Useful.Idiot wrote: » McGregor isn't really a big power puncher even in the UFC though. He's more of a pinpoint counter striker. Bigger gloves didn't really help him and Floyd never gave him the chance to land anything big and clean. I was impressed with some of Conor's slips in the early rounds.
Pussyhands wrote: » McGregor fans are a marketing and money makers wet dream. I'd say they're laughing how easily they're getting people to part with their money. McGregor just copied Mayweathers "I'm all about money" persona and then threw in some WWE and people lap it up. The yanks are typically away with the fairies as usual. Was reading online, so many of them talking about this rags to riches thing, how he was almost homeless etc. And MMA fanboys talking **** about boxing. At least boxing doesn't allow lads to be punching the **** out of lads who are knocked out.
Pussyhands wrote: » And MMA fanboys talking **** about boxing. At least boxing doesn't allow lads to be punching the **** out of lads who are knocked out.
Pussyhands wrote: And MMA fanboys talking **** about boxing. At least boxing doesn't allow lads to be punching the **** out of lads who are knocked out.
The Nal wrote: » Ahem.... Happens all the time.
Ultimate Seduction wrote: » Boxing actually does allow concussed fighters to receive more punishment once you can get up in 8 seconds. I'm mma once you out the fights over.
Pussyhands wrote: » ...is that why you got a gif from a boxing match from 20 years ago?
Ultimate Seduction wrote: » Anyone notice how much emphasis Conor has been putting on his 2 ufc belts. I know he always believes he is still the 145 champ, but saying "I've got 2 belts to defend" a few times when asked about his future.
The Nal wrote: Fortunately the UFC don't let fighters hang on to belts for 20 months without defending them.
Pussyhands wrote: Can't see him lasting too much longer in the UFC. Why go back to the relative pennies in the UFC?
xtal191 wrote: » As mush as I'd love to see a rematch with Holloway, I really really dont wanna see Conor drain himself to 145 ever again.
This whole 'Conor only won the first 3 rounds because Mayweather let him' thing is such a nonsense argument. If Mayweather could have starched Conor in the first 3 rounds with no risk, he would have. If any of us get in the ring there with Mayweather we're done in the first minute of Round 1. No question. He couldn't do that to Conor because Conor showed enough nous, enough skill, and enough awkwardness to force Mayweather to sit back, watch, and figure out a path. Conor posed enough of a threat to earn those 3 rounds from Mayweather. Likewise, if Mayweather could walk back out there in Round 4 and KO Conor, he would have. Why would he not? Why hold back? He himself said he expected it to be done in Round 6/7, but it took longer than he expected because Conor was a lot better than he expected. Conor didn't win rounds due to pity from Floyd. Conor didn't make it to Round 10 because Floyd, for the first time in his life, in his final match, after the tickets had been sold and the PPVs bought, decided now is the time for him to put on a show for the fans. Now he will carry his opponent for 6 rounds more than he needed to, just to give the fans something to watch. That's ridiculous. He's KOed former world champions in 5 rounds, and he's gone 12 rounds of boring fighting in the biggest fight of his career at the time. He does what he needs to do to win the boxing match. The match went to round 10 because Conor was good enough to warrant a 40 year old Floyd needing 10 rounds to stop him. Conor won all the rounds he won (3, 4,5 however you look at it) because he earned the respect of Floyd to the point where Floyd let him have those rounds. I don't get why people are trying so hard to discredit what he did. He did very well, it was a good fight, and Mayweather won. Why do people have such a chip on their shoulder about this? Why the negativity? Why the desire to discredit what just happened? I don't get it".
John_D80 wrote: » MMA: Fighter loses control of his faculties and his unable to defend himself then the fight is stopped immediately. Despite what you think or say, the rules of MMA absolutely do not allow a "knocked out" fighter to sustain more damage than the ref can reasonably stop. Boxing: Fighter loses control of his faculties and ability to defend himself, then the referee will give him a count of 8 and should he manage to regain his senses the same non medically qualified referee will make a 3-5 second assessment of the potentially brain injured fighter before allowing the fight go on and the fighter sustain further brain injury. And this could happen multiple times over the course of a contest. Just because a fighter rises before a count of 8 doesn't mean he hasn't suffered a serious head injury. I would guess that within the next 20 years there will be enough solid/reliable data available to compare the potential long term effects of head strikes in both sports.
Pussyhands wrote: » In boxing, if a man gets knocked out and is going down, you can't hit him. In MMA this is not the case. Look at Aldo when he got knocked out, staring into the sky and Conor was still on top pummeling him.
Naos wrote: » A good post from r/zoraxdoom on the Mayweather could have beaten Conor at any moment:
Sofiztikated wrote: » I don't think you know what really happened. And 2 quick chops is hardly pummeling. For someone that doesn't like MMA, in your short time registered, you seem to have an awful lot of posts on it.
The Nal wrote: » If Mayweather was fighting a 5 year old girl he would still be cautious in the earlier round just in case and happily give her the first 2 rounds.
Pussyhands wrote: » I initially thought I was commenting on the boxing thread, not in the MMA forum.
