Story highlights Mike Downey: To the surprise of many, the Mayweather vs. McGregor boxing match turned out be a good fightThough boxer Mayweather was favored to win, McGregor, an MMA fighter, gave him a run for his money, writes DowneyMike Downey is a former Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune columnist and a frequent contributor to CNN. Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor was a genuine, honest-to-goodness fight. (Some thought McGregor might be declared DOA by CSI.) Mike DowneyThe referee stopped the fight because McGregor looked to be wobbly, exhausted and nearly out on his feet. A minute or two after Mayweather's arm was raised in triumph, he conceded that McGregor gave him a lot harder time than he had expected.

Source: CNN August 27, 2017 16:41 UTC