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.
Subcomandante Marcos wrote: » Khabin vs Conor Russia is never happening for the same reason Conor vs anyone in Ireland is never happening again.
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.
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%
[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.
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.
froog wrote: » i dunno, the man has serious leverage now, i reckon he can have what he wants
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.
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.
Subcomandante Marcos wrote: » A combat sport that negates his shortcomings when it comes to high level grappling and allows kicks? I suggest he explores something called "kick boxing". He'd get murdered by a top level Glory fighter.
Lukker- wrote: Well he doesn't pay any income tax here anyways. I'm almost certain he is officially a resident of California or Vegas for that purpose.
VW 1 wrote: » To be tax resident in a country you need to reside in that country for more than 50% of the days in a year AFAIK. I don't think he spends 6months a year in california.
Mellor wrote: » That's the rules in Ireland (and most countries). But in America they tax where it's earned. Especially with sports starts. If an NBA player from Boston flys to New York for a game, he owes tax in New York even bought he doesn't live there. They call it the Jock Tax. Look at Pacquaio's tax dispute with the US
walshb wrote: » Anyone catch the full fight on youtube Excellent feed.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjntT8tMbwM I re-watched the fight. Few points. I enjoyed the fight/spectacle a lot more than when I watched it live 1. Conor didn't do very well for a novice. He did extremely well 2. Floyd was shutdown for 1st 3 rds. He tried. He was shutdown. It's bull to suggest he allowed those rds to Conor. 3. Floyd did better than I thought and fought better. I was too harsh on him. Slightly slower than a few year ago, but only slightly. Part of the reason I believe that Conor gets upgraded for me. 4. To say Conor was 5-0 up is not a stretch. Watch the rds. 3-0 I had him after 3. rd 4 and 5 were very close and competitive. 5. Conor gassed late, not early. He fought very well and hard for 8 rds. He then gassed noticeably. He was tiring alright up to 8, but not gassed. 6. One single rd Conor was outgunned. Rd 9. The rest he was either competitive or victorious. He may have lost a few, but he was fighting and competitive. 7. Conor gave Floyd more bother and hassle than a whole heap of other pro boxers, some elites. 8. Ray Leonard, unless I missed it never once gave a score of a rd or rds. He never gave a card. He's a fence sitter. Always has been.
spix wrote: » In my opinion, his team should have advised him to take round 4 or 5 off to regain energy so he could land something significant. .
walshb wrote: » He did not gas really early. It's just not true, unless your definition of gassing means feeling in any way less fresh than you were in the past.. He put a lot of effort in on offence and on movement and was still fighting in rd 8. That is not a man who started gassing in rd 2 or so...it's bonkers to suggest that. Gassing is really when the body shuts down and is running on reserves and fumes.
walshb wrote: » Anyone catch the full fight on youtube Excellent feed. Far cleaner and crisper and soundier than the Sky feed last week.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjntT8tMbwM I re-watched the fight. Few points. I enjoyed the fight/spectacle a lot more than when I watched it live 1. Conor didn't do very well for a novice. He did extremely well 2. Floyd was shutdown for 1st 3 rds. He tried. He was shutdown. It's bull to suggest he allowed those rds to Conor. 3. Floyd did better than I thought and fought better. I was too harsh on him. Slightly slower than a few year ago, but only slightly. Part of the reason I believe that Conor gets upgraded for me. 4. To say Conor was 5-0 up is not a stretch. Watch the rds. 3-0 I had him after 3. rd 4 and 5 were very close and competitive. 5. Conor gassed late, not early. He fought very well and hard for 8 rds. He then gassed noticeably. He was tiring alright up to 8, but not gassed. 6. One single rd Conor was outgunned. Rd 9. The rest (barring rd 10) he was either competitive or victorious. He may have lost a few, but he was fighting and competitive. 7. Conor gave Floyd more bother and hassle than a whole heap of other pro boxers, some elites. 8. Ray Leonard, unless I missed it never once gave a score of a rd or rds. He never gave a card. He's a fence sitter. Always has been.
qwabercd wrote: » He's from Ireland so for Irish purposes he's fully taxable here regardless of where the income is earned. If he's taxed in California he'll get a credit in Ireland for US taxes paid. His overall tax rate would be 52%, unless they have some other sort of scheme set up to avoid the Irish taxes. Where he fights in the US or if he fights in Ireland shouldn't affect his tax rate, under all scenarios it would be 52% as no US tax rates would exceed this.
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