Eyes Down Field wrote: » McGregor going on about his upbringing, like Crumlin is the equivalent of down town Compton, is laughable. He is peddling lies about Dublin to add to the narrative of a tough upbringing. American's have no idea that he is full of shyt and they eat it up.
everlast75 wrote: » Not much traction here regarding the post from Pete about the potential change of gloves. Is that because most here won't think that change will happen, or that if it does, it won't affect the fight? Personally, I can see the odds in bookies changing slightly to McGregor if it does change
Whelo79 wrote: » I'm familiar with it, I've always understood the term asshole to have a double meaning.
EagererBeaver wrote: » You're obviously not familiar with the expression.
Whelo79 wrote: » Did you just call yourself an asshole?
EagererBeaver wrote: » He's neither. You know what they say about opinions and assholes.
Effects wrote: » He's entertaining and funny.
wonderfullife wrote: » Bryan Callen is as subtle as a sledgehammer. Dana obviously texted Joe (Rogan) saying Conor demolished Paulie in sparring while Bryan was beside Joe. All I'll say to that is Dana has no reason to blow smoke up Rogan's ass in a private text message so he obviously felt like Conor was looking really sharp in that session. It means almost nothing when it comes to Floyd though. A peak Malignaggi would lose 117-111 to Floyd at best and that's if Floyd coasted in the early rounds, so even if all of that is true it'll mean nothing. What is relevant is the people who were saying Conor wouldn't land a punch on any elite boxer, retired or otherwise, simply don't know what they're talking about.
Gintonious wrote: » Doesn't Dana hate Schuab?
wonderfullife wrote: » Not sure when Snoop became an expert on combat sports but there ya go anyway.
Gintonious wrote: » "Did Paulie get his ass whooped? That's not true" He says he gave him trouble for some rounds.
Outlaw Pete wrote: » Schaub let slip in his podcast that Dana White said McGregor "picked apart" Paulie in those '12 rounds'. Paulie also now says he may have tripped over McGregor's feet. Man I hope they release that sparring tape someday.
gilmour wrote: » Mayweathers most underrated punch, and one of the most underrated punches in the sport of boxing is his jab to the pit of the stomach. It looks like a tap, but if you look closely in every fight he uses it to cause serious damage to everyones gameplan. It sucks the stamina out of every single fighter bit by bit round by round, not to mention how it makes fighters start to drop their hands leaving openings up top. Of course in this fight, he will be using his right hand instead of his left because he's up against the southpaw stance. The Guerrero fight is the best fight to see how he uses it against a southpaw. And strangely enough.....i think this is the punch that McGregor is going to try and counter with his left uppercut.
Outlaw Pete wrote: » Dana White said
Mayweather-McGregor: NSAC to Vote on Requests for 8-Ounce Gloves Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor might fight in eight-ounce gloves after all. Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Bob Bennett told Sky Sports that the NSAC will vote on the request for Mayweather and McGregor to fight with eight-ounce gloves at its next meeting, set for August 16 in Las Vegas. The 12-round boxing match between the boxing legend and the UFC superstar, scheduled for August 26 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, will be contested at the junior middleweight limit of 154 pounds, which usually requires boxers to wear 10-ounce gloves. In accordance with Association of Boxing Commissions rules, fighters in any bout contested at the welterweight limit of 147 pounds and below are supposed to wear eight-ounce gloves. Boxers in fights contested above 147 pounds are supposed to wear 10-ounce gloves. Bennett told Sky Sports that there are exceptions and that the NSAC will vote on the issue next week. “Mayweather’s team has, and McGregor’s team [is] in the process [of submitting a request],” Bennett told Sky Sports. “It will be heard at the commission’s next meeting.” McGregor (21-3, 18 KOs in MMA) has criticized the heavily favored Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs) for demanding that they fight in 10-ounce gloves, which is considered a disadvantage for a powerful puncher like McGregor. Mayweather has since said he is willing to fight in eight-ounce gloves and his team filed a commensurate request with the NSAC on his behalf. “They come before the commission [and] each party can discuss their reasoning,” Bennett explained. “The chairman and commissioners openly discuss the request and vote on it. Our regulations require 10-ounce gloves, but I won’t say that there’s no negotiations. “The promoters have a legal opportunity to submit a waiver, then appear before our commission to articulate why they think we should make an exception to our regulations. This is an anomaly. I haven’t experienced this in over three years on the job. I checked with the previous executive director, Hall-of-Famer Marc Ratner, and our program officer, who has been here for 30 years. To the best of their recollection, we have never had a request like this.”
wonderfullife wrote: » Interesting. Kevin Lee: "I have absolutely no doubt in my mind if Floyd underestimates Conor that Conor will knock him out. I've been a bit worried that Floyd hasn't really sparred any MMA guys so far, simply because we move different and he's just getting normal boxing looks in the gym. It's like in baseball, you get guys throwing 90mph fast balls and then you get a goofy dude comes to the plate and throws a little underarm softball and it can still strike a guy out because he's expecting something different". Now just to clarify this for our boxing forum friends, Kevin Lee is a fighter in Conor's weight class in the UFC and has sparred against Floyd a number of times in the last few years and trains out of Mayweathers gym. He's about as well placed as possible to give an informed opinion. To clarify further, he says if Floyd doesn't underestimate him and takes it seriously, that Floyd will school and hurt Conor the longer the fight goes.
