Does McGregor Deserve Respect from Boxing Fans?

[USMCer]

MacGregor should keep competing in sports he is no good at

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Stop with the phoney comparisons.

[jas80s]

Conor's Boxing career, best case scenario.

Conor vs Paulie
Conor vs Nate Diaz
Conor vs Canelo
DONE.

I honestly fear what Canelo would do to him. No way he is conscious at the end of that fight.

I don't think he can really make any money at it, but fighting Paulie could be kind of a fun sideshow.

[HomicideHenry]

He earned my respect, primarily because in such a short training camp he learned enough to make himself viable. To do one sport from age 15-29 to go into a boxing match with the most visible athlete the sport has had in twenty years and hang ten rounds makes him a helluva athlete and fast learner. He can adapt quickly to such great changes. His chin was solid, he was game, and he had balls. His awkwardness made it interesting.

I honestly thought that he'd have the conditioning to do the whole 12 rounds, because wrestling eats up oxygen faster than throwing punches. I was sad to see I was wrong about it, but he did so much movement that I think it burned him out: because he never had to do that much manuevering before.

It makes me think, "If he devoted a year's time to building up his conditioning, and tightened up a little more that he could possibly beat some decent names." I think he could beat a guy like Paulie Malignaggi, but mostly that's because he's smaller than Floyd and he's nowhere near the same stratosphere as Floyd in ability, and quite frankly Paulie Malignaggi hasn't come off of any wins in his last few outings I don't think. I also think Paulie Malignaggi would try to brawl rather than box with him, due to heated passions, and that may not be in his best interest to do so.

[Ricky_]

He earned my respect, primarily because in such a short training camp he learned enough to make himself viable. To do one sport from age 15-29 to go into a boxing match with the most visible athlete the sport has had in twenty years and hang ten rounds makes him a helluva athlete and fast learner. He can adapt quickly to such great changes. His chin was solid, he was game, and he had balls. His awkwardness made it interesting.

I honestly thought that he'd have the conditioning to do the whole 12 rounds, because wrestling eats up oxygen faster than throwing punches. I was sad to see I was wrong about it, but he did so much movement that I think it burned him out: because he never had to do that much manuevering before.

It makes me think, "If he devoted a year's time to building up his conditioning, and tightened up a little more that he could possibly beat some decent names." I think he could beat a guy like Paulie Malignaggi, but mostly that's because he's smaller than Floyd and he's nowhere near the same stratosphere as Floyd in ability, and quite frankly Paulie Malignaggi hasn't come off of any wins in his last few outings I don't think. I also think Paulie Malignaggi would try to brawl rather than box with him, due to heated passions, and that may not be in his best interest to do so.

He'd beat Malignaggi tomorrow, he's a washed up bum.

[Covfefe]

He earned my respect, primarily because in such a short training camp he learned enough to make himself viable. To do one sport from age 15-29 to go into a boxing match with the most visible athlete the sport has had in twenty years and hang ten rounds makes him a helluva athlete and fast learner. He can adapt quickly to such great changes. His chin was solid, he was game, and he had balls. His awkwardness made it interesting.

I honestly thought that he'd have the conditioning to do the whole 12 rounds, because wrestling eats up oxygen faster than throwing punches. I was sad to see I was wrong about it, but he did so much movement that I think it burned him out: because he never had to do that much manuevering before.

It makes me think, "If he devoted a year's time to building up his conditioning, and tightened up a little more that he could possibly beat some decent names." I think he could beat a guy like Paulie Malignaggi, but mostly that's because he's smaller than Floyd and he's nowhere near the same stratosphere as Floyd in ability, and quite frankly Paulie Malignaggi hasn't come off of any wins in his last few outings I don't think. I also think Paulie Malignaggi would try to brawl rather than box with him, due to heated passions, and that may not be in his best interest to do so.

He'd beat Malignaggi tomorrow, he's a washed up bum.

Don't be silly.

[rab]

i know most on here were disappointed with his fitness and many said he gassed after 25 mins as that is ufc championship distance but i was actually impressed at the pace he kept up for the length of time he did. he didn't gas in 25 mins in the ufc , he gassed after about 12 mins against diaz . no doubt the weight and how he did it after fighting previously at 145 had an effect that night, but the step up in conditioning from that fight was apparent to me against mayweather.

he was out of his comfort zone against mayweather and that alone puts extra pressure on your cardio ,whether he would have got a second wind had he got through the 10th we will never know, but he did against diaz in their second fight. when he fights diaz at 155 he will stop him . that little bit extra water damping around the brain diaz had at 170 won't be there.

mayweather won as he wanted , ten years ago it would have been a very different story i think. if floyd runs out of money he still has the option of an mma bout with mcgregor in the ufc . i think in the next few years that would be the biggest money fight between anyone on the planet, even if they tightened the rules a bit, say no elbows or kicking to minimise the damage to floyd.

i hope mcgregor has no plans for someone like canelo or ggg. neither of those fights would go past a couple of rounds and they both hit a lot, lot harder than floyd. most interesting aspect of the fight for me was how the positioning of the boxer and mcgregors position as a result took all the grunt out of his punches,yes he threw a lot of arm punches (i have a hard time counting many of them as true scoring punches, the compu box stats are mince ) but his hand and foot position meant he never looked comfortable throwing when he was on the back foot, for an aggressive counter puncher like mcgregor that must have been a nightmare.

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No, but he does deserve respect from PR gurus.

[IKSRTFO]

He earned my respect, primarily because in such a short training camp he learned enough to make himself viable. To do one sport from age 15-29 to go into a boxing match with the most visible athlete the sport has had in twenty years and hang ten rounds makes him a helluva athlete and fast learner. He can adapt quickly to such great changes. His chin was solid, he was game, and he had balls. His awkwardness made it interesting.

I honestly thought that he'd have the conditioning to do the whole 12 rounds, because wrestling eats up oxygen faster than throwing punches. I was sad to see I was wrong about it, but he did so much movement that I think it burned him out: because he never had to do that much manuevering before.

It makes me think, "If he devoted a year's time to building up his conditioning, and tightened up a little more that he could possibly beat some decent names." I think he could beat a guy like Paulie Malignaggi, but mostly that's because he's smaller than Floyd and he's nowhere near the same stratosphere as Floyd in ability, and quite frankly Paulie Malignaggi hasn't come off of any wins in his last few outings I don't think. I also think Paulie Malignaggi would try to brawl rather than box with him, due to heated passions, and that may not be in his best interest to do so.

Agree with all except in bold. Paulie isn't smaller than Floyd, but that doesn't mean he's that much bigger neither.

[USMCer]

Conor's Boxing career, best case scenario.

Conor vs Paulie
Conor vs Nate Diaz
Conor vs Canelo
DONE.

I honestly fear what Canelo would do to him. No way he is conscious at the end of that fight.
I don't think he can really make any money at it, but fighting Paulie could be kind of a fun sideshow.

Right...
"DONE"
...in all caps.

The novelty is gone, but the Paulie fight would be very entertaining; the build up and the fight itself.

[hoagylt]

I respect Mac but his footwork was less than pedestrian.

[fernandina]

I was impressed by his toughness. He was never off his feet and he kept at it.

Yes, couldn't fault his chin. Though he could definitely learn to hide it better.

I think so...Floyd hit him pretty hard in 8 9 and 10 but floyds power is gone...conner didnt do what he said he was going to do and thats try and finish him early, instead he boxed floyd and tired late.