"Money" Mayweather vs "The Notorious" McGregor
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Unless the fix is in, which is certainly a possibility, I don't see how McGregor even lands a solid punch against Floyd.
Floyd, but they both win with this publicity stunt. The only way this is interesting is if it is UFC rules.
Floyd has absorbed a few solid punches though: Maidana, Mosely, Hatton, Judah, etc. I think Conor hits him, but I think Floyd's chin is underappreciated.
It comes down to how many punches can Conor take. To me if Conor goes 12 that's a win for him.
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No losers when you're finishing in the black by 9 digits. Prolly go on vacation together 8/27.
This is a board post for February, not 11 days before kickoff of the season.
I agree that the fix may be in as these guys recognize two maybe three fights pay better than one. Floyd should handle this easily. If he doesn't, greed is involved and all of the suckers that dish out cash for this fight will need to take a shower.
Not sure how many remember Sugar Ray vs Duran #2 (no mas) but that fight had a stank similar to this one. I never paid for that second fight after joyfully watching (and paying serious coin) the first one.
I agree that the fix may be in as these guys recognize two maybe three fights pay better than one. Floyd should handle this easily. If he doesn't, greed is involved and all of the suckers that dish out cash for this fight will need to take a shower.
Not sure how many remember Sugar Ray vs Duran #2 (no mas) but that fight had a stank similar to this one. I never paid for that second fight after joyfully watching (and paying serious coin) the first one.
With the fight being 8/26 it's just adding to possibly one of the greatest days ever. Got the GBW/MS and LA/Phillips games, 2 bbq's and the fight night cap. To quote Ice Cube, I have to say it was (will be) a good day.
I'm paying not to see the fight, but to see the sad faces. We love spectacles here.
There is no way the fix is in. Mayweather wouldn't want that loss on his record. The only fix may be the rounds it goes. Floyd can end this one when he wants.
They should have done Kick boxing rules which boxers compete in all the time. I would love to see Floyd try to shoulder roll out of a high kick.
I'd bet that the fix is in. If not, then I can't conceive of what it would look like for Floyd to lose (barring some miracle KO stunner from McGregor). McGregor has the hands and feet to do well in an octagon, not in a ring against arguably the greatest boxer of all time. Still gonna tune in though...
They took the same private plane to London to hype their fight. I could see the judges fixing it so Floyd wins by split and the. U get a rematch.
I think he's going to be taking vastly more punches, with less cushion now. My question on the fight was could Conor take 12 rounds of punishment. More likely with 10oz. gloves.
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Mayweather isn't exactly known for having a heavy hand. Smaller gloves favor McGregor in this sham of an exhibition.
Death by a thousand cuts, and the knife just got a little sharper. Besides Mayweather has fought the vast majority of his fights in 8oz gloves.
By the later rounds those hits start to add up. Hatton went head first into the turnbuckle.
I agree with the idea that now McGregor has a higher likelihood of landing a miracle KO. In that sense the 8oz gloves give him an advantage. But I also agree with Bones' point that now all of the punches Mayweather lands will have more stopping power. If McGregor doesn't get him early Floyd might score a KO in a later round.
Just spent 10 days in Ireland ... hardly any buzz regarding the fight.
Most locals expect Mayweather to win.
I only caught the last four rounds by my impression was May was dragging out the fight by never following his jab when MacG dropped his gloves. It honestly looked like May wanted to get into the 10th and then delivered a minor flurry that allowed the ref to call it before real damage occurred.
So you don't have to agree with my belief that it was "fixed" but for some reason, it ended later than it should have.
Not sure if it was fixed... but definitely should not have been stopped when it did. Let him go down once before you call it.
My question is this: Did anyone besides me see that in the pre-fight instructions, the referee directed all of his commentary towards McGregor?
My question is this: Did anyone besides me see that in the pre-fight instructions, the referee directed all of his commentary towards McGregor?
You are correct, all the instructions were directed towards McGregor. I watched the fight, McGregor instinctively wanted to use his MMA skills but stopped himself more than once.
In a street fight/brawl McGregor would beat Mayweather. No way in a boxing match. Looking back at the fight, there was so much money in the PPV I think Floyd carried McGregor most of the fight, once McGregor was winded, Floyd decided to end it.
I guess you could argue with the referees decision to stop the fight, but at the time he did stop it McGregor was unable to defend himself.
In any event I thought they both put on a good show.
I am no Floyd fan, and I think he took on Pacquio when he knew Pacquio was past his prime. Pacquio / Mayweather 5 years earlier would have been a fight for the ages.
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It was not boring at all - quite the opposite. There was action all along, big shots by both, tide changes and a display of two different styles.
At the get-go, it was McGregor - the much larger and powerful man. That was obvious. McGregor roughed him up, pushed him around - early. I gave him the first three rounds and the fifth.
Mayweather was damaged by some shots - an unfortunate one was a legit body shot the ref called low and pulled McGregor to the far corner. Had that been allowed to play out, who knows.
But Floyd was the same masterful tactician as always. Even at 40, he still has some electric hands - so quick. He weathered the storm and as McGregor faded, turned into the aggressor, landing shot after shot with precision at the end. The only rounds he dominated were 9 and 10.
The ref made the right boxing call to end it when he did, but McGregor could have kept going or would have been happier to been knocked out properly. There's no shame in that - he lost to Floyd Mayweather, for God's sake.
Food for thought - McGregor landed more punches (111) than Pacquiao (81) and six less than Canelo.
Well worth my investment - which was an extra thick mocha malt from Oscar's Custard ($4.97).
It was not boring at all - quite the opposite. There was action all along, big shots by both, tide changes and a display of two different styles.
At the get-go, it was McGregor - the much larger and powerful man. That was obvious. McGregor roughed him up, pushed him around - early. I gave him the first three rounds and the fifth.
Mayweather was damaged by some shots - an unfortunate one was a legit body shot the ref called low and pulled McGregor to the far corner. Had that been allowed to play out, who knows.
But Floyd was the same masterful tactician as always. Even at 40, he still has some electric hands - so quick. He weathered the storm and as McGregor faded, turned into the aggressor, landing shot after shot with precision at the end. The only rounds he dominated were 9 and 10.
The ref made the right boxing call to end it when he did, but McGregor could have kept going or would have been happier to been knocked out properly. There's no shame in that - he lost to Floyd Mayweather, for God's sake.
Food for thought - McGregor landed more punches (111) than Pacquiao (81) and six less than Canelo.
Well worth my investment - which was an extra thick mocha malt from Oscar's Custard ($4.97).
Floyd was scared $#|+[€$$ MCGregor was going to kill him if he broke bad and went MMA on him. He spoke first after the fight and made sure to kiss the ring a bit, danced around it but made clear this was boxing rules.
The champs we grew up with - Ali, Sugar Ray, Hagler, Duran, Holmes, Tyson, DeLaHoya ... we all deem to have more heart and boxed whoever was out in front of them.
What Money did, was break the bondage - he got free of promoters- DON KING- and created an empire. Who cares about sport - when you have an empire!!!
Even if he can't read*, Floyd is smart as hell - bet he will develop a stable of MMA guys soon enough.
(* RE: Floyd can't read - neither can I, out loud. Not even kids' books at bedtime - I memorized those. Dyslexia ... and I'm a writer. Wanted folks to understand background regarding the "illiterate" statements about Floyd. Hell, he speaks better than Jordan - very articulate in fact.)
I thought it would be and could have been ended faster, but Floyd normally doesn't go on the attack anyways. I think he gave him rds 1-3 for the fans and dominated after that. Maybe if he doesn't give the 1st 3 he ends in 6 or 7.
IMO he proved a point. He walked through McGregor's uppercut took all his shots without backing up. Then slugged him out. Personally I prefer the sweet scientific Mayweather, but he knew more so this match than any he'd have an audience that wanted a brawl. Had he used his normal style I think we cut the McGregor punches landed in half.
But all in all I was thoroughly entertained. If I was McGregor I wouldn't step in anyone's ring or octagon again, especially not the UFC. How much of his cut did they take? Dana White is the new Iceberg Slim.
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I don't think that you can hold it against Mayweather for not wanting to fight under MMA rules, especially at 40 years of age. Plus, he's not exactly alone in that department. I can only think of a few boxers off the top of my head that attempted MMA at a high level (James Toney, Ray Mercer, Holly Holm, Art Jimmerson) so it's not like Mayweather is refusing to do something that his peers are doing.
Not really... my disdain for him came long before then. I don't care how much money he has made or his record. There are things in this world money can't buy, and he has proven that time and again. Unfortunately we live in a society that is evolving to continually celebrating such behavior.
It's unfortunate.
I guess I'm getting old
It's unfortunate.
I guess I'm getting old
LOL I figured that you didn't like him even before the domestic violence issues. With that being said, I'm not suggesting that you SHOULD like him, however I think people have taken him way too seriously. "Pretty Boy Floyd" wasn't a huge super star and so he created "Money Mayweather" to become financially successful. He's a defensive styled fighter. That was a tough sell. People didn't want to pay to see him win and so he created a character that they would pay to see lose. I believe that's why he became so over the top. Now what's funny about him and McGregor is that a lot of fans absolutely love McGregor for all of the same reasons that they hate Mayweather.
and the reason I started pulling for Money. The way he affects people and controls them emotionally made me be a supporter (in fights). I didn't care one way or the other (actually I was a hater from the De La Hoya fight) until the Pacquiao fight, but when I saw all the sad faces leaving the bar I had to join TMT.
It would be nice if you didn't hear TMT with IRS issues. Obviously it doesn't matter now, but I'm not a fan of showboating. I like the young Mike Tyson better!