The reason Floyd Mayweather's forthcoming fight with Conor McGregoris so eagerly anticipated is not because it's expected to become a particularly close competition -- the American can now be endorsed at odds as brief as 1/7 -- but because fight fans are intrigued about how well the skills of some mixed martial artist will translate in the boxing ring. McGregor is known as one of the greatest strikers in the UFC, with a number of his opponents not able to survive his devastating pull-back left-hand counter. However, how quickly will the Irishman have learnt the many nuances of boxing, with some skills that Mayweather has honed day in, day out for the last 30 decades? But McGregor is nowhere near the first fighter to chance his arm in a different game. From Muhammad Ali to Kimbo Slice, Ray Mercer to James Toney-- the two sports of boxing and MMA have regularly seen themselves entwining in surprising new ways. It's often forgotten that even The Best took a part in a bizarre...
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