Fight Time From 4am-McGregor vs MayweatherMOD Warning in 1st Post

Gamebred wrote: »

You're Mickey Gall comparison is the only BS here, he had 1 actual pro fight and another against a journalist, Mayweather is the best ever, Ward one of the best ever were discussing, allowed Lombard to fight has nothing to do with miss matches either,

You think it'd be fine to let Ward fight Maia in boxing, incredible.

What does someones skill have to do with it?

Michael Watson was supremely talented and he still ended up with brain damage.

There's referees in the ring for a reason. There's towels in cornermen's hands for a reason.

Conor knows the risks in both MMA and boxing.

If your arguments are wanting to protect people from themselves, then BAN ALL BOXING and BAN ALL MMA now.

wonderfullife wrote: »

I didn't say that. I said anyone with combat experience should be sanctioned.

Conor has 24 professional MMA fights fighting guys in 4oz gloves throwing punches at his head.

That's combat experience.

CM PUNK was a fake wrestler from WWE with no experience of combat.

You don't think Conor can end up in a coma in MMA? Will I list the 12 deaths in MMA in the last 15 years?

Regardless of talent, boxers and mixed martial artists can end up injured/hurt/in a coma or dead.

The duty of care to protect people absolutely exists. If Justin Bieber wants to box against Errol Spence he should be denied a boxing license.

Of course he can . Where has this come from ?

You would let a BJJ specialist box the P4P number 1 in the world .

You would also let a boxer get in an Octagon a fight in MMA.

Sorry if i have an issue with this

Sweet Science wrote: »

So basically you just want human cock fighting .

Boxing is a sport and i would like it to stay that way.

It's a sport where you punch people in the head.

So is MMA.

If you are so worried about CTE, traumatic brain injury etc then start a petition to ban both sports.

Nope nothing against combat sports, massive problem with miss matches though, considering NSAC stopped a 19-1 fighter being matched with Ward, love to see the freak shows you'd come up with if in charge.

You've gone off in a tangent here

Burial.

Sweet Science wrote: »

Of course he can . Where has this come from ?

You would let a BJJ specialist box the P4P number 1 in the world .

You would also let a boxer get in an Octagon a fight in MMA.

Sorry if i have an issue with this

They sanctioned Idris Elba (an actor) to kickbox.

They sanctioned Freddy Flintoff (a cricketer) to box.

Yeah, their opposition was very average.

But I'd have a far easier time with Demian Maia, a guy who has sparred former Brazilian national champion boxers, getting sanctioned.

I'd have a far easier time Conor getting sanctioned against Floyd who wouldn't put someone to sleep with a xanax.

So because there is danger attached to both sports there should be no safety procedures in place just let anyone fight anyone in any combat sport .

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman

Gamebred wrote: »

Nope nothing against combat sports, massive problem with miss matches though, considering NSAC stopped a 19-1 fighter being matched with Ward, love to see the freak shows you'd come up with if in charge.

Massive problem with mis-matches yet no problem with Yair v BJ Penn being sanctioned and that was basically an assault that everyone and their dog saw coming.

wonderfullife wrote: »

They sanctioned Idris Elba (an actor) to kickbox.

They sanctioned Freddy Flintoff (a cricketer) to box.

Yeah, their opposition was very average.

But I'd have a far easier time with Demian Maia, a guy who has sparred former Brazilian national champion boxers, getting sanctioned.

I'd have a far easier time Conor getting sanctioned against Floyd who wouldn't put someone to sleep with a xanax.

Floyd punches harder than anyone McGregor has fought. I think your missing this very significant factor. People say Mayweather is feather fisted, but thats only in terms of boxing. He will hit far harder than anyone McGregor has been in the octagon with.

And also its a fallacy that Mayweather is feather fisted, he just isnt a knockout artist.

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: »

Floyd punches harder than anyone McGregor has fought. I think your missing this very significant factor. People say Mayweather is feather fisted, but thats only in terms of boxing. He will hit far harder than anyone McGregor has been in the octagon with.

And also its a fallacy that Mayweather is feather fisted, he just isnt a knockout artist.

Very good points, as well as the fact that here Mayweather knows he is hitting a non boxer. Everything for him should be that little easier, including the delivery and force of his punches.

Like I said before, this is not only a novelty act, but reckless if it goes ahead with intent.

wonderfullife wrote: »

Massive problem with mis-matches yet no problem with Yair v BJ Penn being sanctioned and that was basically an assault that everyone and their dog saw coming.

Again your making mute comparisons, 2 mma fighters one an all time great the other an up and comer with zero top 10 wins so dont see a problem,

You're a headcase if you think miss matches are ok for any sport never mind a crossover, you will change your tune in Aug.

Sweet Science wrote: »

So because there is danger attached to both sports there should be no safety procedures in place just let anyone fight anyone in any combat sport .

Conor McGregor is a phenomenal athlete, a phenomenal fighter and he's going to go in there and make you all look foolish.

CM Punk, Freddie Flintoff, Idris Elba those type of people fighting, ok I've an issue with those.

You cant compare Yair and BJ Penn to Maia and Andre Ward .

wonderfullife wrote: »

Conor McGregor is a phenomenal athlete, a phenomenal fighter and he's going to go in there and make you all look foolish.

CM Punk, Freddie Flintoff, Idris Elba those type of people fighting, ok I've an issue with those.

agreed

Gamebred wrote: »

Again your making mute comparisons, 2 mma fighters one an all time great the other an up and comer with zero top 10 wins so dont see a problem,

You're a headcase if you think miss matches are ok for any sport never mind a crossover, you will change your tune in Aug.

And you'll look silly when Conor makes a fight of it.

Floyd isn't Neo from the Matrix. He has good reflexes and good footwork but Conor will time him and hit him often. I already told you my prediction (over 90 punches landed by compubox numbers by end of round 9, with Floyd landing 165).

I get too emotional on these threads.

We'll see what happens. If Floyd demolishes Conor I'll write you all letters of apology.

wonderfullife wrote: »

And you'll look silly when Conor makes a fight of it.

Floyd isn't Neo from the Matrix. He has good reflexes and good footwork but Conor will time him and hit him often. I already told you my prediction (over 90 punches landed by compubox numbers by end of round 9, with Floyd landing 165).

I think you are going to break us eventually. Come fight night I'll have the mortgage on Conor to win via KO....

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman

wonderfullife wrote: »

And you'll look silly when Conor makes a fight of it.

Floyd isn't Neo from the Matrix. He has good reflexes and good footwork but Conor will time him and hit him often. I already told you my prediction (over 90 punches landed by compubox numbers by end of round 9, with Floyd landing 165).

Deep down you know Maia wouldnt or shouldnt be sanctioned and you know Conor v Floyd shouldnt be but your too much of a fan to admit it, dont disagree that hes a great athlete and mma fighter but hes going to be embarrassed and beaten very badly, we will find out whose right on Aug 26th if im wrong and he puts a fight up ill eat crow as you'd say but I doubt I am.

walshb wrote: »

I think you are going to break us eventually. Come fight night I'll have the mortgage on Conor to win via KO....

Some of the Promo's for it would nearly convince you that he has a chance.

I think hes on the payroll to scour forums for non believers in the fight and make us buy the ppv...

The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: »

Some of the Promo's for it would nearly convince you that he has a chance.

In other words they're doing their job!:)

walshb wrote: »

I think you are going to break us eventually. Come fight night I'll have the mortgage on Conor to win via KO....

He's worth a fiver for the craic

I think we'd all love to see Conor do it, just we have a disagreement over how likely it is.

I wasn't impressed with Floyd's sparring the other day. If he moves like that come fight night Conor will hit him plenty.

Was just thinking that .

All Access will make me think Floyd wont make it past the 4th

I admire your loyalty for Conor .

A lot of fans in team sports should take note.

You would even convince me that Mayo will win the All Ireland but we know that will never happen

wonderfullife wrote: »

He's worth a fiver for the craic

I think we'd all love to see Conor do it, just we have a disagreement over how likely it is.

I wasn't impressed with Floyd's sparring the other day. If he moves like that come fight night Conor will hit him plenty.

I'd say a whole heap of Irish won't want to see him win. He is very polarizing.

Boxing fans in general whether Irish or not will probably want to see Floyd win, even if they pretend they'd like to see their fellow Irishman win.

I really don't care, because as you know, I don't think this is a contest. But for the sheer madness of it I'd like to see a Conor KO win...I don't like Mayweather anyway.

I am sure there are also plenty of MMA fans, Irish and non Irish rooting for and against Conor here.

Frank Bullitt

wonderfullife wrote: »

You're right. CM Punk v Mickey Gall was a far bigger mis-match. If you're arguing otherwise you're delusional and have completely jumped the shark.

Blasphemy! Snooker is amazing

Ok so when Juan Pablo Montoya switched sports from Formula 1 to Nascar, as a complete novice in Nascar, you feel that was a fraud and that he cheated the system and it wasn't sport? Even though he was instantly competitive?

You're very wrong.

Conor is not driven by money. I know it looks that way but he really isn't.

He was putting in long hours every day for 5 years making nothing. He made an average of 1,000 euro A YEAR for his first 3 years in fighting. He was fighting lads for a couple of hundred quid.

If he was just motivated by money he would have jacked it in and got a 20 grand a year minimum wage job. There was absolutely no money to be made in MMA when Conor first started training! None even at the top of the sport.

As for the switch from boxing, when he moved to Lucan and met Tom Egan he fell in love with martial arts and UFC. I know that might not be the answer you're looking for but he was a huge Bruce Lee fan and became a huge UFC fan.

He only started boxing at 12 and boxed casually until he was 16, while also playing saturday football and training twice a week.

If Conor boxed until he was 24 and had a load of fights and wasn't doing well, then sure I'd agree he switched sports because he wasn't good enough. But that's not the case here, he literally jacked in boxing and football around the same time and discovered martial arts.

HA!!!! The only reason he is doing this fight IS FOR THE MONEY!!!!

As a massive Conor fanboy I shamefully want him to be embarrassed just so it guarantees a redemption mma fight.

Sweet Science wrote: »

I admire your loyalty for Conor .

A lot of fans in team sports should take note.

You would even convince me that Mayo will win the All Ireland but we know that will never happen

Never say never.

I just look at Leicester City and think if they can pull that off at 5,000/1 then anything is possible. I'd give Mayo more chance from the start than they had.

The thing that gives me hope for this fight is that one punch or one injury, however unlikely, can change the course of events. Conor might get extremely lucky with a body shot and break his rib. Who knows. His straight left to the body is a good shot.

I'd be lying if I said i'm not worried it could go badly, the risks are there for all to see. I could be way wrong and be screaming at the telly for John Kavanagh to throw in the towel.