Publicity Stunt or Reality????

Many of us have heard the rumors that #1Pound4Pound boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is going to make the leap from boxer to MMA fighter. The news is not being received very well by fans of either sport for various reasons. Personally I think if this is true it is a horrible idea, but I tend to believe this is a publicity stunt. Floyd became friends with Mark Cuban during their run on Dancing with the Stars. Mark Cuban who is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks and also owner of HDNet which has MMA fights on the network. Cuban has been known for his wild attention driven tactics such as walking on the basketball court to argue calls and make outrageous comments about league officials. He is not a fan favorite person in many eyes. What better way to draw more attention to his HDNet MMA fights than to make us believe he has convinced the best boxer in the world to crossover? We all know that just because we don't like something we as a society will still tune in to watch just to be in the know (I Love NY ring a bell??) and this is no different. MMA is totally different than boxing, you have to be able to get on the ground and wrestle as well as know other forms of Martial Arts that takes years of study. So at close to 31 I find it extremely hard to believe Floyd who has no experience outside of boxing is about to try MMA. It took him several years to master boxing, which he has, and with the ego he has I am not sure he could take getting beaten by anyone let alone someone is not as popular as himself. In knowing this info about Floyd I have to declare this as another, yet bigger, Publicity Stunt by the great Mark Cuban in association with the Money driven Floyd Mayweather Jr. Let me know what you think!