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

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  • #7142
    Ush1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,490 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    Fancy him to KO Khabib in one round.


  • #7143
    Too Tough To Die
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭Too Tough To Die


    Paulie Malignaggi is saying he'll be sparring with Conor when the camp moves to the US.


  • #7144
    maximoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,210 ✭✭✭maximoose


    Assuming it isn't cancelled again I still fancy Ferguson to beat Khabib


  • #7145
    billybonkers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭billybonkers


    EagererBeaver wrote: »
    He's got balls, I'll give him that.

    What's the Russian ppv market like?

    Khabib himself has said before that most Russians couldn't afford a US PPV price. Most people would still watch it he said, just not pay for it :P

    Would be a massive event no doubt.

    Time will tell


  • #7146
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    More chance of Conor beating Floyd than him fighting in Russia against Khabib.


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  • #7147
    darced
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    This post has been deleted.


  • #7148
    ASOT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,764 ✭✭✭ASOT


    Gamebred wrote: »
    More chance of Conor beating Floyd than him fighting in Russia against Khabib.

    This x1000000


  • #7149
    xtal191
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,534 ✭✭✭xtal191


    Too Tough To Die wrote: »
    Paulie Malignaggi is saying he'll be sparring with Conor when the camp moves to the US.



  • #7150
    JoeyJJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,663 ✭✭✭JoeyJJ


    darced wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    Followed by a street fight against the Stadanimal in a couple of years.


  • #7151
    Fromvert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,081 ✭✭✭Fromvert


    Unless McGregor goes on a huge downward slide of popularity he'll always be on during the US PPV times. This is the best money maker for him and the UFC. So if he ever fights in Russia it'll be in the early am Russian time.

    Unless some Russian oil money is slid across the table to make up the difference.


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  • #7152
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    Fromvert wrote: »
    Unless McGregor goes on a huge downward slide of popularity he'll always be on during the US PPV times. This is the best money maker for him and the UFC. So if he ever fights in Russia it'll be in the early am Russian time.

    Unless some Russian oil money is slid across the table to make up the difference.

    But with a country the size/population of Russia would it not make sense to push it at their prime time to create an interest/market for a few big events then wean them into the late night shows??


  • #7153
    Lukker-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,405 ✭✭✭Lukker-


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    But with a country the size/population of Russia would it not make sense to push it at their prime time to create an interest/market for a few big events then wean them into the late night shows??

    Russians can't afford PPV's. It's a big market, but US PPV's are the UFC's bread and butter.


  • #7154
    Fromvert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,081 ✭✭✭Fromvert


    As said above the average Russian can't shell out $60 US to buy a PPV, never mind pay the huge price at the gate that comes with a McGregor fight.

    Looking at it, it just makes no financial sense for the UFC/McGregor to put on a show there.
    Smaller shows and build up.


  • #7155
    wonderfullife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭wonderfullife


    Dana White:

    "Mayweather McGregor World Tour coming very soon but the European leg will be in London, not Dublin.".

    Apparently the reported cities are London, Toronto, New York, DC. L.A and Las Vegas in that order but that's not confirmed by Dana.

    First one allegedly next Wednesday in London (again, not confirmed yet).


  • #7156
    ianob7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 715 ✭✭✭ianob7


    wonderfullife wrote:
    "Mayweather McGregor World Tour coming very soon but the European leg will be in London, not Dublin.".


    I doubted whether they would make Dublin.


  • #7157
    wonderfullife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭wonderfullife


    ianob7 wrote: »
    I doubted whether they would make Dublin.

    Word has it that Floyd objected to any "Home Cities" on the Tour. Handy for him seeing as he was born in Michigan, where they'd never go in their right mind anyway.


  • #7158
    martyos121
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,545 ✭✭✭✭martyos121


    Not too gone on them calling it a "world tour" when it's just North America and London, but I didn't expect them to go anywhere else tbf. That's where the market is.


  • #7159
    ianob7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 715 ✭✭✭ianob7


    wonderfullife wrote:
    Word has it that Floyd objected to any "Home Cities" on the Tour. Handy for him seeing as he was born in Michigan, where they'd never go in their right mind anyway.

    That makes sense, had a feeling he would veto Dublin alright


  • #7160
    Frank Bullitt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,926 ✭✭✭✭Frank Bullitt


    ianob7 wrote: »
    That makes sense, had a feeling he would veto Dublin alright

    Tis the mind games!


  • #7161
    ianob7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 715 ✭✭✭ianob7


    Gintonious wrote:
    Tis the mind games!


    Not that he needs them imo


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  • #7162
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,719 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    wonderfullife wrote: »
    Word has it that Floyd objected to any "Home Cities" on the Tour. Handy for him seeing as he was born in Michigan, where they'd never go in their right mind anyway.

    London. New York. LA. Vegas. Grand Rapids. Doesn't quite have the same ring to it.


  • #7163
    wonderfullife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭wonderfullife


    martyos121 wrote: »
    Not too gone on them calling it a "world tour" when it's just North America and London, but I didn't expect them to go anywhere else tbf. That's where the market is.

    Kinda like the way they call the MLB final the 'World Series'. If it was a proper World Tour they'd do Berlin, Tokyo, Sydney, Rio, Beijing etc etc but obviously they can't be making them fly all over the shop like that, those flight times would be a killer.

    Still, if those reported cities are accurate, there will be tons of Irish in almost every city. London will be packed with Irish, so will Toronto and NY. Then you'll have all the J1'ers on the west coast making the 2 hour drive to L.A. or the 7 hour road trip over to Vegas.

    It'll be home advantage to Conor at every presser.


  • #7164
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,719 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    wonderfullife wrote: »
    It'll be home advantage to Conor at every presser.

    I'm not sure I'd call it an advantage. The "mind games" are always overblown to begin with and he'll have seen it all and heard it all before.


  • #7165
    Depp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Depp


    wonderfullife wrote: »
    t'll be home advantage to Conor at every presser.

    I'd say if they had one in grand rapids be a ''home crowd'' scenario for conor at this stage!


  • #7166
    rob316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,670 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    Could you imagine a Dublin presser like the Aldo one, it would be swarming with idiotic casual fight fans. The Aldo one was embarrassing.


  • #7167
    Call Me Jimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,449 ✭✭✭Call Me Jimmy


    I'd say the London one will have a pretty big irish contingent.


  • #7168
    Depp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Depp


    rob316 wrote: »
    Could you imagine a Dublin presser like the Aldo one, it would be swarming with idiotic casual fight fans. The Aldo one was embarrassing.

    Doubt there'll be any public questions with floyd involved, be too many (rightly so imo) bringing up the woman beating id imagine


  • #7169
    wonderfullife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭wonderfullife


    EagererBeaver wrote: »
    I'm not sure I'd call it an advantage. The "mind games" are always overblown to begin with and he'll have seen it all and heard it all before.

    Maybe. Floyd has a pretty big ego though, and he'll be facing 90% pro-Conor crowds at almost every stop. I doubt Floyd's fans will turn out the way Conor's will.

    It might just motivate Floyd more to treat this like a do-or-die fight. I don't think he was ever going to be complacent but if he was then this might light a fire under him, so it might not be a positive for Conor at all.

    I'll just be glad something is happening shortly so I can avoid a 10-year-ban from Boards for debating the boxing fans :pac:


  • #7170
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,719 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    rob316 wrote: »
    Could you imagine a Dublin presser like the Aldo one, it would be swarming with idiotic casual fight fans. The Aldo one was embarrassing.

    I'd say they'd have looked to police it better this time. Inviting questions from a drunken audience will always be a disaster.

    Leaving out Dublin not unexpected - it's a press tour after all. London is the media centre, the UK a much bigger market,, Sky are showing the fight etc. Far easier to just go to London knowing the Irish press will be there anyway.


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  • #7171
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,719 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    wonderfullife wrote: »
    Maybe. Floyd has a pretty big ego though, and he'll be facing 90% pro-Conor crowds at almost every stop. I doubt Floyd's fans will turn out the way Conor's will.

    He managed the Hatton one ok turning up in his United jersey. I think he'd be fine.

    Part of me thinks that Floyd is so thick he'd miss half the stuff being thrown at him anyway.


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