mcgregor vs mayweather

[afterburn 549]

I do not particularly care for Mcgregor and I could even care less about Floyd.
I quit watching boxing years ago when it became filled with idiots that could barely chew gum and walk.
MMA is a lot more challenging!
In fact every MMA person I have ever seen interviewed seems to have a command of the language they were raised in!
Many have become commentators for MMA.
By boxing standards compared to MMA , boxing looks like a couple alter boys having an argument.
However, I could care less about Conner .
In fact, i would ordinarily choose whomever Coner is fighting to win.
But this time I have to chose the Conner Mcgregor.
Why?
Because I would like to see the MMA trounce the idiots that box.
So even with most of Coner"s weapons taken away, I hope he destroys Mayweather.
Most boxers can hardly speak in any language and carry on like Tyson.
I notice the big bad boxer Mayweather never attempted to take on the MMA by its rules.
Go MMA
Show everyone thet boxing is over and no contest!

[Don Ro]

Is this going to take place or you just blowin' smoke?

[freeform911]

Does anyone really care about this "fight"? They both come across as d bags!

[afterburn 549]

IDC about either of them.
It's just that conner represents the MMA, and I wish the MMA to beat the crap out of the boxer.
Send the boxers home to learn to really know how to fight!

[Jims5543]

I have always had a soft spot for the Irish, be it from my Dropkick Murphys fascination to my love for all Irish Whiskey.

Knowing Conors background, being from the poor and fighting his way to stardom. As much as he is a crap talker (Cassius Clay anyone?) he can back it up pretty good.

I for one hope he beats the snot out of that "man" that likes to beat woman up.

Mayweather is overdue for a good beating.

Plus who cannot love this pinstripe suit Connor wore to the presser the other night.

[Jeff Higgins]

As much as I despise Mayweather, under strict boxing rules, no MMA fighter has a chance in the ring. It will be an absolute route, if Mayweather so chooses.

[WPOZZZ]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

As much as I despise Mayweather, under strict boxing rules, no MMA fighter has a chance in the ring. It will be an absolute route, if Mayweather so chooses.

Yeah, that was a chicken kukai move by Mayweather.

In case anyone wonders about Jim's pinstripe comment.

[afterburn 549]

I have heard others say that, but my logic says the MMA guy now has just two weapons to concentrate /use.
Down from at least 6.
I would think this would allow more concentration.
Next boxing rounds are 3 min.instead of 5min
McGregor should not break a sweat.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by afterburn 549

IDC about either of them.
It's just that conner represents the MMA, and I wish the MMA to beat the crap out of the boxer.
Send the boxers home to learn to really know how to fight!

Yeah, but can the MMA guys manage with out kicking, grappling, ground and pound and arm bars? Boxing and MMA are two very different forms of fighting. Asking Mayweather to perform in an MMA fight is silly. He'd take years to learn all of the techniques that are used in MMA. In a fight between 2 guys at the top of their game in each one, I think the guy that in his chosen field is going to have a clear advantage.
This feels like asking a metal fabricator and a carpenter to build a dresser from scratch. Both guys may use some of the same hand tools, but the guy that's in his realm is going to have a clear advantage. This seems like the kind of thing where the MMA guy could get badly embarrassed or disqualified for not being able to give up his full bag of tricks when the going gets tough. I assume that for these guys it's more about a huge payday because of the hype and spectacle.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by afterburn 549

I have heard others say that, but my logic says the MMA guy now has just two weapons to concentrate /use.
Down from at least 6.
I would think this would allow more concentration.
Next boxing rounds are 3 min.instead of 5min
McGregor should not break a sweat.

Meh, totally different game. He's used to having a whole toolbox full of tools, head, hands, forearms, elbows, knees, feet, throws, punches, grappling, etc.... Now you've taken all of the tools out of his toolbox and left him with a hammer and a screwdriver and asked him to rebuild an engine. Mayweather has been building engines with a screwdriver and a hammer for years.

If they us MMA gloves, that may make a difference.

[Jeff Higgins]

Mayweather is done fighting serious boxers - he proved that much in his last fight. He is now looking for a "fight" that is anything but. He's found a loudmouth MMA patsy who has convinced himself he can "box". He's lobbying to go with virtually unpadded MMA gloves, supposedly in a nod to his opponent's background. Yet the grappling that those gloves allow, the only reason for their severely compromised design as a boxing glove, will not be allowed. So Mayweather gets to box an unskilled (in boxing) opponent with a glove that would be illegal for boxing otherwise, due to fighter safety concerns. So unless they are looking for a WWF type show, if Mayweather comes in in shape and serious about it, McGregor stands a very real chance of getting pretty seriously hurt.

I know it's really no comparison, but as a kid and young man I did a fair bit of boxing in Golden Gloves and other local programs. We would see kids get in the ring with their various black belts in disciplines we couldn't even pronounce. Some sounded impressive enough and all of that, but when made to box, under boxing rules, we absolutely kicked their asses every single time. All of their go-to moves were illegal, and impossible anyway with boxing gloves.

We used to laugh at the irony of the old "kickboxing" matches. The organizations had to institute rules for how many kicks had to be thrown every round, because plain old boxing was so much more effective. Grappling and wrestling were forbidden, so between kicking and boxing, boxing was far more effective.

Take away the ground game, use the gloves that enable it, and the boxer is going to hurt the other guy. The ground game is the backbone of MMA. Make them box a boxer and it ain't gonna end well...

[tevake]

They both seem more show men, than fighters. But their records say otherwise.
I'm surprised that Connor agreed to do a boxing fight.

Would have expected them to include some level of MMA technics in the mix to make it a stretch for both of them.

Cheers Richard

[Don Ro]

[QUOTE=Jeff Higgins;9660256]As much as I despise Mayweather, under strict boxing rules, no MMA fighter has a chance in the ring. It will be an absolute route, if Mayweather so chooses.[/QUOTE

Hmm...I'm not so sure about that. We'll see.

[speeder]

Higgins is correct. I like CM and he's a good puncher but plenty of knowledgeable people have doubts whether he'll even be able to land a punch on Mayweather.

Mayweather is a jerk and I don't like him but he's an extremely skilled boxer and he has frustrated much more proficient fighters than McGregor. I've never seen an MMA fighter who was even a passable boxer and I've watched a lot of those matches. I'm embarrassed for them when they try to box.

A top level pro boxer hits so hard and so accurately w such unbelievable coordination combined with being able to take the best shots from their actual contemporaries. CM doesn't stand a chance. Imagine Mike Tyson or Foreman or Hearns or Hagler or any of them in their prime in a boxing ring w the 23 thousandth rank fighter in the world. The knockout would happen in seconds.

[Jims5543]

Conor was a boxer that entered into MMA. This will not be his first boxing match.

[T77911S]

connor is just arrogant, cocky, and confident.

you cant blame the guy for that. I think it comes with the profession which is what I have to keep telling myself. besides, who is going to tell him he sucks, not me.

I think you would have to see him outside of the "spotlight".

my money is on connor, not that I like him, the guy is just incredible, unfortunately.

its kind of like Justin B, no one likes him because he is such a Dbag. he was not like that before he was famous and everyone was kissing his a$$.

[RKDinOKC]

First off not at all into Boxing or MMA.

First observation.
A boxer sounding like they have brain damage. Isn't that a hazzard of boxing.

Second observation.
If Conner is such a good boxer, then why go to MMA.

[BK911]

[Rodsrsr]

Mayweather is no Tyson. He's a boring a points fighter who runs around the ring half the time and really doesnt have huge knockout power. He's also 40 years old, so guaranteed he's slowed down. CM is only 28 and in his prime, plus he's a physically bigger, stronger man, and he will me more aggressive. He's also going into the fight knowing that without a doubt he could utterly destroy Mayweather at will if it were an actual fight. In other words he has zero fear. Im actually leaning on CM.

[stuttgart46]

I'm not much of a gambler but if I'm looking at the odds correctly it seems like the only way to make any money on this fight would be to throw a couple of bucks on Conner?
IMHO, for Conner to win he has to knock Floyd down within the first 3 rounds.