Dtp1979 wrote: » We all know floyds traditional boxing is brilliant. But he's never faced someone that moves like conor. And I'm not saying conor is faster or a better boxer than previous opponents, just a different kind of mover. Something that floyd would never have faced before and wouldn't be used to. For instance, is mcgregor allowed superman punches or spinning backfists or other unorthodox punching methods??
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thewheel2.0 wrote: » Seems there is a lot of people asking this - I know the guys in my office bring it up all the time, people who aren't as hardcore. Those strikes are illegal but does any one know why? What is the theory behind them being illegal?
Too Tough To Die wrote: » I never said any different, keep your wig on!
Yes, a good 4 or 5 years past his prime. It was an intriguing fight, but from what i saw i think a younger De La Hoya would've edged him out.
Gamebred wrote: » Nah bro ive studied the tape if them jabs are from Conor he jabs Floyds head off his shoulders stop being a hater...
Gintonious wrote: » You were implying that if he were younger (there is a 4 year difference between them FYI) that it would have been different.
Whelo79 wrote: » I want you (and Walshb) to stop spamming the thread with nonsense about street fights, Stipe Miocic, Anthony Joshua, the difference between no chance and .01% chance, Conor and Floyd in an MMA fight. Talk about this actual fight. What can Conor do to win, keep his MMA stance, alter to a more conventional boxing stance, be aggressive, limit his striking and counter opportunistically, be clinch heavy and rough Floyd up. Be imaginative like some of your other posts/articles and stop being reduced to this childish tit for tat and repetition that has been going on for days now. If you want to continue the nonsense with Walshb take it to PM.
Sweet Science wrote: » Next level trolling
mdwexford wrote: » There's no excuses being rolled out now if Conor wins folks. I don't wanna hear Floyd was too old, didn't take it seriously or any other such tripe. Everyone just has to agree he's the king of the universe and suck his balls. This includes you walshb.
Too Tough To Die wrote: » Yes, what's the issue with that?
wonderfullife wrote: » I really wish people would stop saying this (and I'm not directing this just at you ) It's a sanctioned fight by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for a start. If you *throw* a fight you're risking years in jail and losing your purse. Secondly, and far more importantly, there was $80 million gambled in Vegas on the Floyd-Manny fight. They are predicting $100 million gambled on this fight. There are a number of State and Federal Laws in play here and I'm not going to list all the Statutes on the books. But here's what you need to know: If Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor or anyone representing them behind the scenes even just said to each other: "let's take it handy here and just mess around for 12 rounds"...If that gets uncovered they will both go to prison for many years. There will be tens of millions bet on one man or the other winning by KO in certain rounds. If it's uncovered they defrauded the public out of $100 million in a State with harsh views on fraud and gambling fraud, they will both be wearing orange. It will be a normal ass boxing fight. If Floyd is so superior to Conor and dances around for 12 rounds, FINE. But the implication this fight won't be above board, that there might be collusion between the camps, is worthy of absolute scorn and derision. It's not going to be a scam/a fix/shenanigans/a rigged fight. A one-sided dance for Floyd? Probably but that's different
Burial. wrote: » And if Floyd bodies him?
Gamebred wrote: » https://twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/877555478888411136 This sums up the nerd fanboy mma media, one hand their all over Floyd Conor next their crying and wanting heads to roll over that guy that died the other day.
Deleted User wrote: » This fight should not be sanctioned, that isn't just my opinion that is fact from their records in boxing. There has to be somebody getting bribes in the sanctioning body for them to let this go ahead.
wonderfullife wrote: » It's far less egregious than CM Punk v Mickey Gall. There's 100% no bribes though. The economic impact for Nevada for the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight was $400 million according to Forbes. It might push $600 million for this fight. All members of the sanctioning body would be bundled into a car in the middle of the night and left in the Nevada Desert if they refused to sanction the fight.
wonderfullife wrote: » It's a fight anything can happen. Floyd might KO Conor just as quickly as Conor KO'd Aldo. But in my book, success is Conor making it a competitive encounter. Whether that's *winning*, going 12-rounds, landing more than Berto, dropping Floyd or making him take a standing 8-count, there's many ways to argue it was a success from Conor's point of view. My bar for it being a success is a lot higher than most peoples because I have faith in Conor. People keep going on about the van Heerden sparring footage. I guarantee you 100% we could see footage of Conor sparring Artem in MMA over the years where Artem does really well and tools Conor up. Both Conor and Artem are on record saying they've had some absolute wars in the gym. The point is this - whatever footage we see of Conor in training (be it MMA or boxing) is irrelevant. He's not a gym fighter. He comes into his own on the big stage under the bright lights when the pressure is at its maximum.
Baron Kurtz wrote: » Such a gaylord.
wonderfullife wrote: » John's latest column.http://www.the42.ie/john-kavanagh-column-22-june-2017-3458507-Jun2017/ Short version: 100% confident of victory. 'So called experts' = wrong. Conor tentatively plans to fight in UFC again in December unless Floyd wants a rematch after being knocked out. (he worded it in a roundabout way).
Mayweather has been in the boxing world for his entire career and everyone he’s faced has moved in a certain way that he’s pre-conditioned to handle. Now he’s going up against a guy who doesn’t follow any set patterns, who can deploy a variety of different styles of fighting and is not one bit intimidated. Conor is — as we all are here — 100% confident in victory. That kind of person is very difficult to deal with.
wonderfullife wrote: » 'So called experts' = wrong.
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