lougal88 wrote: » http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=41791 Just to let everyone know, Lidl are selling Pool Noodles this week for anybody who wants to replicate Portal's training methods
StringerBell wrote: » Jesus he is talking some **** in that interview, no harm in it since he has a fight to promote. The only worry would be if you thought he actually believed it!
Whelo79 wrote: » Why would you not want him to be believing it? He thinks he tired too soon because he was over eating and training incorrectly in the week of the fight. So he is going to revert back to methods that worked for him previously. He also believes if he had covered up when Diaz hit him with that big left, rather than continuing to throw punches back, that he 'might' have been able to weather the storm and come back out for Rd 3 where Diaz might have been a bit more exhausted also. He's also confident the rematch will have a different outcome. He's a fighter, he has to believe that. There's nothing too unbelievable on any of that I don't think?
Mellor wrote: » No, no, no, that's all wrong. He's supposed to think he hasn't a hope. And that he's just doing it for the payday. He needs a lucky punch, not confidence :eek:
newbbieb wrote: » But there is room for being critical of his thinking and his team around him.[/quoting] Of course. By there's nonreal reason to go public with any of that. It's better That everyone thinks he is underestimating Nate again. but after this loss at 170 his reputation will have a permanent stain on it, Nate's a quality fighter, I'd never consider losing to him a stain on anyone's career. It beggars belief that someone in the position Conor was in and the name he had built for himself was allowed to make this fight,obviously his confidence got him to where he is today but Confidence to me is spilling over into delusion at this point,he never wobbled Nate once he damaged him cosmetically but never wobbled him. Having this fight at 170 protects his credibility at 155. If he loses to him at 155. He's got nowhere to go after a final 145 fight. (I only think he has the one left at FW)
but after this loss at 170 his reputation will have a permanent stain on it,
It beggars belief that someone in the position Conor was in and the name he had built for himself was allowed to make this fight,obviously his confidence got him to where he is today but Confidence to me is spilling over into delusion at this point,he never wobbled Nate once he damaged him cosmetically but never wobbled him.
JustTheOne wrote: » Is it a 3 or 5 round? It''s not a title so surely 3?
WarZ wrote: » Today started like any normal day for me. As I browsed my daily websites I sat happily content in my chair blissfully unaware of what I was about to read in a few short moments. Then I read it. Ido Portal is back. This is an utterly deplorable move and I have to question Ido Portal's moral compass in selling Conor more snake oil for profit. I would have to question too both Kavanagh and Roddy, Kavanagh for allowing Ido Portal back into McGregor's camp (the videos prove that he is not just there a week before the fight) and Roddy for standing idly by while Conor spars with a Noodle-loving Hipster Dork. The McGregor camp has clearly not learned anything from their last fight and Portal has managed to slime his way back into the fold. I regret to inform everyone on this forum that it is not long now until McGregor will be crocodile crawling off a cliff with Portal leading him over the edge. I am now more convinced than ever that McGregor will lose the Diaz fight. The Ido Portal factor is just too great. The guy is a complete cancer to everyone around him and should be banned from training top level athletes. This is disgusting stuff. Portal should have been denied a visa to enter the country. Serious questions must be asked of the Department of Foreign Affairs too. I am considering writing a letter to them allaying my fears. Something has to be done.
WarZ wrote: » Today started like any normal day for me. As I browsed my daily websites I sat happily content in my chair blissfully unaware of what I was about to read in a few short moments. Then I read it. Ido Portal is back. This is an utterly deplorable move and I have to question Ido Portal's moral compass in selling Conor more snake oil for profit. I would have to question too both Kavanagh and Roddy, Kavanagh for allowing Ido Portal back into McGregor's camp (the videos prove that he is not just there a week before the fight) and Roddy for standing idly by while Conor spars with a Noodle-loving Hipster Dork. The McGregor camp has clearly not learned anything from their last fight and Portal has managed to slime his way back into the fold. I regret to inform everyone on this forum that it is not long now until McGregor will be crocodile crawling off a cliff with Portal leading him over the edge. I am now more convinced than ever that McGregor will lose the Diaz fight. The Ido Portal factor is just too great. The guy is a complete cancer to everyone around him and should be banned from training top level athletes.This is disgusting stuff. Portal should have been denied a visa to enter the country. Serious questions must be asked of the Department of Foreign Affairs too. I am considering writing a letter to them allaying my fears. Something has to be done.
akelly02 wrote: » All main events are 5 rounds........i thought this was common knowledge at this point as its been brought up that many times
JustTheOne wrote: » Well excuse me.
newbbieb wrote: » Even if by some miracle he did get past the likes of Khabib or Ferguson or Rda to the LW title,he would never be considered the real 55 champion people would just claim Nate as the real champion just like they do now with Khabib because of how he destroyed RDA,and that was only in one fight not twice decisively.
I would also be surprised if Conor was of the mindset of protecting his credibility at 55 by making at 170,that would infer that he is contemplating defeat a second one in a row which no matter what way you look at it would be devastating to his stock,he will still be a massive draw but his stock takes serious damage with another loss like last time.
Mellor wrote: » So right now Khabib is the champ, but I'd Conor beats RDA then Diaz is the champ. That's nonsense, come on you know it is. Anybody who has ever lost is not considered the real champ. Even if they lost at a higher weight. Mighty Mouse lost to Cruz, does that mean he isn't really fly champ? Miocic lost to JDS. Very few champs have pristine records. Khabib is maybe considered champ as he went through RDA on route to a title then got injurie Losing to Nate at 155 does more damage to his stock than a second loss at 170. Beating Nate at 170 does more to improve his position than a fight at 155. Having the fight at 170, he has more to gain and less to lose. But it's also higher risk. More risk, more reward
newbbieb wrote: » Two decisive losses to the same guy is a lot worse than a single loss here or there,it really is,its so rare to have two decisive losses to the same guy for a guy in his prime it means he is not the best and literally can never be,its devastating for their stock.
Mellor wrote: » That would only be the case if he lost to Nate at 145. Any stake he has as one of the best only applies, at this point, to the 145 division. Nobody has ever suggested Conor is among the best at lightweight. Again, Mighty Mouse is a perfect example. He is the best flyweight of all time. Undeniable. But he lost to Cruz at BW, and would lose again if they fought. The fact he isn't the best BW ever doesn't harm his stock at 125. For my at least , as its all subjective.
newbbieb wrote: » You make a fair point about MM,i would agree he loses again to Cruz but it isn't down on paper yet that he has lost twice to him and also he actually give him a run for his money and your talking about the undisputed Bantamweight king of all time too. While i rate Diaz highly he isn't or ever was a champ at 55 and most people seem to accept 55 is gonna be Conors long term home,so its slightly different losing decisively twice to a contender in that division than MMs situation. If Conor made his cuts look a bit better and solidified at 45 permanently then i think your point applies somewhat but if he intends on 55 being his home then it hurts his ambitions there.
finglashoop wrote: » Cruz beat him.on points, would like to see a rematch
