{"id":79844,"date":"2017-08-01T14:01:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T14:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"\/rcntv\/?p=79844"},"modified":"2023-04-19T21:01:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T21:01:43","slug":"behind-mic-worlds-collide-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/behind-mic-worlds-collide-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Mic: When Worlds Collide\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of my favorite Seinfeld<\/a> episodes (and there are many) is the one where Elaine becomes friends with George\u2019s girlfriend, Susan.\u00a0 George has a theory that it is just not good if these two separate worlds collide intermingling his friendship world with his romantic world.\u00a0 Take a look:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=koUGfRumE1k<\/a><\/p>\n

I bring this up because I wanted to watch the episode again and because it made me think about the upcoming Pay-per-View event \u2013 Floyd Mayweather Jr<\/a>. vs. Conor McGregor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In case you do not know, Conor McGregor is a mixed martial artist and professional boxer with the MMA<\/a> and the UFC<\/a>. He is the biggest Pay-Per-View attraction in MMA history.\u00a0 His rematch after a loss against Nate Diaz<\/a> became the highest selling<\/a> pay-per-view in UFC history with 1,650,000 purchases.<\/p>\n

Now, McGregor is moving into the boxing<\/a> world of Floyd Mayweather. McGregor can box (it\u2019s considered his greatest skill).\u00a0 As a UFC fighter, he would often insult the skills of Mayweather.\u00a0 Mayweather heard enough and announced he would come out of retirement for a boxing match with McGregor.<\/p>\n

Floyd Mayweather is considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, undefeated and a winner of fifteen world titles. He is an accurate puncher with outstanding defensive skills both on display in his biggest win over Manny Pacquiao.\u00a0 His record going into the McGregor fight is 49-0.<\/p>\n

On August 26, the two will meet. The match will be held under boxing rules.\u00a0 Ten-ounce gloves will be used.\u00a0 No kicks or takedowns will be allowed.\u00a0 Each round will be three minutes and it is scheduled for 12 rounds.\u00a0 All of these rules, one would think favors the professional boxer – Mayweather.<\/p>\n

The expectation is that this will create the biggest LIVE gate in history surpassing Mayweather-Pacquiao which earned over $72 million. Ticket prices begin at $3500.\u00a0 The Pay-Per-View<\/a> audience is also expected to break records with prices in the $90-$100 range.\u00a0 Mayweather-Pacquiao created 4.4 million buys.<\/p>\n

The pre-match hype has featured bombastic challenges using the most profane language. Most experts feel that Mayweather\u2019s boxing skills give him a great advantage, but McGregor certainly possesses tremendous knockout power.<\/p>\n

Mayweather is a huge favorite to win, but rest assured, MMA fans will back their man, who promises to win by knockout in less than four rounds.<\/p>\n

So, on August 26, the two worlds will be colliding. Is it good for boxing? Is it good for the MMA?\u00a0 And, as George says, \u201cThere\u2019s going to be trouble\u201d and could cause both to \u201ccease to exist\u201d as we know them.<\/p>\n

You have a few weeks to decide how interested YOU are in the outcome.<\/p>\n

ABOVE THE EARS (SOME MUSINGS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Monica, Ed<\/a>, and Billy McCaffrey were all great athletes at Allentown Central Catholic<\/a>. Ed\u2019s son, Christian, was a great player at Stanford<\/a> and a Heisman runner-up<\/a>, and was selected eighth in the NFL<\/a> draft by the Carolina Panthers<\/a>. He is both a running back and a receiver. Early word out of the Panther camp is that no one can cover him one-on-one out of the backfield and linebackers can\u2019t tackle him. If his career is anything like Ed\u2019s with the Denver Broncos<\/a>, I may become a Panther fan.<\/li>\n
    2. An eating disorder, depression and thoughts of suicide are not descriptions often associated with a college placekicker, but Penn State<\/a>\u2019s #99 Joey Julius suffers<\/a> from all of these psychological problems. So, he has checked himself into a treatment center in St. Louis and will not be part of the Penn State roster this season.<\/li>\n
    3. The NFL has eased the rules on touchdown celebr<\/a>ations. Group celebrations will be allowed and the ball can be used as a prop, but no obscene gestures, throat slashing, gun or bow and arrow shooting. How creative will the players get?<\/li>\n
    4. With high school and college football practices set to begin, I reflected back to the three-a-days we went through in the heat of August \u2013 morning, afternoon, and evening practices to get ready for the season. The NCAA<\/a> now restricts formal practice to one, three-hour session, live contact only three days a week, and one day off. All in the interest of safety. Good idea!<\/li>\n
    5. No blog next week. One more break before football!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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