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

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  • #2402
    SeantheMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,912 ✭✭✭SeantheMan


    Eyes Down Field wrote: »
    Conor shouldn't have brought up the race topic. When a white man starts talking about black people in America, It never ends well, Also what was he trying to do with the Jay-Z album. That bit totally bombed aswell. Worst showing yet from McGregor, Just made a fool of himself

    For f*ck lads......conor won this, floyd won that...

    Nobody won anything.....it's a publicity event.
    People buying into all this fake hype nonsense, this is not what boxing or MMA was meant to be about. WWE farcical ****e.

    And many on here are as bad for buying into it and going along with who won a 'slagging match'

    Just wait till the date and let them fight


  • #2403
    snowflaker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭snowflaker


    Floyd via DQ
    I can't see the fight being any more authentic tbf


  • #2404
    colly10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭colly10


    Floyd via KO-TKO
    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    Why do the crowd boo everyone who is part of the back room, part of the promoting. It's like a reflex reaction, seen it so many times for years now.
    Are the crowd really that simple, do they even know who they are, or why they are booing them

    Repeat after me ... "**** the Mayweathers" and "All Work ....." gets these crowds going so ye, fairly simple


  • #2405
    colly10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭colly10


    Floyd via KO-TKO
    snowflaker wrote: »
    I can't see the fight being any more authentic tbf

    I'm starting to wonder if anything will be real about the main event at all. Ye, floyd will want to keep the 0 but will he coast through every round doing the minimum possible to get there

    People could end up paying for a sparring session


  • #2406
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,481 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Floyd via KO-TKO
    colly10 wrote: »
    I'm starting to wonder if anything will be real about the main event at all. Ye, floyd will want to keep the 0 but will he coast through every round doing the minimum possible to get there

    People could end up paying for a sparring session

    Agreed.

    Don't be surprised if we get a 12 rds dance with neither man doing all that much...

    I hope not, but everything about the circus is pointing to a continuation of the circus.


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  • #2407
    Too Tough To Die
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭Too Tough To Die


    Floyd via DQ
    walshb wrote: »
    Agreed.

    Don't be surprised if we get a 12 rds dance with neither man doing all that much...

    I hope not, but everything about the circus is pointing to a continuation of the circus.

    Half expecting that. What's to stop both these guys betting on McGregor to go the distance? I know it's illegal to bet on yourself but i'm sure there are ways around that.


  • #2408
    ThinkProgress
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,634 ✭✭✭ThinkProgress


    Floyd via DQ
    walshb wrote: »
    Agreed.

    Don't be surprised if we get a 12 rds dance with neither man doing all that much...

    I hope not, but everything about the circus is pointing to a continuation of the circus.

    So why buy it..??

    It's a car crash... But they're getting rich because all the rubber necks can't look away! :P

    The pensioner V The tapout King!!! lol

    The pensioner runs around the ring for 30 mins, while occasionally landing a punch... just enough to win each round... while the tapout King poses and drops every shape you can imagine, trying to look tough and intimidating... wildly swinging his club left hand, missing the target every time... until he gasses out... then night night.

    If the old man decides to coast for enough rounds, Mr tapout King will be so exhausted, floyd can literally do whatever the hell he wants with him at that stage...


  • #2409
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,481 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Floyd via KO-TKO
    ThinkProgress wrote: »
    So why buy it..??

    It's a car crash... But they're getting rich because all the rubber necks can't look away! :P

    .

    Because it's likely cheap enough and I want to see what actually happens in the ring. It's really that simple...

    I used to be a huge WWF fan in the 80s and 90s and would have paid to watch wrestlemania...


  • #2410
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    Too Tough To Die wrote: »
    Half expecting that. What's to stop both these guys betting on McGregor to go the distance? I know it's illegal to bet on yourself but i'm sure there are ways around that.

    With the purse involved, it really wouldn't be worthwhile. Think I've read estimates of Mayweather making $100mn and McGregor $75mn off of it.


  • #2411
    The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,380 ✭✭✭The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman


    Floyd via DQ
    Was up early this morning and on the commute I stuck on the car crash that was last night's presser. Just a load of ****e, as per, but still people ( me included) watch so they are doing their job.

    Couple of things for me though that really didnt sit well. McGregor tried to address being called a rascist, thats absolute ****e .. blah blah blah .. then goes and does it again. He's a bona fida idiot. Race tension in america isnt a joke and he should leave it or better yet apologize to black people and try and show some sort of class.


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  • #2412
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,481 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Floyd via KO-TKO
    You know it's quite possible that biggest hyped boxing match to date, the May-Pac fight will be a bigger stinker than this event. The May-Pac fight was one of the most dire fights I have seen in pro boxing between two ATG fighters...

    Can you imagine waking up Sunday, August 27 and saying to yourself that you enjoyed the action and the fight more than the May-Pac fight?


  • #2413
    yourdeadwright
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    Floyd via DQ
    It was total cringe, Kid rock ...sorry I mean Conor looked like a tool , only good thing of the whole thing was thankfully the crowd showed in 2017 it is not cool to wear Polar bear fur to there is some hope for humanity ,


  • #2414
    Sweet Science
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Sweet Science


    Conor on points
    Well that was just painful

    This will be a spar 100%


  • #2415
    The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,380 ✭✭✭The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman


    Floyd via DQ
    walshb wrote: »
    You know it's quite possible that biggest hyped boxing match to date, the May-Pac fight will be a bigger stinker than this event. The May-Pac fight was one of the most dire fights I have seen in pro boxing between two ATG fighters...

    Can you imagine waking up Sunday, August 27 and saying to yourself that you enjoyed the action and the fight more than the May-Pac fight?

    My own personal deflation on that fight was because Pac couldnt get close and I genuinely believed he had a shot at beating Mayweather.


  • #2416
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,481 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Floyd via KO-TKO
    The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: »
    My own personal deflation on that fight was because Pac couldnt get close and I genuinely believed he had a shot at beating Mayweather.

    That's true, but Mayweather didn't get close either...

    I challenge anyone to show me Mayweather's clean crisp landed shots on Manny...

    There were none. It was a dismal offensive Mayweather display...

    Mayweather won because he didn't win. Won because he avoided getting hit a lot of the time....

    Of course, only Mayweather gets credit and points for not getting hit. Forget that Manny barely got touched the whole fight!


  • #2417
    The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,380 ✭✭✭The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman


    Floyd via DQ
    walshb wrote: »
    That's true, but Mayweather didn't get close either...

    I challenge anyone to show me Mayweather's clean crisp landed shots on Manny...

    There were none. It was a dismal offensive Mayweather display...

    Mayweather won because he didn't win. Won because he avoided getting hit a lot of the time....

    Of course, only Mayweather gets credit and points for not getting hit. Forget that Manny barely got touched the whole fight!

    I agree Mayweather didnt land many clean but he landed more than Manny. Mayweather won the fight but it wasnt what we all hoped for, mostly in my mind anyway because of Manny's injury.


  • #2418
    Amazingfun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,161 ✭✭✭Amazingfun


    Conor via DQ
    The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: »
    Race tension in america isnt a joke and he should leave it or better yet apologize to black people and try and show some sort of class.

    :pac: For what, exactly?


  • #2419
    ThinkProgress
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,634 ✭✭✭ThinkProgress


    Floyd via DQ
    walshb wrote: »
    You know it's quite possible that biggest hyped boxing match to date, the May-Pac fight will be a bigger stinker than this event. The May-Pac fight was one of the most dire fights I have seen in pro boxing between two ATG fighters...

    Can you imagine waking up Sunday, August 27 and saying to yourself that you enjoyed the action and the fight more than the May-Pac fight?

    Even though Conor is a bit of an embarrasing clown...

    He's still an Irishman... He's still our embarrassing clown!! lol

    I want to believe it's a real fight. I want to believe he has a chance... my brain just won't allow me to get my hopes up!!

    And I just can't bring myself to watch an Irishman getting his a$$ handed to him, by some cocky wife beating gangster yank!!


  • #2420
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,481 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Floyd via KO-TKO
    The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: »
    I agree Mayweather didnt land many clean but he landed more than Manny. Mayweather won the fight but it wasnt what we all hoped for, mostly in my mind anyway because of Manny's injury.

    Well, the verdict was very much split. Many ex fighters thinking that Manny deserved it.

    Horrible fight.

    One redeeming factor for me was that had Manny not pushed/pressed the action then there would not have been any.

    And the fawning and pants wetting for Floyd beating a smaller Manny was ridiculous.

    Mayweather should really have stamped his superiority on Manny and showed his class. Instead he stank it out for 12 rds in a dismal offensive display.

    It was one of Manny's easiest fights in terms of damage received. He received now.


  • #2421
    The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman
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    Floyd via DQ
    Amazingfun wrote: »
    :pac: For what, exactly?

    Dance for me boy ... if he didn't understand it would be perceived as race related then just come out and say that , apologize and move on.


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  • #2422
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,481 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Floyd via KO-TKO
    ThinkProgress wrote: »
    Even though Conor is a bit of an embarrasing clown...

    He's still an Irishman... He's still our embarrassing clown!! lol

    I want to believe it's a real fight. I want to believe he has a chance... my brain just won't allow me to get my hopes up!!

    And I just can't bring myself to watch an Irishman getting his a$$ handed to him, by some cocky wife beating gangster yank!!

    I have been thinking on this

    Few things

    Conor is not a dummy,. He is not the man off the street. He is young, fit, capable, athletic, and talented with his hands and feet.

    Can he box? Yes. So can many non pros. Can he box good enough to win on points? 100 percent no. It won't be remotely close if it's points. Cards will read 120-102 or thereabouts if Mayweather doesn't "give away" rds.

    Has he a KO chance? Of course. It's slim, but what if for whatever reason they are close and he throws a whopper just as Floyd is open and moving in and it lands perfect?

    I have not at all changed my view as I believe barring a fluke KO this will be a ridiculously easy night for Floyd....


  • #2423
    The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman
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    Floyd via DQ
    walshb wrote: »
    Well, the verdict was very much split. Many ex fighters thinking that Manny deserved it.

    Horrible fight.

    One redeeming factor for me was that had Manny not pushed/pressed the action then there would not have been any.

    And the fawning and pants wetting for Floyd beating a smaller Manny was ridiculous.

    Mayweather should really have stamped his superiority on Manny and showed his class. Instead he stank it out for 12 rds in a dismal offensive display.

    It was one of Manny's easiest fights in terms of damage received. He received now.

    Again not an ex fighter and a massive Manny fan but I couldn't genuinely say he won that fight. Now the Horn fight ..


  • #2424
    The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman
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    Floyd via DQ
    As I said, Americans would perceive that as racist.

    He should apologize.


  • #2425
    noc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 250 ✭✭noc1980


    Even if you're right, he should still put a stop to it, as it is PERCEIVED as racism. He knows this but is carrying on regardless so will earn little sympathy if he goes too far and the fight is cancelled.

    And all you need do is look at the recent fate of Bill O'Reilly after 20 years with Fox. Undone by an organised online petition targeting Fox and it's sponsors. Do you think Showtime are comfortable with the line he's been walking so far?


  • #2426
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,481 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Floyd via KO-TKO
    The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: »
    Again not an ex fighter and a massive Manny fan but I couldn't genuinely say he won that fight. Now the Horn fight ..

    I only watched the fight live. Did not re-watch it and for me a win for any man was not at all clear. There was no winner really,. That's how poor a fight it was. Manny for pressing the action and being the aggressor I could give it to him...

    Unless I watch it again and see these so called punches landing from Floyd then I am not giving him the win for simply moving backwards and avoiding getting hit.


  • #2427
    Amazingfun
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    Conor via DQ
    The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: »
    Dance for me boy ... if he didn't understand it would be perceived as race related then just come out and say that , apologize and move on.


    Oh please, it's banter before a boxing match--last thing he should do is apologize for some media generated racial hysteria.


  • #2428
    Too Tough To Die
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭Too Tough To Die


    Floyd via DQ
    The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: »
    As I said, Americans would perceive that as racist.

    He should apologize.

    He shouldn't. But he should privately acknowledge and steer clear of it in future.


  • #2429
    Amazingfun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,161 ✭✭✭Amazingfun


    Conor via DQ
    Too Tough To Die wrote: »
    He shouldn't. But he should privately acknowledge and steer clear of it in future.

    I don't get what you mean here.


  • #2430
    Too Tough To Die
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭Too Tough To Die


    Floyd via DQ
    Amazingfun wrote: »
    I don't get what you mean here.

    He should have a word with himself and reign it in, basically.


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  • #2431
    StringerBell
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    Floyd via DQ
    Using a racial stereotype to prove your not a racist is pretty dumb, though his comments and behaviour have garnered him plenty of love from one section of American society,the Pepe led frog avatar wearing kkk type. What a wonderful shower to have on your side

    "People say ‘go with the flow’ but do you know what goes with the flow? Dead fish."



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