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

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  1. Slice N Dice

    Slice N Dice Big stiff idiot

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    I like McGregor, hate Floyd, but it would be horrible for boxing if Conor was able to somehow pull this off.
     
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  2. Rich ´Money´ Mustard

    Rich ´Money´ Mustard DIE!

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    Which is exactly why there is so much hate & negativity towards this fight.
     
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    puerto rock WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Yeah it would be CATASTROPHIC if Floyd lost this fight. It's almost unthinkable.

    And the pressure is on Floyd to not only win, but he has to win by KO. Dancing around, potshotting, and holding his way to another tedious boring win on the cards is not gonna be good enough.
     
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    Ugotabe Kidding WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    It is good enough. That is what Floyd has always done and what he probably does here. He doesn't feel any pressure to save boxing as he has never cared about that.
     
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    Ugotabe Kidding WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Btw enjoying this build-up is OK. We just have to admit that we are just the same as the 'casual fans' we refer to.

    Nobody, apart from very few, actually admits waiting for the fight. Even the casual fans will say 'it is not a real fight, we just want to see the show' just like us.

    And when the fight day comes, we all will order it. Just like them
     
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    It wouldnt be horrible for boxing if Conor won a boxing match. It would be horrible for Floyd. Boxing would benefit greatly from it. I could understand if this was a boxing vs. MMA fight and MMA's striking was destroying boxing striking. but Conor is boxing here. But it would only be good for the sport if Conor is a good boxer, and not just a fluke. If Conor was a good boxer would could compete and win belts, in boxing, boxing can only benefit.
     
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  7. Slice N Dice

    Slice N Dice Big stiff idiot

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    Not really, I don't have any plans to order it. I think McGregor is a great shit talker though and always thought it would be fun to see him and Floyd go at it in a press conference. The same way I would have enjoyed a Hamed-Mayweather build-up, even though that fight would have been a mismatch too (although obviously far more legit than this one).
     
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  8. Slice N Dice

    Slice N Dice Big stiff idiot

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    It would be horrible for boxing, c'mon. If the biggest name in UFC strolls into a boxing ring and takes out the best fighter of the last 15 years with zero prior boxing experience it makes the sport a laughing stock.
     
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    If McGregor were even Remotely a "Master Boxer", We'd have Seen Evidence of it to this Point...

    REED Generally SCOFFS @ the "Boxing is Dying", Gloom and Doom Motherfuckers, but if Floyd were to LOSE to McGregor, that Very Well COULD Be Boxing's Ultimate Undoing...

    If Floyd Wins by Boring UD, after the Way McGregort's Shit Talked him, that WON'T Be "Good" for Boxing Either...

    In That Sense, this is Very Much a LEGACY Fight for Floyd Mayweather...








    REED:cool:
     
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    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

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    Precisely...

    There's NO Positive Spin to Place on McGregor, or Any MMAist, Transitioning to Boxing and Beating THE Best Boxer of that Particular Era...

    It's Like Trying to Find the Silver Lining in Your Best Friend Having a 3-Some w/Your Wife and Daughter...




    REED:eek:
     
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    Of course. Im just saying IF he were. And he transitioned from MMA to boxing, that could only help the sport.
     
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    If he beats him, he clearly would have prior boxing experience. That's all Im saying. if Conor is some kind of fucking savant and shit and focuses on boxing full time, it could only help boxing IMO. Boxing needs stars like this.
     
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  13. Destruction and Mayhem

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    Nonsense.
     
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  14. Destruction and Mayhem

    Destruction and Mayhem PHASE ----3

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    Word.

    By the way, Floyd doesn't have to stop him....but he does have to dominate him. A 12 round one sided vicious beat down ( think Mayweather vs Gatti for 12 rounds) would suffice.

    Put it this way, if Floyd were to knock him out after a competitive fight....that would be worse for boxing than if Floyd were to utterly dominate for the full distance.

    The issue isn't knock out or not knock out....the issue is dominate or not dominate
     
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    It will be interesting to see if 40 year old could dominate any 28 year old combat champion. He should win tho. No excuse not to.
     
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    It Would SHIT on the History of the Sport and the Litany of Greats that were "Born" Into Boxing, Literally and Figuratively Speaking...

    Ali Began Boxing @ 12, Floyd @ Like 5...Roy Jones Began @ a Similar Age...Countless Mexican Legends Grew Up Dirt Poor, Fist Fighting in the Streets, Turning Pro @ 14, 15 Years of Age and Shit...

    McGregor Having his 1st Pro Boxing Match, @ 27-28, and BEATING Floyd Mayweather Would Be BAD for Boxing All Around, Bruh....






    REED:cool:
     
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    Nah,

    Whether McGregor's Corner Throws in the Towel, the Ref Stops it or he's 10-Counted, Floyd HAS to END Him Inside of 12...Even if it's in the 12th Round...

    Only Way a Distance Fight MIGHT Save Face for Boxing (Still Doubtful to REED) is if Floyd Bounced McGregor Off the Canvas 6-7 Times, Pac-Algieri Style...






    REED:cool:
     
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  18. Slice N Dice

    Slice N Dice Big stiff idiot

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    47 trained professional boxers couldn't do it, it would be an utter embarrassment if some dude from a different sport came in and achieved the feat on his first attempt. There's no getting around it.
     
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    Just because Steph curry misses a half court shot and some drunken fan at half time makes it...it doesn't make him better...same here at the end of the day it's throwing punches...not rocket science...anything can happen
     
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    I agree with you in part.

    The fact is that Floyd is no longer at the top; he's a 40+, retired inactive ex fighter. Sure he's the greatest fighter of his generation, but he's older now and as inactive as Ali was when he fought a Holmes. It's not like McGregor will be fighting the current P4P number one who's in his prime
     
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    Shooting/Throwing/Hurling a Basketball @ a STATIONARY Target is Considerably More Arbitrary than Landing or Fending Off the Punches of an Elite Level, All Time Great Boxer, who's Plied his Craft Since the Age of 5...

    It's UNDERSOLD, but Floyd's GREATEST Boxing Gift is his Ability to SEE Everything Coming @ Him...When Others PANIC, Throw Desperation Shots, Close their Eyes, or Simply Get NAILED, Floyd has Always Been Remarkably CALM Within the Storm...

    Arms in PERFECT Defensive Position, Shoulder Rolling ALL of the Incoming and COUNTERING Beautifully to the Head and Body...

    There's NOT a Punch, Nor a Feint that's Been Thrown that Floyd HASN'T Seen Already...And it's Pretty Safe to Say McGregor's Punching TECHNIQUE will Be Lacking, Not to Mention his Head will Be 100% UNPROTECTED as he's Punching...

    McGregor MIGHT Surprise Floyd Early w/Funky STANCES and Whatnot, but Floyd'll Observe him for the 1st Round or So Anyways and COUNTER Conor's Advances...

    When the Skill/Talent Level is SIMILAR, Sure, Anything Can Happen...But that's NOT the Case in a BOXING Match btwn Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor...






    REED:cool:
     
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  22. BOSS

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    Ya I see what you're saying but he can still walk into something. The fact that Conor is not a boxer might actually play in his favor because he will give Floyd looks that he hasn't seen. Not saying he will win but it will be more interesting than if he had some generic boxing skills. Funniest thing would be if he lands some huge hail Mary punch or two in the first 10 seconds and Floyd doesn't even blink...then what?
     
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  23. phonetap

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    phonetap believes it would be utterly embarrassing if Floyd loses this fight. There would be boxers lining up from here to kingdom come to regain the honor of the sport. Who would have any doubts the winner of Canelo-GGG would call out Conor if that were to happen. Conor is already on record saying he would slap Canelo around too.
     
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    Only if mcgreggor left and went back to MMA, never to be heard of. But my scenario, which is highly unlikely, where he sticks around, becomes champ and is a decent boxer all around, would help it IMO. But it's all nonsense. We know whats going to happen that night unless Conor gets a lucky shot in
     
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    To regain the honor of the sport? LOL more like to make 100 million
     
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    All that being said, Should Floyd enter the Octagon into The Irishman's turf after this fight? Would that not the honorable thing to do?
     
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    if Conor beats floyd 100 million wont be shit for his next fight.
     
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    Who specifically would be embarrassing for tho? I think Floyd more than anything.
     
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    Floyd beat the #2 boxer in the world like it was nothing. I just hope he doesn't toy around and get caught but he's too smart for that.
     
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    Moreso Floyd, it would certainly retire his self proclaimed TBE claims. It would also hurt boxing, you may disagree but casual fans worldwide would see boxing as inferior to MMA and it would also bolster claims that boxing is a dying sport. It would be a bonanza for MMA...
     
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