Eyes Down Field wrote: » Back to Muahahaha's comment. Yes McGregor's excuse of having a short camp is BS, Why not start working early on boxing skill and stamina building? If the fight doesn't happen, he has improved his striking and cardio for his next UFC bout. Regardless of this, In my opinion. Even if McGregor had started to focus on boxing with a proper boxing trainer (not that clown Roddy) and work on stamina building from the beginning of the year. He still wouldn't have been able to beat Floyd Mayweather.
Deleted User wrote: » Good point, I agree. There was 7 months between Alvarez and the announcement of Mayweather fight. We know he was working towards that fight the whole time so it didn't just pop out of nowhere (for him). I would say in his mind he pretty much knew it was happening and it was just a case of agreeing on the numbers. A longer camp wouldn't have been right (overtrain) but he had plenty of time for preparatory work and mini-camps. Plenty of time to assess his fitness. Certainly plenty of time to think about strategy, cornermen etc. He seemed to be on a month long bender at one stage when the baby was nearly due. Off his face up a tree in Liverpool. Might have been nerves about becoming a father etc but he definitely should be asking himself if he used those 7 months productively.
Muahahaha wrote: » You put it better than I did. I hadnt realised that it was a full 7 months since the Alvarez fight and the Mayweather announcement. I guess none of us really know how much training he was doing during that period but it seems unlikely that he was 1) training hard and 2) training for boxing until such time as the fight was actually announced. Hindsight is 20/20 and knowing the way Conor analyses and analyses fights to the absolute death he will be looking back kicking himself inside for not spending longer or more intensity at it during at least five of those seven months. As you said mini-camps focused on cardio & boxing technique would have been the way to go. Ive never actually read anything about his tax affairs but if he is an Irish resident for tax purposes then he would pay the 12-15% in Nevada but then he would get hit with another 50% here. He can then reclaim the 12-15% off his Irish tax bill as we have a double taxation treaty with the US. If he is an Irish resident he gets taxed on his worldwide income, not just what he earns inside of Ireland. If he has spent more than 183 days a year outside of Ireland over 3 consecutive years then he can apply to be a non-resident (like Denis OBrien, Bono & chums) and enjoy taxation where ever he wants, Bermuda, Isle of Man, Switzerland,etc. When you add in companies it gets more complex as you can set them up more or less anywhere you like and under varying laws. If he clears the rumoured $100mill for this fight he had better make sure he has the very best of tax advice.
froog wrote: » i dunno, the man has serious leverage now, i reckon he can have what he wants
Gamebred wrote: » He done nothing but bitch and follow Conor like a fly on ****e since 202 turning up at his fights smacks of desperation as a Diaz fan im finally sick of the pair of them and the thug act its boring now fight or gtfo.
Deleted User wrote: » McGregor talked about wanting to create an 'in between' combat sport during the promotion for the Mayweather fight. A lot of people dismissed it as chit-chat or something that just popped into his head. But we should remember that an awful lot of what he has said under similar circumstances has come true. The Mayweather fight, the McGregor promotion, breaking records etc. It's very possible he is thinking about or working on a new combat sports ruleset and/or promotion.
Muahahaha wrote: » If he clears the rumoured $100mill for this fight he had better make sure he has the very best of tax advice.
[Deleted User] wrote: » McGregor talked about wanting to create an 'in between' combat sport during the promotion for the Mayweather fight. A lot of people dismissed it as chit-chat or something that just popped into his head. But we should remember that an awful lot of what he has said under similar circumstances has come true. The Mayweather fight, the McGregor promotion, breaking records etc. It's very possible he is thinking about or working on a new combat sports ruleset and/or promotion.
Lukker- wrote: » Never gonna happen for tax reasons. He fights in Vegas and pays 10-12% tax, fighting in Ireland, it would be closer to 50%
Subcomandante Marcos wrote: » Khabin vs Conor Russia is never happening for the same reason Conor vs anyone in Ireland is never happening again.
froog wrote: » khabib in russia would be an incredible spectacle. i want to see that. ferguson deserves his title shot though. no real interest in diaz 3 tbh. seems like a forced attempt at an epic trilogy like ward v gatti. feels unwarranted.
[Deleted User] wrote: » Good point, I agree. There was 7 months between Alvarez and the announcement of Mayweather fight. We know he was working towards that fight the whole time so it didn't just pop out of nowhere (for him). I would say in his mind he pretty much knew it was happening and it was just a case of agreeing on the numbers. A longer camp wouldn't have been right (overtrain) but he had plenty of time for preparatory work and mini-camps. Plenty of time to assess his fitness. Certainly plenty of time to think about strategy, cornermen etc. He seemed to be on a month long bender at one stage when the baby was nearly due. Off his face up a tree in Liverpool. Might have been nerves about becoming a father etc but he definitely should be asking himself if he used those 7 months productively.
sonofenoch wrote: » Well then the Diaz thing can't ever happen, he needs at least 2 fights or certainly 1 .....and he's only interested in fighting McGregor now (Unless Conor is coming off a loss, then maybe?)
xtal191 wrote: » I never wanna see Conor box again, mma or nothing please!
Gamebred wrote: » https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn/status/903652823887425539 Dana lying again, in other news water is wet.
Useful.Idiot wrote: Nate would get rag-dolled. See Nate v RDA or Nate v Rory. Granted both of those are better strikers than Khabib but the Diaz's don't fare well against wrestling at all.
Muahahaha wrote: » For me that much was obvious last March, April & May when he seemed to be on a bender. Fair enough the fight hadnt been made at that point but you would have thought that with such a big potential fight on the horizon in a sport he never had a professional fight in before it would have demanded a much longer camp than the 10 weeks they gave it. I know there is such a thing as camp burnout but I also thought he needed longer to learn boxing and improve cardio. I feel he really should have been taking the Mayweather fight seriously long before it was ever contracted and if the fight didnt happen then what of it, no big loss, skills and cardio gained. Its disappointing to hear him now say that 10 weeks wasnt enough when its in the past and theres nothing that can be done about it now. Id say he will regret the camp and will always be wondering what could have been. Maybe a longer camp wouldnt have made any difference to the outcome but the not knowing must eat him up because he cant get that time he had on his hands in March, April & May back.
Useful.Idiot wrote: » Nate would get rag-dolled. See Nate v RDA or Nate v Rory. Granted both of those are better strikers than Khabib but the Diaz's don't fare well against wrestling at all.
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