Off Topic Thread too point uh

13-12-2015 06:17PM

Pudsy33 wrote: »

It can be both planned and lucky. McGregor said in the build up that he felt Aldo would swing with his right, McGregor would be able to slip it and nail him with the left. Low and behold that's what happened. Obviously that was a sequence he'd anticipated and practiced.

Knockin him out with one shot obviously involves a degree of luck but calling it flukey would be wrong too.

But no it doesn't. He trained his ass off to hit hard enough to switch someone off, and he studied his opponent to know when he would get an opportunity to produce that hit.

That it happened after 13 seconds doesn't make it lucky, it's skill and hard work.

13-12-2015 06:19PM

Toulon are so lucky Leinster don't have better players.

Bazzo · 13-12-2015 06:20PM

Pink Fairy wrote: »

You'd better tell the McGregor fanclub on here that, quite a few seem to think it was better planned than the D-day landings

Somebody lays out an argument not in line with your opinion: label them a fan boy and move on :rolleyes: I'm out.

irishbucsfan · 13-12-2015 06:20PM

"Sure McGregor couldn't have been lucky. There isn't even such thing as luck!"

CatFromHue · 13-12-2015 06:22PM

I guess this was pretty luck too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obgm6JNtyVo&t=6m5s

b.gud · 13-12-2015 06:58PM

*Think I'll have a quick peak in off topic to see what's happening*

13-12-2015 06:59PM

CatFromHue wrote: »

I guess this was pretty luck too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obgm6JNtyVo&t=6m5s

No no - that was "chance", it would need to happen sooner for it to be "luck". If it happened later it would be "charmed".

Pink Fairy · 13-12-2015 07:06PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

But no it doesn't. He trained his ass off to hit hard enough to switch someone off, and he studied his opponent to know when he would get an opportunity to produce that hit.

That it happened after 13 seconds doesn't make it lucky, it's skill and hard work.

At no time did McGregor engineer that opportunity, it had nothing to do with his skill as a masterful tactitian , he had nothing to do with Aldo being a hyped up clown and rushing headlong into a hook,which McGregor took well

13-12-2015 07:19PM

Pink Fairy wrote: »

At no time did McGregor engineer that opportunity, it had nothing to do with his skill as a masterful tactitian , he had nothing to do with Aldo being a hyped up clown and rushing headlong into a hook,which McGregor took well

Well sure you know best.

Pink Fairy · 13-12-2015 07:30PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Well sure you know best.

And don't you forget it

Pink Fairy · 13-12-2015 07:38PM

Shall we draw a line under the McGregor v Aldo fight in here for the sake of our sanity and being as its Christmas,....... good will to all men...incl Leinster supporters

mfceiling · 13-12-2015 08:22PM

Pink Fairy wrote: »

At no time did McGregor engineer that opportunity, it had nothing to do with his skill as a masterful tactitian , he had nothing to do with Aldo being a hyped up clown and rushing headlong into a hook,which McGregor took well

Reading up on it and it seems conor drew aldo to the punch. One leg kick to establish distance and he reckoned if he feinted then aldo would come in with a right cross leaving him exposed for a left to the chin. It seems like a game plan went exactly to plan!!
I've no doubt conor did his homework on aldo but even he couldn't have hoped for a better outcome. Fair play to the lad.

13-12-2015 08:27PM

mfceiling wrote: »

Reading up on it and it seems conor drew aldo to the punch. One leg kick to establish distance and he reckoned if he feinted then aldo would come in with a right cross leaving him exposed for a left to the chin. It seems like a game plan went exactly to plan!!
I've no doubt conor did his homework on aldo but even he couldn't have hoped for a better outcome. Fair play to the lad.

If that's the case then it's almost like he engineered the opportunity masterfully, knowing tactically how Aldo would respond and leading him straight into his hook. Only a hyped up clown would think it was chance.

Pink Fairy wrote: »

Shall we draw a line under the McGregor v Aldo fight in here for the sake of our sanity and being as its Christmas,....... good will to all men...incl Leinster supporters

Probably for the best.

Anyone here watching Season 2 of Fargo? Jumped the shark a bit last week imo!

pickarooney · 13-12-2015 08:57PM

You can't jump the shark 'a bit'. The

UFO

is maybe a bit silly or a bit symbolic but it does very little to detract from the plotting, pacing, acting and dialogue which have been sensational this year.

13-12-2015 09:22PM

pickarooney wrote: »

You can't jump the shark 'a bit'. The
UFO
is maybe a bit silly or a bit symbolic but it does very little to detract from the plotting, pacing, acting and dialogue which have been sensational this year.

Oh yeah - best TV this year, Kirsten Dunst has been unreal.

awec · 13-12-2015 09:43PM

Lads... Rita Ora is unreal.

CatFromHue · 13-12-2015 09:55PM

Unreal or just lucky to have an amazing body

awec · 13-12-2015 09:59PM

CatFromHue wrote: »

Unreal or just lucky to have an amazing body

This is not even the most revealing thing she has worn this year.

awec · 13-12-2015 10:04PM

On another note, One Direction are on stage now and it's a real cheesefest. Some dodgy vocals too! :pac:

Squidgy Black · 13-12-2015 10:27PM

Bit late to the argument but if you see any of McGregor's other fights, you see that his punches are a different class to anybody else's in his weight class. He's hitting more like a middleweight but fighting as a featherweight, so when you get a lad like Aldo who's only 5'5 and a little over 60kg getting caught square in the chin, it's nothing to do with how skillful or talented the person taking the punch is. And Aldo hasn't found in over a year.

Look at Bernard Dunne or even Amir Khan, both have been knocked out in the first round by a solid connection.

mfceiling · 13-12-2015 10:30PM

Looks like the kardashians are going to be a regular feature in our house. The youngest one is pleasant on the eyes to be fair.

Stheno · 13-12-2015 10:30PM

awec wrote: »

On another note, One Direction are on stage now and it's a real cheesefest. Some dodgy vocals too! :pac:

What in the name of all that is good are you watching?

mfceiling · 13-12-2015 10:32PM

awec wrote: »

This is not even the most revealing thing she has worn this year.

Which one is ora? Who is the other one?

*clearly for keeping up with the youth*

awec · 13-12-2015 10:39PM

Stheno wrote: »

What in the name of all that is good are you watching?

X Factor Final is on.

mfceiling wrote: »

Which one is ora? Who is the other one?

*clearly for keeping up with the youth*

Rita on the left. Louisa from X Factor on the right.

Stheno · 13-12-2015 10:46PM

awec wrote: »

X Factor Final is on.

Ah right.

mfceiling · 13-12-2015 10:47PM

awec wrote: »

X Factor Final is on.

Rita on the left. Louisa from X Factor on the right.

*heads to google images*

14-12-2015 12:35AM

If Aldo can do this in half the time it took McGregor to do it, it makes Aldo twice as good. Its simple maths.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvXVVQbDk50

Stheno · 14-12-2015 12:38AM

Deleted User wrote: »

If Aldo can do this in half the time it took McGregor to do it, it makes Aldo twice as good. Its simple maths.
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Jaysis was there not agreement earlier to put the Aldo/McGregor discussion to bed?

Squidgy Black · 14-12-2015 01:20AM

Deleted User wrote: »

If Aldo can do this in half the time it took McGregor to do it, it makes Aldo twice as good. Its simple maths.

But then if McGregor knocked Aldo out in twice that time, does that not make McGregor 1.5 times better than Aldo? :pac:

Stheno · 14-12-2015 01:21AM

_Tyrrell_ wrote: »

But then if McGregor knocked Aldo out in twice that time, does that not make McGregor 1.5 times better than Aldo? :pac:

Ah jesus, someone pm me when this topic gets back to normal

Off Topic Thread too point uh

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