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Published 09:55 31 Mar 2017 BST
Updated 10:03 31 Mar 2017 BST
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"The public dismisses boxing as a fringe, fake, and phony sport, and the public may just be right! The fact that you can take a guy that has never lost in professional boxing and put him in there with a guy who has never done professional boxing and have a lot of people including people in the industry of boxing think that the guy who has never done it is going to beat your undefeated greatest of all time is an embarrassment for the sport."
Anyone who's followed the career of 'the American Gangster' knows how to handle his opinions. Be entertained, but be wary - he's one of the best shite-talkers in the game.
Despite all these factors that make 'the Notorious' a dangerous opponent for anyone, Sonnen reckons that anything other than Mayweather delivering an absolute murking would discredit the sport of boxing entirely.
In order for this to happen, Mayweather would have to complete the quickest knockout of his career. Prior to this fight, Mayweather's fastest finish came in 1997 when he took 72 seconds to put away Tony Duran. Even Randy Couture needed three minutes and 19 seconds to submit James Toney. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX43ozpHV3I"If Conor McGregor lasts 30 seconds with Floyd Mayweather it discredits boxing, and I think he will. If Conor McGregor makes it out of one round with Floyd Mayweather, the entire sport of boxing is a fake, phony myth. And that's the kind of pressure they're under."
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