5 Keys to victory for Floyd Mayweather Jr. 

#1 Fight Night and ‘Old Man Syndrome’

Mayweather isn't as young as he used to be; he must avoid a fire-fight with the young Irishman.

Father Time waits for no one. And Floyd— for all his shenanigans — is another one of us mortals who, sooner or later, shall fall prey to Father Time.

In the lead-up to this fight, he has stated on multiple occasions that he isn’t the fighter he was a few years ago. Well, to be honest, he’s sung the same tune in his last few fights—building himself up as the hero looking to overcome all odds. This week’s Money fight isn’t too different.

However, one has to wonder, whether the time off after the Berto fight— his previous boxing bout—and the fact that he’s now 40, may play a role when he goes up against the young, cocky Irishman.

In my opinion, FMJ needs to shut off the white noise — all that talk from the McGregor camp about the former being an old man — and simply keep his eye on the ball; doing what he does best: Boxing at the highest level.

Floyd needs to stick to his game and adhere to the defensive approach that got him to the dance in the first place. Stick and move, and control his urges to plant his feet and destroy the trash-talking Irishman. Once the fight gets to the Round 4, or even 3 for that matter, I see Floyd starting to open up, albeit in short spurts with hooks and uppercuts.

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Sensei Tiger Says:

This fight is going to be a carnival. Make no bones about it.

It’s a freakshow.

However, the skills that both fighters bring to the table are more than enough to justify the fact that the NSAC has sanctioned this matchup in 2017; besides, with the truckloads of money that everyone stands to make, did you really think Vegas would’ve let this one slip away?

Fight Night is upon us. On August 26th, the old lion puts on a pair of boxing gloves once again, in his attempt to break the legendary Rocky Marciano’s 49-0 undefeated record.

On the other hand, you have McGregor who continues to will his way into the history books, forcing the universe to bend to his whims.

Floyd will have to respect Conor’s power and skills and weather the early storm. He will then sit down on his punches and rip the Irishman’s body like his name is Rocky Balboa. Mayweather has to be extremely careful should he enter the clinch with the MMA fighter, and when it comes to his own body — the American pugilist known as ‘Money’ has to acknowledge the fact that he’s 40, not 20. In simple terms, as long as Floyd avoids a phone-booth fight with McGregor, he has this fight in his pocket.

Stick to the basics, Floyd. Stay true to yourself. The world of boxing has its hopes pinned on you. Do not disappoint us!

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