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

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  • #7562
    iamtony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,806 ✭✭✭iamtony


    awewwaw tqwqhe way we can new qeamebred wrote: »
    Will look ridiculous in the massive stadium then again who cares no ones gonna not buy it because of a presser in Wembley.

    Alw we àwwwwways geww weood


  • #7563
    darced
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


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  • #7564
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,498 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    darced wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    I have had nights with genuine fans too, but some people are just annoying, and true fans or actual fans or not, you can be irritated to bits when trying to ingest the event.

    Put it this way, when I watch any film I always have to have the subtitles on. Kind of intense when I am into something!

    I also think that different sports/events are better suited to intense/alone type viewing and pub type viewing.

    Big important football or soccer match I wouldn't be too fussed with the venue I am in.

    Big fight or tennis slam final or F1 race and for me it has to be very little distraction.


  • #7565
    Outlaw Pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    Sweet Science wrote: »
    I just cant forget about the fact he has never boxed before and is fighting an all time great in boxing .

    Conor has been boxing since the age of 12. He trained in Crumlin Boxing Club.

    He got into UFC as a fan and when he moved to Lucan he met Tom Egan who suggested he train with John Kavanagh if he was interesting in transitioning.

    McGregor was 18 then...... and John spent the guts of the next five years trying very hard to get him to grapple but Conor was sure he could succeed without honing that skill and rely solely on his boxing for knockouts..... which worked for him more often that not.

    In the end though, it wasn't enough and was beaten twice on the ground in fights.

    Not suggesting that boxing at the level which he did for all those years compares to fighting Floyd Mayweather, obviously not, but his boxing coaches in Crumlin Boxing Club were furious that he was training in MMA and wanted him to return as they felt he had the talent to succeed as a boxer.

    Some people are looking too deep into sparring sessions and also the manner in which Conor boxes in MMA. MMA Fighters have no choice but to box the way Conor does. His stance and style are a necessity for that sport given that the opponent can swing kicks, knees or go for a take down at any point.

    Anybody judging Conor's boxing style on how he boxes in MMA is naive.

    About the only aspect of his fighting game in MMA which is likely to be mirrored in a boxing fight is the power and accuracy he has shown and there is even a good argument to be made that this should improve given that he will be able to box at much closer proximity (without fear of being taken down or kicked) than he has in mma fights.


  • #7566
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,498 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    It actually does not matter a damn how he chooses to box in a boxing ring...

    He is not and never was a pro boxer. It's really that simple. If Floyd shows up and performs then this will be glaringly obvious within a rd or two.

    That is why Conor's best bet is to just go in and do his level best to avoid getting hurt too much, or hit cleanly too much. Plenty of ways he can do this.

    He could always feign injury during the bout and collect his dough, and have many people wondering "what might have been."


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  • #7567
    Outlaw Pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    walshb wrote: »
    He is not and never was a pro boxer.

    Nobody said he was, chief. I was replying to the following comment:
    "....he has never boxed before...."

    And added:
    Outlaw Pete wrote: »
    Not suggesting that boxing at the level which he did for all those years compares to fighting Floyd Mayweather, obviously not....


  • #7568
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,378 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    In fairness, If I had to wait around until 5am, my opinion of the pub athmosphere might be very different.
    But at 12-3am on a Sunday, it's mostly people with a genuine interest. Especially the run of the mill boxing or UFC events.
    Obviously, they're be a good few for McGregor v Mayweather who dont want to fork out $50-60.


  • #7569
    darced
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


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  • #7570
    Outlaw Pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    Wish it would be shown here in cinemas like some fights are in the States, Canada, Australia etc.

    https://www.myshowpass.com/mayweather-cinema/

    Savoy One with a bar would be sweet.... or any decent cinema really.


  • #7571
    Sweet Science
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Sweet Science


    Outlaw Pete wrote: »
    Conor has been boxing since the age of 12. He trained in Crumlin Boxing Club.

    He got into UFC as a fan and when he moved to Lucan he met Tom Egan who suggested he train with John Kavanagh if he was interesting in transitioning.

    McGregor was 18 then...... and John spent the guts of the next five years trying very hard to get him to grapple but Conor was sure he could succeed without honing that skill and rely solely on his boxing for knockouts..... which worked for him more often that not.

    In the end though, it wasn't enough and was beaten twice on the ground in fights.

    Not suggesting that boxing at the level which he did for all those years compares to fighting Floyd Mayweather, obviously not, but his boxing coaches in Crumlin Boxing Club were furious that he was training in MMA and wanted him to return as they felt he had the talent to succeed as a boxer.

    Some people are looking too deep into sparring sessions and also the manner in which Conor boxes in MMA. MMA Fighters have no choice but to box the way Conor does. His stance and style are a necessity for that sport given that the opponent can swing kicks, knees or go for a take down at any point.

    Anybody judging Conor's boxing style on how he boxes in MMA is naive.

    About the only aspect of his fighting game in MMA which is likely to be mirrored in a boxing fight is the power and accuracy he has shown and there is even a good argument to be made that this should improve given that he will be able to box at much closer proximity (without fear of being taken down or kicked) than he has in mma fights.


    I could of phrased it a different way but chose not to as it would of offended people for some reason. In the context of the fight he is taking part in i dont think he has ever boxed .


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  • #7572
    Sweet Science
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Sweet Science


    And i know all about Conor and how he was at boxing when in Crumlin .


  • #7573
    xtal191
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,534 ✭✭✭xtal191


    Outlaw Pete wrote: »
    Wish it would be shown here in cinemas like some fights are in the States, Canada, Australia etc.

    https://www.myshowpass.com/mayweather-cinema/

    Savoy One with a bar would be sweet.... or any decent cinema really.

    Nice idea alright but imagine how messy that would be by the time the fight was on at 5am.


  • #7574
    Outlaw Pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    Sweet Science wrote: »
    And i know all about Conor and how he was at boxing when in Crumlin .

    So you know he won Dublin Novice Championships at the National Stadium then too?

    Strange for someone who knows all that to say....
    "....he has never boxed before...."

    ...but if you say so.


  • #7575
    Fromvert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,081 ✭✭✭Fromvert


    Outlaw Pete wrote: »
    So you know he won Dublin Novice Championships at the National Stadium then too?

    Strange for someone who knows all that to say....



    ...but if you say so.

    Has that title ever been proven?
    I've seen it questioned before and couldn't find it myself when trying to quickly look, couldn't find results going back far enough.


  • #7576
    maximoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,210 ✭✭✭maximoose


    Outlaw Pete wrote: »
    So you know he won Dublin Novice Championships at the National Stadium then too?
    .

    I've read so many different accounts about this thing he supposedly won, is there any actual record of it?


  • #7577
    Sweet Science
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Sweet Science


    Outlaw Pete wrote: »
    So you know he won Dublin Novice Championships at the National Stadium then too?

    Strange for someone who knows all that to say....



    ...but if you say so.


    Are you related to him ?


  • #7578
    Sweet Science
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Sweet Science


    OutlawPete

    Im unsure of what you want from me in relation to this fight ? What do you want me to say ? What do you want me to admit ?

    Are you annoyed i think Conor is very poor at boxing ? Why would this annoy you . He is the biggest star there has ever been in his own sport .


  • #7579
    everlast75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,043 ✭✭✭✭everlast75


    Aaanyway - I'm gonna say I will be paying for the fight.. Well, between me and 3 or 4 mates.

    Elect a clown... Expect a circus



  • #7580
    Outlaw Pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    Sweet Science wrote: »
    Are you related to him ?

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  • #7581
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,498 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    maximoose wrote: »
    I've read so many different accounts about this thing he supposedly won, is there any actual record of it?

    There have been conflicting reports on what he achieved as an amateur. I posted on this thread about that. A couple of claims thrown out that don't really make sense. He had circa 40 bouts I believe, and from what I know he didn't win anything of "significance" in the amateur ranks. I suppose the term significance is subjective for some.


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  • #7582
    PVA
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 650 ✭✭✭PVA


    I love how Sherdog have created a page for Mayweather 0-0-0 :)

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  • #7583
    billybonkers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭billybonkers


    walshb wrote: »
    There have been conflicting reports on what he achieved as an amateur. I posted on this thread about that. A couple of claims thrown out that don't really make sense. He had circa 40 bouts I believe, and from what I know he didn't win anything of "significance" in the amateur ranks. I suppose the term significance is subjective for some.

    He didn't win anything of significance, and didn't take the boxing nearly as seriously as others at the time


  • #7584
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Here is a post immediately after his UFC debut:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=84026197&postcount=22
    I boxed with Conor in Crumlin and I'm pretty sure he won a schoolboys title. He has as much class as any senior champion in Ireland , Philip Sutcliffe would tell you that.
    He was very difficult fighter to spar and he could show up most people in Crumlin at the time which says a lot.

    The other piece of evidence we have is an RTE documentary showing a few trophies on the mantlepiece.
    http://i.imgur.com/kocvIe6.png


  • #7585
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,306 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Great reading that original thread, some great posts.


  • #7586
    wonderfullife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭wonderfullife


    billybonkers wrote: »
    He didn't win anything of significance, and didn't take the boxing nearly as seriously as others at the time

    That's the thing a lot of people seem to forget. Whatever about his dedication to amateur boxing, he was still turning out for Yellowstone Celtic's saturday team right up until the Steve O' Keefe fight and that was only 3 fights before signing for the UFC!

    It's sort of remarkable he was top goalscorer for Yellowstone in 2011 and ends up in Sweden fighting Brimage 18 months later. He downplays it a lot but I get the vibe he's a bigger soccer fan than he lets on.


  • #7587
    xtal191
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,534 ✭✭✭xtal191


    No idea how legit this is

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  • #7588
    D.Q
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,054 ✭✭✭D.Q


    Zero-Cool wrote: »
    Great reading that original thread, some great posts.

    Really gas to see the reactions. Everyone very dismissive of posters saying he will be ufc champ etc. I know hindsight is 20/20 but still interesting reading.

    He's pretty much backed up everything he has ever said. What a journey.


  • #7589
    Outlaw Pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    Surely the American side of the pressers would be last.... save McGregor having to fly out to the US and then back to Europe again, then back to the US.


  • #7590
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,729 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    McGregor looks like Canelo in that poster


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  • #7591
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    Why would he go the states then double back to Europe makes no sense, Kavanagh said the camp here wraps up the middle of the month they fly out in USA while he goes UFC Glasgow.


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