Fonseca will earn $35,000, though a portion of Davis' purse is likely to go to him because Davis missed his weight.
Secondary light heavyweight titlist Nathan Cleverly (30-3, 16 KOs), of Wales, will make $100,000 for his defense against Badou Jack, though Cleverly is likely to earn more from British television. Jack (20-1-3, 12 KOs), fighting for the first time since vacating his super middleweight title to move up in weight, will earn $750,000.
Cruiserweights Andrew Tabiti (14-0, 12 KOs) and Steve Cunningham (29-8-1, 13 KOs), a former two-time world titleholder, will make $100,000 apiece for their pay-per-view opening bout. Welterweight Thomas Dulorme will make $75,000 and Yordenis Ugas will be paid $50,000 for their 10-round bout, which headlines the Fox-televised portion of the undercard.
[h=1]Floyd Mayweather gets kitted out in a snazzy black and gold pre-fight robe. [/h]
