I don't believe either guy really cares about the outcome. It's the money. I predict the fight will be called on some sort of technical foul inside 7 rounds with each fighter claiming the win. FM will do what he does best - avoid the hits. CM will chase and get frustrated when his left hand hits air. No way I am paying $ to see this.

I agree that FM, and most pure boxers, would get destroyed in the MMA octagon.

Of course they would, just as they would get "destroyed" by Olympic wrestlers using wrestling rules. Different game.

MMA is a garbage sport compared to boxing. Elbows, choking, smashing someone's face in when they're down on the ground and defenseless...I'm surprised they don't allow the homies to come in and deliver some head kicks to help out. :rolleyes:

It looks either like a bar brawl/tough man competition or like two guys in Speedos butt fking up against a chain link fence. It's total garbage but sometimes entertaining. I have no curiosity as to its popularity, the average Joe thinks he could do it and relates to the fighting style but no one outside of a nut ward thinks they could get in the ring w a legit pro boxer and trade punches.

so you find this entertaining, do you speedo?
at least you no longer have to risk polluting your computer with all of that gay porn site malware.

Mayweather will be within his element, as much as I'd like to see him get hit hard and lose, it's just not going to happen.

The man is just too elusive.......................like Pacquiao said after his fight; Mayweather would not stay still.

MMA is all offense, no defense.

Boxing comprises of offense and defense, there is an art to it, as boring as that may be sometimes.

I would have to disagree. The MMA fighter is much more skilled overall than the boxer, simply because he can do more. All the Kung Fu movies and Hollywood make fighting pretty, but in reality its the non flashy things that work. Take down, control position, ground/pound or submit to finish. Ground fighting is much more complex than boxing. Your natural instincts are 100% wrong when it comes to grappling. It takes years to develop a good ground game, and the MMA guys have both. Lets see a boxer move like this... Now you try it. :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQH5CYfuRHU

My best result is each knock each other out in the first round, and everyone gets their money back and Mayweather goes to jail for tax evasion.

Just sayin

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I certainly wouldn't want to get into a ring for any kind of fight with either kind of fighter. And I do think there is and can be some skill to either, but I think the rules and limitations in boxing make it more sporting (and I really don't much care for boxing). But there can be a lot of skill involved in the other, but most of the time, it seems to be more about aggression, power and speed.

Dude!? We aren't in the PARF forum. WTF?

Not seeing a whole lot of that ^

in this. I have to wonder about how hard some of these guys hit since I've seen lots of clips of 2 guys going at each others faces trading blows like mad without any thought for not getting hit in the process. It's definitely not a sport that I want to take up. I'm far to pretty ;) :D
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Even in PARF, he's a particularly stupid monkey. He doesn't know where he is half the time. :)

MMA is rife with guys who could not make it in boxing. They lack the skill, stamina, and discipline.

Did you read that somewhere or is that just an expression of hope?
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I suspect the hype is bigger than the fight will be.

Floyd will destroy him.............

lol....I don't think Floyd has ever "destroyed" anyone. Unless you consider running around the ring scoring points "destroying".

Higgins nailed it.
I agree that under MMA rules this would be a different fight, but it's not under MMA rules. It's boxing. Floyd is one of the greatest defensive boxers of all time and can punch.

Spoken by a guy who probably never stepped foot on a mat. It takes years to develop a game in one area of expertise. The MMA fighter usually knows three. Stand up (Boxing/Muay Tai) take downs (wrestling/Judo) Ground submissions (BJJ/Sambo) Probably 10 years at least in take downs and grappling alone to be proficient on the ground at that level. Now add in the time needed to develop decent strikes and you have an MMA fighter. All fighters train hard. Only a keyboard fighter would make a comment like that.

now I know I am a no one here but I did fight pro boxing ten years. I was corner man cut man ref and trainer plus fighter. now I am old but sometimes experience prevails. My boy Floyd will destroy this mma Conner fairly quickly but I'm not going to tell you how because I hope he drives a Porsche and buys his parts from pelican
If you think a MMA can beat a boxer in a square ring with square rules. now you just not realistic . the fastest money I made was 1500 dollars in nine minutes. Thats my best. FM will make easy money on this man. MMA fighters lose because they cant use their hands. legs hit harder but my arm is half as short. I will be inside not outside like an MMA fighter you cant land a leg or knee I will break your jaw first. three broken jaws so far two left one right NONE WERE MINE
class dismissed

Floyd knows he should be able to toy with Conor...But he'll prolong it to put on a show.