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The Conor McGregor Thread

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    #1892
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    RocketRaccoon wrote: »
    Hey, did you miss my post?

    No I’m not into sports. What has that got to do with anything?

    The fact is. McGregor struts about like he’s hot shît. The fact of the matter is… he lost twice now to fighters that are much hottter shït than him. They didn’t have to stoop to his level of gutter entertainment and proved their worth in the ring/octagon.


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    #1893
    RocketRaccoon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,410 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    mad muffin wrote: »
    No I’m not into sports. What has that got to do with anything?

    The fact is. McGregor struts about like he’s hot sh The fact of the matter is… he lost twice now to fighters that are much hottter shthan him. They didn’t have to stoop to his level of gutter entertainment and proved their worth in the ring/octagon.

    So you haven't a clue about mcgregor the sportsman then? Understood and can now completely ignore your opinion on him as a sportsman.


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    #1894
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    RocketRaccoon wrote: »
    So you haven't a clue about mcgregor the sportsman then? Understood and can now completely ignore your opinion on him as a sportsman.

    Sportsman?! SPORTSMAN?!?! Don’t make me laugh…


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    #1895
    RocketRaccoon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,410 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    mad muffin wrote: »
    Sportsman?! SPORTSMAN?!?! Don’t make me laugh…

    He is a man who competes at the very highest level of his sport. What are you not understanding?


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    #1896
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    RocketRaccoon wrote: »
    He is a man who competes at the very highest level of his sport. What are you not understanding?

    Anthony Joshua is a sportsman.

    By the way… there’s more to competing in a sport to be called a sportsman.

    What are you not understanding?


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    #1897
    RocketRaccoon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,410 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    mad muffin wrote: »
    Anthony Joshua is a sportsman.

    By the way… there’s more to competing in a sport to be called a sportsman.

    What are you not understanding?

    You have no clue about AJ as a sportsman, you just said you've no interest in sport. Which is it?


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    #1898
    DrPhilG
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    mad muffin wrote: »
    By the way… there’s more to competing in a sport to be called a sportsman.

    Eh...


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    #1899
    RocketRaccoon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,410 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    DrPhilG wrote: »
    Eh...

    He's trying to give out about McGregor and his unsportsmanlkke behaviour.


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    #1900
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    RocketRaccoon wrote: »
    You have no clue about AJ as a sportsman, you just said you've no interest in sport. Which is it?
    DrPhilG wrote: »
    Eh...

    I might not be into sports but I think I understand what a sportsman is better than you.

    You have a very narrow and basic understanding of what a sportsman is. He might be a sports professional. He might be good at his chosen sport. That doesn’t make him a sportsman.

    He demands respect without giving it. He doesn’t respect his opponents. He doesn’t respect his sport. If he did he wouldn’t carry on like he dose. He might bring in the crowds with his crassness. With his casual racism. With his flashy outfits and fast cars. Still doesn’t make him a sportsman.

    A sportsman wouldn’t behave like he does. A sportsman wouldn’t be arrested for destroying property and threading people.

    No. He’s definitely not a sportsman.


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    #1901
    RocketRaccoon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,410 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    mad muffin wrote: »
    I might not be into sports but I think I understand what a sportsman is better than you.

    You have a very narrow and basic understanding of what a sportsman is. He might be a sports professional. He might be good at his chosen sport. That doesn’t make him a sportsman.

    He demands respect without giving it. He doesn’t respect his opponents. He doesn’t respect his sport. If he did he wouldn’t carry on like he dose. He might bring in the crowds with his crassness. With his casual racism. With his flashy outfits and fast cars. Still doesn’t make him a sportsman.

    A sportsman wouldn’t behave like he does. A sportsman wouldn’t be arrested for destroying property and threading people.

    No. He’s definitely not a sportsman.

    Do yourself and all of us a favour and look at how he reacts to his opponents after every single fight.

    Yes even after the Khabib fight, he sat and took his loss like a man until all the other nonsense happened and I am sure he would have offered a handshake after Khabibs hand was raised.


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    #1902
    Alf Veedersane
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    mad muffin wrote: »
    I might not be into sports but I think I understand what a sportsman is better than you.

    You have a very narrow and basic understanding of what a sportsman is. He might be a sports professional. He might be good at his chosen sport. That doesn’t make him a sportsman.

    He demands respect without giving it. He doesn’t respect his opponents. He doesn’t respect his sport. If he did he wouldn’t carry on like he dose. He might bring in the crowds with his crassness. With his casual racism. With his flashy outfits and fast cars. Still doesn’t make him a sportsman.

    A sportsman wouldn’t behave like he does. A sportsman wouldn’t be arrested for destroying property and threading people.

    No. He’s definitely not a sportsman.

    Tl;dr

    Sportsman = people in sports you like.
    Not a sportsman = people in sports you don't lile


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    #1903
    Sunny Disposition
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    Don’t really know anything about MMA, but why did McGregor tap out instead of waiting for a stoppage? Why not be carried out on your shield so to speak? Or do I have it wrong, is there no fault in quitting in that way?


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    #1904
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    RocketRaccoon wrote: »
    Do yourself and all of us a favour and look at how he reacts to his opponents after every single fight.

    Yes even after the Khabib fight, he sat and took his loss like a man until all the other nonsense happened and I am sure he would have offered a handshake after Khabibs hand was raised.

    I highly doubt Khabib would have shook his hand after McGregors carryon. Why do you think he lost his shît after he won? Not for McGregors sportsman like behaviour.


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    #1905
    RocketRaccoon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,410 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    mad muffin wrote: »
    I highly doubt Khabib would have shook his hand after McGregors carryon. Why do you think he lost his shafter he won? Not for McGregors sportsman like behaviour.

    I didn't say Khabib would have, I said he would have been offered a handshake.


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    #1906
    RocketRaccoon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,410 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    Sunny Disposition wrote: »
    Don’t really know anything about MMA, but why did McGregor tap out instead of waiting for a stoppage? Why not be carried out on your shield so to speak? Or do I have it wrong, is there no fault in quitting in that way?

    Because with the hold that was applied there's a high risk of a broken jaw. If you can't get out of it then tap, absolutely no shame in it.


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    #1907
    mahoney_j
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    RocketRaccoon wrote: »
    Do yourself and all of us a favour and look at how he reacts to his opponents after every single fight.

    Yes even after the Khabib fight, he sat and took his loss like a man until all the other nonsense happened and I am sure he would have offered a handshake after Khabibs hand was raised.

    He sat and took his loss because he was well beaten and maby concussed ,as for offering kabib a handshake that was never going to happen


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    #1908
    Noveight
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,813 ✭✭✭Noveight


    RocketRaccoon wrote: »
    Because with the hold that was applied there's a high risk of a broken jaw. If you can't get out of it then tap, absolutely no shame in it.

    Also am I right in saying that if they don't tap and end up passing out they can't fight again for a number of months or something?

    Vaguely remember hearing something similar to that.


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    #1909
    RocketRaccoon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,410 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    He sat and took his loss because he was well beaten and maby concussed ,as for offering kabib a handshake that was never going to happen

    Exactly, he knew he was beaten by a better man. Just like against Nate Diaz and Floyd Mayweather, how did he react after those fights?


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    #1910
    Sofiztikated
    Registered Users Posts: 6,995 ✭✭✭Sofiztikated


    mad muffin wrote: »
    I might not be into sports but I think I understand what a sportsman is better than you.

    You have a very narrow and basic understanding of what a sportsman is. He might be a sports professional. He might be good at his chosen sport. That doesn’t make him a sportsman.

    He demands respect without giving it. He doesn’t respect his opponents. He doesn’t respect his sport. If he did he wouldn’t carry on like he dose. He might bring in the crowds with his crassness. With his casual racism. With his flashy outfits and fast cars. Still doesn’t make him a sportsman.

    A sportsman wouldn’t behave like he does. A sportsman wouldn’t be arrested for destroying property and threading people.

    No. He’s definitely not a sportsman.

    Anthony Joshua, with his time in prison for assault and community service for possession with intent to supply? Is he a sportsman?

    What about Floyd Mayweather? Time inside for domestic violence.

    Eric Cantona? Assault and was once banned from international football

    Tiger Woods? DUI's


    And on and on.


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    #1911
    RocketRaccoon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,410 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    Noveight wrote: »
    Also am I right in saying that if they don't tap and end up passing out they can't fight again for a number of months or something?

    Vaguely remember hearing something similar to that.

    Medical suspensions are a thing.


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    #1912
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    Sofiztikated wrote: »
    Anthony Joshua, with his time in prison for assault and community service for possession with intent to supply? Is he a sportsman?

    What about Floyd Mayweather? Time inside for domestic violence.

    Eric Cantona? Assault and was once banned from international football

    Tiger Woods? DUI's


    And on and on.

    Yes. I didn’t say they were perfect. They made mistakes and are more humble for it. They conduct themselves with dignity in their respective sport. What did McGregor learn from his altercation in New York? Absolutely nothing.


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    #1913
    RocketRaccoon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,410 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    mad muffin wrote: »
    Yes. I didn’t say they were perfect. They made mistakes and are more humble for it. They conduct themselves with dignity in their respective sport. What did McGregor learn from his altercation in New York? Absolutely nothing.

    Mayweather is humble hahahahahahahaha


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    #1914
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    RocketRaccoon wrote: »
    Mayweather is humble hahahahahahahaha

    Yes. He was very humble with his match against McGregor. Can you say the same about McGregor?


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    #1915
    RocketRaccoon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,410 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    mad muffin wrote: »
    Yes. He was very humble with his match against McGregor. Can you say the same about McGregor?

    They were both as bad as each other in the buildup to their fight(not match). Both were ultra respectful afterwards.


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    #1916
    Cupatae
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    Sunny Disposition wrote: »
    Don’t really know anything about MMA, but why did McGregor tap out instead of waiting for a stoppage? Why not be carried out on your shield so to speak? Or do I have it wrong, is there no fault in quitting in that way?

    Because if you dont tap they keep going till ur asleep or theres permanent damage done, arm bar with no tap = broke arm.


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    #1917
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 53,648 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    In fairness Mayweather has earned the right to be a bit of a mouthpiece, he has a fight record that McGregor can only dream of.


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    #1918
    RocketRaccoon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,410 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    awec wrote: »
    In fairness Mayweather has earned the right to be a bit of a mouthpiece, he has a fight record that McGregor can only dream of.

    He has that record because by and large he has beaten tin cans to get to that 50-0 record.


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    #1919
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    RocketRaccoon wrote: »
    They were both as bad as each other in the buildup to their fight(not match). Both were ultra respectful afterwards.

    As usual McGregor made it personal. Later after getting his ass handed to him he said it was only business.

    We can spar (is that the right term? Are we sparing? Don’t want to get the terminology wrong again) all night.


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    #1920
    awec
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    RocketRaccoon wrote: »
    He has that record because by and large he has beaten tin cans to get to that 50-0 record.
    :pac:

    #50 definitely a tin can anyway.


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    #1921
    RocketRaccoon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,410 ✭✭✭RocketRaccoon


    mad muffin wrote: »
    As usual McGregor made it personal. Later after getting his ass handed to him he said it was only business.

    We can spar (is that the right term? Are we sparing? Don’t want to get the terminology wrong again) all night.

    I'm not sure why you keep trying to discuss sports considering you've already admitted you've no interest in it.


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