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Official Conor McGregor thread (part 4) *Updated Warning in 1st Post Re:Boxing match

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Official Conor McGregor thread (part 3) *Updated Warning in 1st Post Re:Boxing match
The last thread was nearing the 10k post limit so here's part 4.

The same rules as the last thread apply here. People seem to have strong opinions either way when it comes to McGregor and threads here tend to get a bit heated from time to time. Please keep it civil and discuss all things Conor in a mature way.

Any name-calling, trolling, baiting, or being a general ass-hat will earn you a ban from the thread and possibly the forum.
If you have an issue with a post, please use the report post function.

Any off topic posts will be deleted.
Any "Do you even train Bro?" or "I'm an mma fan longer than you" type posts are not permitted either. They only make you look like a fool and as a result, everyone hates you. Yes everyone.

**Upate with Mayweather vs McGregor announced**

Lads consider this the one and only warning - big fight with a lot of hype around it. It brings new fans to the forum as well as the regulars so try and get along. Any trolling or nonsense and people will find themselves on a break from the forum and that applies to everyone.

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Paully D

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Are you sure it can be viewed on chrome? I could only watch on internet explorer last time I watched Aj fight.

From the site. Sorry for the untidy post, I'm copying and pasting from the phone:

What are the technical requirements?

The fight is available for viewing on your PC/Desktop/MAC, NOW TV Box, iOS and Android devices.

PC/laptop/MAC minimum requirements

A broadband internet connection (DSL/cable or higher) of 800 kbps or higher is needed. If you have an internet connection speed of 3 Mbps or higher and your computer meets the requirements below, you will be able to stream at the highest video quality.

Minimum Windows Requirements

Pentium 4 2.4GHz or higher or equivalent AMD processor with a minimum of 1GB of memory

Microsoft Edge (Windows 10)
Internet Explorer (11+ on Windows 8.1+)
Firefox 47+ or later
Chrome 35+ or later
Adobe Flash Player 11.0 or later: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/

Zero-Cool

MagicIRL wrote: »

Conor wins. As soon as you allow grappling Conor wins. He shoots, Floyd goes down and its over via Ground and Pound.

This happens 100% of the time. Floyd won't KO Conor in the first round, Conor could (but probably wouldn't) play it safe and just strangle Floyd in the second, most likely from a trip in the clinch to avoid a possible ko punch if he shot in.

Sofiztikated

Mellor wrote: »

I posted this in the boxing thread, but I think it's interesting so gonna cross post. Mods, feel free to delete if it's an issue.

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I think most people more or less agree that Conor has a slim chance in a boxing match and inversely, Floyd has a slim chance in an MMA fight. People have their own (often hyperbolic) definition of the specific chance. Let’s just leave them as being subjective “slim”. I’m not trying to rehash either of those discussions.

However, because their chances are roughly opposite in either sport, that suggests that there is a midway ruleset that it close to 50/50? I’ve kinda been wondering what that ruleset might be. I think once you start adding various Muay Thai techniques it start to slide towards Conor quickly. But it gets complicated fast.

Then I thought, what about alternating rounds (like Chessboxing).

3 minute rounds. 10 rounds. 1st round Boxing rules, 2nd MMA rules, alternating after that? (assume they can change gloves without issue)
Who wins?

Whatever about the first round, second round would just be leg kick, leg kick, take down, slept by choke.

MagicIRL

Conor wins. As soon as you allow grappling Conor wins. He shoots, Floyd goes down and its over via Ground and Pound.

Mellor

I posted this in the boxing thread, but I think it's interesting so gonna cross post. Mods, feel free to delete if it's an issue.

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I think most people more or less agree that Conor has a slim chance in a boxing match and inversely, Floyd has a slim chance in an MMA fight. People have their own (often hyperbolic) definition of the specific chance. Let’s just leave them as being subjective “slim”. I’m not trying to rehash either of those discussions.

However, because their chances are roughly opposite in either sport, that suggests that there is a midway ruleset that it close to 50/50? I’ve kinda been wondering what that ruleset might be. I think once you start adding various Muay Thai techniques it start to slide towards Conor quickly. But it gets complicated fast.

Then I thought, what about alternating rounds (like Chessboxing).

3 minute rounds. 10 rounds. 1st round Boxing rules, 2nd MMA rules, alternating after that? (assume they can change gloves without issue)
Who wins?

Dave0301

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Are you sure it can be viewed on chrome? I could only watch on internet explorer last time I watched Aj fight.

You can't watch Sky Go using Chrome, and I would assume that Sky Box Office would be the same.

Using a HDMI cable to connect your laptop to the TV seems like the best way.

Inviere

Mellor wrote: »

Is that a joke, or sis it actually happen? wtf?

There was a TMZ video (I know I know) posted a few posts back explaining it, pretty sad if true

Mellor

Eyes Down Field wrote: »

His reaction yesterday to Justin Beiber unfollowing him on Instagram was hilarious but also very sad and pathetic, for a 40 year old man to react to a celebrity in his 20's 'leaving him' says allot.

Is that a joke, or sis it actually happen? wtf?

Ultimate Seduction

Paully D wrote:

Really? That's a shame if so. You can view via Chrome browser mind, so it should be cast-able that way even if the Sky Sports Box Office don't support Chromecast officially, no?

Are you sure it can be viewed on chrome? I could only watch on internet explorer last time I watched Aj fight.

Paully D

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

You won't be able to cast the official sky box office stream. Only way to get it on your tv is a HDMI cable .

Really? That's a shame if so. You can view via Chrome browser mind, so it should be cast-able that way even if the Sky Sports Box Office website doesn't support Chromecast officially, no?

Inviere

Gintonious wrote: »

Pauli giving a fair bit away here.

I actually can't listen to him anymore

Ash.J.Williams

This could well end up in a big first round brawl should spill into the 2nd round

MarkJD

Also why have people been saying Conor will have to shave / trim his beard? I seen a few fights there where the fighter had a beard. Not familiar from the boxing rule set side of things?

Frank Bullitt

Pauli giving a fair bit away here.

MarkJD

This channel has some great boxing compilations from some of the more action packed fights from over the years! Found it good to get me in the mood for this weekend! Other MMA centric fans might find it useful

Thats Vol.1 - Can find the rest from there.

This is a reel of KOs from this year.

Eyes Down Field

Mayweather puts on an act, McGregor is just being himself. Floyd has been doing this for years, I've watched pretty much every 24/7 or All Access series he has made, And what I see is a very insecure person, who lacks some very basic social skills. I don't believe he has many genuine friends in this world, everyone around him is out for what they can get, they all have their hands in his pockets. If he lost all his money today, 90% of those people would be gone in the morning.

His reaction yesterday to Justin Beiber unfollowing him on Instagram was hilarious but also very sad and pathetic, for a 40 year old man to react to a celebrity in his 20's 'leaving him' says allot. He doesn't seem to realize that these people don't care about him, and when appearing with him is not advancing their careers, they will drop him like a hot potato.

McGregor has no use for toilet paper with the arse lickers in his camp, But even if he was to lose it all, you still feel he would hold on to this inner circle

Ultimate Seduction

Paully D wrote:

I subscribe to an excellent streaming site myself but will have guests for this one so would rather just pay the â‚¬25 for it and then Chromecast it to the TV, but have no idea if it will even be any better than my usual site in terms of quality and reliability etc.

You won't be able to cast the official sky box office stream. Only way to get it on your tv is a HDMI cable .

CitizenFloor

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

Stupid damn Embedded sucking me back in....

Grrrr. So are many here actually gonna pay for it?

I'm swaying towards other methods right now. But seeing as I've never had to pay for a McG fight, part of me is tempted to throw €25 at his neverending money pot...

Damn this hype.

I'd pay it to see him proper rock Mayweather though. He losses this fight 999999 out of a million. Ugh I'm a sucker

http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/a0/a056a6297b3ee2cb8687931a94ae82c2127c66c18ac13c283df9a80482396cdf.jpg

Zero-Cool

Paully D wrote: »

Has anyone used the Sky Sports Box Office streaming before?

https://skyboxoffice.neulion.com/

I subscribe to an excellent streaming site myself but will have guests for this one so would rather just pay the €25 for it and then Chromecast it to the TV, but have no idea if it will even be any better than my usual site in terms of quality and reliability etc.

Internet connection is no problem, I'm running 100mb.

I was only shown that link yesterday by one of the lads who uses it, he said it's perfect. Last fight he watched on it was crystal clear even though he was just on a 3mb line. That's what I'm going to use if I decide to buy it.

Paully D

Has anyone used the Sky Sports Box Office streaming before?

https://skyboxoffice.neulion.com/

I subscribe to an excellent streaming site myself but will have guests for this one so would rather just pay the €25 for it and then Chromecast it to the TV, but have no idea if it will even be any better than my usual site in terms of quality and reliability etc.

Internet connection is no problem, I'm running 100mb.

LollipopJimmy

Zero-Cool wrote: »

I know people here say Conor's friends are up his hole but when they're having the craic, at least it looks genuine. With Mayweather, it looks like everyone is laughing uncomfortably as their paycheque depends on it, very weird atmosphere. Even when he was with James Cordon and Cordon was joking around with him, Floyd seemed so fake in his laughing response, something very offputting about his personality (besides all the woman bating bit).

The 'Money' thing bothers me. Even when he was on Jimmy Kimmel last week the first word he uttered was 'Money'.
Conor is following suit too and that bothers me also. It's a real American thing.

Zero-Cool

ardinn wrote: »

Im beginning to dislike Floyd immensely!

I know people here say Conor's friends are up his hole but when they're having the craic, at least it looks genuine. With Mayweather, it looks like everyone is laughing uncomfortably as their paycheque depends on it, very weird atmosphere. Even when he was with James Cordon and Cordon was joking around with him, Floyd seemed so fake in his laughing response, something very offputting about his personality (besides all the woman bating bit).

VW 1

The argument I'd put forward about boxing is that the global stars tend to be from 10 years ago, whereas the current crop of mma fighters would be more recognisable globally. There aren't many global boxing stars right now.

ardinn

Im beginning to dislike Floyd immensely!

everlast75

.ak wrote: »

Boxing is dead. He won't make that money again bar a Floyd rematch.

I disagree.

UFC have their stars, as do boxing.

Mayweather and McGregor are the top earners for both.

I'd say that a decent boxing match would pull the same ratings as a decent UFC card.

Frank Bullitt

.ak wrote: »

Boxing is dead. He won't make that money again bar a Floyd rematch.

So dead that he had to go to boxing to get crazy money...makes sense.

Whelo79

Zero-Cool wrote: »

but any fighter I've ever bet on has lost so think I'll leave him be.

Stick a few Euro on Floyd so, please!

johnpatrick81

Ya it was pretty cringe seeing him slag yer man off about needing a sports bra. Please let him take a few really hard shots!

MagicIRL

ASOT wrote: »

Embedded baby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWe1MMO5CWk

It's so surreal seeing Mayweather on a UFC Embedded, you can only imagine what the lads are feeling over in Vegas!

Floyd's entourage all look so awkward around him. Like they're paid to be his friends because he's such a deplorable human being but savage boxer.

Zero-Cool

I'm very tempted on paying the 25 quid for a hd stream of it. I have freeview channels but it looks like I can buy it and watch it solely online on the sky sports website so might do that. Also tempted to put a few quid on Conor getting the KO if there were good odds but any fighter I've ever bet on has lost so think I'll leave him be.