cletus wrote: » http://www.skysports.com/terms-and-conditions/12930/10539101/FAQs This is for a different fight, but I'd imagine the process stands. I plan on watching it this way myself
Whelo79 wrote: » I can't bring myself to listen to him drone on for 15 minutes. What's the main talking points?
Sofiztikated wrote: » Paulie mentioned something about rabbit punches being illegal in both boxing, and MMA, is that true?
wonderfullife wrote: » There are very few human beings on this planet who can just cope with the pressure of the biggest fights in the world. There are even less human beings able to thrive under that pressure. Conor is one of them. The nerves backstage for the Diaz rematch were viscerally sickening to see it written over all their faces. The rematch (essentially) meant nothing. Sure, 2 consecutive losses at 170lb's wouldn't have been great but he still had his belt and an in-built excuse if he lost...but if you look at the backstage footage, it meant absolutely everything to them and the calmest person in that entire arena was Conor. You're right he's not a professional boxer but he is one of the few people on the planet to have fought in sell-out arenas with $10 million plus gates and 1.5 million+ PPV's. None of Floyd's previous opponents had fought under stages that big, literally none - even Oscar de la Hoya v Shane Mosley didn't break $10 million gate or 1.5 million for the PPV. Conor is almost uniquely equipped to perform under the intensity of this occasion. Watch this from 3:30 to 6:30. It takes a special kind of person to eat pressure like that and come out and execute a gameplan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6h8eslogUg
Ash.J.Williams wrote: » Any odds on mayweather pulling out of this?
El Caballo wrote: » Yes, he's a special athlete in terms of being the best in the world at his craft, that takes a special mindset to get to that place but the man is not god. He is also fighting one of greatest boxers of all-time and you really don't believe that Mayweather possesses those same mental attributes to get where he is. You really think the gate receipt value of a fight makes up for the huge disparity in skill? I think you've spent too long hanging on every word McGregor has said to the point where you can't come up with original thought.
wonderfullife wrote: » I think you completely missed the point of my post. For most of Floyd's 47 victims, especially the last 15, fighting Floyd was the pinnacle. It was a massive step-up in terms of the stage, the finances surrounding the fight and pressure. Where Conor has an advantage over the likes of Maidana, Berto, Canelo isn't anything to do with skill or technique... it's that he has headlined massive cards and fought under a similar intensity of pressure. Finances bring pressure with them. When people have paid $17.7 million to fill Madison Square Garden to watch you fight, there's an inherent pressure to deliver a good performance. When there's 1.6 million people watching your fight on PPV there's a pressure to deliver for those people who spent their $60. That's *all* I was saying and you replied to points I didn't make. Conor is used to the enormity of the occasion. Most of Floyd's opponents were not and a couple said afterwards that the occasion overwhelmed them; that they'd be in the middle of the ring with him making them miss and they'd feel flustered, embarrassed and agitated. I feel confident Conor will handle the pressure and the occasion. Floyd could still very well KO Conor with the first punch he throws! It's a fight and anything can happen but I don't feel the occasion will overwhelm either man. That's my point.
gilmour wrote: » I do however think that come Friday night when he has his head on his pillow he will say to himself "Tomorrow i'm going to fight Floyd Mayweather". A man who he has clearly grown up admiring both inside and outside of the ring.
wonderfullife wrote: » I think Conor's confidence is on a scale where he will be thinking "Tomorrow Floyd is going to fight me". On a separate point, does anyone want to explain to me the definition of a "lucky punch" so I can know what luck went into the shot that drops Floyd early on next week.
gilmour wrote: » Windmilling while he is in danger, lands on the button and gets a KO is my definition of a lucky punch. A panic punch basically.
wonderfullife wrote: » Anyway, I'm aware next week the the fight thread will be very busy so I made a helpful little picture to save people a bit of time.
gilmour wrote: » Windmilling while he is in danger, lands on the button and gets a KO is my definition of a lucky punch. A panic punch basically. If Conor were to think like that 24/7 he has cocaine for blood. He's not a god. Btw i hope he brought his razor for the beard next week
EagererBeaver wrote: » Of course.
Subcomandante Marcos wrote: » Jesus could they not just get an Irish person to do the voice over instead of some yank who can't do accents?
pastorbarrett wrote: » Great bants, lads. Looking forward to the week ahead! One way or another it'll be a salty Sunday in here next week.
J0E_90 wrote: » In fairness, Provincial championships nowadays rarely feature the strongest fighters. Provincial Intermediates would be a few levels below National Intermediates, and very few fighters would compete in both, at least in the same year.
Mellor wrote: » Amateur or pro rules? Let's say pro rules, 8 oz gloves and 8 rounds. Paulie vrs an intermediate - a random intermediate (not necessarily the best intermediate) I appreciate it's seems irrelevant, but I do have a point.
Sofiztikated wrote: » Ta, just looked into it, and a rabbit punch isn't what I thought it was.
Mellor wrote: » By any chance did you think it was a kidney/low back punch?
Sofiztikated wrote: » Like the first 30 seconds here.
Subcomandante Marcos wrote: » I think a lot of people think that rabbit punches are the short shots thrown in the clinch.
