Mayweather/McGregor

[LaymanM]

Emotions got the best of some of us. Some just forgot who Conor was messing with, or they didn't know.

 

As similar as the sports are it's just too drastic of a change to try and beat one of the best.

 

Naw they don't know. They think boxers are a joke and UFC fighters are better strikers. Connor is a good mma fighter but he wasn't even undefeated in his own sport. Connor has a larger than life mouth that has been shut 4 times now.

 

Out classed and OUT WORKED by 40 year old man who looked out of his prime.

[dan360]

That TKO was 'scheduled' to happen in the first :30 of 12---McGregor blew up in 8; Mayweather Jr had little choice but to powder puff punch him into 10 where McGregor gassed out and Byrd kept him from falling through the ropes.

 

At least that's the word on the street....

 

 

wrong

 

What have you heard?

[drewtaylor21]

Well, that was a fun fight to watch! Tip of the cap to FM for pulling off an intelligent game plan. I must say, I'm pretty disappointed in CM's cardio. It showed up in the Diaz fights, but it was easy to excuse based on the fact that he was fighting a bigger man. For him to train strictly boxing for the last 4 months and still get gassed by the 6th round was a let-down. Floyd absolutely picked him apart as soon as he turned flat-footed. No real surprise with FM's boxing skill, but had Conor been able to keep up his pace from the first few rounds, where his movement actually looked good, it may have been more compelling.

 

Either way, I enjoyed it!

 

It will be interesting to see what Conor does next. Diaz 3 for the 155lb title makes the most sense from a business standpoint for him, but man, that's going to be a war....

[Animal Chin]

Diaz McGregor 3 at 155?

 

No way. Diaz is too big. He's 6'8" and 325lbs.

 

 

[drewtaylor21]

Diaz McGregor 3 at 155?

 

No way. Diaz is too big. He's 6'8" and 325lbs.

 

LOL. By the time the fight comes around he will be anyway.... :rofl:

[GeorgeHWB]

I feel sorry for people who bet on McGregor. They probably aren't smart enough to have full time meaningful employment. Life has got to be tough for them.

[Chief Illiniwek]

I feel sorry for people who bet on McGregor. They probably aren't smart enough to have full time meaningful employment. Life has got to be tough for them.

 

I have to admit it felt like free money betting Mayweather.

[BEND OF THE RIVER GC]

Diaz McGregor 3 at 155?

 

No way. Diaz is too big. He's 6'8" and 325lbs.

 

They fought at 170 last time.

[Animal Chin]

Yes, I know.

 

They did that because Conor wanted to. They're both lightweights.

[drewtaylor21]

Diaz McGregor 3 at 155?

 

No way. Diaz is too big. He's 6'8" and 325lbs.

 

They fought at 170 last time.

 

Sarcasm font. The difference in fight weight between them seems to go up every time Conor talks about it. It started at 10-15 lbs, currently it's closer to 30 lbs if you believe Conor :)

[ode1]

Diaz McGregor 3 at 155?

 

No way. Diaz is too big. He's 6'8" and 325lbs.

 

They fought at 170 last time.

 

Sarcasm font. The difference in fight weight between them seems to go up every time Conor talks about it. It started at 10-15 lbs, currently it's closer to 30 lbs if you believe Conor :)

 

That's enter into Brenneman/Johnson territory.

[Animal Chin]

Radio silence from the fanboys.

[dan360]

Because of semantics I won't say I told you so, but…

 

 

[drewtaylor21]

Rumor from Dana is that the fight did 6.5 million PPV buys?! Lol, ridiculous. Add to that the millions who watched it free (illegally, thanks internet!) and this is easily the biggest fight ever. Pretty crazy stuff.

[Animal Chin]

What did you tell us and what does that prove, Dan?

 

Everyone has already seen the statement. Did you write it or something?

[Animal Chin]

Rumor from Dana is that the fight did 6.5 million PPV buys?! Lol, ridiculous. Add to that the millions who watched it free (illegally, thanks internet!) and this is easily the biggest fight ever. Pretty crazy stuff.

 

 

But Dana always tells the truth. It's not like he's a fight promoter or something.

 

Why wouldn't you believe him?

[new2g0lf]

Conor proved that as talented as MMA fighters are, they aren't skilled enough with their hands to be boxers. Boxing is it's own sport and Mayweather is one of the best ever.

 

I knew there was no way Conor would win short of a lucky punch but once the fight started it was obvious the only question was when Mayweather was going to take him out. A lot of suckers lost money on the Conor hype, he's great at promoting a fight and he likely had convinced himself he actually had a chance to win.

 

Anyone that watched the Diaz fights (especially the first one) knew Conor wouldn't handle the late rounds well, so it was perfect strategy by Mayweather to let Conor burn himself out early and absorb some punches. I just wish Mayweather knocked Conor out so we wouldn't have to hear the crap about how Conor always gets a little jelly in his legs until he gets his 2nd wind.

[Nixhex524]

Conor proved that as talented as MMA fighters are, they aren't skilled enough with their hands to be boxers. Boxing is it's own sport and Mayweather is one of the best ever.

 

I knew there was no way Conor would win short of a lucky punch but once the fight started it was obvious the only question was when Mayweather was going to take him out. A lot of suckers lost money on the Conor hype, he's great at promoting a fight and he likely had convinced himself he actually had a chance to win.

 

Anyone that watched the Diaz fights (especially the first one) knew Conor wouldn't handle the late rounds well, so it was perfect strategy by Mayweather to let Conor burn himself out early and absorb some punches. I just wish Mayweather knocked Conor out so we wouldn't have to hear the crap about how Conor always gets a little jelly in his legs until he gets his 2nd wind.

 

IDK, he looked skilled enough to me in the first three rounds, at least. To say he isn't skilled enough, I might have to disagree. If you want to say he didn't have the stamina, that I will agree with. I will also agree that Mayweather is one of the best ever, no doubt, but there was little evidence in the first three rounds to suggest it was going to be an easy win for Mayweather, that obviously came a few rounds later when Conor started fading, and faded fast. Good game plan by Mayweather, but I don't see how you can say there was a lack of skill with the hands on Conor's part.

[Animal Chin]

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/20523028/why-praising-conor-mcgregor-losing-floyd-mayweather

[ode1]

Conor proved that as talented as MMA fighters are, they aren't skilled enough with their hands to be boxers. Boxing is it's own sport and Mayweather is one of the best ever.

 

I knew there was no way Conor would win short of a lucky punch but once the fight started it was obvious the only question was when Mayweather was going to take him out. A lot of suckers lost money on the Conor hype, he's great at promoting a fight and he likely had convinced himself he actually had a chance to win.

 

Anyone that watched the Diaz fights (especially the first one) knew Conor wouldn't handle the late rounds well, so it was perfect strategy by Mayweather to let Conor burn himself out early and absorb some punches. I just wish Mayweather knocked Conor out so we wouldn't have to hear the crap about how Conor always gets a little jelly in his legs until he gets his 2nd wind.

 

IDK, he looked skilled enough to me in the first three rounds, at least. To say he isn't skilled enough, I might have to disagree. If you want to say he didn't have the stamina, that I will agree with. I will also agree that Mayweather is one of the best ever, no doubt, but there was little evidence in the first three rounds to suggest it was going to be an easy win for Mayweather, that obviously came a few rounds later when Conor started fading, and faded fast. Good game plan by Mayweather, but I don't see how you can say there was a lack of skill with the hands on Conor's part.

 

Striking MMA vs. boxing = different, Floyd only has to cover body and head from the hands. MMA you have to worry about the whole body plus elbows knees and kicks, not to mention everything else you can do on your feet with the clinch, Muay Thai...etc etc....lot more to defend. Connor had all this extra elements taken away=super easy for Floyd to defend. Factor in that Connor had one camp to prepare and never fought another boxing match. As for skill, it doesn't take much skill to hit a guy who is covering up and mounting very little offense for the first 3-4 rds. After that Connor did squat. I hope he at least keeps the money grabbing fights in the cage.

[Nixhex524]

Conor proved that as talented as MMA fighters are, they aren't skilled enough with their hands to be boxers. Boxing is it's own sport and Mayweather is one of the best ever.

 

I knew there was no way Conor would win short of a lucky punch but once the fight started it was obvious the only question was when Mayweather was going to take him out. A lot of suckers lost money on the Conor hype, he's great at promoting a fight and he likely had convinced himself he actually had a chance to win.

 

Anyone that watched the Diaz fights (especially the first one) knew Conor wouldn't handle the late rounds well, so it was perfect strategy by Mayweather to let Conor burn himself out early and absorb some punches. I just wish Mayweather knocked Conor out so we wouldn't have to hear the crap about how Conor always gets a little jelly in his legs until he gets his 2nd wind.

 

IDK, he looked skilled enough to me in the first three rounds, at least. To say he isn't skilled enough, I might have to disagree. If you want to say he didn't have the stamina, that I will agree with. I will also agree that Mayweather is one of the best ever, no doubt, but there was little evidence in the first three rounds to suggest it was going to be an easy win for Mayweather, that obviously came a few rounds later when Conor started fading, and faded fast. Good game plan by Mayweather, but I don't see how you can say there was a lack of skill with the hands on Conor's part.

 

Striking MMA vs. boxing = different, Floyd only has to cover body and head from the hands. MMA you have to worry about the whole body plus elbows knees and kicks, not to mention everything else you can do on your feet with the clinch, Muay Thai...etc etc....lot more to defend. Connor had all this extra elements taken away=super easy for Floyd to defend. Factor in that Connor had one camp to prepare and never fought another boxing match. As for skill, it doesn't take much skill to hit a guy who is covering up and mounting very little offense for the first 3-4 rds. After that Connor did squat. I hope he at least keeps the money grabbing fights in the cage.

 

If that's all Floyd had to do, cover up, I still find it impressive Conor was able to land more power punches than Pacman in his first boxing match against the best ever....

 

But I get it... "he doesn't belong in there".... I prefer to give the guy more credit as if he were to start at the bottom, I bet he'd have more success... but he went straight for the best in a fight where a lot of his strengths were nullified. Was still a great fight, and turned out like it was supposed to.

[bscinstnct]

FM could have killed him.

 

Literally.

 

No joke. Just kept cutting him for 3 more rounds. Maybe tagging shots to the temple here and there til CM got taken out on a stretcher.

 

CM throwing a bunch of worthless punchess that did no damage seems to have impressed some.

 

FM must have been laughing and said,

 

$hit, I gotta carry this guy for 8 or 9 rounds? Damn.

 

CM leading with his face is not much of a skill set in FMs world.

[Animal Chin]

Conor proved that as talented as MMA fighters are, they aren't skilled enough with their hands to be boxers. Boxing is it's own sport and Mayweather is one of the best ever.

 

I knew there was no way Conor would win short of a lucky punch but once the fight started it was obvious the only question was when Mayweather was going to take him out. A lot of suckers lost money on the Conor hype, he's great at promoting a fight and he likely had convinced himself he actually had a chance to win.

 

Anyone that watched the Diaz fights (especially the first one) knew Conor wouldn't handle the late rounds well, so it was perfect strategy by Mayweather to let Conor burn himself out early and absorb some punches. I just wish Mayweather knocked Conor out so we wouldn't have to hear the crap about how Conor always gets a little jelly in his legs until he gets his 2nd wind.

 

IDK, he looked skilled enough to me in the first three rounds, at least. To say he isn't skilled enough, I might have to disagree. If you want to say he didn't have the stamina, that I will agree with. I will also agree that Mayweather is one of the best ever, no doubt, but there was little evidence in the first three rounds to suggest it was going to be an easy win for Mayweather, that obviously came a few rounds later when Conor started fading, and faded fast. Good game plan by Mayweather, but I don't see how you can say there was a lack of skill with the hands on Conor's part.

 

Striking MMA vs. boxing = different, Floyd only has to cover body and head from the hands. MMA you have to worry about the whole body plus elbows knees and kicks, not to mention everything else you can do on your feet with the clinch, Muay Thai...etc etc....lot more to defend. Connor had all this extra elements taken away=super easy for Floyd to defend. Factor in that Connor had one camp to prepare and never fought another boxing match. As for skill, it doesn't take much skill to hit a guy who is covering up and mounting very little offense for the first 3-4 rds. After that Connor did squat. I hope he at least keeps the money grabbing fights in the cage.

 

If that's all Floyd had to do, cover up, I still find it impressive Conor was able to land more power punches than Pacman in his first boxing match against the best ever....

 

But I get it... "he doesn't belong in there".... I prefer to give the guy more credit as if he were to start at the bottom, I bet he'd have more success... but he went straight for the best in a fight where a lot of his strengths were nullified. Was still a great fight, and turned out like it was supposed to.

 

He absolutely did not go "straight for the best". Stop with that garbage. He begged for a fight with an older, smaller, retired boxer. He stayed away from the best in his weight class for a reason.

 

He would've gotten dusted off by any top 25 Jr middleweight.

[Nixhex524]

Conor proved that as talented as MMA fighters are, they aren't skilled enough with their hands to be boxers. Boxing is it's own sport and Mayweather is one of the best ever.

 

I knew there was no way Conor would win short of a lucky punch but once the fight started it was obvious the only question was when Mayweather was going to take him out. A lot of suckers lost money on the Conor hype, he's great at promoting a fight and he likely had convinced himself he actually had a chance to win.

 

Anyone that watched the Diaz fights (especially the first one) knew Conor wouldn't handle the late rounds well, so it was perfect strategy by Mayweather to let Conor burn himself out early and absorb some punches. I just wish Mayweather knocked Conor out so we wouldn't have to hear the crap about how Conor always gets a little jelly in his legs until he gets his 2nd wind.

 

IDK, he looked skilled enough to me in the first three rounds, at least. To say he isn't skilled enough, I might have to disagree. If you want to say he didn't have the stamina, that I will agree with. I will also agree that Mayweather is one of the best ever, no doubt, but there was little evidence in the first three rounds to suggest it was going to be an easy win for Mayweather, that obviously came a few rounds later when Conor started fading, and faded fast. Good game plan by Mayweather, but I don't see how you can say there was a lack of skill with the hands on Conor's part.

 

Striking MMA vs. boxing = different, Floyd only has to cover body and head from the hands. MMA you have to worry about the whole body plus elbows knees and kicks, not to mention everything else you can do on your feet with the clinch, Muay Thai...etc etc....lot more to defend. Connor had all this extra elements taken away=super easy for Floyd to defend. Factor in that Connor had one camp to prepare and never fought another boxing match. As for skill, it doesn't take much skill to hit a guy who is covering up and mounting very little offense for the first 3-4 rds. After that Connor did squat. I hope he at least keeps the money grabbing fights in the cage.

 

If that's all Floyd had to do, cover up, I still find it impressive Conor was able to land more power punches than Pacman in his first boxing match against the best ever....

 

But I get it... "he doesn't belong in there".... I prefer to give the guy more credit as if he were to start at the bottom, I bet he'd have more success... but he went straight for the best in a fight where a lot of his strengths were nullified. Was still a great fight, and turned out like it was supposed to.

 

He absolutely did not go "straight for the best". Stop with that garbage. He begged for a fight with an older, smaller, retired boxer. He stayed away from the best in his weight class for a reason.

 

He would've gotten dusted off by any top 25 Jr middleweight.

 

Sorry I did not convey the sarcasm there well enough for you to catch... only resonating what others have said about Floyd...

 

It was a payday for them both is all it was, but don't act like Conor was some no show, tomato can of a fighter cause you hate the dude, for whatever reason... he showed up to fight and gassed out, it happens. Personally, I still think it was an impressive showing considering all things, exceeding the expectations of many. You don't have to agree, you can "I told you so" all the way to the last page of this thread if you'd like, Floyd finished it and you were right about that.

[Animal Chin]

Conor was somewhere between tomato can and journeyman. A lot closer to a can though.

[tatertot]

McGregor plays the tool at the GGG-Canelo fight. Wish this guy would go away.

[Spoon]

id like the loser of the GGG-Canelo rematch to punish CM into never attempting

another boxing stunt again next.

you wont see CM trash talking these two fighters.

[tatertot]

Now Floyd is admitting he took it easy on CM. Shocking.

[new2g0lf]

Now Floyd is admitting he took it easy on CM. Shocking.

 

The Floyd vs CM was a boxing exhibition, for the sole purpose of making them both wealthier. It was obvious watching the fight that Floyd wasn't even trying the first 3 rounds. Floyd is retired, it was all about one last big payday and CM was the biggest name out there he could fight. People bought into the CM hype machine that he was a boxer but it was complete disrespect to all boxers to pretend in 6 months CM could learn enough about boxing to fight one of the best.

 

They both got paid, no one got hurt and everyone involved made a lot of money. They should both shut up about the fight and go enjoy their millions.