LUKIE Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 3 hours ago, =BK= said: Why would anyone ever pay to watch this? It's a guy that's not a boxer in a boxing match with the number one boxer in the world today. There's only one really boring way this ends. It's not even got the Boxing vs MMA angle since it's a straight boxing match. You know how sport athletes get paid a fuckton of money while people trying to cure cancer don't? It's called the human race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Athletes get paid a fuckton of money because they make a fuckton of money for the people / organisations paying them because people enjoy watching demonstrations of elite of the elite of the elite skill sets. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted June 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Man, I wish they'd made this a hybrid contest made up of Boxing, MMA and some showmanship WWE-style stuff. I'm picturing McGregor wearing one boxing glove like that bloke in UFC 1. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colly Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 22 minutes ago, Gazz said: Athletes get paid a fuckton of money because they make a fuckton of money for the people / organisations paying them because people enjoy watching demonstrations of elite of the elite of the elite skill sets. And also Jack Colback. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 7 hours ago, Bobfoc said: It's a load of rubbish really, but people will pay to see it, and that's all that matters in a sport that's much more about business than anything else. McGregor's talking about how his punching power will see him through, but hitting people flush in a boxing match isn't a comparable proposition to that in MMA. Add to that the fact that Mayweather probably has the best defence and counter-punching ability of anyone around today, if not ever. McGregor's chin will be the telling factor in how long the fight lasts. Mayweather isn't a hard hitter when compared with other top fighters, but you'd realistically expect McGregor to be hit a lot. If he can take a large volume of small shots, he could make it through a few rounds, at least. That's unless they agree to draw things out to give the illusion of a competitive contest, which is something I wouldn't rule out in a farcical cash grab such as this. McGregor's taken shots from heavier hitters than Floyd with much smaller gloves and who had much deadlier intentions. He'll survive the twelve rounds. Honestly, I'm happy for Conor. He went from being a broke plumber who fought in a small promotion in Ireland, to the biggest or second biggest money fight in combat sports history in the space of barely four years. Dude should take it as far as he possibly can, and not look back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 I'm fairly certain McGregor will end up President of Ireland at some point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 He's no Michael D. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDK Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, Hobo said: He's no Michael D. Yes? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Stop trying to take credit for the coolness of my national grandad :@ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VerbalPuke Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Adam said: Man, I wish they'd made this a hybrid contest made up of Boxing, MMA and some showmanship WWE-style stuff. I'm picturing McGregor wearing one boxing glove like that bloke in UFC 1. Like the Brawl for All? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCO Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Fairplay to Conor. Any boxer would kill for a Mayweather payday and he's leveraged his ability to market and talk absolute shite into one. That being said, the next two months are going to be painful. Every expert MMA "fan" we have is going to be worse than ever and won't get off McGregor's dick for a second. Joe.ie and all the other "lad" sites have written 467,821 articles by now too and it'll only get worse. The end result we get is a lopsided, boring fight in which McGregor has virtually zero chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Buscher Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 McGregor wins after Mayweather gets chokeslammed by Big Show while the ref is distracted. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMarrio Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 I do think McGregor will do better then people expect but he's still definetly not winning this. Fair play to him and Mayweather though, both are gonna earn a fuck ton of money from this. And end of the day that's all that matters for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meacon Keaton Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 15 minutes ago, Busch Strowman said: McGregor wins after Mayweather gets chokeslammed by Big Show while the ref is distracted. Revenge is a dish best served cold, after all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxx Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 https://streamable.com/8wlwh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colly Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 I reckon McGregor will win. (No i don't, but i won't quote this part if he somehow pulls off the impossible) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 You could always quote that when he wins at something in the future. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Saw this on r/SquaredCircle and found it amusing: Quote Bart Gunn KOs Bradshaw and wins WWF Brawl for All on August 24, 1998 Butterbean def. Bart Gunn Genki Sudo def. Butterbean Norifumi Yamamoto def. Sudo Joe Warren def. Yamamoto Bibiano Fernandes def. Warren Hiroyuki Takaya def. Fernandes Robbie Peralta def. Takaya Akiri Corassani def. Peralta Dustin Poirier def. Corassani Conor McGregor def. Poirier Nate Diaz def. McGregor Conor McGregor def. Nate Diaz Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather on August 26, 2017 for the Linear WWF Brawl for All Championship Also, Mauro has been confirmed as lead play-by-play announcer which is fantastic for a number of reasons. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colly Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 On 06/15/2017 at 23:25, Colly said: http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/40311827 :/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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