Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor

[handsofstone]

I cant actually find a thread on here about the actual fight so i'll make one myself, how is this one gong down? Like pretty much every other boxing fan I give McGregor next to no chance, partly because its common sense and partly because what boxing fans and experts are saying, truth be told I know next to nothing about McGregor or UFC, I'm just going by the assumption that even boxer type MMA fighters must be sub standard to championship level boxers(British to World)

There might be a slight chance that McGregor's unorthodox style could throw Mayweather off and he can nail him, even Conor knows this is his only chance of winning and he cant outbox Mayweather over 12, I doubt it though, Mayweather may be 40 year old and 2 years retired but still looked very sharp against Berto, he may have delined rapid in the 2 years out but he'll still be too sharp for McGregor, he hasn't had the legs or aggression for years but I still think he gets Conor out of there by about the 8th, he might not KO him but Mayweather will be teeing off on him

[coneye]

I said it on another thread ,, Problem i find with this fight and the reason i'm not making assumtions is i simply don't trust boxing , when these obscene amounts of money are being thrown around for a WWE circus type act , alls i can think is , I;m suprised that Floyd is doing it ,, I don;t for one minuite believe he's coming out of retirement because Conor Mcgregor decided he wants to be a boxer .

Personaly i think its been set up and played to the media ,and well thought ,out probably 18 months ago ,, and the public have fell hook line and sinker into the bullshit , its all about the money . Now personaly i would;nt of thought that Floyd would of lowered himself purely for the benefit of his legacy , but i was wrong ,, what now remains to be seen is how far is Floyd willing to go , does he show the world what happens when you put a virtual ameteur boxer in with the best in the world , or does he carry him ,, or is there a WWE playlist gonna happen , to set up a rematch and make more money .. I don't know , but i will say this when Floyds earning a reputed 200 million with endorsments for this fight ,, and the potential is there for 300 million in a rematch , Don't be suprised if Nate Diaz jumps in the ring and smashes ,Floyd with a forearm smash , than gets him in a figger four leglock ,, only for Mike Tyson to come to Floyds aid and Ko both of them ..

[Nightmare Roy]

I see 3 scenarios

1 Floyd gives him a walk around for 12 rounds, makes it looks close, gets a money spinning rematch.

2 Floyd jumps on him and destroys him inside a few rounds.

3 Connor get sick of being hit relentlessly and does something daft to get DQ'd.

[TheLeprechaun]

I see 3 scenarios

1 Floyd gives him a walk around for 12 rounds, makes it looks close, gets a money spinning rematch.

2 Floyd jumps on him and destroys him inside a few rounds.

3 Connor get sick of being hit relentlessly and does something daft to get DQ'd.

Fourth scenario is Floyd being ultra defensive and not letting his hands go. Therefore McGregor to outwork him and win a decision to set up another $350 million rematch.

When you actually think about it, he would be a complete idiot not to do this.

Destroy McGregor in the rematch and then laugh all the way to the bank.

[Covfefe]

I see 3 scenarios

1 Floyd gives him a walk around for 12 rounds, makes it looks close, gets a money spinning rematch.

2 Floyd jumps on him and destroys him inside a few rounds.

3 Connor get sick of being hit relentlessly and does something daft to get DQ'd.

Fourth scenario is Floyd being ultra defensive and not letting his hands go. Therefore McGregor to outwork him and win a decision to set up another $350 million rematch.

When you actually think about it, he would be a complete idiot not to do this.

Destroy McGregor in the rematch and then laugh all the way to the bank.

The idea Floyd would give up his 0 and claim to be the best ever for money seems absurd to me. He's already making a ridiculous amount for this fight. There is no way he would contrive to lose this fight.

[boxingknockout]

I see 3 scenarios

1 Floyd gives him a walk around for 12 rounds, makes it looks close, gets a money spinning rematch.

2 Floyd jumps on him and destroys him inside a few rounds.

3 Connor get sick of being hit relentlessly and does something daft to get DQ'd.

Agreed

[TheLeprechaun]

I see 3 scenarios

1 Floyd gives him a walk around for 12 rounds, makes it looks close, gets a money spinning rematch.

2 Floyd jumps on him and destroys him inside a few rounds.

3 Connor get sick of being hit relentlessly and does something daft to get DQ'd.

Fourth scenario is Floyd being ultra defensive and not letting his hands go. Therefore McGregor to outwork him and win a decision to set up another $350 million rematch.

When you actually think about it, he would be a complete idiot not to do this.

Destroy McGregor in the rematch and then laugh all the way to the bank.

The idea Floyd would give up his 0 and claim to be the best ever for money seems absurd to me. He's already making a ridiculous amount for this fight. There is no way he would contrive to lose this fight.

Of course he would. He's going to have to pay significant tax on the money, in addition to the tax he already owes. He had to apply for a hold on him paying what he already owes in tax until he gets paid for this fight. So he's not exactly rolling in money. He's a huge gambler and I'm guessing he's lost millions. He also buys ridiculous things.

For the right price, you could probably make anyone do anything. If you were genuinely going to get 10 million quid for giving another guy a 20 minute blow job would you turn it down?

We're talking about 350 million. It's not like he can't clean McGregor out in the rematch. He just needs to say he broke his hands or came into the fight with an injury or something.

350 MILLION QUID.

I'll be betting on McGregor by decision myself.

[Covfefe]

Fourth scenario is Floyd being ultra defensive and not letting his hands go. Therefore McGregor to outwork him and win a decision to set up another $350 million rematch.

When you actually think about it, he would be a complete idiot not to do this.

Destroy McGregor in the rematch and then laugh all the way to the bank.

The idea Floyd would give up his 0 and claim to be the best ever for money seems absurd to me. He's already making a ridiculous amount for this fight. There is no way he would contrive to lose this fight.

Of course he would. He's going to have to pay significant tax on the money, in addition to the tax he already owes. He had to apply for a hold on him paying what he already owes in tax until he gets paid for this fight. So he's not exactly rolling in money. He's a huge gambler and I'm guessing he's lost millions. He also buys ridiculous things.

For the right price, you could probably make anyone do anything. If you were genuinely going to get 10 million quid for giving another guy a 20 minute blow job would you turn it down?

We're talking about 350 million. It's not like he can't clean McGregor out in the rematch. He just needs to say he broke his hands or came into the fight with an injury or something.

350 MILLION QUID.

I'll be betting on McGregor by decision myself.

Why am I suddenly blowing guys for money?

Let's stick to boxing for no, eh?

I think you underestimate his pride. There is no way he is going to contrive to lose this, it's just not going to happen. What are the odds for McGregor by decision and how much are you putting on it?

[Nightmare Roy]

I see 3 scenarios

1 Floyd gives him a walk around for 12 rounds, makes it looks close, gets a money spinning rematch.

2 Floyd jumps on him and destroys him inside a few rounds.

3 Connor get sick of being hit relentlessly and does something daft to get DQ'd.

Fourth scenario is Floyd being ultra defensive and not letting his hands go. Therefore McGregor to outwork him and win a decision to set up another $350 million rematch.

When you actually think about it, he would be a complete idiot not to do this.

Destroy McGregor in the rematch and then laugh all the way to the bank.

The idea Floyd would give up his 0 and claim to be the best ever for money seems absurd to me. He's already making a ridiculous amount for this fight. There is no way he would contrive to lose this fight.

Yeah can't see him giving up his "0" for any money, legacy means a lot to him.

[Covfefe]

Fourth scenario is Floyd being ultra defensive and not letting his hands go. Therefore McGregor to outwork him and win a decision to set up another $350 million rematch.

When you actually think about it, he would be a complete idiot not to do this.

Destroy McGregor in the rematch and then laugh all the way to the bank.

The idea Floyd would give up his 0 and claim to be the best ever for money seems absurd to me. He's already making a ridiculous amount for this fight. There is no way he would contrive to lose this fight.

Yeah can't see him giving up his "0" for any money, legacy means a lot to him.

Exactly. He'd be a laughing stock for losing to a rank amateur. I'd expect Floyd to beat McGregor even if he breaks his hand.

[stufm]

Seen 8/11 on oddschecker for FM inside the distance, thats free money if you ask me. No way a novice boxer lasts 12 rounds, with a poor defence Floyd will be landing heavy shots at will. Floyd inside 3 or Conor quits before getting knocked out.

[handsofstone]

No way Mayweather gives up his 0 for a money spinning rematch, his 0 is whats kept him relevant, pretty much every fight he's had in the last 10 years have been labelled boring, Mayweather's 3 biggest worries are, age, activity and complacency , if he was another fan friendly popular fighter like Hatton or Tyson you'd maybe give a 29 year old against a 40 year old half a chance but Mayweather is a defensive genius whos made a career of making people miss and taking minimum risks, it'll get messy for the first few rounds but cant see McGregor getting through that guard, eventually Floyd will come out his shell by about the 4th and Conor will be made to look a novice which of course he is

[crusader]

Floyd's 0 obviously means a lot to him and on several occasions he's brought up the fact that rivals have more losses, as if that alone makes them worse. A loss would be embarassing and I cant see him throwing the fight away for a rematch.

If that's what he's after, why not hold himself back to a competitive decision? Maidana simply winning 4-5 rounds was enough for them to do it again, and I imagine that McG wouldnt even need that.

'Ive got more boxing experience now' etc...

[coneye]

He would'nt throw the fight or lose ,, but a well rehearsed rnd house kick to the arms , would be enough to get Conor out of there un hurt , Floyd a win by DQ and set up the biggest rematch in history . Conjecture i know , but it really would'nt suprise me , this fight is'nt about legacy , what will he get if he wins , 49-0 and 1 circus fight against a novice ,, its not doing anything for Floyds legacy anymore than that sham with Ali and the wrestler ,did for Ali .
Its money driven nothing more nothing less , Floyd has joined the circus , only thing we need to know is ,he willing to give up the ringmasters job , to become the clown ,,, Don't know i never would of thought he would join the circus in the first place

[SaadOffTheDeck]

If his pro boxing debut involved a DQ from a kick in a one sided fight, you think that would lead to the biggest rematch in history? are you serious? Nobody would buy or watch that.I think conor should feint kicks< if its in floyds head that's his best chance for a hail mary.

[Dr. Tinnitus]

I don't expect anything out of the ordinary with this fight, but I'm really hoping that something out of the ordinary happens. Because McGregor isn't a boxer, and probably won't worry about boxing Floyd, I hope him comes out overly aggressive and full of activity. This might make for an interesting fight. My guess is Floyd will do what he always does and wait for McGregor to try to get inside, counter-punch and move around on him. I can see Floyd wanting to make him look foolish by missing badly and pot shots.

Anyway, I don't think Floyd would intentionally throw the fight for hopes of another payday from a rematch. He has too much pride in his career, and his TBE arguments. That all goes out the window if he loses.

This fight would only have a rematch if McGregor catches him with a shot that puts him down, and we can't expect that because it's never happened before...

[coneye]

If his pro boxing debut involved a DQ from a kick in a one sided fight, you think that would lead to the biggest rematch in history? are you serious? Nobody would buy or watch that.I think conor should feint kicks< if its in floyds head that's his best chance for a hail mary.

And a couple of years ago who would of said that Floyd would come out of retirement to box a novice boxer .. Believe me theres a lot who think Mcgregor is in with a real good chance , he has the whole mma and martial arts community thinking he can do it , not to mention all the casual fans who buy all the hype , I really could'nt believe what i was hearing in the pub yesterday , the amount who were at the bar and believing it was a 50-50 fight , Whats more i can't believe how big its gonna be ,

[nitro5912]

There is no way on this planet that floyd loses his 0 to mcgrergor for a rematch. He would lose a brand of his. Aside from his TMT he still peddles the TBE brand (not as much). Lose to a guy who is a debutant with little amatuer experience and bye bye TBE

[Andrew]

I see 3 scenarios

1 Floyd gives him a walk around for 12 rounds, makes it looks close, gets a money spinning rematch.

2 Floyd jumps on him and destroys him inside a few rounds.

3 Connor get sick of being hit relentlessly and does something daft to get DQ'd.

My pick is 3

[dirk2686]

You need to look at the reasons why both are having this fight.

Floyd: easiest way to make a nine figure payday and get to 50-0 which he's clearly desperate to do. For that reason alone he isn't going to throw it.

McGregor: only way to make serious money as pay in the UFC, even for him, is garbage compared to boxing. For that reason alone he isn't going to do anything stupid.

Boxing is strange in that the build up lasts so long. A big football match is talked up for about five days. A grand slam final maybe two, possibly just one. Boxing - there are months between announcement and fight with no other developments between and you end up talking the fight to death. This leads to all manner of theories being chucked around but the likely scenario by some distance involves no conspiracy; Mayweather is just going to take him to school.

[sweetscience]

i see2 scenarios:-

1. Mayweather sizes him up for 5 mins then beats the crap out of him within 5rounds

2. Connors weird technic throws Mayweather slightly and he gets too close and we get an unintentional headclash/elbow... & no contest

[Oiky]

You need to look at the reasons why both are having this fight.

Floyd: easiest way to make a nine figure payday and get to 50-0 which he's clearly desperate to do. For that reason alone he isn't going to throw it.

McGregor: only way to make serious money as pay in the UFC, even for him, is garbage compared to boxing. For that reason alone he isn't going to do anything stupid.

Boxing is strange in that the build up lasts so long. A big football match is talked up for about five days. A grand slam final maybe two, possibly just one. Boxing - there are months between announcement and fight with no other developments between and you end up talking the fight to death. This leads to all manner of theories being chucked around but the likely scenario by some distance involves no conspiracy; Mayweather is just going to take him to school.

I agree with this

[Andrew]

The first Mcregor Diaz fight is on BTs YouTube channel

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kqzkN0kSmmo

[Andrew]

Showtime have put some Floyd fights up as well

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F4T-rD3lpbk

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KU_gOL2xgCM

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mysd0uyNo7M

[Ricky_]

Imo there will be a moment in this fight McGregor visibly realises he cannot win. It might be in r2.