Sweet Science wrote: » I'd be surprised if they went on general sale
Sweet Science wrote: » Jim Lampley mad a good comment in an interview the other day Just forgot Conor isn't a pro boxer etc and has had no fights Even if he was pro boxer his style of fighting is horrific for someone boxing Mayweather . A counter puncher who only throws in ones and twos . if Floyd could pick a style to fight that would be it
Mellor wrote: » There's a really big flaw in that logic though. He's looking at Conor's style in an MMA fight where he has MMA has to defend takedowns, kicks etc.
walshb wrote: » I have seen a few clips of Conor sparring now, and unless he is deliberately playing dumb and trying to look bang average, then he has no chance here at all. Fells, just sit back and enjoy the con. Facing up to the truth here is half the battle.
Sweet Science wrote: » Yeah i'm big fan of both
Sweet Science wrote: » So not only does he have to box for the 1st time ever he has to change his whole style in the space of 10 weeks. He will have to go from a low output counter puncher to a high output brawler
Depp wrote: » Wouldnt call this the most likely case but imagine it turns out hes been training straight boxing all along on the sly? he did bring up a mayweather fight to john years ago after all so god only knows!
Gintonious wrote: » Paulie Malinaggi will be sparring McGregor, interesting choice.
Sweet Science wrote: » Good choice really
Sweet Science wrote: » I remember after the Mayweather Pacman fight he tweeted that it was more like a business transaction . And now here we are
normanoffside wrote: » Paulie was on Second Captains a few weeks ago giving Connor zero chance. Also called him out for a fight before it was all confirmed.
walshb wrote: » Fellas, just sit back and enjoy the con. Facing up to the truth here is half the battle.
walshb wrote: » Mayweather has no option but to spoof and waffle his way through this. Not a chance he'd admit to the BS con that this really is, hence his throwing out bits and bobs here and there to try and justify the con.. Fellas, the con is on. Sit back and enjoy the ride.
wonderfullife wrote: » The only 'con' here is you. Getting your excuses in every other post in case Conor goes out there and flattens Floyd. Here's 2 things you can't keep saying in combination: 1. Conor is hopeless, Floyd will embarrass him and destroy him. 2. The fight is a con where Conor will be allowed to perform well. Either Conor is going to get destroyed or he isn't. PICK ONE It's embarrassing you feel the need to constantly sit on the fence and hint at shenanigans.
scudzilla wrote: » I have no doubt that Conor will KO Floyd within 3 rounds, Floyd is past it, Conor is the future. Just hope that when it happens the boxing community give Conor the credit he deserves instead of coming up with all sorts of excuses
Danny2580 wrote: » Just thought I'd point out something I think is interesting from a purely objective point of view (and might bore everyone to tears!). I'm a boxing fan myself, and a casual McGregor fan. Certainly wouldn't call myself an expert on boxing or MMA. Sports betting is my area, though, and I think the prices here are worth a mention. Betfair's market is widely regarded as the most efficient predictor of outcomes, and it currently shows McGregor as an 11/2 shot to go and win. That suggests that if this fight was staged 13 times, the market would expect Mayweather to win 11 times, and McGregor twice. Or more simply, that McGregor has a one in six-and-a-half chance of winning. To put it into a bit more context, Chelsea play Everton at Stamford Bridge at the end of August. How surprised would you be if Everton won? Sure, it would be unexpected, but hardly earth-shattering. It might be surprising, then, that the odds of an Everton win in that game are identical to the odds of a McGregor win in this fight. The view of many I've spoken to would contradict this - the suggestion being that it's a bit of a farce, and Floyd should cruise to a handy victory barring an act of god or injury during the fight. If this was the case, Mayweather would probably be priced up at around 1/20 - suggesting he would win 20 out of 21 fights against McGregor. Bookmakers of course have to be careful, and they can't be too generous with McGregor's price with tonnes of patriotic money around. But that Betfair market is nothing if not efficient, and I have to say that despite having no strong opinion on the outcome of the fight, I was surprised to see Mayweather priced as big as he is. If you put your money down and he wins, there's an 18% return on investment made for an apparent farce / certainty. To sum up in one sentence: the market is factoring something in, in McGregor's favour, that those who think Mayweather is an out-and-out certainty are not.
Gamebred wrote: » I'll take it your genuine, how much are you lumping on this certainty?
scudzilla wrote: » yep, genuine, gonna put 20quid on a ko in each of the first 3 rounds
Gamebred wrote: » Just let it go wonder this has been going on weeks now.
