Mayweather v McGregor

[deadpan]

I find it most repellant that this ridiculous spectacle will take him to 50-0 and some spurious notion that this improved stat proves something.

[darkstar81]

I think Mcgregor will just edge a close decision

[gilgamesh]

I find it most repellant that this ridiculous spectacle will take him to 50-0 and some spurious notion that this improved stat proves something.

The 50th win won't prove anything. It'll make his record look prettier on paper by 1 more fight. He's already proven a lot. This one is about money.

[Taansend]

Floyd should win but I am supporting Conor because he is my fellow country man.

I'm mixed, mate.

I want McGregor to win but that's a horrible black eye for boxing if he does.

How about this..... McGregor beats Mayweather then Frampton (or Khan or anyone) beats McGregor.

[BitPlayer]

The fight we all want to see, Floyd Mayweathe Vs Giant Meteor.

[Taansend]

The fight we all want to see, Floyd Mayweathe Vs Giant Meteor.

[Ricky_]

The fight we all want to see, Floyd Mayweathe Vs Giant Meteor.

118-114 Floyd.

Dave Moretti has already filled his card.

[CaptainSpacerod]

Says on the BBC website that each boxer could make $100m.

That's truly a sad indictment on the gullibility of sports fans.

[deadpan]

Surely the woman beater gets at least 70%?

[chrisnew86]

I'm a huge MMA fan, Conor has spent most of his career cutting insane amounts of weight to have a HUGE height & weight advantage over his opponents.

Then he fought Nate Diaz, a similar sized fighter who in the first fight was hurting Conor standing up & forced McGregor to turn into a grappler which backfired & he got tapped. Then in the close rematch he again had moments where he was being outboxed & many feel the close decision could have gone either way.

Nate Diaz is a decent boxer for MMA, but that doesn't make him a decent boxer for boxing & if he can do that to Conor I don't even want to think what Floyd will do to him. McGregeor can hope either he catches some insane punch because he does have power but we are talking about getting lucky on one of the best defensive boxers or beyond that he lasts the 12 rounds & can claim it as a moral victory for himself & MMA, but realistically neither of these are happening.

He has power in MMA with those little mitts on, is that power going to carry with a boxing glove on?

He will be getting smashed on the chin with a 10oz Grant at will by Floyd

[Ricky_]

Says on the BBC website that each boxer could make $100m.

That's truly a sad indictment on the gullibility of sports fans.

Each boxer? There's more than 1?

[Stuarty]

I'm surprised this is even being allowed to go ahead as an official boxing match. It's an absolute joke. I hope McGregor forgets he's in a 'boxing match' and just chokes the fukk out Floyd! I'd put this 'fight' on the same level as when Floyd fought the Big Show

[manchester-mexican]

Will be a circus, won't be wasting my money on it, hope they ko each other.

[Fearful_Freddie]

There will be ridiculous hype but this is incredibly one-sided. McGregor has virtually no chance at all.

[TheLeprechaun]

Put McGregor in against canelo or Pacquiao and he wouldn't make it past the third round

[ALI]

I cant believe the number of boxing fans on this forum who have voted for anything other than Mayweather by KO, quite astounding really the number of actual boxing fans who can forsee some other sort of result. I get it when its Joe Bloggs in the office who knows who Mike Tyson was and nothing more about the sport, but Boxrec forum users, so far about 35% of voters on this thread, actually think it may go the distance, with some evening tippping McCregor?????

[TheGman]

This just makes a mockery of the sport i love,how can the commission sanction this fight is beyond me,a guy who has never laced a pair of boxing gloves up professionally stepping into the ring with a top 10 greatest of all time. I will not be buying this farce and i expect virtually every boxing fan will do the same.

[TheGman]

Floyd picked a gimme for his 49th fight now he wants another gimme? His previous fights i wont faukt him for but his last two are an absolute joke berto and now mcgregor. Floyd is a circus show, why didnt he just fight charlie Z for smackin his dad

[MightyWarrior]

Doesn't bother me, just a minor sideshow for the general public, plus I also consider Mayweather retired really, as this doesn't count as a fight ...Muhammad Ali did the same thing in the 70s taking on some Japanese superstar wrestler.

[TheGman]

Doesn't bother me, just a minor sideshow for the general public, plus I also consider Mayweather retired really, as this doesn't count as a fight ...Muhammad Ali did the same thing in the 70s taking on some Japanese superstar wrestler.

But its sanctioned so it is a fight warrior,Ali's wasnt on his record as an actual contest

[MightyWarrior]

Oh right well I suppose that doesn't surprise me, just another miss match that will soon be forgotten. I guess a similar scenario was Floyd Patterson defending his world title against a boxer making his pro debut. Even though he won the Olympics, it was a pretty ridiculous mis match, but the general public likely thought it a super fight.

[TheGman]

Oh right well I suppose that doesn't surprise me, just another miss match that will soon be forgotten. I guess a similar scenario was Floyd Patterson defending his world title against a boxer making his pro debut. Even though he won the Olympics, it was a pretty ridiculous mis match, but the general public likely thought it a super fight.

Think its fair to say that the press conferences will be better than the actual fight unless connor forgets its a boxing ring and gives floyd a spinning wheel kick

[dirk2686]

This just makes a mockery of the sport i love,how can the commission sanction this fight is beyond me,a guy who has never laced a pair of boxing gloves up professionally stepping into the ring with a top 10 greatest of all time. I will not be buying this farce and i expect virtually every boxing fan will do the same.

I don't get the 'makes a mockery' lines. Floyd is retired and it's a bit of an exhibition fight. It's far, far worse for mma.

[TheGman]

This just makes a mockery of the sport i love,how can the commission sanction this fight is beyond me,a guy who has never laced a pair of boxing gloves up professionally stepping into the ring with a top 10 greatest of all time. I will not be buying this farce and i expect virtually every boxing fan will do the same.

I don't get the 'makes a mockery' lines. Floyd is retired and it's a bit of an exhibition fight. It's far, far worse for mma.

Because floyd doesnt stay retired he trains his ass off everyday still,he may be retired on paper but he still has the skills to beat any active boxer in and around 140lb-154lb,its bad for boxing. Its not like he is challenging ricky hatton is it? Now ricky is a retired boxer so id get your point if this was the case but were talking about floyd mayweather,the guy is a gym rat and loves training

[dirk2686]

This just makes a mockery of the sport i love,how can the commission sanction this fight is beyond me,a guy who has never laced a pair of boxing gloves up professionally stepping into the ring with a top 10 greatest of all time. I will not be buying this farce and i expect virtually every boxing fan will do the same.

I don't get the 'makes a mockery' lines. Floyd is retired and it's a bit of an exhibition fight. It's far, far worse for mma.

Because floyd doesnt stay retired he trains his ass off everyday still,he may be retired on paper but he still has the skills to beat any active boxer in and around 140lb-154lb,its bad for boxing. Its not like he is challenging ricky hatton is it? Now ricky is a retired boxer so id get your point if this was the case but were talking about floyd mayweather,the guy is a gym rat and loves training

I have personally accepted Floyd isn't the elite fighter he was and has essentially retired. He's forty years old and no amount of gym work is going to change that. Could he beat top level opponents today? Almost certainly. But he's simply not what he was.

I don't think this fight is a meaningful contest; my contribution to this debate is purely to temper the comments surrounding the supposed negative impact it has on the sport of boxing. It's genuinely far worse for mma; the poster boy of a whole sport is turning his back on said sport, because switching fighting codes so to speak earns him a lot more cash.