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Official Conor McGregor thread (part 3) *Updated Warning in 1st Post Re:Boxing match

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  • #3722
    Depp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Depp


    wonderfullife wrote: »
    Would be epic! I'd just like to see him land a solid shot so I can see how his power translates with the bigger gloves. Body/head. Any sort of really solid punch landing clean. Easier said than done against Floyd but if he can somehow find his chin with a clean shot it could get interesting.

    Actually scrap that I'd just like the fight to be made or not-made so we don't waste half the year being led up the garden path.

    I genuinely believe he can land one flush on the chin and its night night for floyd, but yeah the real question is can he manage that. definitely an uphill battle but if the stars align and it does land...yeah really hope we get an announcement soon one way or another!


  • #3723
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,718 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    Depp wrote: »
    I genuinely believe he can land one flush on the chin and its night night for floyd, but yeah the real question is can he manage that.

    I don't get why people think this. The Mosley punch that rocked him was probably the hardest Floyd ever took and it couldn't put him down. I don't see how an absolute novice in relative boxing terms is going to do better than that.


  • #3724
    Killergreene
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 431 ✭✭Killergreene


    Connor has forgotten what it feels like to be living on government hand outs. Charging people 100 quid to go and see him for a few minutes at a dinner. He has forgotten very quickly which queue he was propping up a few years ago.

    Sick of him now. I have friends on the dole who supported him all around Ireland and they all feel he has lost touch of the person he was when he was standing in the dole queue behind them begging for money.


  • #3725
    Fiery mutant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,553 ✭✭✭Fiery mutant


    EagererBeaver wrote: »
    I don't get why people think this. The Mosley punch that rocked him was probably the hardest Floyd ever took and it couldn't put him down. I don't see how an absolute novice in relative boxing terms is going to do better than that.

    Because punching power has nothing to do with boxing ability*. We all know Conor has power, the skill to land it on Floyd is another thing. I believe that if the fight goes ahead, there is a real chance that Conor could get severely embarrassed.

    But I also think that if Conor can land 1 good shot, then he could put him away.

    (When I say 'boxing ability' I mean you don't have to be a world class professional boxer to hit hard)

    We should defend our way of life to an extent that any attempt on it is crushed, so that any adversary will never make such an attempt in the future.



  • #3726
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,718 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    Fiery mutant wrote: »
    Because punching power has nothing to do with boxing ability*. We all know Conor has power, the skill to land it on Floyd is another thing. I believe that if the fight goes ahead, there is a real chance that Conor could get severely embarrassed.

    But I also think that if Conor can land 1 good shot, then he could put him away.

    (When I say 'boxing ability' I mean you don't have to be a world class professional boxer to hit hard)

    Any random lad in an arcade can take a running swing at a punch machine and rack up a huge score. Doing it wearing gloves, up close with an elite boxer has everything to do with boxing ability and technique. Floyd has been hit in his career by better, harder, more precise punchers than McGregor could ever hope to be.


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  • #3727
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    Floyd has a full time assistant for his hands alone hes made of brittle, 40 years of age hasnt trained in a year or more, easier fight for McGregor than his last bout at 205.


  • #3728
    Fiery mutant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,553 ✭✭✭Fiery mutant


    The point you made was that if Mosley couldn't drop Mayweather, then why would Conor be able to.

    Boxing history is filled with people who went through wars, took countless hard shots from big punchers and didn't drop, and then went out and ko'd by some bum.

    Honestly I don't know what to say about your running arcade comment, the less the better I reckon.

    We should defend our way of life to an extent that any attempt on it is crushed, so that any adversary will never make such an attempt in the future.



  • #3729
    Offthewildride
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15 ✭Offthewildride


    McGregor has a glass chin. Diaz and Mendes wobbled him for pity sake.

    It's not a slight on McGregor but Maywewther beats him with one arm in a boxing match


  • #3730
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,374 ✭✭✭cletus


    Its baffling that people believe that Conor has a chance against Floyd. Does he have the power to knock Floyd out? Absolutely. Will he be able to land that shot? Floyd is probably the best defensive boxer we've ever seen. His entire life has been boxing. The gulf between being an elite professional boxer and somebody who punches well is enormous. I think that people who aren't familiar with the nuances of the sweet science underestimate the skill of an elite boxer


  • #3731
    wonderfullife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭wonderfullife


    Offthewildride wrote: »
    McGregor has a glass chin. Diaz and Mendes wobbled him for pity sake.

    I'd argue the exact opposite.

    He lives on his chin in a lot of fights up until the first Nate defeat. He ate a load of shots against Chad and I didn't see him wobble once in that fight.

    Nate was the first person to wobble his legs and that was with a clean shot down the pipe that would have dropped a lot of fighters.

    Obviously Floyd can knock him out but I would never say Conor's chin is a glaring weakness. The evidence backs up otherwise - he gets hit in nearly every fight and we've only seen him hurt once.


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  • #3732
    Fiery mutant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,553 ✭✭✭Fiery mutant


    I'd agree with you Cletus. The chance of Conor winning would be extremely slim.

    I'd never claim that Conor is in an way close to being an elite level boxer. But he can punch. And hard. The only way for him to win would be to land that crisp clean shot. But whether he could do that, is another question.

    We should defend our way of life to an extent that any attempt on it is crushed, so that any adversary will never make such an attempt in the future.



  • #3733
    Depp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Depp


    cletus wrote: »
    Its baffling that people believe that Conor has a chance against Floyd. Does he have the power to knock Floyd out? Absolutely. Will he be able to land that shot? Floyd is probably the best defensive boxer we've ever seen. His entire life has been boxing. The gulf between being an elite professional boxer and somebody who punches well is enormous. I think that people who aren't familiar with the nuances of the sweet science underestimate the skill of an elite boxer

    I'd agree he has an over whelming chance of being embarrassed given the evidence. Two things make me not so certain this is the case though given two things, A; we havent seen floyd box in the guts of two years and B; we have never seen Conor box. Heard a lot of lads saying floyd keeps fit and all this but has he kept boxing fit? Can you really say Conor is a bad boxer based on mma fights and two heavily edited clips? Is an elite mma striker really at as much of a disadvantage as we think? This is what irks me about all the ''joke of a fight'' comments. When you leave your biases aside whichever side you lean on its actually a pretty intriguing fight. Sure floyd might put on a clinic and mcgregor might punch air for 12 rounds but it could very well go differently, no-one really knows!
    Puncher's Chance. In sports, and most specifically boxing, to have a “puncher's chance” means that the person or team may not be the favorite to win a championship, but it could happen if the favorite isn't careful. The puncher has the ability to land a knockout blow.


  • #3734
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,374 ✭✭✭cletus


    Of course nobody knows, thats why fights get made. Given the likely ruleset if the fight goes ahead, though, and knowing the two players involved, we can make some fairly sound assumptions. McGregor 'might' land a knockout blow, but to be convinced that he is too big, too fast, and the Floyd is to old, or cant inflictdamamge on McGregor, is foolish IMO


  • #3735
    Gamb!t
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,423 ✭✭✭Gamb!t


    Fiery mutant wrote: »
    Because punching power has nothing to do with boxing ability*. We all know Conor has power, the skill to land it on Floyd is another thing. I believe that if the fight goes ahead, there is a real chance that Conor could get severely embarrassed.

    But I also think that if Conor can land 1 good shot, then he could put him away.

    (When I say 'boxing ability' I mean you don't have to be a world class professional boxer to hit hard)

    I doubt he(Mcgregor) would last more than 2 rounds.


  • #3736
    realdanbreen
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    wonderfullife wrote: »
    Joanna Jedrzejczyk on TMZ saying she spoke to Conor on the phone yesterday and she has his back and will be betting money on him to beat Floyd :pac:
    Wow! She has his back!.........what age are the posters round here?


  • #3737
    creeper1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 872 ✭✭✭creeper1


    How do you guys feel about Conor vs pacquio.

    Would manny pacquio pose more of a threat?

    Is that a bout you would like to see?


  • #3738
    The Ayatolla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,209 ✭✭✭The Ayatolla


    creeper1 wrote: »
    How do you guys feel about Conor vs pacquio.

    Would manny pacquio pose more of a threat?

    Is that a bout you would like to see?

    Won't make half as much money.


  • #3739
    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    Killergreene wrote: »
    Connor has forgotten what it feels like to be living on government hand outs. Charging people 100 quid to go and see him for a few minutes at a dinner. He has forgotten very quickly which queue he was propping up a few years ago.

    Sick of him now. I have friends on the dole who supported him all around Ireland and they all feel he has lost touch of the person he was when he was standing in the dole queue behind them begging for money.

    Begging for money? He was living in his parents gaff in leixlip
    Or Lucan wasn't he not in the film adaption of Angela's Ashes


  • #3740
    wonderfullife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭wonderfullife


    realdanbreen wrote: »
    Wow! She has his back!.........what age are the posters round here?

    Great contribution man. Those were her words. Anything better to contribute than condescending muck?

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  • #3741
    Pighead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,184 ✭✭✭✭Pighead


    Please say I wasn't the only person to press the play button on that pic about seventeen times before releasing it wasn't a video?


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  • #3742
    Lukker-
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    Heil Conor!


  • #3743
    Too Tough To Die
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭Too Tough To Die


    creeper1 wrote: »
    How do you guys feel about Conor vs pacquio.

    Would manny pacquio pose more of a threat?

    Is that a bout you would like to see?

    Manny would put a lot more hurt on Conor, that's for sure. Probably a more winnable fight, but his chances would still be very very slim.


  • #3744
    Swashbuckler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,583 ✭✭✭Swashbuckler


    Killergreene wrote:
    Connor has forgotten what it feels like to be living on government hand outs. Charging people 100 quid to go and see him for a few minutes at a dinner. He has forgotten very quickly which queue he was propping up a few years ago.

    To be fair if you're good at something don't do it for free. People are obviously willing to part with 100 quid to see him, so charging that amount is fair game.


  • #3745
    Wheeliebin30
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,593 ✭✭✭Wheeliebin30


    Killergreene wrote: »
    Connor has forgotten what it feels like to be living on government hand outs. Charging people 100 quid to go and see him for a few minutes at a dinner. He has forgotten very quickly which queue he was propping up a few years ago.

    Sick of him now. I have friends on the dole who supported him all around Ireland and they all feel he has lost touch of the person he was when he was standing in the dole queue behind them begging for money.

    What are you on about?

    If people can afford to pay the 100 euro how is he forgetting his roots by charging it?

    Oh he's now acting like he has all this money and never was on the dole...

    Ah duh that's because he has made the money and isn't on it anymore.

    Roots, forgetting where he came from. Blah blah.


  • #3746
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    He's not charging enough if 5 thousand people are buying tickets to it, add more on I say.


  • #3747
    Offthewildride
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    Alvarez rightly called McGregor out and McGregor had no response.

    Alvarez said that he took money and is now pooping on people who take Government assistance.

    McGregor has lost his roots. But that's all narrative. He is an entertaining fighter and that's what I will remember him by, his personality is best ignored


  • #3748
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    Offthewildride wrote: »
    Alvarez rightly called McGregor out and McGregor had no response.

    Alvarez said that he took money and is now pooping on people who take Government assistance.

    McGregor has lost his roots. But that's all narrative. He is an entertaining fighter and that's what I will remember him by, his personality is best ignored



    In charity donations alone he has paid the money back he ''took'' about 10 times over, im sure hes paying plenty of tax too.


  • #3749
    Dr Crayfish
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,960 ✭✭✭Dr Crayfish


    Gamebred wrote: »
    changed him big time all you see is him bragging on social media and in interviews, his fanbase is probably majority working class that doesnt need or care about his rented lambos rolls royces and rolexs rubbed in their faces, I know I can unfollow him on social media but I wish he'd f off for a few months and enjoy the personal space he wants, man is an ego maniac and everyone knows im a fanboy but its tedious now.

    The thing about that is, the lads I know who would love the guy all think it's great. Like he's living their dream, however crass it may be.


  • #3750
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    Dr Crayfish wrote: »
    The thing about that is, the lads I know who would love the guy all think it's great. Like he's living their dream, however crass it may be.


    Yeah true, Dan Bilzerian-esq.


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  • #3751
    Offthewildride
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15 ✭Offthewildride


    Gamebred wrote: »
    In charity donations alone he has paid the money back he ''took'' about 10 times over, im sure hes paying plenty of tax too.

    How do you know how much he has donated to charity?


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