20 animal-human matchups we’d like to see besides Michael Phelps vs. a shark

LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 14: Floyd Mayweather Jr. during the Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Conor McGregor World Press Tour at SSE Arena on July 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

6. Floyd Mayweather vs. a kangaroo

Floyd Mayweather, much like another person on this list later on, has done a ton in his career already, and is now fighting athletes from other sports just to make some money. Now, let’s pool some money together, and get him to box with an animal.

Mayweather has a huge fight with Conor McGregor coming up in August that he came out of retirement for, and, depending on the result, he’ll likely hop right back into retirement once the fight is over. The next step is to make sure that doesn’t happen and convince him to fight a kangaroo at some point to end his career on a high note.

There are plenty of videos out there of kangaroos boxing each other, or even boxing people, and it’s actually not horrible. Sure, the footwork isn’t quite there, and maybe the hand speed needs some work, but the basic skillset is present. Get a kangaroo a trainer and some coaches to help him out in the corner between rounds, and this could work/be a complete disaster.

Imagine the hype behind a fight between a real boxer and a kangaroo in a huge arena in Las Vegas, or maybe we could get a home-field advantage for the kangaroo and get some judges to pull the fight in his favor. Either way, it’s one of the more intriguing matchups on this list, and in the end, we may be able to see Mayweather knocked out by a kangaroo, which is everyone’s dream.