Gamebred wrote: » If Davis and one other legit fight is on the card i'd consider paying the ppv, not paying it for that exhibition main fight.
The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: » 4.6m is the biggest pay perview ever. Depends on the price but hard to see this surpass Mayweather/Pac man. Ufc poor enough numbers in comparison to any mayweather fight so say they manage to drag in their highest ever 1.6
walshb wrote: » wonder will go through you if he sees this.....exhibition? How very dare you!
Burial. wrote: » What would you have the over/under as?
wonderfullife wrote: » Yeah Gamebred has lost the plot on this fight but it's all good, he's still the man. I thought he knew better by now than to doubt Conor. I still believe Conor will lose but it's going to be a cracker of a fight. Conor will live on his chin until his chin gives out. I can see a scenario where Conor hurts Floyd early before ultimately being worn down by Floyd's superior cardio. Conor will be carrying 18lbs more weight in there.
walshb wrote: » Wow...a lot less hostile and insulting today. What's up? Cracker of a fight my ar%e.... One man hitting thin air and arms-shoulders and being taken apart is far from cracking.
wonderfullife wrote: » Yeah, you're entitled to your opinions but Conor will do very well on fight night and prove your opinions were silly. I'm open to eating crow if Floyd destroys him.
walshb wrote: » And does that mean that my opinions go from silly to not silly, and yours from not silly to silly?
wonderfullife wrote: » Good question. I suppose it depends? If Floyd slips and breaks his leg after 10 seconds and is carried off on a stretcher then obviously that wouldn't vindicate any opinions. But in a fight with no injuries, if Floyd destroys or embarrasses Conor I will come back on this thread and say I was clueless and delusional.
wonderfullife wrote: » On reflection, I predict the PPV will do 5.7 million buys at $99.99/$109.99 HD with a ceiling of 6.4 million. I spent a good few hours going through social media numbers from the Mayweather-Pacquiao announcement. I went through mainstream media coverage of that fight announcement. I went through a series of google search comparisons. Conor v Floyd smokes the Pacquiao fight (so far). It will only get bigger when the pressers start and Conor does his usual stuff. The boxing media, sports media and mainstream media are going to eat it up in ways unseen before. More to the point, Mayweather-Pacquiao didn't have the casual fan interest. By that I mean it sure had casual SPORTS fans interested but May-Mac is attracting casuals who wouldn't know the rules of baseball, soccer or tennis if their life depended on it but will pony up the $100 because they'll want to be able to talk about the fight in work on Monday morning. You're all underestimating the gravity of this fight. It's going to absolutely demolish every known record on the books. Even the Gate for the event at T-Mobile is projected to be $78 million, which is incredible to beat May-Pac by over $7 million if that bears out. The current over/under on PPV buys is Over/Under 4.99 million. Anyone with sense and money will stomp on the Over. Yeah Gamebred has lost the plot on this fight but it's all good, he's still the man. I thought he knew better by now than to doubt Conor. I still believe Conor will lose but it's going to be a cracker of a fight. Conor will live on his chin until his chin gives out. I can see a scenario where Conor hurts Floyd early before ultimately being worn down by Floyd's superior cardio. Conor will be carrying 18lbs more weight in there.
walshb wrote: » I love it... And if Conor somehow manages to make it decent and competitive I will call in my fix claim!
wonderfullife wrote: » :rolleyes: On a serious note, Conor will need elements of luck to make it competitive. By luck I mean Floyd making a lot more mistakes than usual. He's still a human being at the end of the day, he can make a couple of mistakes that leave him open to body shots. I honestly believe no fighter will ever have talked as much sh1t during the contest as Conor will to Floyd. So that'll be funny to watch. Floyd pinging him with shots and Conor doing his "that all you got b1tch?" routine. Sure Chad Mendes was smashing Conor with elbows and busting his face open and Conor was yapping to him on the floor calling him a p.ussy :pac:
wonderfullife wrote: » :rolleyes: On a serious note, Conor will need elements of luck to make it competitive. By luck I mean Floyd making a lot more mistakes than usual. He's still a human being at the end of the day, he can make a couple of mistakes that leave him open to body shots.
Sweet Science wrote: » Can i ask you how a 0-0 boxer can hurt him ? What punch is he going to land ? How will his jab be to set it up ? What about his footwork , his feet seem to cross over which is terrible for a boxer . If his feet cross over he will be off balance everytime he tries to land. Again i have no issue with the fight and will look forward to it . Its the way people are breaking it down without thinking about the actual mechanics of boxing that is hard to deal with.
The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: » Your fan boy love for McGregor is sweet really.
wonderfullife wrote: » You boxing people are like children. Anyone with anything positive to say about Conor is a "fanboy". If you read the thread in the MMA forum, I have criticized Conor dozens of times: Over his friendship to the Kinahans and Byrne's. Over his driving with no seat-belt with a pregnant girlfriend in the car Over his 4-day benders sniffing Nitrous Oxide and doing coke Over him calling Floyd a "malteser with eyeballs" Over his money-grabs with 24Option sponsorship A "fanboy" worships their star and treats them as they can do no wrong. I'm a fan of his who thinks he has certain shots that might trouble Floyd. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. Bunch of 12-year-old dorks in here.
walshb wrote: » One area where I see Conor being next to useless in this match is in close. He will jot have the mechanics to maneuver and dig to Floyd's body. Any in close encounters where Floyd decides to work and we could see a body shot KO.
The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: With the type of money McGregor will make from this fight thats surely him done too. Why would he go back to making a pittance in the UFC?
The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: » Go on admit it, you have McGregor Pj's and a life size poster on your wall. It's ok :D:D
walshb wrote: » Didn't take you long to show your OTT fanaticism for Conor.
wonderfullife wrote: » Conor's footwork and balance is exceptional in MMA. I can link you to loads of articles if you want to read up on his footwork. He uses inside angles to counter rather than outside steps. He always exits combinations on an angle. As for his balance, I'd argue Conor has better all-around balance than any boxer alive. By that, I mean for example when Denis Siver went to take him down and Conor show gymnastic level balance to never let his ass hit the floor.Boxing is a different kettle of fish but if you're expecting Conor to be flat-footed, clumsy, off-balance, crossing-legs etc you won't be seeing any of that stuff. He'll definitely do things you haven't see from many top-level boxers. One thing to look out for is his hop-step into a left straight. I've no idea how it will work on a top level defensive boxer but it works very well on someone with quick counters (which Floyd def has).
wonderfullife wrote: » How in God's name is predicting Conor will land some shots viewed as "OTT fanaticism"? Anyone thinking he'll do well is a fanatic?
Sweet Science wrote: » So you think he will approach this fight from a MMA perspective ? He will try turn it into a MMA striking bout with boxing gloves on ?
walshb wrote: » Read the rest of the post I quoted from you.. As for the PPV numbers. I agree with you. This will be monstrous.
wonderfullife wrote: » Anything constructive to add on the fight or do you just want to continue spouting absolute drivel all thread? Predicting 2.4 million PPV buys haha....You're absolutely clueless and acting like a child. Discuss the fight or give it a rest.
The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: » Only one person acting like a child here, that would be you my good man. Your views on how good McGregor is going to be in the boxing ring is really what led to the fanboy comment. Your basing it on his UFC career nothing that you've actually seen with regards to his boxing ability. But you know what McGregor has surprised alot of people most of his career. He apparently has been training for this since the Alvarez fight and he's got a good left hand. Most UFC and boxers are saying he has a punchers chance, I suppose in a way they are discounting Mayweather's chin and ability to stay on his feet. All in all it'll be entertainment at least up until the fight. Regardless though it's great to read your little rants about how good Conor is going to be in the boxing ring!
