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

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  • #6752
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,764 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Tell you what if people are coming on here and saying McGregor only has a 0.001% chance of winning then please PM me- I will gladly take your odds of 1000/1 in a two horse race.


  • #6753
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    Not even a pro can avoid the counters....


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  • #6754
    xtal191
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,534 ✭✭✭xtal191


    Hasn't that footage been around since before his second fight with Diaz?


  • #6755
    cloudatlas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,711 ✭✭✭cloudatlas


    Jack Slack who wrote a book on Conor admiring his skill even thinks this is a silly fight. There is nothing wrong with dismissing it as a silly fight. One thing I've always noticed about obsessive fans, the type who sit with clenched teeth and sweat watching their heroes, is if you stake every waking minute of your existence on what an idol does or doesn't do and what people say that is nasty or good about them you are not living life yourself, one day they will retire... Seriously some people on this forum should relax.


  • #6756
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    I think Conor is happy to get knocked out for 100m haha I would do many many things for 100m way worse than getting knocked out.

    Provided he just gets knocked out. There are a lot worse things that can happen than being knockex out.


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  • #6757
    darced
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


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  • #6758
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,378 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Gintonious wrote: »
    Agree on the sales, might be marginally higher though.

    Thing is though, for that fight against Berto, he got $30m or something crazy. He gets paid a fortune regardless of who he fights.

    Conor doesn't even scratch the surface for that kind of money in MMA.
    Floyd gets paid a fortune no matter who he fights because free to broker a deal directly with Showtime/HBO.
    It's a bit disingenuous to compare directly with Conor's MMA/PPV share as there he's contracted to UFC, who take the lions share.
    Looking at revenue/buys is a much more accurate assessment.

    Floyd is of course the A side, they need him to build the event. But Conor brings more to the table, than any other possible opponent. The total will be bigger than the sum of its parts, just like May-Pac.


  • #6759
    Axwell
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,462 Mod ✭✭✭✭Axwell


    wonderfullife wrote: »
    If the PPV doesn't beat May-Pac I'll close my boards account. If it does, you close yours.

    If the two of you dont give it a rest with the personal digs ill close both your accounts for you. Warning applied to both of you.


  • #6760
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,378 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    darced wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.
    Where was this posted. I've only seen the gifs above.
    Anyone got a link the lastest sparring video. From Conor or Floyd


  • #6761
    Fromvert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,081 ✭✭✭Fromvert


    Muahahaha wrote: »
    Tell you what if people are coming on here and saying McGregor only has a 0.001% chance of winning then please PM me- I will gladly take your odds of 1000/1 in a two horse race.

    Why would someone be stupid?
    You can lay him on the exchanges at around 4/5 to 1


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  • #6762
    darced
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


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  • #6763
    Vertigo100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,309 ✭✭✭Vertigo100


    The pool noodles out again

    https://instagram.com/p/BVuYVnTAlLq/


  • #6764
    Dtp1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,921 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    Vertigo100 wrote: »
    The pool noodles out again

    https://instagram.com/p/BVuYVnTAlLq/

    And Roddy playing snap. Fcuk sake


  • #6765
    Burial.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭Burial.


    Got to prepare those shoulders in case Floyd gets bored and decides to rest his schlong on top of them.


  • #6766
    Too Tough To Die
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭Too Tough To Die


    Reminds me of

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5f3QAWYNxM


  • #6767
    Too Tough To Die
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭Too Tough To Die


    Are they going to do a 'face off' interview for this? That could be fun.


  • #6768
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,719 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    That's more of a HBO thing than Showtime I think. Kellerman etc.


  • #6769
    Depp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Depp


    EagererBeaver wrote: »
    That's more of a HBO thing than Showtime I think. Kellerman etc.

    Pity, they're a cracking feature when they do them!


  • #6770
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    Interesting Tom Egan commented under Conors video ''Remind me again what Ido Portal knows about boxing?'' lol


  • #6771
    akelly02
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,143 ✭✭✭akelly02


    Soon enough jimmy boy that was funny


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  • #6772
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Gamebred wrote: »
    Interesting Tom Egan commented under Conors video ''Remind me again what Ido Portal knows about boxing?'' lol

    Where was that?


  • #6773
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Where was that?


    Instagram.


  • #6774
    coleslaw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81 ✭✭coleslaw


    win or earn


  • #6775
    Depp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Depp


    Gamebred wrote: »
    Instagram.

    good look trawling through that mess aswel if you go looking for it, comments on anything conor puts up are painful :D:D


  • #6776
    wonderfullife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭wonderfullife


    This is nice to see.

    https://twitter.com/JohnJohnMc/status/878694456995786753


  • #6777
    DerrickL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭DerrickL


    Long time lurker first time poster.

    I am a massive boxing fan. It is my passion. There is no way that McGregor will win this fight. I think it is very poor from Mayweather that for his 50th fight he takes on an MMA fighter with a 0-0 boxing record.

    Mayweather has a granite chin and despite his lack of finishes (which I attribute to his defensive first style) he carries power with his shots.

    Mayweather may choose to let McGregor survive to make it look respectable.

    McGregor once said that he needs someone with size and attributes to give him trouble. Mayweather lacks the size but is infinitely more superior skilled than McGregor.

    Will McGregor land more than 10 punches?

    As for McGregor. He has a what, 8 week fight camp? I thought he was going to take a year off preparing his boxing skills for this fight. Instead he has an 8-10 week fight camp. He is playing around with the movement guy and his MMA coach is still his head coach. Also given the fact that McGregor has been instagramming his wild party antics, his focus has not been on boxing.

    I think McGregor is underskilled and terribly prepared.

    I look forward to his next MMA fight.


  • #6778
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


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    Sky confirmed.


  • #6779
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Gamebred wrote: »
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    Sky confirmed.

    is there a price?


  • #6780
    Paully D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    Gamebred wrote: »
    Interesting Tom Egan commented under Conors video ''Remind me again what Ido Portal knows about boxing?'' lol

    It has probably been mentioned loads on here, but happened between Conor or Tom?


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  • #6781
    wonderfullife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭wonderfullife


    DerrickL wrote: »
    1. Mayweather may choose to let McGregor survive to make it look respectable.


    2. Will McGregor land more than 10 punches?

    3. As for McGregor. He has a what, 8 week fight camp? I thought he was going to take a year off preparing his boxing skills for this fight. Instead he has an 8-10 week fight camp. He is playing around with the movement guy and his MMA coach is still his head coach.

    1. I've seen this a lot from boxing fans. Why would Floyd "choose to let McGregor survive" 12 rounds? Why would he want it to "look respectable"? By "respectable" you mean respectable for Conor because it certainly isn't respectable for Floyd or for boxing if our UFC lightweight champion strolls in to a boxing ring, lasts 12 rounds and possibly outlands what Berto, Manny or Canelo landed.

    I've heard a few conspiracy theories alright as to why Floyd would do this but none of them make sense.

    It looks to me like people are getting their excuses in early just in case Conor performs well and takes it the distance. They'd much rather say "Floyd chose to let him survive" than to actually give Conor any credit for the performance.

    2. Yes. He'll land 10 punches... in the first round.

    3. He's been preparing for this fight against Floyd physically and mentally for 2 years. If you're talking specific boxing training, Owen Roddy said discussions on Floyd's style and shots have been ongoing since November.

    Really though, it goes back far longer than that. Conor has been studying Floyd and being influenced by Floyd (especially the shoulder roll) for years.

    As for Ido Portal, he is a movement coach. He might have had Conor for 2 hours in the entire week this week doing a few movement drills to loosen him up. Conor won't win or lose because of Sensei Portal.


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