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

JoeyJJ · 15-06-2017 10:18AM

If people are so pissed with social welfare and training please do your duty now and go around to all gyms getting names of people training a lot and report them all to welfare.

Brussels Sprout · 15-06-2017 10:21AM

i can see the bookies offering something ridiculous like 5/1 on McGregor winning this but what do people think the true odds should be?
12/1, 25/1, 40/1?

Sweet Science · 15-06-2017 10:27AM

Brussels Sprout wrote: »

i can see the bookies offering something ridiculous like 5/1 on McGregor winning this but what do people think the true odds should be?
12/1, 25/1, 40/1?

I think the only way he can win is if FM suffers an early injury. Even then i wouldnt be confident unless it was a severe one like David Haye suffered recently.

califano · 15-06-2017 10:31AM

Bringing in Seery as a sparring partner might be a good idea. Small, quick and flighty and a good boxer.

yourdeadwright · 15-06-2017 10:33AM

wonderfullife wrote: »

dashoonage wrote: »

i posted proof a few pages ago..look at him ready to counter like a boss

Ah come on.

Conor was literally drowning in lactic acid and could barely lift his arms at that stage.

He says he's been working on his cardio a lot (in between nitrous oxide 4-day-benders) so we'll see.

I expect he'll have the cardio dump from the middle of the 3rd to the end of the 5th (assuming he survives that long).

Ye working his cardio bopping away in every night club in Dublin haha,
He's won by getting the fight made don't expect much of a fight that night,

cloudatlas · 15-06-2017 10:33AM

Good article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/15/conor-mcgregor-floyd-mayweather-fight-ufc-boxing

Can we rename Conor 'the hubristic' Mcgregor.

The Rooster · 15-06-2017 10:39AM

Brussels Sprout wrote: »

i can see the bookies offering something ridiculous like 5/1 on McGregor winning this but what do people think the true odds should be?
12/1, 25/1, 40/1?

Paddy Power seem to have the best odds on Mayweather. 1/8.

Online, they're allowing me a maximum bet of €4,000. Returns €4,500. (Others may be allowed more).

An easy way to make €500. Not doing it though!

JoeyJJ · 15-06-2017 10:42AM

100m pay day if he wants a chance to win this bring in top young talent at 140-160 for sessions. He should probably do some in LA to get the rich talent there.

red ears · 15-06-2017 10:47AM

The Rooster wrote: »

Paddy Power seem to have the best odds on Mayweather. 1/8.

Online, they're allowing me a maximum bet of €4,000. Returns €4,500. (Others may be allowed more).

An easy way to make €500. Not doing it though!

Anyone who has been laughing at posters who give conor a chance of winning this fight. Here is your chance to prove you really believe what you say and you can make a bit of money on it. Put €1000 on mayweather.

doxy · 15-06-2017 11:00AM

So will this be scripted or will Mayweather be allowed to dish out a complete humiliation?

GerryDerpy · 15-06-2017 11:00AM

red ears wrote: »

Anyone who has been laughing at posters who give conor a chance of winning this fight. Here is your chance to prove you really believe what you say and you can make a bit of money on it. Put ?1000 on mayweather.

Yup and throw up photos of the betting slips there lads. Even if it is a few hundred quid.

GerryDerpy · 15-06-2017 11:01AM

doxy wrote: »

So will this be scripted or will Mayweather be allowed to dish out a complete humiliation?

Ah yeah the MCGregor Doubters are already pulling out the 'it's scripted' card.

Gamebred · 15-06-2017 11:27AM

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Just over 3 months ago you were sure Conor wins this fight, Why so confident of the oposit outcome now??

Had the boxing forum wound up for a laugh :pac: worked too,

I see Stipe called out AJ, would actually purchase the ppv if that was on it I'd love to see him wrecked in a minute.

paulieeye · 15-06-2017 11:39AM

The Rooster wrote: »

Paddy Power seem to have the best odds on Mayweather. 1/8.

Online, they're allowing me a maximum bet of €4,000. Returns €4,500. (Others may be allowed more).

An easy way to make €500. Not doing it though!

What about
- PBF by KO or TKO @ evens (has come in since this morning)
- MCG not to land in 60secs - 6/1 (i like this one!) Edit...got it wrong, its not to land in Rd 1. 6/1 did seem very generous
- PBF to win in 60secs - 100/1!!! worth a fiver??

thewheel2.0 · 15-06-2017 11:40AM

asteroids over berlin wrote: »

I am a boxing man, i urge you guys not to support this fight, it is nothing more than a cashcow for both camps and promoters. It is damaging for both sports, there is no way mcgregor will come back to UFC after this, he can sit on his pile of cash or go to hollywoood for a while. Floyd(as is mcgregor) is laughing - easy 100 mill for doing bugger all. Disrespectful to both sets of fans. Don't support it!

This rhetoric from you and others like Gintonious is laughable.

Literally nobody is claiming this represents the pinnacle of boxing. Yet you all throw your toys out of the pram.

One of the main reasons we all love MMA is because of the complete chaos of it. The kind of chaos that makes it hard to stay on top for long periods.

Fecking embrace the chaos of this event. Nobody is coming to take your Sweet Science, boxing is having a great year.

I will enjoy the PPV in HD - not some shíte stream.

callaway92 · 15-06-2017 11:43AM

This will be a total farce of a fight. Mayweather and McGregor met in a nightclub last year and said they'd love to do a fight.

It will go 12 rounds, Floyd 120 - Conor 108

We're all suckers though as we'll be watching

paulieeye · 15-06-2017 11:51AM

callaway92 wrote: »

We're all suckers though as we'll be watching

I dont get this way of thinking. That smug..."ah lads we're all being fooled, dont support this fight..we're being dupped!!" Are you not entertained?? isnt that the point of watching entertainment?

Fair enough if its a work but if theyre gonna fight for real then who cares if they met in a club and agreed to fight. They are 2 people that the masses want to see fight, now they are..watch it if u want, or stream it, or download it for free the next morning!!!

GerryDerpy · 15-06-2017 11:53AM

paulieeye wrote: »

What about
- PBF by KO or TKO @ evens (has come in since this morning)
- MCG not to land in 60secs - 6/1 (i like this one!)
- PBF to win in 60secs - 100/1!!! worth a fiver??

PBF?

scudzilla · 15-06-2017 11:55AM

GerryDerpy wrote: »

PBF?

Pretty Boy Floyd???

EagererBeaver · 15-06-2017 11:57AM

GerryDerpy wrote: »

PBF?

Oh dear.

ooter · 15-06-2017 11:59AM

TMT.
TGE.

GerryDerpy · 15-06-2017 12:00PM

scudzilla wrote: »

Pretty Boy Floyd???

Please no. Is that what boxing fans refer to Mayweather as? As in they think he is pretty with his malteaser head?

15-06-2017 12:06PM

This fight has already been a huge success and it was only announced yesterday.
The amount of interest it's generating regardless of it being good or bad is massive.

Axwell · 15-06-2017 12:07PM

Lads consider this the one and only warning - big fight with a lot of hype around it. It brings new fans to the forum as well as the regulars so try and get along. Any trolling or nonsense and people will find themselves on a break from the forum and that applies to everyone.

wonderfullife · 15-06-2017 12:12PM

asteroids over berlin wrote: »

I am a boxing man, i urge you guys not to support this fight, it is nothing more than a cashcow for both camps and promoters. It is damaging for both sports, there is no way mcgregor will come back to UFC after this, he can sit on his pile of cash or go to hollywoood for a while.

First of all, people saying "Conor can sit on a pile of cash and retire" need to be reminded Forbes said he made $34,000,000 in 2016. If 34 million is not enough to retire on, why on Earth is another 65 million in 2017?

The point is he could have retired the moment he laid eyes on Conor Junior and gone straight into movies, tv, promotion whatever. Right now this second, Conor is set for life with a high earning potential ceiling. He doesn't need Floyd, just like he doesn't need to fight Ferguson or Khabib or GSP after it.

He loves what he does for a living. He loves jiujitsu. He loves striking. He loves grappling. He loves the big nights under the bright lights. He has said many times it's *literally* his favourite place in the world to be - locked in a cage freed from the shackles and able to do what he loves.

He'll fight again. He's a fighter.

Secondly, a "fraud" or "cashcow" is going to see Pirates of the Caribbean 5 in the cinema with the missus. 30 euro for 2 tickets, 30 euro for popcorn, malteasers, drinks, another 40 euro for an Eddie Rockets before or after and all for what? To see a franchise that is *literally* just re-hashing and milking a tired, jaded concept.

If you're going to plead for people to not watch manufactured tripe, then start there.

I refuse to call any human beings who step into a boxing ring or Octagon "frauds" or "milking it for cash". It grossly devalues the risk these men and women take. It's as if people haven't heard of Michael Watson, haven't heard of Mike Towell or Joao Carvahlo.

There are *real* risks in stepping inside a ring or an Octagon, regardless of your opinion of Floyd fighting from a defensive shell. From Conor's perspective, if he really is as *bad* (relative to Floyd) at boxing as most people expect and Floyd is still every bit as *good* as when last seen, then Conor is taking a huge risk with his health.

Bunch of negative nancy's. It'll be a great build-up, a great spectacle and we've enough negativity in this world without hating on this too. Get together with a few friends on fight night, get some beers or go to one of the hundreds of pubs open late for it and have a great night.

red ears · 15-06-2017 12:13PM

M!Ck^ wrote: »

This fight has already been a huge success and it was only announced yesterday.
The amount of interest it's generating regardless of it being good or bad is massive.

I agree, there is more reason to watch this fight than believing conor can win too btw, it will be interesting for a multitude of reasons. Will conor be chasing him around the ring and be made to look extremely foolish, will he be competitive for a while, will he land clean and wobble him, will mayweather toy with him or make an example of him to other mma fighters thinking of entering boxing. Its an interesting farce. And there is always the chance however small that Conor gets lucky and lands a big one clean and floors Mayweather.

ricero · 15-06-2017 12:15PM

I dont like watching fights when i know who the winner is before the bell rings. Thats why i have avoided watching joshua until he fought klitchko recently.

Im just happy this circus is finally happening and will be over soon. Cant wait to see mcgregor back in the octagon in a real fight by the end of the year.

15-06-2017 12:18PM

I know people on here are going to defend Conor till the end but he should be stripped of the belt.

I know people are going to throw stats at me to say why he shouldn't be stripped, but how things are now he is going to have held the belt for minimum a year before/if he defends, that would have been ok if he was injured or something but he wasn't!

Conor held up the featherweight division for a long time and is now holding up the lightweight division. If Conor wants this fight/farce for the massive pay day then good for him, but strip him of the belt and let Ferguson fight for it.

Call Me Jimmy · 15-06-2017 12:18PM

wonderfullife wrote: »

First of all, people saying "Conor can sit on a pile of cash and retire" need to be reminded Forbes said he made $34,000,000 in 2016. If 34 million is not enough to retire on, why on Earth is another 65 million in 2017?

The point is he could have retired the moment he laid eyes on Conor Junior and gone straight into movies, tv, promotion whatever. Right now this second, Conor is set for life with a high earning potential ceiling. He doesn't need Floyd, just like he doesn't need to fight Ferguson or Khabib or GSP after it.

He loves what he does for a living. He loves jiujitsu. He loves striking. He loves grappling. He loves the big nights under the bright lights. He has said many times it's *literally* his favourite place in the world to be - locked in a cage freed from the shackles and able to do what he loves.

He'll fight again. He's a fighter.

Secondly, a "fraud" or "cashcow" is going to see Pirates of the Caribbean 5 in the cinema with the missus. 30 euro for 2 tickets, 30 euro for popcorn, malteasers, drinks, another 40 euro for an Eddie Rockets before or after and all for what? To see a franchise that is *literally* just re-hashing and milking a tired, jaded concept.

If you're going to plead for people to not watch manufactured tripe, then start there.

I refuse to call any human beings who step into a boxing ring or Octagon "frauds" or "milking it for cash". It grossly devalues the risk these men and women take. It's as if people haven't heard of Michael Watson, haven't heard of Mike Towell or Joao Carvahlo.

There are *real* risks in stepping inside a ring or an Octagon, regardless of your opinion of Floyd fighting from a defensive shell. From Conor's perspective, if he really is as *bad* (relative to Floyd) at boxing as most people expect and Floyd is still every bit as *good* as when last seen, then Conor is taking a huge risk with his health.

Bunch of negative nancy's. It'll be a great build-up, a great spectacle and we've enough negativity in this world without hating on this too. Get together with a few friends on fight night, get some beers or go to one of the hundreds of pubs open late for it and have a great night.

I'm all for this sentiment, my only reservation is that it will be immediately a CM Punk feeling. I remember I built myself up to think CM Punk could at least compete for a few minutes, then I saw him lunge forward and it was an immediate bad taste in my mouth. Conor is not CM Punk, and I have a 1% reserved for his ability to suspend spacetime and gives us at least a decent spectacle for a round or two. But that bad feeling is probably gonna kick in immediately, like 'nothing to see here'.

I'm up for all the hype and promotion, it's gonna be great.

beakerjoe · 15-06-2017 12:18PM

wonderfullife wrote: »

First of all, people saying "Conor can sit on a pile of cash and retire" need to be reminded Forbes said he made $34,000,000 in 2016. If 34 million is not enough to retire on, why on Earth is another 65 million in 2017?

The point is he could have retired the moment he laid eyes on Conor Junior and gone straight into movies, tv, promotion whatever. Right now this second, Conor is set for life with a high earning potential ceiling. He doesn't need Floyd, just like he doesn't need to fight Ferguson or Khabib or GSP after it.

He loves what he does for a living. He loves jiujitsu. He loves striking. He loves grappling. He loves the big nights under the bright lights. He has said many times it's *literally* his favourite place in the world to be - locked in a cage freed from the shackles and able to do what he loves.

He'll fight again. He's a fighter.

Secondly, a "fraud" or "cashcow" is going to see Pirates of the Caribbean 5 in the cinema with the missus. 30 euro for 2 tickets, 30 euro for popcorn, malteasers, drinks, another 40 euro for an Eddie Rockets before or after and all for what? To see a franchise that is *literally* just re-hashing and milking a tired, jaded concept.

If you're going to plead for people to not watch manufactured tripe, then start there.

I refuse to call any human beings who step into a boxing ring or Octagon "frauds" or "milking it for cash". It grossly devalues the risk these men and women take. It's as if people haven't heard of Michael Watson, haven't heard of Mike Towell or Joao Carvahlo.

There are *real* risks in stepping inside a ring or an Octagon, regardless of your opinion of Floyd fighting from a defensive shell. From Conor's perspective, if he really is as *bad* (relative to Floyd) at boxing as most people expect and Floyd is still every bit as *good* as when last seen, then Conor is taking a huge risk with his health.

Bunch of negative nancy's. It'll be a great build-up, a great spectacle and we've enough negativity in this world without hating on this too. Get together with a few friends on fight night, get some beers or go to one of the hundreds of pubs open late for it and have a great night.

Ah now you'll have the Jack Sparrow fan boys up in arms with that comparison.

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

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