shadow_shogun
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Does McGregor expect to win like this? 😂
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Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor fight finalized for Aug. 26 - It's on!
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Toooo good
CassidyIzABeast
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real screams
TunaMarshmallow
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As a long-time fan and admirer of MMA, the most painful part of all this is the MMA media caving to the hype and entertaining the idea that Conor has a chance. It's deeply embarrassing, and it's a reminder that most MMA media members are still just shrieking Just Bleed fans with laminated badges. It's also a reminder, I guess, that these people would do almost anything to get/stay in the UFC's good graces. (No-selling the Conor fight would be a quick trip to the blacklist.)
There's lots of fun and relevant stuff to discuss (e.g., the spectacle itself, the social aspects of the lead-up and contest, what this says about MMA's continued emergence, the possible implications for the Ali Act's application to Conor, etc.). But it just kills me to see the MMA talking heads discussing Conor's fucking routes to victory.
There's lots of fun and relevant stuff to discuss (e.g., the spectacle itself, the social aspects of the lead-up and contest, what this says about MMA's continued emergence, the possible implications for the Ali Act's application to Conor, etc.). But it just kills me to see the MMA talking heads discussing Conor's fucking routes to victory.
Ninja Scooter
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Homie using Punch-Out!! tactics like he's waiting for that star punch
BLOODED_hands
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Bwahahahahahahaha! That's too damn funny.
The Rain King
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Couple of videos of Mayweather sparring partners, Maurice Lee and Daquan Mays. Some good stuff.
Uncle Dana set the tone with what happened to Ariel. Who would've thought that a guy of his clout could be subject to such intimidation tactics, and losing access?
Dana chose him for a reason, because it'll trickle down to the lesser men and women.
It's a mob move, make an example of one of the top guys, so they know that no one is safe.
Agent Icebeezy
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To give you some more videos.
Robert Guerrero saying how when you see Floyd on film, you think one thing, but it's different when you are in the ring with him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqzVQ6BT_hU
Nate Jones, a trainer with Floyd and fellow boxing Olympian himself said Floyd is going to make it hot in there early.
https://youtu.be/yQ6CudkRgwo
He's going to check Conor early like he did Pacquiao to let him know that it's not a game.
He sat on his punch early and let Manny know that if he wants to come into the kitchen, prepare to catch some heat.
I know people say that McGregor has to do it in the first few rounds but I think he will be truly surprised when Floyd takes the fight to him. He rarely shoulder rolls lefties, he fights in the high guard like this.
This is the first round to the Pacquiao fight, mostly high guard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gyYPtVkyDo
So he will largely nullify Conor's left while using his own left and if Conor lazily throws out the left, Floyd will counter over it with a right or pull counter like this.
Conor and his people and many others seem to think that Floyd is too small. Floyd has fought and sparred bigger people his entire life. Not to mention, he lacks the one thing that would control Floyd in this fight, an authoritative jab. Anything less than a godly jab and you don't get to compete against Floyd.
Oscar, Castillo, Cotto, Maidana. What do they have in common in the ring? They have great jabs.
Even then, in the six fights, Floyd's hand was raised victoriously in all of them. Paul Williams would have been a tough fighter for him, huge volume puncher with way longer reach at 79 inches
It's weird, when Floyd was training under his uncle Roger, who was a more offensive fight, Floyd never really took off early on opponents. After he got back with his dad, all the logic about Floyd starting slow went out the window.
Round 1 of the Berto fight, Floyd saw fit to jump in with a few leaping lefts, going towards Berto's dominant hand and in essence, giving no fucks about what Andre was capable of doing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqC6et5B7ck
As a result, it becomes a thinking man's game in the ring with Floyd and when you do that, you lose. Look at any boxer that has ever sparred or fought Floyd, they will always speak about his ring IQ
As I said previously, is Father Time on his doorstep? That was the only real question in this fight. If a boxer like Bernard Hopkins can dominate deep into his 40s, then a boxer like Floyd who has ALWAYS taken care of himself physically, can dominate at the age of 40. Remember, Jordan, once in a blue moon, was capable of putting up 50 in a Wizards jersey so don't be surprised to see the 'old' man from Grand Rapids, still flying around the ring gracefully in less than two weeks, cruising to victory.
StreetDisciple
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To give you some more videos.
Robert Guerrero saying how when you see Floyd on film, you think one thing, but it's different when you are in the ring with him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqzVQ6BT_hU
Nate Jones, a trainer with Floyd and fellow boxing Olympian himself said Floyd is going to make it hot in there early.
https://youtu.be/yQ6CudkRgwo
He's going to check Conor early like he did Pacquiao to let him know that it's not a game.
He sat on his punch early and let Manny know that if he wants to come into the kitchen, prepare to catch some heat.
I know people say that McGregor has to do it in the first few rounds but I think he will be truly surprised when Floyd takes the fight to him. He rarely shoulder rolls lefties, he fights in the high guard like this.
This is the first round to the Pacquiao fight, mostly high guard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gyYPtVkyDo
So he will largely nullify Conor's left while using his own left and if Conor lazily throws out the left, Floyd will counter over it with a right or pull counter like this.
Conor and his people and many others seem to think that Floyd is too small. Floyd has fought and sparred bigger people his entire life. Not to mention, he lacks the one thing that would control Floyd in this fight, an authoritative jab. Anything less than a godly jab and you don't get to compete against Floyd.
Oscar, Castillo, Cotto, Maidana. What do they have in common in the ring? They have great jabs.
Even then, in the six fights, Floyd's hand was raised victoriously in all of them. Paul Williams would have been a tough fighter for him, huge volume puncher with way longer reach at 79 inches
It's weird, when Floyd was training under his uncle Roger, who was a more offensive fight, Floyd never really took off early on opponents. After he got back with his dad, all the logic about Floyd starting slow went out the window.
Round 1 of the Berto fight, Floyd saw fit to jump in with a few leaping lefts, going towards Berto's dominant hand and in essence, giving no fucks about what Andre was capable of doing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqC6et5B7ck
As a result, it becomes a thinking man's game in the ring with Floyd and when you do that, you lose. Look at any boxer that has ever sparred or fought Floyd, they will always speak about his ring IQ
As I said previously, is Father Time on his doorstep? That was the only real question in this fight. If a boxer like Bernard Hopkins can dominate deep into his 40s, then a boxer like Floyd who has ALWAYS taken care of himself physically, can dominate at the age of 40. Remember, Jordan, once in a blue moon, was capable of putting up 50 in a Wizards jersey so don't be surprised to see the 'old' man from Grand Rapids, still flying around the ring gracefully in less than two weeks, cruising to victory.
Great post! Everything you said here is on point with facts!
A+ content.To give you some more videos.
Robert Guerrero saying how when you see Floyd on film, you think one thing, but it's different when you are in the ring with him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqzVQ6BT_hU
Nate Jones, a trainer with Floyd and fellow boxing Olympian himself said Floyd is going to make it hot in there early.
https://youtu.be/yQ6CudkRgwo
He's going to check Conor early like he did Pacquiao to let him know that it's not a game.
He sat on his punch early and let Manny know that if he wants to come into the kitchen, prepare to catch some heat.
I know people say that McGregor has to do it in the first few rounds but I think he will be truly surprised when Floyd takes the fight to him. He rarely shoulder rolls lefties, he fights in the high guard like this.
This is the first round to the Pacquiao fight, mostly high guard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gyYPtVkyDo
So he will largely nullify Conor's left while using his own left and if Conor lazily throws out the left, Floyd will counter over it with a right or pull counter like this.
Conor and his people and many others seem to think that Floyd is too small. Floyd has fought and sparred bigger people his entire life. Not to mention, he lacks the one thing that would control Floyd in this fight, an authoritative jab. Anything less than a godly jab and you don't get to compete against Floyd.
Oscar, Castillo, Cotto, Maidana. What do they have in common in the ring? They have great jabs.
Even then, in the six fights, Floyd's hand was raised victoriously in all of them. Paul Williams would have been a tough fighter for him, huge volume puncher with way longer reach at 79 inches
It's weird, when Floyd was training under his uncle Roger, who was a more offensive fight, Floyd never really took off early on opponents. After he got back with his dad, all the logic about Floyd starting slow went out the window.
Round 1 of the Berto fight, Floyd saw fit to jump in with a few leaping lefts, going towards Berto's dominant hand and in essence, giving no fucks about what Andre was capable of doing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqC6et5B7ck
As a result, it becomes a thinking man's game in the ring with Floyd and when you do that, you lose. Look at any boxer that has ever sparred or fought Floyd, they will always speak about his ring IQ
As I said previously, is Father Time on his doorstep? That was the only real question in this fight. If a boxer like Bernard Hopkins can dominate deep into his 40s, then a boxer like Floyd who has ALWAYS taken care of himself physically, can dominate at the age of 40. Remember, Jordan, once in a blue moon, was capable of putting up 50 in a Wizards jersey so don't be surprised to see the 'old' man from Grand Rapids, still flying around the ring gracefully in less than two weeks, cruising to victory.
I don't think Conor will win this fight. I am rooting for him and I really hope he can catch him early. Those three images above don't account for reach. I don't know what the difference is but Conor uses his reach well and his awkward movement makes it even more so.
I don't think you will see Conor open and in range like Pacquiao is, I guess it depends how heavy Mayweathers shots are. If Conor thinks he can take them he might gamble but he is a pretty smart fighter. He is going to try hit from range, I think all this talk of him roughing Mayweather up inside is smoke.
I just checked and Conor has a 6cm reach advantage over Mayweather. Its interesting that Nate had that much reach over Conor but in the fight Conor landed from range. Not that Nate has anywhere near the defence of Mayweather.
I don't think you will see Conor open and in range like Pacquiao is, I guess it depends how heavy Mayweathers shots are. If Conor thinks he can take them he might gamble but he is a pretty smart fighter. He is going to try hit from range, I think all this talk of him roughing Mayweather up inside is smoke.
I just checked and Conor has a 6cm reach advantage over Mayweather. Its interesting that Nate had that much reach over Conor but in the fight Conor landed from range. Not that Nate has anywhere near the defence of Mayweather.
Someone from my site did a nice write-up about the status of ticket sales.
Mayweather vs McGregor: The Tickets Are Priced To Perfection
https://sundaypuncher.com/mayweather-vs-mcgregor-the-tickets-are-priced-to-perfection-6db25373e87d
Mayweather vs McGregor: The Tickets Are Priced To Perfection
https://sundaypuncher.com/mayweather-vs-mcgregor-the-tickets-are-priced-to-perfection-6db25373e87d
dem
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I think most people are simply praying McGregor brings something to the fight.
.. but lets be real.. Conor has never seen anything like Mayweather. Floyds a ghost. If you think Conor can win.. stop now.. go watch a a Mayweather fight or 2. Its a nice dream but it ain't gonna happen. Conor is going to get frustrated as fuck in this fight... start getting peppered.. and eventually get taken out. Freaking Nate Diaz boxed the shit out of Conor once he got tired. I love a McGregor fight.. but this kid is Dana White's magnum opus as a promoter.
I really hope its an interesting fight.. i love the freak show.. i love a spectacle. The betting odds right now are absurd.
.. but lets be real.. Conor has never seen anything like Mayweather. Floyds a ghost. If you think Conor can win.. stop now.. go watch a a Mayweather fight or 2. Its a nice dream but it ain't gonna happen. Conor is going to get frustrated as fuck in this fight... start getting peppered.. and eventually get taken out. Freaking Nate Diaz boxed the shit out of Conor once he got tired. I love a McGregor fight.. but this kid is Dana White's magnum opus as a promoter.
I really hope its an interesting fight.. i love the freak show.. i love a spectacle. The betting odds right now are absurd.
Agent Icebeezy
Welcome beautful toddler, Madison Elizabeth, to the horde!
Shane Mosley, the guy from my third gif, shares the same length reach advantage that Conor does over Floyd.
Final punch stats from that fight
People going on and on about unconventional technique from Conor, but he also has to worry about from Floyd. Virtually everything that he does is textbook to the nth degree, with the exception of his lead right hand.That shit just flies out. He doesn't have a tell on the punch. He uses it like a sniper like jab. He doesn't use sit on it and throw it at his hardest but after a while, people usually stop coming forward because it hurts enough.
Another angle
One of his most textbook punches is the jab to the midsection to get your hands down after a while and to use it as a range finder. He will go downstairs on Conor early.
After a while, the mental drain gets to you and Floyd throws out filler shots to set you up.
After a while, you see this from the opponent.
And defenseless against this
I'm honestly just having fun revisiting Floyd and his highlights.
Like at one point in time, Floyd's plus/minus percentage = times hitting an opponent versus how many times he's been hit was at +30. Number 2 at the time was Andre Ward at +15.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...st-of-all-time-according-to-compubox-at-least.
Can the impossible happen? I guess you have to at least be open to the idea of it but I've tried, I've literally tried to at least muster up something and I keep coming back to this simple fact.
Floyd's seen lefties, he's seen 'unorthodox', he's seen brawlers, he's seen speed, he's seen counter-punchers, he's seen fighters with longer reach. All that and from boxers that does it better than Conor and more often than not, he's dispatched them rather easily. Why? Largely because they are incapable of stopping what he is doing in the ring, which brings me back to my original premise for this fight. Floyd is going to do whatever he wants to do on his way to a massacre. I don't see how it won't be.
paolo11
Member
Shane Mosley, the guy from my third gif, shares the same length reach advantage that Conor does over Floyd.
Final punch stats from that fight
People going on and on about unconventional technique from Conor, but he also has to worry about from Floyd. Virtually everything that he does is textbook to the nth degree, with the exception of his lead right hand.That shit just flies out. He doesn't have a tell on the punch. He uses it like a sniper like jab. He doesn't use sit on it and throw it at his hardest but after a while, people usually stop coming forward because it hurts enough.
Another angle
One of his most textbook punches is the jab to the midsection to get your hands down after a while and to use it as a range finder. He will go downstairs on Conor early.
After a while, the mental drain gets to you and Floyd throws out filler shots to set you up.
After a while, you see this from the opponent.
And defenseless against this
I'm honestly just having fun revisiting Floyd and his highlights.
Like at one point in time, Floyd's plus/minus percentage = times hitting an opponent versus how many times he's been hit was at +30. Number 2 at the time was Andre Ward at +15.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...st-of-all-time-according-to-compubox-at-least.
Can the impossible happen? I guess you have to at least be open to the idea of it but I've tried, I've literally tried to at least muster up something and I keep coming back to this simple fact.
Floyd's seen lefties, he's seen 'unorthodox', he's seen brawlers, he's seen speed, he's seen counter-punchers, he's seen fighters with longer reach. All that and from boxers that does it better than Conor and more often than not, he's dispatched them rather easily. Why? Largely because they are incapable of stopping what he is doing in the ring, which brings me back to my original premise for this fight. Floyd is going to do whatever he wants to do on his way to a massacre. I don't see how it won't be.
Nice post. I want him to do that a lot this upcoming fight plus a knockdown. Floyd is too OP. If he is in a boxing video game, he'll be banned in tourneys cuz he's too broken. That's how amazing Floyd is.
StreetDisciple
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VicDaMoan03
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Can you buy the PPV without a cable provider (stream it)?
lightskintwin
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Cap'n Cook
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Yes, a couple of weeks ago Max Kellerman said that we would hear that Mayweather would get Knockdown or KO'd durring sparring, it's an attempt to sell the fight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UCGijrgTj4
Conor will try to win or needs to win in anywhere between rounds 4-5. Not because Conor will gas out, but Floyd will have figured out Conor's weird fighting style. If the fight goes the distance, Floyd will win for sure on points.
Lots of people are saying that Conor gasses in 2 to 3 rounds, he only has a few minutes of fight in him etc. Yes, Conor got tired when fighting in both matches against Nate (though Conor fared better in the rematch), but they were fighting at 170. Conor jumped two weight classes. Conor never gassed in the featerweight or lightweight division. And not to mention that Diaz weighs quite a bit more than 170 during the fight. Nate is bigger, heavier, taller, has a longer reach and is a freaking zombie.
This boxing match is at 154. Conor will feel right at home.
MrPressStart
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Mayweather should and probably win, however I think you underestimate Mcgreggors
1) speed
2) and isn't afraid to get hit.
I don't see him falling for the pageantry.
If mayweather wins it will be on points, but Conner has a punchers chance.
1) speed
2) and isn't afraid to get hit.
I don't see him falling for the pageantry.
If mayweather wins it will be on points, but Conner has a punchers chance.
Ninja Scooter
Member
1) Provided he hasn't lost a step, Mayweather is faster
2) Most boxers aren't afraid to get hit. This isn't some special skill.
Syphon Filter
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those gifs show why Floyd is the greatest of his generation
lightskintwin
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I can't believe somebody said McGregor's speed. LOL
The disparity in athleticism between Mayweather and McGregor is vast and will be the first thing noticeable to observers as soon as you see them in the ring together.
Mark my words, you're going to constantly hear the commentators remark on how much slower McGegror looks to a 40 year old Mayweather.
You mean boxing technique, what exactly is McGregor less athletic in?
Things Mayweather is better at : boxing
Things McGregor is better at: muay thai, bjj, judo, sambo, wrestling, tkd, capoeira, literally every other martial art.
It's pretty obvious who the more well rounded athlete is, luckily for Floyd its a boxing contest.
Obliterator
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bigboss370
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this has got to be purposeful trolling lol
TheGreatMightyPoo
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You apparently haven't seen his MMA training.
FantasticMrFoxdie
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Just dropped by this thread for the first time
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Jesus, those videos and breakdowns on this page alone sound like Mayweather is going to demolish McGregor.
Should I go put some money down. lol
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Jesus, those videos and breakdowns on this page alone sound like Mayweather is going to demolish McGregor.
Should I go put some money down. lol
StreetDisciple
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Or.. or it was fake news two years ago when FM was preparing for Pacquiao that has resurfaced by a sketchy editorial for clicks?
Quickness, speed, reflexes, stamina, ect
lightskintwin
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LOL ATHLETICISM... You know things like speed, agility, stamina, strength, etc....
That's different than being skilled where there's a vast difference between the two. Maywather is more technically skilled as a boxer than McGregor is as a MMA fighter, which doesn't matter because like you pointed out this is a boxing contest where McGregor is even less skilled.
Also it's definitely obvious who the superior athlete is and it's not even close.
Polygonal_Sprite
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He ate his way up to 170lbs on short notice.
Diaz has one of the best chins in the history of combat sports combined with a freakish height & reach at lightweight and a love of cardio outside of training camps. In the rematch Conor dropped Nate three times clean and avenged his only loss in the UFC.
In terms of this fight I think Conor will win inside of five rounds by TKO. People can post all the impressive gifs from the past they want but it doesn't change the fact that Floyd is 40 years old and hasn't fought in almost two years. The pressure is also all on him. He is expected to win and he will be an embarrassment to his sport if he doesn't win in convincing fashion against a guy 0-0 in his sport.
Conor has age, height, reach, power, speed, chin and unorthodox style all on his side.
The people calling this a sure thing and an insult to boxing are about to look extremely silly because even if Floyd does win it's going to be extremely competitive.
lightskintwin
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LOL @ one of the best chins in combat history. Do you even know the over century long history of Boxing?
So what are you going to say when everybody else was right, and 40 year old Floyd makes Conor look like a fool out there and knocks him out?
Syphon Filter
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You are extremely delusional, I screenshot this post to show you when Floyd wins.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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All this talk about Floyd being 40 as if that's old.
Well, here's his old ass:
Well, here's his old ass:
lightskintwin
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It's relatively old when you're fighting younger world class athletes/fighters.
Boxers have held titles at older ages and Conor isn't a world class boxer.
Obliterator
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The main problem with age is that the thing it affects most is speed / reflexes. Really important things to Mayweathers style.
That said I still expect him to have enough left / combined with his superior skill to get him the win. That said I do expect the early rounds to be a lot more competitive than people think.
That said I still expect him to have enough left / combined with his superior skill to get him the win. That said I do expect the early rounds to be a lot more competitive than people think.
lightskintwin
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Those are exceptions and not the rule. Father time is undefeated. Conor is a world class fighter. You're right that he's not a world class boxer.