IBO President says Mayweather v McGregor not a boxing event, more like Ali v Inoki

[Ossyrules]

WRONG!! ... It's a Boxing event.. Why wouldn't it be? ... McGregor obtained a boxing license and has signed a negotiated contract to fight Mayweather. At least 10% of MMA has to do with boxing skills. Top MMA guys can box a little bit.

The gloves are so much smaller, but that just means you can't hide behind your gloves. Also in MMA the danger of getting thumbed or fingered in the eye is 10 X greater. You have to be extremely wary and get a good opening before you throw. You're used to missiles coming at you in the form of fists, elbows, forearms, back fists, hammer blows, holding and hitting techniques, knees, shins, feet, and heels. That’s 10 X the strikes you have to worry about than in Boxing. Conor’s fists make Floyd’s look like dinky winks. The sooner they get it on the better I’ll like it – but it won’t happen.

The only thing missing in this "Snake River Canyon Motorcycle Jump" is Floyd Mayweather's signature... I doubt that Floyd will sign the contract...

Floyd is going to bitch and complain and cry about the money or find some way to wimp out of the fight as usual... Conor might get in a lucky straight left – that’s a punch the Irishman can throw – and Floyd isn't down with that... Floyd starts sweating BB's whenever he appears with McGregor.. Floyd should box this guy as easy as he did Andre Berto and win a decision – but there's that straight left to look out for.. Floyd is not going to fight anybody he doesn't feel comfortable he can beat without problems.

It's true some MMA guys have a stand up game, like Conor

You hugely over estimate that stand up game in comparison to a world class boxers skill set. The speed, feints, variation, ring craft.

A top class boxers skill set is on a completely different level.

Enjoy the "fight"

[jujigatame]

MMA striking is very difference due to kicking, knees and elbows, clinchwork, takedown defense. They're different sports, and if this fight happens, it will show.

[asdfjkl]

McGregor or whatever his name is can just as good do a swimming match against Michael Phelps, or a chessmatch against Carl Magnussen, or a ice skating match against Sven Kramer, or the 100 meter against Usain Bolt.

[Kalan]

McGregor wouldn't have a chance in those sports because those athletes are so superior... Forget the chess match... Nobody wants to see that.

But Floyd Mayweather isn't a superior athlete... He's a 40 year old man who hasn't fought in a couple years.. He can be walked down and taken out... One shot will do the trick.. Floyd has yet to sign for a reason.. The reason is he's chicken sh!t.

If he signs fine... I'll take that back -- but I doubt he will... He's scared.

[Freedom]

Ali cheated, Inoki won that fight.

[ClivePatrickLyons]

The IBO should try and make their Champion's fight the mandatory [number 1 contender] especially those Champion's using the IBO belt with either the WBC/WBA/WBO/IBF Belt's so they can be called Unified World Champion's instead of voicing their opinion on some other scam that TBE happens to be involved in yet again

[Kalan]

Ali cheated, Inoki won that fight.

Ali didn't cheat... He didn't throw any punches... It was an endless spectacle of Ali taking kicks to his legs... If you're going to allow kicks to the legs you have to score them... Inoki wins 137-2 if you scored it like amateur boxing and scored all the hits.

[Kalan]

WRONG!! ... It's a Boxing event.. Why wouldn't it be? ... McGregor obtained a boxing license and has signed a negotiated contract to fight Mayweather. At least 10% of MMA has to do with boxing skills. Top MMA guys can box a little bit.

The gloves are so much smaller, but that just means you can't hide behind your gloves. Also in MMA the danger of getting thumbed or fingered in the eye is 10 X greater. You have to be extremely wary and get a good opening before you throw. You're used to missiles coming at you in the form of fists, elbows, forearms, back fists, hammer blows, holding and hitting techniques, knees, shins, feet, and heels. That’s 10 X the strikes you have to worry about than in Boxing. Conor’s fists make Floyd’s look like dinky winks. The sooner they get it on the better I’ll like it – but it won’t happen.

The only thing missing in this "Snake River Canyon Motorcycle Jump" is Floyd Mayweather's signature... I doubt that Floyd will sign the contract...

Floyd is going to bitch and complain and cry about the money or find some way to wimp out of the fight as usual... Conor might get in a lucky straight left – that’s a punch the Irishman can throw – and Floyd isn't down with that... Floyd starts sweating BB's whenever he appears with McGregor.. Floyd should box this guy as easy as he did Andre Berto and win a decision – but there's that straight left to look out for.. Floyd is not going to fight anybody he doesn't feel comfortable he can beat without problems.

It's true some MMA guys have a stand up game, like Conor

You hugely over estimate that stand up game in comparison to a world class boxers skill set. The speed, feints, variation, ring craft.

A top class boxers skill set is on a completely different level.

Enjoy the "fight"

Mayweather should win if he signs for the fight... But it's a big risk so I'll be surprised if he signs the contract... McGregor is very strong and can break clinches... Mayweather has to keep out of exchanges.. McGregor has a tough southpaw style to deal with.. He's taller and bigger and very fast.. He could possibly jump on Floyd, get southpaw combinations rolling and get Floyd out with his great left.. He'd be the toast of the World -- The Man who Shot Liberty Valance...

Everybody is saying "Where is Floyd??? ... Why is he not signing for this super easy, big money fight???"

[AngryGoon38]

Conor had an amatuer carear in boxing before he transitioned to MMA. People always seem to forget about this fact.
I'm sure that he is very thoroughly re-acclimated to his original all out boxing/boxers style of fighting by now.
Yeah,i can easily see Conor being the aggressor and Floyd sticking with a counter-punchers approach. Conor will be the initiater of
offensive pressure and Floyd will be staying very defensive,especially the first few rounds,then he'll be constantly looking for counter punching opportunities. I just dont see Floyd straight-up trading with Conor at all. Way too much risk. Floyd will use all his special defensive tricks and there will be alot of booing from the crowd because unfortunately,Floyd will absolutely employ all his special tactics and strategies and this will not be a very crowd pleasing match when all is said and done.

[Kalan]

Floyd has nothing to say about this fight being a stink-fest... Because it will be Conor forcing the action and forcing the pace... The conditioning required of a top MMA fighter is unreal... If the fight happens McGregor will be in the condition of his life.. Plus Conor has won at the 170-pound weight.. He's won at the 145-pound weight.. He's flexible, courageous, and can come up with imaginative strategies.. He's a great head and a real fighter.. Floyd is a phony.

[KiwiRider]

I'm going to make a special belt for this great event.
I have a glue gun, some macaroni and a nice strip of pleather