Boxing Odds: Comebacking Floyd Mayweather Could Face Canelo Alvarez, Conor McGregor in 2020

The world went nuts with the announcement of Floyd Mayweather that he is set to come out of retirement in 2020. There is a whirlwind of speculations on who would the undefeated fighter is going to face or is it going to be in the squared circle of would it be in the octagon.

There are also talks that the 42-year old boxer may see action in the MMA scene as he was spotted with UFC President Dana White together in Los Angeles during the Clippers and Boston Celtics’ game inside Staples Center. He even posted a photo of them together as they are working together on a “spectacular event.”

With no opponent being named on who he is going to face, BetOnline.ag posted the odds of who would “Pretty Boy Floyd” will fight and would it even be in the boxing ring.

Using the odds ratio as a basis, Mayweather facing current WBO light heavyweight titlist Canelo Alvarez a +1000, several notches higher than Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao, who was only rated as +200. The 29-year old boxer from Guadalajara lost to Mayweather to a majority decision in their light-middleweight bout in September 2013 for the latter’s 45^th consecutive victories.

Internet stars Logan Paul and KSI, who fought in the ring just recently, were also carrying big odds in squaring up with the 50-0 Mayweather. Paul is a +1000 compared to KSI’s +500. The 24-year old YouTuber was even pumped up upon learning that he’s in the conversation and posted a challenge to line him up with Mayweather.

If it’s not a boxing match, Conor McGregor is a +1000 as a potential opponent should Mayweather decided to put up a fight in the Octagon. “The Notorious” and “Money” already slugged it out in the ring with the Irishman losing via TKO in the 10^th round in August 2017.

Also made it on the list of potential MMA opponents are Khabib Nurmagomedov (+350) and Georges St-Pierre (+300).