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Mayweather vs McGregor - Event Thread MOD WARNING POST 1- DO NOT IGNORE!!

Axwell

This is the main event thread for the fight between Mayweather & McGregor.

All other discussion remains in the McGregor thread

**THREAD RULES **

The thread is for discussing the weight ins and the event itself.

1. It is not for dropping in to give your opinion on Conor McGregor or Floyd Mayweather and why you hate them or want to see them get knocked out. It is not for discussing how how if this was an MMA fight McGregor would destory him or who wins in a street fight, or how the fight is a farce or any of that other nonsense. There has been enough of that in the McGregor thread, if you want to discuss that sort of thing take it there. Basically if you arent discussing the actual event or the weigh ins then take it elsewhere.

2. ANY nonsense in here and it is a ban, there are no warnings..those have been given in the other thread and this is there is a strict no nonsense policy in this thread.

Any trolling, goading other posters, back and forth tit for tat, personal abuse, fighter bashing or anything else against the charter and you are banned - plain and simple for a minimum of 3 days.

3. If someone posts something they shouldnt just report it an move on, do not engage and get into nonsense back and forth or you will be banned also.

4. Your only reason to be on this thread is if you are here to enjoy the fight no matter which fighter you want to see win. This is a big event with plenty of interest and people want to sit back and enjoy it, including myself. If you are here to troll, get a reaction or causing hassle then you will be leaving as quickly as you arrive.

I don't care if its your first post or your 1000th you have been warned, if you chose to ignore it you only have yourself to blame.

5. If you receive a ban and decide to send a pm complaining it will not be even looked at till at least Monday after the fight so you have been warned.

6. Do not ask about illegal streams - its that simple, no discussion. It is against boards policy and you will get a ban. That applies to asking about them, posting about them or looking for people to pm them. No discussion on them, end of.

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Outlaw Pete

I know everyone is sick of hearing abut Paulie but this tweet has to be his most idiotic of his to date, and that's saying something:

https://twitter.com/PaulMalignaggi/status/902274002529296384

Anyway, for those that were looking for the fight with Paulie's commentary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qdYYZTjWY0

Another one here too but quality not so great.

What I found interesting on second viewing/listening to the fight which this commentary team was how many remarks they made about McGregor frustrating Floyd during rounds 1 to 4 and even Paulie a couple of times talks about how he feels Floyd is showing reluctance coming forward because of the counter punching McGregor had being showing up to that point. Which of course flies in that face of what he has said since the fight, especially on the MMA Hour

Not sure who the other two guys are on the panel are but they're better than the Sky Sports commentary team anyway that's for sure.

[Deleted User]

Andy Lee saying Conor didn't have his gloves laced up properly.

https://www.balls.ie/newsnow/andy-lee-conor-mcgregor-gloves-372324

xtal191

Full interview for anyone interested

darced

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xtal191

Another angle of the fight

walshb

Brilliant video. I have seen several fights like this, where cameras from within the audience record it and it's so much clearer that the actual live feed on the tv.

2 mins 30 he delivers the uppercut. Faster than I thought. He got the speed into it.

Ultimate Seduction

Be great if we had commentary as an optional on fights. Watched a fight on sky one time and something must have went wrong. No commentary for 2 or 3 rounds. Great experience.

.ak

xtal191 wrote: »

Another angle of the fight

Yeah, really good, you get a much better appreciation of what's going on here..

First thing for me is this, Conor was definitely nervous about eating a big counter from Floyd. That was obviously game plan, get in, land, get out. In the first round he's literally landing big body jabs and jumping back to the centre of the ring. That's gotta be energy sapping even if you don't realise it.

Something tells me if Conor wanted to, he could've walked him down in the first 2 and done some serious damage, I don't think Floyd had the power to hurt Conor but he may have embarrassed him with some big hooks and counters, but in the long run I think Conor would've been best served eating a few and marching him down, using his size and maybe get under his skin a bit. Floyd never really looked bothered until the 3rd when he started catching some lovely counters from Conor. Round 1 and 3 were Conor's best imo. At times he looked like the guy doing the schooling.

Really makes you wonder what could've been had his conditioning lasted. Floyd doesn't do anything special in the fight, some nice jabs tho and some really good wide foot work, also he makes Conor work a lot by moving him off the centre of the ring a good bit by allowing clinches and then moving around to end up facing Conor down.

Had Conor not gassed and done the 12 rounds I don't think he would've beaten him but I think he could've caused him trouble in the later rounds - perhaps forcing Floyd to come out swinging.

spix

.ak wrote: »

Yeah, really good, you get a much better appreciation of what's going on here..

First thing for me is this, Conor was definitely nervous about eating a big counter from Floyd. That was obviously game plan, get in, land, get out. In the first round he's literally landing big body jabs and jumping back to the centre of the ring. That's gotta be energy sapping even if you don't realise it.

Something tells me if Conor wanted to, he could've walked him down in the first 2 and done some serious damage, I don't think Floyd had the power to hurt Conor but he may have embarrassed him with some big hooks and counters, but in the long run I think Conor would've been best served eating a few and marching him down, using his size and maybe get under his skin a bit. Floyd never really looked bothered until the 3rd when he started catching some lovely counters from Conor. Round 1 and 3 were Conor's best imo. At times he looked like the guy doing the schooling.

Really makes you wonder what could've been had his conditioning lasted. Floyd doesn't do anything special in the fight, some nice jabs tho and some really good wide foot work, also he makes Conor work a lot by moving him off the centre of the ring a good bit by allowing clinches and then moving around to end up facing Conor down.

Had Conor not gassed and done the 12 rounds I don't think he would've beaten him but I think he could've caused him trouble in the later rounds - perhaps forcing Floyd to come out swinging.

That angle really shows how weak Conors punches get in the later rounds, they're so weak he may as well not even throw them. He throws a couple floyd just walks through them then Floyd throws one you can tell Conor felt it and jumps back a bit. He really needs to work on how he throws punches. I know he said before that you don't need to clench your fist or something to throw a powerful punch but when your in close range like that you have to do that to throw something short sharp and powerful. Could be his own ideas on how to throw a punch making them so weak. I don't understand how he could let floyd do the same thing for 5 rounds straight and not earn his respect once. You would think he'd make some adjustment and get floyds respect again but it was same thing over and over until the end.

normanoffside

I have to say I loved that video!

I think Conor's cardio is not so bad from that viewing. I remember thinking on the night that he was gassed from the 4th because of how he looked up at the clock halfway through the round but he seems to hold form and body posture up until the 9th from 2nd viewing. It is however noticeable from the 5th/6th that his punches are becoming more and more 'arm shots' and thus ineffective. It's also noticeable that he seems to waste energy with ineffective shots in the first 30-40 seconds of most rounds.

The big change in the 9th comes after a series of hard blows to the head so it looks to me that the final weariness is actually the result of damage although Conor does show a good chin, the punches seem to drain the energy from him.

Perhaps his cardio overall is not as bad as I initially thought.

.ak

normanoffside wrote: »

I have to say I loved that video!

I think Conor's cardio is not so bad from that viewing. I remember thinking on the night that he was gassed from the 4th because of how he looked up at the clock halfway through the round but he seems to hold form and body posture up until the 9th from 2nd viewing. It is however noticeable from the 5th/6th that his punches are becoming more and more 'arm shots' and thus ineffective. It's also noticeable that he seems to waste energy with ineffective shots in the first 30-40 seconds of most rounds.

The big change in the 9th comes after a series of hard blows to the head so it looks to me that the final weariness is actually the result of damage although Conor does show a good chin, the punches seem to drain the energy from him.

Perhaps his cardio overall is not as bad as I initially thought.

Nah for me the video actually shows his tiredness from the end of round 3. Look at his feet, no longer is he on the balls of his feet but he's planted on his heels, and he can't switch stances like he was before.

I think he was just a bit nervy, and didn't commit to his punches because of fear of a counter. It's a pity, I think he could've walked him down if he put a decent salvo on him early on instead of dipping in and out and wasting energy with stance switches.

spix

Why did mcgregor choose to use only an uppercut counter to mayweathers leaping right hand 5 times in the first 2 rounds instead of a left which he used very successfully against diaz and of course aldo. Could have ended the show here in round 1... he landed an uppercut just after this picture but hit mayweathers chest instead of chin. He was stubborn on the uppercut in Diaz 1 also and got him in trouble eventually.

.ak

Easy to freeze a frame and go 'Why didn't this guy do this and this exact second?'

No human brain works like that, that's why in boxing you refer to 'timing', as in you have to predict movement and time your shots, you don't react as it happens.

callaway92

Fight being repeated on Sky Sports Main Event now

Paully D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJrZ3w-3AUc

McGregor's gear bag and cup were forgotten. The bag carriers might be in danger of losing their job! :pac:

On a serious note, this is a fantastic episode. Really cool seeing the reactions of friends and family on both sides as the rounds progress.

Outlaw Pete

Paully D wrote: »

McGregor's gear bag and cup were forgotten.

His Granddad's cap :eek:

Billy86

Paully D wrote: »

McGregor's gear bag and cup were forgotten.

So. Many. Weigh. In. Jokes.