Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. 24 February 1977 (age 40) Pretty Boy, Money Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Conor Anthony McGregor 14 July 1988 (age 29) (The) Notorious, Mystic Mac Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Undercard: Gervonta Davis vs Francisco Fonseca Nathan Cleverly vs Badou Jack Andrew Tabiti vs Steve Cunningham Shawn Porter vs Thomas Dulorme Juan Heraldez vs Jose Miguel Borrego Kevin Newman vs Mark Anthony Hernandez Savannah Marshall vs Amy Coleman
As Paul Merson said last night; "This is like Roger Federrer playing a tennis match against a Squash player" Totally different sport, he has a punchers chance at best, he will have done the unthinkable if he manages to get 12 rounds in vs Mayweather! Mayweather made a career out of not getting hit, he is now 40 of course but i still can't see McGreggor troubling his defense and Mayweather is just going to land crisp timings on him and finish him within 4.
Tuning into the event more for; Nathan Cleverly vs Badou Jack Andrew Tabiti vs Steve Cunningham Shawn Porter vs Thomas Dulorme
These 3 undercard fights personally lol. Can't wait to see Badou Jack at Light Heavy vs the Welsh lion Cleverly, should be a great fight!
In the UK it's 100/1 - so it can't hurt to stick a tenner on McGregor I guess.
but in the end I agree. McGregor has a very slim chance of winning - but there is a chance.
I don't like the Tennis/Squash reference, because it's not that different. There is deffo more similarities between MMA/Boxing than between Tennis/Squash.
On August 25 2017 18:17 sCuMBaG wrote: In the UK it's 100/1 - so it can't hurt to stick a tenner on McGregor I guess.
but in the end I agree. McGregor has a very slim chance of winning - but there is a chance.
I don't like the Tennis/Squash reference, because it's not that different. There is deffo more similarities between MMA/Boxing than between Tennis/Squash.
absolutely no chance in hell a bookie is offering 100 to 1 on mcgregor to win the fight, for what max limit? 1 cent? If they were you could make free money by arbritage for the max limit.
Wouldn't be surprised if this is fixed at least to some degree. The way they've done things so far so similarly to a WWE thing makes me feel this way even stronger. Whether a hard win for one side or fixed to last a certain # of rounds.
Some people say Mayweather wouldn't take a dive because he wants to remain the undefeated GOAT, but if it earns him a rematch (aka another 500 mill or w/e) then hmm maybe he takes the dive for that.
In a straight up boxing match with no funny business, no weird circumstances like him getting really sick right before the fight or something, of course Mayweather wins every time. But when betting I think you have to strongly consider the possibility of funny business in this one.
i wonder how many "accidental elbows" the referee will let McG get away with. i wonder how much McG is going to break the rules in an attempt to turn this into a brawl.
On August 25 2017 18:17 sCuMBaG wrote: In the UK it's 100/1 - so it can't hurt to stick a tenner on McGregor I guess.
but in the end I agree. McGregor has a very slim chance of winning - but there is a chance.
I don't like the Tennis/Squash reference, because it's not that different. There is deffo more similarities between MMA/Boxing than between Tennis/Squash.
absolutely no chance in hell a bookie is offering 100 to 1 on mcgregor to win the fight, for what max limit? 1 cent? If they were you could make free money by arbritage for the max limit.
I feel like McGregor must beat Mayweather to submission. Otherwise if it goes the distance, boxing judges just might be biased enough to not let an MMA fighter win against an undefeated boxer. And it is very hard to pin Mayweather down. But it is boxing and one hit could make a difference.
Official weigh-in McGregor - 153 lbs Mayweather - 149.5 lbs
On August 26 2017 07:07 JimmyJRaynor wrote: i wonder how many "accidental elbows" the referee will let McG get away with. i wonder how much McG is going to break the rules in an attempt to turn this into a brawl.
On August 25 2017 18:17 sCuMBaG wrote: In the UK it's 100/1 - so it can't hurt to stick a tenner on McGregor I guess.
but in the end I agree. McGregor has a very slim chance of winning - but there is a chance.
I don't like the Tennis/Squash reference, because it's not that different. There is deffo more similarities between MMA/Boxing than between Tennis/Squash.
absolutely no chance in hell a bookie is offering 100 to 1 on mcgregor to win the fight, for what max limit? 1 cent? If they were you could make free money by arbritage for the max limit.
James Douglas was 43 to 1 against Mike Tyson
lol conor opened at 11 to 1 odds and has been bet down to 3.5 to 1
Ok Mayweather is in peak shape was surprised at that, huge training camp from him. Expecting this to be rather straight forward now! Good luck to McGreggor hitting him (legally)
On August 26 2017 09:16 Pandemona wrote: Ok Mayweather is in peak shape was surprised at that, huge training camp from him. Expecting this to be rather straight forward now! Good luck to McGreggor hitting him (legally)
i don't watch too much boxing, but have there been a lot of matches where there is a huge size difference and how do they go? the bigger guy is too slow? conor could have up to 20 lbs on floyd tmo
It's just a thing with Floyd, EVERY fight he makes sure he is weighting so light. He has fought two huge guys at 154 before in Saul Canelo and Miguel Cotto, this was Floyd in his peak. He weighted in at 151-150 for those fights vs two huge guys who can punch! This is because he wants to be small as possible so he can keep his speed and make sure he is comfortable moving as that is what he is all about. Countering or if he is vs a counter puncher (like Pacman) throwing feints making him go to counter when nothing there and come in over the top. McGreggor going to need to have spared excellent people or he is going to have no idea how to handle Mayweather without just running in gung ho and hoping Mayweather doen't counter on the way in.
So at 40 years of age, to get down to 149.5 is quite remarkable and proves he has put in a huge camp for this fight. He has Paulie also giving him all the dirt of McGreggor's camp too which i guess isn't so nice in the grand scheme of things BUT McGreggor was an absolute ASS to Paulie and probably deserves it for what they did to him. Paulie aint no great fighter, he was washed up 5 years ago and recently got retired by the a brummie lad by a normal body shot. He went into that camp genuinely to help McGreggor and Dana White and the UFC editing guys leaked videos of him xD
This is such a bad fight to get hyped to watch, arguably the best boxer of all time with a very, very boring fighting style. On the other side of the ring is someone who has no boxing history.
Expect to see mcgregor land 5 punches on average per round and mayweather to jab him to death and win in 12.
nothing to see here, i expect to see a lot of ppl feeling ripped off over something that was built up and never should have been.
On August 26 2017 12:11 CrownRoyal wrote: This is such a bad fight to get hyped to watch, arguably the best boxer of all time with a very, very boring fighting style. On the other side of the ring is someone who has no boxing history.
Expect to see mcgregor land 5 punches on average per round and mayweather to jab him to death and win in 12.
nothing to see here, i expect to see a lot of ppl feeling ripped off over something that was built up and never should have been.
Arguably indeed, he is one of the most detestable boxers to watch period
On August 26 2017 12:11 CrownRoyal wrote: This is such a bad fight to get hyped to watch, arguably the best boxer of all time with a very, very boring fighting style. On the other side of the ring is someone who has no boxing history.
Expect to see mcgregor land 5 punches on average per round and mayweather to jab him to death and win in 12.
nothing to see here, i expect to see a lot of ppl feeling ripped off over something that was built up and never should have been.
yeah. the amount of money they make on these things is absolutely bonkers, idk why people buy into the hype so much
in Mayweather's last 10 fights against the best boxers in the world ... guys who've devoted their lives to boxing ... these guys have landed 10% of their punches on Mayweather. I say McG doesn't lay a glove on Floyd. The only question in my mind .. is .. .will McG muck it up with illegal elbows and illegal moves with dirty boxing in the clinch.
It because he starves himself and drinks little water 24hours before the fight to get down, its how he does it. I thought you were only allowed to put a maximum of 10lbs on the next day though. Guess not
On August 26 2017 12:11 CrownRoyal wrote: This is such a bad fight to get hyped to watch, arguably the best boxer of all time with a very, very boring fighting style. On the other side of the ring is someone who has no boxing history.
Expect to see mcgregor land 5 punches on average per round and mayweather to jab him to death and win in 12.
nothing to see here, i expect to see a lot of ppl feeling ripped off over something that was built up and never should have been.
Arguably indeed, he is one of the most detestable boxers to watch period
A boxing fan like myself think Mayweather is the best to watch, going in a ring for 30+ minutes with elite level guys and not being able to get hit is just mindboggling. Yes watching Anthony Joshua might be more exciting, especially his last fight with Klitchsko but still i can watch Mayweather and just get as hyped.
Super excited for this! And fuck the haters who are already going 'this is for losers, fixed, bla bla..' we want entertainment! Rational side with Floyd but heart with Conor. I liked the lines during the weight-in yesterday. Conor said that he would not move from the center of the ring, 'stomping his foot'. Floyd said that 'fans are booing me - but fans can't fight for you'.
Only downside, here it goes live at 5 am...I'll be at a concert before that but damn, even if we lose time I will be back home at max 2 am...
On August 26 2017 19:16 Pandemona wrote: It because he starves himself and drinks little water 24hours before the fight to get down, its how he does it. I thought you were only allowed to put a maximum of 10lbs on the next day though. Guess not
I thought of that too but 17lbs means that he could only be severely dehydrated during the weigh-in, sounds like a terrible idea. I guess that if 170 is his normal weight and the limit was 154 he didn't have a choice :D
On August 26 2017 19:16 Pandemona wrote: It because he starves himself and drinks little water 24hours before the fight to get down, its how he does it. I thought you were only allowed to put a maximum of 10lbs on the next day though. Guess not
I thought of that to but 17lbs means that he could only be severely dehydrated during the weigh-in, sounds like a terrible idea. I guess that if 170 is his normal weight and the limit was 154 he didn't have a choice :D
Also immediately after the weight-in you see one of his staff members handling him a pink drink. Only rehydration should be 3-4 kilos easily
On August 26 2017 18:50 endy wrote: Why are the commentators saying McGregor will be 170 pounds on the ring, how the hell do you take 17 pounds in 30 hours?
the better question is how long will he last with a shitty stamina
On August 26 2017 18:50 endy wrote: Why are the commentators saying McGregor will be 170 pounds on the ring, how the hell do you take 17 pounds in 30 hours?
the better question is how long will he last with a shitty stamina
hmm dunno about that. MMA is physically more tiring than boxing due to kicks, no hugs and ground and pound. But:
MMA: 3 x 5 minutes = 15 minutes Boxe: 12 x 3 = 36 minutes
However, there is a 1 min pause after each round, which means very roughly you have 2 mins rest instead of 1 as in MMA. Also Mayweather is 11 years older. Very curios about that one.
Really want McGregor to win but from the limited exposure I have to boxing/mma I honestly don't see him landing more than a couple body shots.
Mayweather is nigh untouchable vs people who have spent their lives honing themselves for the craft of boxing, maybe not Federer vs a squash player but honestly can see McGregor being the one who gets KO'd in 4, it's just so lopsided.
I smell a landslide and a big disappointment. 0-0 in the ring, really? There are quite some MMA fighters with actual records in other sports...
Distance, timing, head movement, footwork, endurance, not mentioning not having to worry about fighting by the cage, offensive and defensive grappeling, kicks, elbows, knees... It should be much more one-sided the other way around, but McGregor should have a snowball's chance in hell to win.
On August 27 2017 07:06 keit wrote: I hope Mayweather wins, Conor winning would be a fiasco for boxing.
Would be kind of like some random pro from other esport coming in and beating Flash in Broodwar without having any professional games in BW..
It's funny how much press this entire event is getting in worldwide media though, way more than even the biggest UFC event.
It is a fight every average Joe on the street will have an opinion about, and they have done a very good job hyping it up! The fight itself can only fail.
I just did a quick search, and found that he is not alone, having quite some MMA artist colleagues with boxing records, some short flicks, others with long side-careers.
As for top-dogs changing sports, I think rugby league player Jarryd Hayne's attempt to join the NFL is the best example. The 2 sports should be about as easy or difficult to learn, with plenty of similarities as well. However, he did fail to make an NFL breaktrough... As for the MMA guys, I don't doubt that many of them have a professional level in boxing, but to beat a GOAT, or any title contender for the matter? Nah...
I also don't get the whole 'Mayweather isn't used to someone from outside's style' 'Conor can bring something different' I'm pretty sure Mayweather has seen everything possible within boxing rules. Anything out of the ordinary will just be less efficient imo.
On August 27 2017 06:44 HelpMeGetBetter wrote: so like midnight in NYC?
it'll probably start at 12 midnight NYC time. However, i'm starting to watch at 11pm NYC time to be safe. The Boxing Event starts at 9PM NYC/EST time and the McG/Mayweather fight is the final fight.
On August 27 2017 11:26 Aerisky wrote: How're y'all watching? Let me know if not allowed and I'll delete edit out but uh....would anyone like to pm me that has a viewing hookup? Asking for a friend.
my friend showed me how to find free streams and when i watch it feels like i'm watching from the firstrow ... or the even firstrows when you try to get 1 of those free streams BATMAN might try to catch you while others will say u r sour on sports like a lemon
i felt really bad about getting it for free so i paid $100 USD because i want Mayweather to not just make $100,000,000 but rather $100,000,100
On August 27 2017 11:26 Aerisky wrote: How're y'all watching? Let me know if not allowed and I'll delete edit out but uh....would anyone like to pm me that has a viewing hookup? Asking for a friend.
my friend showed me how to find free streams and when i watch it feels like i'm watching from the firstrow ... or the even firstrows when you try to get 1 of those free streams BATMAN might try to catch you while others will say u r sour on sports like a lemon
i felt really bad about getting it for free so i paid $100 USD because i want Mayweather to not just make $100,000,000 but rather $100,000,100
Poetry. Is it sad that I know exactly what you're talking about?
On August 27 2017 11:26 Aerisky wrote: How're y'all watching? Let me know if not allowed and I'll delete edit out but uh....would anyone like to pm me that has a viewing hookup? Asking for a friend.
my friend showed me how to find free streams and when i watch it feels like i'm watching from the firstrow ... or the even firstrows when you try to get 1 of those free streams BATMAN might try to catch you while others will say u r sour on sports like a lemon
i felt really bad about getting it for free so i paid $100 USD because i want Mayweather to not just make $100,000,000 but rather $100,000,100
My prediction for this fight was either McGregor gets dominant KO in the first 4 or Mayweather wins by decision. It's looking like McGregor ain't gonna win
he's just looked completely like a fish out of water this whole fight lmao, the commentators keep trying to hype him up but i honestly feel like mayweather looks supremely confident.
On August 27 2017 13:34 Aerisky wrote: mcgregor looks completely exhausted lol
he's just looked completely like a fish out of water this whole fight lmao, the commentators keep trying to hype him up but i honestly feel like mayweather looks supremely confident.
McGregor looked good the first 2 rounds. But I think that was partially Mayweather wearing McGregor down.
On August 27 2017 13:39 royalroadweed wrote: This embarrassing for Floyd. Even if he KO's Conor now. This fight has been too close for an MMA fighter with no boxing fights.
Not sure what you're watching but this is hilariously one-sided!
On August 27 2017 13:39 royalroadweed wrote: This embarrassing for Floyd. Even if he KO's Conor now. This fight has been too close for an MMA fighter with no boxing fights.
Not sure what you're watching but this is hilariously one-sided!
On August 27 2017 13:39 royalroadweed wrote: This embarrassing for Floyd. Even if he KO's Conor now. This fight has been too close for an MMA fighter with no boxing fights.
Not sure what you're watching but this is hilariously one-sided!
On August 27 2017 13:39 royalroadweed wrote: This embarrassing for Floyd. Even if he KO's Conor now. This fight has been too close for an MMA fighter with no boxing fights.
Not sure what you're watching but this is hilariously one-sided!
On August 27 2017 13:39 royalroadweed wrote: This embarrassing for Floyd. Even if he KO's Conor now. This fight has been too close for an MMA fighter with no boxing fights.
Not sure what you're watching but this is hilariously one-sided!
mcgregor won 3 rounds
Which was part of Floyd's strategy. He did nothing but weather the storm in the early rounds, and the fight is now over.
On August 27 2017 13:39 royalroadweed wrote: This embarrassing for Floyd. Even if he KO's Conor now. This fight has been too close for an MMA fighter with no boxing fights.
Not sure what you're watching but this is hilariously one-sided!
mcgregor won 3 rounds
Which was part of Floyd's strategy. He did nothing but weather the storm in the early rounds, and the fight is now over.
could be 4-4 dude either way mcgregor has already exceeded expectations...
On August 27 2017 13:39 royalroadweed wrote: This embarrassing for Floyd. Even if he KO's Conor now. This fight has been too close for an MMA fighter with no boxing fights.
Not sure what you're watching but this is hilariously one-sided!
mcgregor won 3 rounds
Which was part of Floyd's strategy. He did nothing but weather the storm in the early rounds, and the fight is now over.
could be 4-4 dude either way mcgregor has already exceeded expectations...
It's a 12 round fight and McGregor is dead on his feet...
The entire fight went exactly how Floyd wanted it to. Horrible human being but great fighter.
damn i quite like mcgregor, dislike mayweather, knew mcgregor was fucked. mcgregor did significantly better than i'd expect actually but yeah, he was fucked lmao. actually pretty entertaining anyway
On August 27 2017 13:54 udgnim wrote: eh if that was a legit boxer out there instead of McGregor, the fight would not have been called in that matter not saying McGregor had much of a chance if the ref kept letting it go further
Tyson stopped a couple of guys like that. Tyson v. Ruddock.. twice... just off the top of my head. i remember 2 other Tyson stoppages.. can't recall names though.
Respect to Conor for going toe to toe with an elite boxer but everyone knew he was gonna get gassed eventually. If he ever overcomes his cardio issues he'd be really fuckin scary.
"let me wobble back to me corner" - conor mcgregor 2017 lmfao
It was obvious he would lose, when I recall all the dumb videos I saw and the arguing of ignorant and incompetent people in the field of boxing, "if mcgregor can take him out in the first 3 rounds with his strengh, with his this with his that..." with nothing, McGregor isn't a professional boxer, he was already breathing round 2 lol Mayweather was literally fucking with him from the start and was nice to not knock him out too early in the fight so the spectactors could enjoy the show no worth their money.
Remind me year 2000 problem. Some people did actually believe in it See what media can do to your brain.
On August 27 2017 17:46 TT1 wrote: Respect to Conor for going toe to toe with an elite boxer but everyone knew he was gonna get gassed eventually. If he ever overcomes his cardio issues he'd be really fuckin scary.
"let me wobble back to me corner" - conor mcgregor 2017 lmfao
that was really funny, but he would have to survive for 2 more minutes until he could wobble back and that was not gonna happen
The fight was way more entertaining and cleaner than I expected, not to mention longer than I expected. Brute forcing those first 3 rounds was too taxing on CMG's stamina I thought he will lose by R6-7, so getting to R10 was an accomplishment imo. Props to both fighters who showed great sportsmanship at the end.
Well that was stupid haha, Floyd toying with him and could have ended at any point of the round 3 onwards. First 2 rounds he sat there and watched Connor punch himself out which was his and always has been his game plan (normally 2 rounds to solve the puzzle of his opponent). From then on it was just a novice vs a master and just hilarious TV.
My bet is Floyd put some money on ending the fight between rounds 9-12 as he always does. Also from the 4th round onwards Connor was done and Floyd was walking through him haha one of the "biggest punchers" in MMA weight division. Boxing just isn't the same. Boxing pros were very very annoyed at the way Connor handled himself too, Froch ripping him at how he punched himself out by round 4 and Bellew just telling about the sheer difference in sport.
People need to also remember Floyd is 40 years old, has not boxed in a ring for 2 years and the first thing to go as a boxer is your reactions which is how Floyd made his career. This means this was even more stupider how he just had more in the tank than a 29 year old who fought 8 months ago in an elite fight. Guess Floyd just wanted a big payday to reach 50-0 and he got it very comfortably.
On August 26 2017 18:50 endy wrote: Why are the commentators saying McGregor will be 170 pounds on the ring, how the hell do you take 17 pounds in 30 hours?
the better question is how long will he last with a shitty stamina
hmm dunno about that. MMA is physically more tiring than boxing due to kicks, no hugs and ground and pound. But:
MMA: 3 x 5 minutes = 15 minutes Boxe: 12 x 3 = 36 minutes
However, there is a 1 min pause after each round, which means very roughly you have 2 mins rest instead of 1 as in MMA. Also Mayweather is 11 years older. Very curios about that one.
To clarify my point, gaining 17pounds in a day means you will look good, but have a shitty stamina. Which is pretty much what happened
this BS "serious PPV outage" is their excuse for not breaking the May-Pac PPV record.
7000 tickets were still for sale days before the fight... and now "PPV outages". LOLOL. I can't wait for Meltzer's take on this one.
I suspect it has to do with piracy issues, and the sheer price of the damn thing had a lot of people pooling their money to watch it together, or going to bars.
On August 26 2017 18:50 endy wrote: Why are the commentators saying McGregor will be 170 pounds on the ring, how the hell do you take 17 pounds in 30 hours?
the better question is how long will he last with a shitty stamina
hmm dunno about that. MMA is physically more tiring than boxing due to kicks, no hugs and ground and pound. But:
MMA: 3 x 5 minutes = 15 minutes Boxe: 12 x 3 = 36 minutes
However, there is a 1 min pause after each round, which means very roughly you have 2 mins rest instead of 1 as in MMA. Also Mayweather is 11 years older. Very curios about that one.
To clarify my point, gaining 17pounds in a day means you will look good, but have a shitty stamina. Which is pretty much what happened
McGregor trained and fought at 170 pounds, he just dehydrated himself for the weight-in.
Gaining back the 17 pounds would not have hurt his stamina, on the contrary.
On August 26 2017 18:50 endy wrote: Why are the commentators saying McGregor will be 170 pounds on the ring, how the hell do you take 17 pounds in 30 hours?
the better question is how long will he last with a shitty stamina
hmm dunno about that. MMA is physically more tiring than boxing due to kicks, no hugs and ground and pound. But:
MMA: 3 x 5 minutes = 15 minutes Boxe: 12 x 3 = 36 minutes
However, there is a 1 min pause after each round, which means very roughly you have 2 mins rest instead of 1 as in MMA. Also Mayweather is 11 years older. Very curios about that one.
To clarify my point, gaining 17pounds in a day means you will look good, but have a shitty stamina. Which is pretty much what happened
that is why you take Turinabol while u r cutting weight. it helps your cardio/stamina.
Nate Diaz salty af... how can he not McGregor 1 round?
i think nate contradicts himself, saying he didn't even try implies mayweather gave conor rounds in the end, winning rounds doesn't matter if it means he blows his load and gasses out in the later rounds to get picked apart by mayweather which i thought would happen based off of past conor fights mayweather had a perfect plan
i honestly saw conor getting outclassed, would be more convinced with conor if he could've gotten a knockdown on mayweather in the first 4, THEN ufc would've been able to say something positive, not this "conor lasted 10 rounds and got a shit ton of significant strikes compared to canelo and pacman" especially when mayweather was going forward most of the time
to sum up, i think what nate means by saying that he gave no rounds to conor is that mayweather didn't try and so conor didn't deserve to win those rounds in his eyes, and 2 of the 3 judges agree lol two judges scored it 8 to 1 mayweather
don't missed punches count against you in boxing? only way that makes sense.
I think Mayweather did it perfectly, but I can't believe McGregor did not expect this to happen...he should have known he was tiring himself out. Didn't he do 12 round practice matches? Or if his plan was to end it earlier, he should have gone in way, way harder in those early rounds, right?
Boxing is more strategic (or boring) than what most casuals like. You can let the opponent tire himself out, even turn your back towards him, because the ref will separate you anyway, and win on stamina in the end.
maybe the McG camp could not account for the extra adrenaline dump that occurs during a totally new experience. that takes a lot out of you.its impossible to plan for the amount that takes out of you. Also, Paulie stated he felt it was easy to feint and fake McG into doing a lot more work than he needed to do.
for Mayweather, it was just another day at the office.
McG got thoroughly outclassed in the final 5 rounds. It was still more competitive than i thought it would be.
On August 28 2017 13:29 aseq wrote: I think Mayweather did it perfectly, but I can't believe McGregor did not expect this to happen...he should have known he was tiring himself out.Boxing is more strategic (or boring) than what most casuals like. You can let the opponent tire himself out, even turn your back towards him, because the ref will separate you anyway, and win on stamina in the end.
Im pretty sure he knew that, but he also knew he doesn't stand a chance in later rounds. Mayweather has been boxing for 30 years, longer than McG has been living lol. I think both of them knew what are their strengths and weaknesses are, the shit talking and taunting McG did was an attempt to anger Mayweather into fighting more aggressively because that's the only way McG stands a chance, but Mayweather didn't give in and remained calm.
This was really dumb... McGregor tiring himself out early, Mayweather playing defensively to tire him out, Mayweather winning in 10 rounds without even a knockout happening, McGregor not understanding how Mayweather fights, Mayweather knowing he's going to win in the end no matter what, etc. etc. It was just not worth watching...
On August 29 2017 09:41 Seeker wrote: McGregor tiring himself out early
body shots will knock the cardio out of any one. in the UFC fighters get teh cardio kicked out of them in minutes. 1 well placed kick from Alistair Overeem and its bye-bye cardio.
On August 29 2017 09:41 Seeker wrote: Mayweather playing defensively to tire him out
the body shots contributed as much or more to McG's lack of cardio. i'd say it was 70/30.. Bodyshots//OverPunching. zero footage existed of McG boxing, therefore, Mayweather had to see how McG moves and punches and fights to determine how to deal with him.
On August 29 2017 09:41 Seeker wrote: McGregor not understanding how Mayweather fights
Mayweather has 5 fighting styles fully fleshed out. Mayweather is a walking boxing encyclopedia. This makes it pretty understandable that Mayweather could confuse McG.
On August 29 2017 09:41 Seeker wrote: It was just not worth watching...
What was interesting is that Mayweather found the same weakness in McG's close-pocket/clinch game that Nat Diaz found. Mayweather has a high fight IQ combined with 394875938456 hours of experience. and he found McG's biggest weakness pretty quickly.
All in all.. a fascinating night of boxing... i was pleasantly surprised.
new estimates are in about how many watched this fight via pirated streams. 100 million. 7,000 pirated streams with an average of 14,000 watching per stream.
On September 10 2017 01:14 MassHysteria wrote: So how many of you people saying this wasn't worth watching are going to watch an actual good fight tonight in Canelo vs GGG??