[Closed] Mayweather Vs McGregor

Mayweather choreographed it for sure, Connor not in on it.

Win a round by landing a big punch, or a single jab ... still wins you the round. And a glancing jabs was prob what gave Conor the early rounds. Because Mayweather did nothing.

the circus is over now anyways. The MMA guys now seem happy; from being 100% their man would KO Mayweather within 3 rounds ... now they are happy their guy managed to not get KO'd till the 10th, they so easy to please!

Remind me again why winning rounds matters when you been KO before it went the distance.

Why would you risk letting your guard down to someone who's fighting like he's on a punch bag in the gym. With the best will In the world McGregor couldn't keep that up for 12(or even 4 as the case was) and Mayweather knows that. Let the man tire him self out then pick up the pieces

The MMA fans appear happy their man won those first 3 rounds ... and even managed to not get stopped till the 10th.
It's called a moral victory ... I not get it either!

Yeah but those self same MMA fans are now wittering on about if it has been MMA Floyd would have got wooped.

No shit.

Bit like why you don't see Lewis Hamilton playing in goals for manchester united

Actually all the MMA fans are chipping in to pay for the surgery to remove the sticks that seemed to be stuck up most boxing fan's arses.

Is this the fighting bat going on... honestly it was dull neither came out of it that well, not really a spectacle or entertaining in the end. The winners were the players and promoters bank accounts

Fighting bat? Is that Conor's next opponent?

that was autocorrected from bantz, though judging by the performance he might struggle against a punching bag for tactics

[i] The winners were the players and promoters bank accounts[/i]

Shocker! 😆

True Dez but I wonder how those lads feel now who quit their jobs in Ireland to fly to Vegas for the fight, did anyone here think it would have had an audience without the names?

True Dez but I wonder how those lads feel now who quit their jobs in Ireland to fly to Vegas for the fight, did anyone here think it would have had an audience without the names?

That's a stupid thing to do but hardly the fault of the promoters.

not blaming them at all but struggling to see either boxing or mma coming out of this too well in terms of putting on a show. Did I miss something exciting in there?
McGregor never looked threatening, mayweather was just patient but not bold enough to flatten him.

Just announced, these two will go head to head in a cross discipline tournament to decide who is 'the best'. Their disciplines are basically the same, so it should make for a good spectacle and resolve the argument that has got millions* worked up - which is the better pointy object throwing discipline?

*A few promoters and a few tosspots.

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I loved the look Mayeather gave Connor after (iirc) the 2nd round; sat on his stool, refuses water, moves his corner man out of the way & just looks over at Mcgregor. Camera cuts to Mcg and he has 2 ice packs on and is gasping!

Berto has an interview on youtube saying what its like to fight Mayweather and his impression is spot on!

Edit: Target javelin, I'd watch that!

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Complete shambles and did nothing to help the failing sport of boxing. Fair play to mc gregor for trying to break the hug each other for 11 rounds mould. Unfortunately it's all mayweather knows

I thought it was decent enough and I was surprised at how well McGregor did. It's a pity he seemed to have trained for only a 6 round fight though. Barring managing to land a (very) lucky hit he was a dead man walking from 7 onwards.

So much salt...

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McGregor did well? Negative negative.... Mayweather let the fight go on for as long as it did and could have finished it much earlier. I don't think McG did very well at all, certainly not quite as well as he said he would. Haha. Mayweather barely broke a sweat.

Listened to the last few rounds on Radio 5. Steve Bunce was raving about what a fantastic fight it was.

So I watched it this morning.

I guess Bunce has his own motives for talking this fight up.

Break the hug each other mould by repeatedly punching to the back of mayweathers head you mean rmac ?

Edit: Target javelin, I'd watch that!

It'll last a reasonable length of time as Mayweather doesn't take risks. But there will only be one winner, either late stoppage or easy points for Mayweather. If Canelo, Pacquiao, Hatton etc couldn't land a single meaningful shot in 34 rounds, then McGregor doesn't stand a chance.

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You're buying into the hype, this happens every time before a Mayweather fight - he's too old, brittle hands, younger hungry opponent, we've found his weakness etc - they all end the same way, Floyd won't take risks, the crowd will go crazy as Connor throws some huge shots, but if you look closely you'll see that none actually land, Floyd lands some spiteful counters and does enough to win each round. It either ends late on if McGregor gasses, or 108-120 points to Floyd.

Called it! (to be fair, so did a load of others on this thread)

Funny on Sky this morning, still trying to sell the repeats for £20, quoting all the positive Tweets* from ex-boxers etc!
I won't even bother with the free replay. My post that I typed, then deleted so as not to upset anyone, about victory in the fight will mean nothing, unless you put a bet on the fight, was unfortunately true.

*also funny was the presenter reading the word "epitome" as epi-toam 🙂

Mayweather is going to earn at least between $100 million - $300 million.

Just purely from boxing income Mayweather has earned $1.6 billion. 😯

McGregor is going to earn at least between $30 million - $75 million.

That's a vast different between the two earners. 😮

It looks like people still love to watch a bit of fighting ... 😆

Damn, boxing fans and pundits managing to sound bitter in victory. Of course it's moral victory for McGregor.

He's just a brawler, he couldn't even box an amateur never mind the best boxer ever. Any boxer will beat him one handed. He won't land a punch. Mayweather will knock him out in the first round.......and he's damned if does too. If he'd knock Floyd out it would have been just a "lucky shot".

He forsook 85% of his skills, stepped out of his comfort zone and tested himself against one of the best boxers of all time and gave a decent account of himself with 6 months prep. Oh and it was the biggest boxing match of all time purely because of McGregor.

Let's see a world champion boxer in his prime transition to MMA now 😆

Let's see a world champion boxer in his prime transition to MMA now

Damn, boxing fans and pundits managing to sound bitter in victory. Of course it's moral victory for McGregor.

jimjam - Member
Let's see a world champion boxer in his prime transition to MMA now

That would be good to see because MMA fighters do not just fight with the fists. 😛

MMA fighting in traditional boxing are handicapped by the rules.

[quote=jimjam ]Damn, boxing fans and pundits managing to sound bitter in victory. Of course it's moral victory for McGregor.

Mayweather won, McGregor lost, get over it snowflake 😆

Just watched it on youtube, glad I never botherered to stay up for that.

Mcgregor won the first 2 rnds, but only because Mayweather didn't even try winning them, he threw around 5 punches in the first 3 minutes

I've seen floyd struggle in a first half of a fight before (maidaina most recently) where he genuinely looked troubled. Last night was completely different, he looked completely at ease. Saying that mcgregor gave him a harder fight than some of his more recent opponents is nonsence, as soon as he started throwing it for an absolute formality.

Unless mcgregor's next boxing fight is against someone like malinaggi he would be destroyed even quicker. Remember Floyd hasn't legitimately stopped anyone in 10 years. Can you imagine what someone like Alvarez or GGG would do to him.

Also not sure why folks are calling boxing fans bitter. It was a joke fight that went pretty much how expected. only surprise was that floyd didn't even appear bothered to try in first 9 min. Although given his history of doing just enough to get by, its perhaps not surprising that he was prepared to take zero risk, even against a novice.

Lots of big opinions on something people mostly know nothing about.

If anyone thought anything else other that what happened you don't know what you're talking about.

Mayweather isn't a big puncher, he out thinks opponents. McGregor has got a great chin, he's clearly a much much bigger bloke with an awkward stance and freakishly long arms.

Mayweather worked him out in the first few rounds like he does to everyone he's fought then found a way to win. He's a boring fighter, but a great one too.

McGregors punching technique was almost embarrassing, if someone punches with their arms like he does in my gym they get a rollocking. As soon as Mayweather felt one soft shot he'll have known his game plan was perfect.

Let's see a world champion boxer in his prime transition to MMA now 

[url= http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/40999174 ]AJ's up for it[/url]

What I dont get is everyone saying Mcgregor proved everyone wrong

It was an absolutely calculated performance by Floyd, firstly figure out his style, let the fight and stamina unravel, then go for the power punches.

Boring yes, professional, absolutely

Agreed

Conor was completely outclassed. He didn't look remotely like he belonged in there. He managed to last 10 rounds against a 40 year old bloke who barely looked interested, there were zero moral victories by anyone involved with the whole cake and arse party.

pondo - Member

Let's see a world champion boxer in his prime transition to MMA now

AJ's up for it

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tpbiker - Member
What I dont get is everyone saying Mcgregor proved everyone wrong

If Mayweather is to fight MMA style he too will be out of his depth. But since he is the "money man" if you want to grab his money you fight his way, coz he will not fight out of his comfort zone. However, if Maywather is to fight MMA style then that will be much more interesting, and I will definitely watch this.

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[i]Let's see a world champion boxer in his prime transition to MMA now[/i]

Why? cos you enjoy a massively hyped build up to a crap fight?
I'd rather MMA fighters fight MMA and boxers box. That's how you get good, value for money fights (amongst the stinkers 😉 )

jonnytheleyther -
Lots of big opinions on something people mostly know nothing about.

jimjam - Member
Let's see a world champion boxer in his prime transition to MMA now

Let's see a world champion boxer in his prime transition to MMA now

I dont see a moral victory for Mcgregor. He said he'd knock him out in the first 4 rounds. His cardio is embarrassing, his punching power went after 2 rounds and Floyd never really had to step it up & in the post fight conference he was a prize bell-end.

Amazing that he is so capable in MMA- its his punching that makes him good!

I predict Diaz to beat him again in the next fight.

ctk - Member
I dont see a moral victory for Mcgregor. He said he'd knock him out in the first 4 rounds. His cardio is embarrassing, his punching power went after 2 rounds and Floyd never really had to step it up & in the post fight conference he was a prize bell-end.

Traditional boxer concentrate all their strengths in upper body.

MMA is a mixed bag all rounder ...

Remember [b]Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki[/b]? 😛 I was watching live on telly and it was so funny coz they both avoided each others. 😆

I mean Ali dare not even go near Inoki because once on the canvass Ali would be in trouble.

Amazing that he is so capable in MMA- its his punching that makes him good!

I predict Diaz to beat him again in the next fight.

edit: at least Ali let Inoki fight using different rules.

gobuchul - Member
Listened to the last few rounds on Radio 5. Steve Bunce was raving about what a fantastic fight it was.

So I watched it this morning.

I guess Bunce has his own motives for talking this fight up.

Bunce lost all credibility with his previous swooning over Audley Harrison ... Bunce is a clown who will sell his soul for the right price (usually a bit of media attention will do)

I will agree that Bunce is an idiot who confuses shouting with knowledge.