Will you be buying the Mayweather vs McGregor PPV?

ScottDetonator · Post by **ScottDetonator** » 15 Jun 2017, 11:58

Quite a simple poll - Will you be buying the PPV?

It is sure to be PPV here in the UK.

My thoughts -

The lead up and vocal sparring will be great to watch. McGregor will be a mad man and surely have the crowd in stitches - 'You'll do effing Nuthing!', 'Smash his malteaser looking head in' etc.

However, the 'fight' will be a painful watch IMO. McGregor swinging, Floyd making him look silly for the first few rounds, then a tiring McGregor looking bewildered in the second half of the fight.

Claims after - 'Come face me at my effing game! I've been in your sport, now come into mine' garbage after the UD. A total circus and a total con job for boxing fans. It's almost a WWE event...

Can you really see yourself shelling out for this on PPV? Add in the fact it'll be a 4am fight and filled with Mayweather fighters all 1-10 to win their bouts. I won't be spending a penny on it but will enjoy the build up.

Tom Moore · Post by **Tom Moore** » 15 Jun 2017, 12:10

ScottDetonator wrote:Quite a simple poll - Will you be buying the PPV?

It is sure to be PPV here in the UK.

My thoughts -

The lead up and vocal sparring will be great to watch. McGregor will be a mad man and surely have the crowd in stitches - 'You'll do effing Nuthing!', 'Smash his malteaser looking head in' etc.

However, the 'fight' will be a painful watch IMO. McGregor swinging, Floyd making him look silly for the first few rounds, then a tiring McGregor looking bewildered in the second half of the fight.

Claims after - 'Come face me at my effing game! I've been in your sport, now come into mine' garbage after the UD. A total circus and a total con job for boxing fans. It's almost a WWE event...

Can you really see yourself shelling out for this on PPV? Add in the fact it'll be a 4am fight and filled with Mayweather fighters all 1-10 to win their bouts. I won't be spending a penny on it but will enjoy the build up.

Read everything you just said. Agree with pretty much all of it.

Still buying it. It appeals to me.

Also, for all Mayweather is probably the best boxer of my lifetime- certainly since I've been watching- I think he's a grade A spaniel sniffing tool, and if there's even a 1% chance of him getting humiliated in front of a world wide audience, then I want to be watching if it happens.

Stuarty · Post by **Stuarty** » 15 Jun 2017, 12:26

Not a fuckin chance I'm buying this gash. If it's on a channel I already have like BT, BN, normal Sky Sports then I'll record it and watch the following morning unless I'm up out my nut on drink and class A then I may watch it live.

The build up will no doubt have a few laughs but apart from that it just doesn't appeal to me in the slightest.

I wonder if Clev v Jack and Davis v TBA might be on the card? At least that will make it semi bearable. Still wouldn't force me to but it on PPV though.

BillyTKid · Post by **BillyTKid** » 15 Jun 2017, 12:38

I have sky, allegedly and buy pretty much every ppv. I'm not buying this on principle.

MachoTime · Post by **MachoTime** » 15 Jun 2017, 12:40

Ricky_ · Post by **Ricky_** » 15 Jun 2017, 12:56

Absolutely. Hopefully there's a decent British card that night, make a night of it.

lefty · Post by **lefty** » 15 Jun 2017, 14:17

I'll probably buy it out of morbid curiosity. It will be a good freakshow event.

ThereByTheGrace · Post by **ThereByTheGrace** » 15 Jun 2017, 14:18

Not a chance

Stuarty · Post by **Stuarty** » 15 Jun 2017, 14:18

Ricky_ wrote:Absolutely. Hopefully there's a decent British card that night, make a night of it.

August is usually grim over here for boxing isn't it? Kind of close season.

lefty · Post by **lefty** » 15 Jun 2017, 14:20

It definitely will be PPV by the way. Dana white was talking about it smashing the UK PPV record.

ewenhay · Post by **ewenhay** » 15 Jun 2017, 14:36

Nah, it's all fake isn't it? Mcgregor is just a willing stooge in the farce and getting well paid for it. I think it damages both boxing and mma personally but people can spend their hard earned as they wish. Hope they enjoy it if they do splash out.

SaadOffTheDeck · Post by **SaadOffTheDeck** » 15 Jun 2017, 14:39

ScottDetonator wrote:Quite a simple poll - Will you be buying the PPV?

It is sure to be PPV here in the UK.

My thoughts -

The lead up and vocal sparring will be great to watch. McGregor will be a mad man and surely have the crowd in stitches - 'You'll do effing Nuthing!', 'Smash his malteaser looking head in' etc.

However, the 'fight' will be a painful watch IMO. McGregor swinging, Floyd making him look silly for the first few rounds, then a tiring McGregor looking bewildered in the second half of the fight.

Claims after - 'Come face me at my effing game! I've been in your sport, now come into mine' garbage after the UD. A total circus and a total con job for boxing fans. It's almost a WWE event...

Can you really see yourself shelling out for this on PPV? Add in the fact it'll be a 4am fight and filled with Mayweather fighters all 1-10 to win their bouts. I won't be spending a penny on it but will enjoy the build up.

I'm not planning on buying it, it will be $100 here. That being said I'm not very trustworthy when it comes to buying fights. I thought there was no way in hell I'd buy Canelo/Chavez until I was ordering hammered. Two things I disagree with, I don't think Conor goes the distance and I bet Floyd has decent fights on the undercard. He doesn't match his fighters soft.

lefty · Post by **lefty** » 15 Jun 2017, 14:42

I think Conor will end up showing a lot of heart but as someone else mentioned, he could very well end up being pulled out by his corner.

crusader · Post by **crusader** » 15 Jun 2017, 14:50

McG will instinctively dive to the floor to be submitted when the going gets tough

rossij8 · Post by **rossij8** » 15 Jun 2017, 15:26

No chance

Its like Andy Murray playing the best table tennis player at Tennis

kbackup408 · Post by **kbackup408** » 15 Jun 2017, 16:06

I'm caught up in the hype but the buck stops at the buildup, Mayweather will get his 50th win but not my money !

Terminator666 · Post by **Terminator666** » 15 Jun 2017, 16:28

Probably end up being an exhibition type of fight

lefty · Post by **lefty** » 15 Jun 2017, 16:39

crusader wrote:McG will instinctively dive to the floor to be submitted when the going gets tough

Whilst McGregor was definitely hurt in that fight- I actually think he was more gassed than hurt right at the end. You could see he was panting like a dog in the high of summer.

KiwiRider · Post by **KiwiRider** » 15 Jun 2017, 16:41

If your only going to buy it in the hope Floyd gets chinned (and optimists outside chance) then the KO will probably get shown on a news program or somewhere on the web.
Save your money for something decent like the next AJ or GGG fight

mullenman · Post by **mullenman** » 15 Jun 2017, 16:50

I'll be getting it 100%.

Can't wait for it for entertainment and is pay 50 lids for it no problem

leejonesjnr · Post by **leejonesjnr** » 15 Jun 2017, 17:00

I'll buy it even though I expect the most boring 12 round decision win of Mayweather career as it's always possible that something exciting might happen. A little like Wlad v Fury, it was only boring in hindsight, watching it was live was exciting as everyone knew that Wlad might suddenly flatten Tyson.
I'll be avoiding as much of the build up as possible as I find it all tedious nonsense.

Terminator666 · Post by **Terminator666** » 15 Jun 2017, 17:32

Already hearing the cliche that will probably be the most used in the hyperbole build up. "Anything can happen". -- utter tosh

keirw · Post by **keirw** » 15 Jun 2017, 18:20

No, I'm holding out for Real Madrid vs the All Blacks, hopefully Andy Murray vs Ronnie O'Sullivan will be on the undercard.

Boxing Prospect · Post by **Boxing Prospect** » 15 Jun 2017, 19:01

I pay for boxing boxingraise, pay for all the A-sign shows, but will neve rfork out for "pure" PPV again. Screwm em.

...I'll get it as part of my Isakura I imagine anyway

lefty · Post by **lefty** » 15 Jun 2017, 20:32

keirw wrote:No, I'm holding out for Real Madrid vs the All Blacks, hopefully Andy Murray vs Ronnie O'Sullivan will be on the undercard.

Those would be some good match ups to be fair.