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

No it wouldn't be

 

So in the boxing ring, it is a total forgone conclusion in favor of Mayweather, yet in the cage it is "an intriguing matchup"??

McGregor would smash Mayweather in the cage with ease. Even easier than Mayweather would in a boxing match because he would have so many options.

 

Obviously McGregir would be heavily favored in a cage fight but one potshot from Floyd in those oven mitts could make him the new Bruce Lee.

 

I saw that Brazilian dyke destroy Rousey with punches alone. So a boxer can definitely win in a cage.

 

I'm 100% with Sly on this one.

I think it's HIGHLY idiotic to say that Floyd would have NO chance in the octagon.

Even under MMA rules, McGregor's gotta get close to Floyd to administer a take down. What's to say that Floyd can't light him up from the outside, and pivot around him before McGregor has a chance to do so?

Not saying McGregor shoudn't be the favorite under MMA rules, but put it this way.... Floyd has a MUCH better chance of whuppin Conor in a cage than Conor has of whuppin Floyd in the ring.

Keep defending your homo grappling sport. Top boxers are simply more gifted at the fight game than top homo grapplers.

 

Lol one word kicks. Conor wouldn't even attempt takedowns he would kick the shit out of Floyd so much floyd would feel like he's dating himself.

 

This just shows your ignorance on the sport. The "Brazilian dyke" destroyed Rousey with punches alone because she knew that Rousey would have difficulty taking her down and she knew how pathetic Rouseys boxing is, so she knew she had a huge advantage on her feet.l and could pretty much let her hands go without too much concern. In MMA it's all about using certain disciplines to your advantage.

Terrible analogy there.

 

Hell no. Floyds style is the worst to translate to success in the octagon.

You really think Floyd will be able to light him up from the outside when kicks are involved?

Don't forget, the octagon is also a lot different from the ring. Once Conor gets him up against that cage, it's all over . I don't think for a second that he won't get him there.

 

Against someone who's fast, knows how to move and stay set to punch, kicking can be dangerous. McGregors opponents are usually pretty slow and unathletic compared to a classic type boxer and theyre squaring up to him so he can do what he wants, recover his balance, and do it again. I could see him missing a leg kick, Floyd feints and shoots in with a bomb.

If Floyd flat out runs I could see an Mma guy just following and feinting and reaching until he gets frustrated and walks into a superman punch.

The real problem for Floyd would be judging distance so he doesn't get snatched up when he misses. That's what puts him up against the clock.

 

Rousey's whole career was based on a simple wrestlers street fighting tactic. She'd throw sloppy punches and when her inept opponents over reacted to them and put themselves off balance she'd tackle them. It was a competitive version of the old slap n shoot.

Anybody that can defend and maintain balance and position would fuck her up 9 times out of 10.

 

I was with you until the last paragraph, which is bullshit.

 

It's obvious PBF would have more of a chance in the octogon than vice versa. I know a few like to pretend that the Mercer Sylvia fight never happens, but it did.

Against MMA strikers, boxers are very dangerous. Against grapplers, their chances slim down considerably

 

Depends on the types of kicks used and how soon.
If he connects with Muay-Thai style mid-thigh kicks right from the start then Mayweather would be taken down and beaten in under 3 minutes.
Maybe less.

I think most fighters can take and get through being punched (unless the puncher has retard one-shot power) because of course, punching is usually the go-to move in MMA...but leg kicks are seriously debilitating.
Most people haven't had someone's shin crashing into their thigh - its horrendous.
Like the worst dead-leg/Charley Horse imaginable if it lands right.

Five of those and Floyd would be running....literally running (or hobbling) away from McGregor.

 

BEST Case Scenario, Floyd Makes it Out of the 1st Round, in the Octagon...

ASSuming Floyd Doesn't Move Around the Perimeter, REFUSING to Engage @ All, McGregor's Going to Kick his LEGS from the Outset...After 3-4 Minutes of Getting his Calves and Thighs Banged Up, Floyd WON'T Be as Mobile...

And Though Conor's NOT Known for his Wrestling, he WON'T Need to Be a D1 All American to Score a Single or Double Leg Takedown on Floyd, @ Some Point...Especially After Kicking the Living Shit Out of Floyd's Legs...

Even if Conor Doesn't Score the Takedown, as Looooooooooong as he's Close Enough to Grab and Keep a HOLD of Some Part of Floyd's Body, the Fight is Effectively OVER, Right Then and There...

Kenny Weeks WON'T Be There to Break the Clinch Early and Floyd's Chances will Diminish Exponentially...





REED

 

THIS...



REED

 

Okay so let's imagine Floyd has spent 3 months checking leg-kicks and as a supreme athlete and quick reflexes he's got it down as best he can.
He's also got to change that wide, side-on stance traditional with boxers because that's way open for outer-thigh kicks and inside of the thigh or calf.
So now he's got to close the gap to get in close and land.
That's fine as long as he avoids a front teep-kick to the mid-section and whatever punches are being thrown at his head.
Then it's just a case of avoiding being rushed and single or double-leg takedown followed by elbows to the face or of he's lucky, a rear naked choke from full-mount and either tapping out in 15 seconds or passing-out unconscious.

Of course this is all hypothetical conjecture as a) McGregor doesn't employ all of the above and b) Mayweather would never enter the Octagon anyway....

 

But Your Point STANDs, as Conor is MUCH More Likely to Employ All of the Above, than Floyd is @ Learning to Effectively CHECK Leg Kicks or Eschew a Traditional Lead Leg Boxing Stance...

Even if Floyd Turned Southpaw, Midstream, to Give the Banged Up Left Leg a Break from the Kicks, Conor Would Simply Switch Himself, and Kick the Living Shit Out of Floyd's Right Leg...

REED IS and Always WILL Be a BOXING Guy, but Having Also Watched MMA for @ Least a Decade, He Can't See Floyd Lasting More than a Round MAX...

Bottom Line, McGregor WOULD Attack Mayweather, but he'd Consistently Attack Him LOW, Which Couldn't Be More FOREIGN Points of Defense for Floyd...




REED

 

surprised this debate is even going on here.

how would mayweather jr do if he went into womens figure skating?

 

REED is Equally Surprised...





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McGregor has Taken TREMENDOUS Strides in Leveling the Playing Field, by Hiring Paulie Malignaggi as a Sparring Partner!!!...





REED

 

that could benefit him during the telecast. i assume the showtime crew is calling the fight?

 

McGregor To Use Malignaggi as Sparring Partner For Mayweather - Boxing News


In All Seriousness, and ASSuming Showtime Broadcasts the PPV, it'll Be VERY Interesting to See How Paulie Juggles SELLING the Fight for his Employer vs. Keeping it REAL w/Hardcore Boxing Fans, as he Usually Does...




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It would be funny if Connor did this to Floyd

 

That was one hellacious kick. The guy fell like a tree

 

McGregor would obviously be favored in an octagon. Different sport, different rules. Though he's a striker, still has more grapple game than Floyd and he knows how to use his legs whereas Floyd won't be likely to have that in his repertoire.

Nonetheless, in a boxing match, forget it. McGregor is gonna get schooled and probably stopped within 4 rounds. He wont be able to rest and Floyd's straight punches he won't see coming. Also, Floyd will dig those hooks to the body and I'm curious as to how McGregor will deal with that.

 

if mcGregor doesnt go crazy and just fights at a measured pace i doubt he gets stopped early. he will be 20lbs heavier and mayweather jr doesnt throw many punches

 

Could be, but depends if McGregor can get into Mayweather's fragile head.
And you can be sure that anyone on Mayweather's team will be fair-game.

If that happens, it'll be a bit more interesting....

 

This sums up Floyd's chances or lack thereof.

What would Floyd do to stop the kicks? He won't grab conor. All her do is run around and hope to catch conor coming in. Floyd's legs would be dead by the end of round one if he's lucky to go that long.

 

Not if we find out punching Pauline hurt and/or dropped him.

Let's be clear about what's happening here...conor never won anything in boxing at the Irish amateur level. Never made an Irish boxing team...nothing.

"HOWEVER" sparring with a feather fisted former pro will help conors chances against mayweather in his professional boxing debut.

It sounds silly reading this back to myself.

 

I read that Mayweather has gone from a -2200 favorite to a -700 favorite, because of all the loons betting on McGregor.

-700 are some pretty good odds. Mayweather should be an 100-1 favorite as far as I'm concerned