Fight Time From 4am-McGregor vs Mayweather**MOD Warning in 1st Post**

wonderfullife wrote: »

This thread shows the insecurity of boxing fans sitting in their ivory towers.

People are slating this fight as a farce, a joke, a sham, a circus because it's a necessary insurance policy for you all to defend your sport if the unthinkable happens.

The truth is if Conor goes in there and beats Floyd (by KO, TKO or decision) it will shatter the preconception that special athletes in different combat sports can't immediately make the transition to boxing and, on their day, beat the best.

So you're all laying the groundwork for excuses in case Conor does well and wins, that's all this thread has been!

It's very easy to discredit a Conor victory when you lay the groundwork ahead of time that the fight is more of an exhibition.

Insecure stuff.

Trust me on this - MMA fans wouldn't be carrying on like you lot if the roles were reversed. We would be saying 'fair play to Floyd showing balls getting in the Octagon but Conor is going to tear his head off'.

Anyway it'll be one of life's greatest pleasures to read this thread if Conor does pull off the upset. It'll be like a salt mine.

Seriously, I am convinced you are just trolling at this stage....

Do you know much about pro boxing, and sports in general...???

If boxing fans were trying to get their excuses in early for any kind of upset, they easily could do so... But most are not doing that.

Here, I'll give it a whirl just for the craic...

What age is floyd??

What age was Muhammad Ali when he got the head beat off him by Larry Holmes??

Do you know many fans of the sport who would use those later defeats, when judging Ali's career...???

What age is Conor?? He is absolutely in the prime of his fighting career... and he is basically fighting an old man!! (in high level sporting terms)

An elite fighter, in his prime, versus an old man... because in high level sporting terms, 40 years old might as well be 90... Floyd should be long retired.

Also, Conor is the active fighter... while floyd is coming out of retirement, and has been inactive for quite a while!

If he goes out there, and fight #50 ends up being one fight too many... Big deal? He's a veteran who went on too long... Happens all the time in boxing!!

But what if he totally schools McGregor...?? What if he ends up being the much faster, and more agile fighter...?? What if he's so damn fast, that Conor can't hardly lay a glove on him in this fight..??

Won't you be a little bit embarrassed, that a superstar MMA fighter, in his physical prime, can't even get close to an old man..??

Won't it be slightly embarrassing, that the guy who is top of the food chain in MMA, can't even give an old timer like floyd a decent fight...???

See, we could easily build a narrative like this around the fight if we wanted to... but most boxing fans are not doing this!!

It's actually people like yourself who are hedging your bets around this fight, and getting your excuses in early...

You are giving people a hard time around here, because they are nailing their colours to the mast, by predicting an easy Mayweather win...

So if Conor wins... I'm guessing you'll come on here, and tell everyone "I told you so.."

Except you really didn't...

Because you are also backing floyd to win in the 9th round... lol

That's just you attempting to play both sides, so you can look clever no matter what happens...

Do you seriously think people are so dumb, not to see through that kind of BS...??

Come on man, that is comical stuff... :P

Why don't you actually pick a side, and be brave for once in your life!!!

If you actually had the courage of your convictions, and you believed in McGregor as much as you pretend to... you would pick him to win.

You wouldn't need to hedge your bets, like a bit of a coward...

How can you criticise anyone else, when you are being a bit of a pu$$y by backing both guys to win...???

You've lost all credibility in this fight...

Joeseph Balls wrote: »

That wouldn't happen though wonderful life. For one, Floyd knows he wouldn't win, two, why would Floyd bother, we all know it's a money thing with Conor coming across. And if Floyd did meet conor in an octagon, I'd call him a ****in eegit.
The bones of this is, conor gets the mother of all red panty nights, and Floyd gets his 50-0. Both party's are happy and we're the goons who bought into it.
I'll still watch it though, like I do all Floyd's, in the hope he'll lose.
And that's from a joint boxing/mms fan

He only gets that if he fights an actual boxer, or a somewhat credible opponent.

I certainly wouldn't entertain him being 50-0 after this thing fight, occasion circus or whatever this farce is supposed to be.

I mean he doesnt even have a boxing coach.

walshb wrote: »

That video is the best I have seen of that KO on Aldo....crystal clear.

Forward motion and precision as well as power/force/ Wasn't a terrifically powerful shot, juts well placed and Aldo's momentum coming forward didn't help him.

Ya think ?

Conor should get that roid bum Mendes in as sparring. If Conor managed to find a way through him then Floyd should be a piece of cake yeah?

walshb wrote: »

Think what?

How great the shot was ? Kamikazee stuff from Aldo . Conor still managed to get clipped.

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

You (and others) keep on saying that but MMA is not boxing and so punches are thrown with greater distances apart and with a much different stance due to the fact that the fight also has to be reading to defend a take down, knee or kick to the body. You're never going to see punches thrown in MMA the way they are in boxing as a result. You haven't a clue.

If you think McGregor will be punching this way in the ring.... you're seriously naive.

Oh i agree . However i am judging it from a boxing perspective.

So what way will he punch come fight night ?

Aldo leading with the chin - nice