wonderfullife wrote: » Good to see Conor training in the UFC Performance Institute. It's like a space station with all the state-of-the-art stuff they have in there so I can definitely see them taking full advantage of the facilities.
JJayoo wrote: » In regards to Conor's sparing partners there's a danger that the Rousey effect might happen, in which good boxers will be brought in to spar but do they really want to ' beat up' the star? The guy whose favor could seriously boost your profile. Rousey was on Rogan's podcast with Edmund discussing the fight with Bethe Correia, and Ronda was praising Edmund and how he predicted the early KO. Edmund simply replied that he knew it would happen because in sparing Ronda was beating good boxers and had KOed a few. Unknown female boxers were getting in the ring with the superstar and were they feck gonna spar hard with her or beat her up. So they were going in and letting Ronda 'Win' then collecting their cash and the profile bump off rubbing shoulders with the sports biggest superstar.
Zero-Cool wrote: » Ol' Tony on the MMA hour tomorrow :pac:https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/886715958718496769
Eyes Down Field wrote: » Don't group me in with this idiot. That's out of order.
thewheel2.0 wrote: I've seen it all now... two boxing fans (who tend to lower the quality of discussion on this thread) arguing about the greatest boxer of all time in the MMA forum. *cough*
spix wrote: » yep you are ps interesting insight from someone whos been reffing every mcgregor sparring session https://www.thesun.ie/sport/mma/1272632/irelands-only-pro-referee-who-spent-time-in-conor-mcgregors-training-camp-claims-he-will-last-12-rounds-against-floyd-mayweather/
Too Tough To Die wrote: Seriously, Sugar Ray Leonard's resume ****s all over that.
walshb wrote: JMM... blown up FW
walshb wrote: Mosley? WW clearly past his best days.
walshb wrote: Manny? Blown up FW..
walshb wrote: Berto and Guerrero? Who are these two? Throw in Ortiz too..
walshb wrote: Oscar..like Mosley he had seen better days, and Mayweather squeaked past him
walshb wrote: Hatton? FFS....
walshb wrote: You threw out a lot of names there...doesn't get me thinking the GOAT!
Gamebred wrote: » Good bait, you will catch a few no doubt.
MMayweather wrote: » Gunni Nelson got put away with a light jab. Are they sparring like maniacs at SBG or what?
Eyes Down Field wrote: » It's not just the accolades or the tenure. Floyd Is an undefeated world champion across 5 different weight classes dominating the sport for 20+ years. But what makes him that best is his boxing ability. The art of hitting and not getting hit, He is the master of defensive movement and accurate counter punching. You can make all the generic excuses you and other Mayweather haters use to try to minimise his success. "Oscar was old" "Manny was too small" The reality is Floyd was better than both of them. Two all time greats in their own right were made to look like everyone else he has outboxed and outclassed over the years. I didn't see any struggling, Maidana was though as nails and credit to him he landed a nice punch but contrary to popular hater belife, Floyd can take a punch, as rare as they may come. What relivence does that have. Pacquiao beat Oscar and Hatton faster than Mayweather, But Pacquiao couldn't beat Mayweather. It's styles that make fights. Robinson and Leonard may very well have beat most of Mayweather's opponents in "more exciting fashion" But could they break down his defense, win rounds against Floyd? I don't think so. Floyd creates his offence off his masterful defensive, Haters like to say he has no offense but the compubox stats tell a difference story, His accuracy and efficiency are unmatched. Leonard, Robinson and Hearns could try to attack him but Floyd has the ability to slip them, counter with a left hook/ straight right combination and move to safety. He beat a much younger, bigger, stronger Canelo Alvarez who apparently weighed well above 160lbs on fight night. The only fighter that would really give Floyd some trouble in the ring would be SSR. Because of the style of a true boxer up against and elite boxer/ punchers. That would be an amazing fight, I'd only we have a time machine
Eyes Down Field wrote: » Ridiculous statement. He was at his very best fighting at Welterweight 147 and even going up to Light Middleweight, 3 different times to beat the best in the world. At Welterweight Judah, Hatton, Marquez, Mosley, Ortiz, Guerrero, Maidana (twice) Pacquiao and Berto. His wins at 154lb arguably more impressive against Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez
walshb wrote: 130-140 ATG
walshb wrote: 147 and above.. no fooking way the GOAT!
walshb wrote: Based off what?
walshb wrote: Him squeaking past a smaller Manny or and older past his best Oscar?
walshb wrote: Struggling with a crude brawling Maidana
walshb wrote: SRR and SRL and some other WWs would have decimated those lads..
walshb wrote: Floyd would have nothing on offence to keep SRR/SRL or Hearns honest, and not a chance he'd outbox them..
walshb wrote: Floyd would be an ATG at 130-140..
walshb wrote: Above this he was not near the GOAT!
hewhoscares wrote: » Well Charlie Ward just got KO'd by the canvas in his fight. First time I've ever seen that. Be shocked if he wasn't dropped now by the UFC, and to be fair he really shouldn't have got in anyways.
walshb wrote: » I am expecting they push the boat out on this PPV here.. I can't see myself going over 35 euro for this.. I wonder will they make it an even 50 euro?
