It started as a joke, turned very serious and in late August nearly a billion dollars will be spent to watch a genius boxer brutally expose a carnival showman in a ring in Las Vegas.
In the blame-game that followed the announcement of the Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor sanctioned mismatch, which will be over 12 rounds of three minutes with regulation 10 ounce boxing gloves, too many of the righteous have forgotten that this circus event will actually be tremendous fun.
But in the other side we have Fury saying "I think Conor McGregor will knock him out in the first 35 seconds like he did to Jose Aldo, to be honest," Fury told iFL TV.
Pacquiao, who lost to Mayweather (49-0) in a 2015 defensive slugfest, criticized the much ballyhooed bout set for Aug. 26 in Las Vegas.
"McGregor has no chance in this fight," Pacquiao told Yahoo Sports. "In fact, it could be very boring."
The Filipino pugilist, 38, noted that Mayweather's defensive dominance gives him the edge.
"There is no way he will be able to land a meaningful punch on Floyd," Pacquiao said. "How could he? He has no professional experience in boxing."
Fury added that a McGregor win would benefit boxing.
"It would be great for the real people of the world," Fury said.