'The Money Fight' staff picks: Who's crazy enough to pick Conor McGregor over Floyd Mayweather?

At long last, the moment has arrived. “The Money Fight” finally is here: Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor.

It’s a fight that already has changed the life of Conor McGregor on a global scale, and especially financially. Mayweather didn’t need much help in the money department, but he’s going to get a boatload more of it. But it’s not all about the money. This is a very real fight, even if most people don’t think it will be a competitive one.

McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) tries his hand in the boxing ring against all-time legendy Mayweather (49-0 boxing) on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The card airs on pay-per-view and is expected to be the most lucrative fight in history. Mayweather is a 6-1 favorite; the comeback on McGregor is +425. But those odds could fluctuate some over the next 24 hours.

It looked like it was going to be a near shutout for Mayweather in our staff picks. For months, only the most notoriously upset-happy picker on our crew has remained steadfast in his McGregor pick. But late Thursday, he got some support. It’s still a runaway for Mayweather though, who is the pick of eight of our 10 MMAjunkie editors, writers and radio hosts.

Lead staff reporter John Morgan thinks McGregor will “shock the world” – though he’s not willing to bet his kid’s college fund on it. And assistant editor Matt Erickson, the aforementioned upset lover, traveled all the way to Floyd, N.Y., just to throw it in the town’s face that he was picking against Mayweather.

MMAjunkie founder and editor Dann Stupp seems to be pretty level-headed about his pick: “I really do hope McGregor represents MMA well, and to do that, he’s going to have to borrow some elements of MMA – or at least threaten some by faking a kick or elbow or something. He needs to make this an ugly fight. But even if he does, I still think Mayweather has a pretty easy night of boxing – just as I’d expect McGregor to have an easy night if this were an MMA fight.”

Check out the picks from our staff members in the video above. And who are you picking? Sound off in the poll below.

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