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Patrick Zeng @Roundtripper891 TampaBay.com It was advertised as the biggest match-up in combat sports history. Conor McGregor versus Floyd Mayweather, live from Las Vegas. It was a match made in heaven. Sports talk shows and radio were dominated by it and a Pay Per View price of $100 reflected the high hopes of the promoters. But was it worth it? Did it live up to the gargantuan levels of hype around it? Absolutely. One of the biggest questions entering the ring was if Conor McGregor would embaress himself against Floyd being that McGregor had never boxed before. He didn't. Conor came out flying in the first few rounds of the fight as he tried to live up to his word of knocking out Mayweather. While he wasn't able to, he was still found a way to land a large amount of punches. In fact, he actually landed 111 of them against Mayweather, more than the 82 that Manny Pacquiao landed in their fight two years ago. Boxing Scene While McGregor came out guns blazing,...

By Patrick Zeng @ Roundtripper891 No one believes that Ice Cube's Big 3 league is coming to unseat the NBA, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy it. The ten week, ten city, eight team event kicked off in Brooklyn this past Sunday and aired Monday night on FS1. The league will culminate on August 26th in Las Vegas for the championship. The league brings to the table multiple rule changes that differentiate it from a conventional NBA game. First the games are played in the half court, giving the players more energy by not having to run up and down the court. The shot clock is only 14 seconds in comparison to 24 and the game isn't timed. Instead they are played to 60 which makes for constant action rather than running down the clock and milking poessions. And even three 4 point markers are scattered from 30 feet away from the basket allowing for dazzling shots. But my personal favorite of watching the leagues maiden broadcast last night was the physicality of it...