OFFICIAL DISCUSSION: Floyd Mayweather Vs. Conor McGregor |August 26 2017

I agree but your quote:

There are enough people in both camps who will take it seriously not to mention the media.
PPV will break the all-time record.
The bookies will have a field day.

On those bases, it's genius.

 

I guess they are right about the number of idiots.

 

Different era, different audience.

People like Mayweather and McGregor have the attitude and outlook and personality that target and tap into today's 'urban' audience....social media like Twitter and Facebook are paramount.

This is why majority hardcore boxing fans, old school boxing promoters like Arum, Warren, Hearn, etc don't 'get' Mixed Martial Arts and the UFC...especially how their shows are run and organized.

Different strokes for different folks...

 

So you're saying this new breed of fan is easily fooled? Unlike the old school ones?

 

That pretty much seems to be the gist of it, even if he doesn't want to admit it

 

Old school fans can be fooled too, I mean 30 million people watched George Foreman make a fool of himself fighting five guys in Toronto

 

yeah but those were old school new fans, if you get what I mean ::

 

Just a casual 10 minute browse on social media is enough to confirm this.
People's attention-spans are far, far smaller than even 20 years ago, let alone 40 years ago.
They want and demand instant but forgettable 'gratification'.


As for easily-fooled....ultimate case-in-point: United States of America voting-in Donald Trump as President. opcorn:

 

..."And making his professional boxing debut"

alm: auuu

 

Floyd did this before, too. Against Rademacher.

 

Exactly!

 

So McGregor has signed....yeah?

 

Christ, when will Floyd just fuck off.

 

Floyd will fight the winner of GGG Canelo for $200m ;)

 

Fagweather's move.

 

"Hurry up and box me ears off Floyd so I can get me money!"

- Conor McGregor

 

Exactly.
So, why hasn´t Gayweather-Bum-Boi signed immediately?

Still waiting for Daddy Elherbe to give him the safety go-ahead.

 

And the NSAC has sanctioned the match,

It's official

Twitter

 

Will not watch.

 

Felix Verdejo right after the bike injury would brutally KO McGregor

 

. what a joke,

 

I bet EVERYONE from every boxing forum watches - and especially those from this one

 

mayweather jr was shrewd enough to get THREE paydays exceeding 9 figures

 

Not this guy. I didn't even watch Canelo-Chavez Jr. No interest in watching business deals advertised as fights.

 

not EVEN that fight?

 

Chavez Jr. would KO McGregor

 

Utter joke of a fight. I have absolutely no interest in watching it but might catch a bit of the build up. Could be funny.

 

Canelo - Chavez Jr was hardly worth watching anyway...even before the bell went.
And it wasn't a fascinating freakshow.

This is.

 

The reason i posted that is because I said before it happened I refused to watch a business deal. There's been plenty of fights I've had little interest in but because I was home at the time, found a stream and decided that was better than watching something else. Won't be the case for this just like Canelo-Chavez.

You can call it a "protest" if you like but I don't want to spend any time let alone money on such a transparent sham. I hope the same thing happens to the arena that happened to that building in London today.