Conor McGregor admits he's going to lose to Floyd Mayweather?

[RScarf1]

The public wasn't calling for the fight because Mayweather was retired and McGregor was thought of as just an MMA fighter before he went on a hiatus. When they both had an interest in fighting each other, the public could have said who cares. Some did, but the interest from boxing and MMA fans plus the media is massive. This may be the most anticipated boxing match since Ali vs. Frazier I.

[Kalan]

You are really taking the bait in this one, Kalan. No two fighters have EVER meant more to each other...literally. This is going to be the richest fight in history so there's a deep appreciation between these two for making this fight happen. You will see after the fight how much of a love affair this really was.

If Floyd knocked CM out in the first round, he's be the most hated person on the earth. This has to be an entertaining fight and last long enough to give some thrills or the fallout will be disgusting. Don't be naive.

Floyd would be hated if he knocked McGregor out in the first round??? ... Why would you be the most hated man on Earth for being successful in a sporting competition???? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard in my life.. Conor is going out as soon as Mayweather can arrange it.. You're a conspiracy theorist with that crap of yours.. Both Floyd and Conor deserve to get paid, but only one can win.. That's the big prize.

I'm not taking the bait on anything... Floyd should be fighting Errol Spence if he wants to fight again... Did Klitschko fight Anthony Joshua??? That was a fabulous fight even though he was 41 and had been off 2 years.. Mayweather-Berto was NOT a breathtaking event.. Floyd against either Keith Thurman or Kell Brook would have torn the roof off.. Obviously many people would love to see Floyd lose -- but they know he's probably not going to.. However they're not going to hate him more than any man on Earth for winning... That's his job.

People hated the Yankees a lot for being successful.. But for every hater they had a fan.. John F Kennedy had a lot of haters.. Why? He won a lot and was very charismatic.. The vast majority of people loved him but there are always jealous, bitter, hateful people out there.. I dislike Donald Trump. Not because he's successful, but because he's an amoral pig who doesn't care about anybody but his family and friends.

Your analogies would be right on if Floyd never fought again and stayed retired. But now Floyd is grabbing a star from a whole different sport and putting a bow on a package that he and Hayman are trying to sell to the public as a competitive fight. I think it's funny how Floyd always said how "people were demanding this fight" when it was just he and his team. No, this is very different.

I think that there will be a horrible fallout if Floyd demolishes him inside a round. With those ticket prices, Floyd will be showered with boo's and drinks of all kinds inside that ring. Imagine if he pulls this Victor Ortiz kind of ending out? Forget it. He'll be the most hated guy in town and your boy Trump would feel some relief for the first time in a long time.

Trump is not my boy. He's a piece of sh!t. And he doesn't care about haters because being POTUS is the gig he sold his soul for... And he wouldn't feel any relief from haters because many of the same people who hate Floyd love Trump... There's not a lot of crossover.

There won't be a lot of haters anyway. Most people aren't even boxing fans.. Casual fans may buy the fight expecting possibly it will end in a round or 2.. For anyone making mid 6 figures who throws a fight party, they'll spend more on food and beer than the fight. They don't care. Casual fans make casual bets to make it more interesting. They're used to paying up. If Floyd wins easily or early it will be a downer for a lot of people.. Ray Mercer won his crossover fight with Tim Sylvia in 10 seconds with one smashing right hander.. James Toney tapped out to Randy Couture in a couple minutes.. Those were big disappointments for paying fans -- but nobody was hating on Couture or Mercer for winning very quickly.. That's their job.

Whatever happens in Mayweather-McGregor it will be business as usual the next day... If Floyd wins by 1st round KO or by 12-round decision it's still a result everyone expected... A novice boxer making his pro debut gets his ass kicked.. a ho-hummer a la Patterson-Rademacher.. If McGregor wins, either by 1st round KO or by a SD in 12 rounds it's shocking news.. NOBODY expects McGregor to win -- possibly not even McGregor.

If McGregor wins it will be like Frazier beating Ali.. The O did go -- so half the people were angry.. Or Schmeling knocking out Joe Louis.. Everybody was in disbelief because Baer knocked out Schmeling and Louis battered Baer like he was nothing.. Then you had the Tyson-Douglas upset.. Many people thought Mike Tyson was invincible and Douglas was nobody from nowhere.. "Mike Tyson got knocked out by whom????" Crazy stuff happens.. It doesn't effect you or me.. A tornado didn't tear our house down.. an earthquake didn't destroy our city.. No friend of ours got killed by a stray bullet fired by a drive by shooter.. No matter how fast Floyd wins, more people hate Floyd because he's a serial woman beater than hate him because he's a great boxer.

[caldo2025]

If people weren’t interested in the Mayweather-McGregor cross-codes super-fight, then both sides wouldn’t be receiving nine-figure pay cheques, would they?

It’s likely to be ranked as either the first or second biggest revenue generating PPV "boxing" events of all time!

Demand is being generated now is the point...not prior to the fight. No one in MMA was calling for it and no one in Pro Boxing was calling for it. These two are marketing geniuses and they knew they could sell it and that's why it's going to break records. The public was NOT calling for this fight.

This isn't a chicken before the egg scenario! There was demand for this fight for a long time before it was officially announced. You only need to read Mayweather's interview transcripts at least a year prior to the fight being made.

Do you REALLY not understand what i'm saying here? Floyd created this fight from nothing...He kept giving interviews saying how "everyone wants this fight to happen" while "everyone" was looking around saying "was it you? it wasn't me? who's he talking about?". Floyd deserves ALL the credit for this one. He knew how enormous the fight WOULD be because of CM's unmatched popularity and acting ability. People can say Floyd can't read and intimate he's not intelligent but he created the biggest fight in history from nothing. Unlike Manny/Floyd, that was public generated. Floyd/Conor was all Floyd's genius.

[Enlightened-One]

Demand is being generated now is the point...not prior to the fight. No one in MMA was calling for it and no one in Pro Boxing was calling for it. These two are marketing geniuses and they knew they could sell it and that's why it's going to break records. The public was NOT calling for this fight.

This isn't a chicken before the egg scenario! There was demand for this fight for a long time before it was officially announced. You only need to read Mayweather's interview transcripts at least a year prior to the fight being made.

Do you REALLY not understand what i'm saying here? Floyd created this fight from nothing...He kept giving interviews saying how "everyone wants this fight to happen" while "everyone" was looking around saying "was it you? it wasn't me? who's he talking about?". Floyd deserves ALL the credit for this one. He knew how enormous the fight WOULD be because of CM's unmatched popularity and acting ability. People can say Floyd can't read and intimate he's not intelligent but he created the biggest fight in history from nothing. Unlike Manny/Floyd, that was public generated. Floyd/Conor was all Floyd's genius.

Floyd tested the waters by initially making a couple of innocuous statements, but the resulting frenzied media response made him realise that a bout against McGregor was big business.

Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey had both previously trash-talked Floyd, by using his name as a means of self-promotion, which also grabbed the media headlines.

So the perceived “rivalry” had existed between Mayweather & McGregor for years.

Therefore, the demand for the Mayweather-McGregor fight was already absolutely massive prior the bout being announced.

You’re not as pedantic as I am…. And I know for certain that I’m correct about this! I think you do too, but you’re clearly determined to make a desperate futile effort to save face.

[caldo2025]

This isn't a chicken before the egg scenario! There was demand for this fight for a long time before it was officially announced. You only need to read Mayweather's interview transcripts at least a year prior to the fight being made.

Do you REALLY not understand what i'm saying here? Floyd created this fight from nothing...He kept giving interviews saying how "everyone wants this fight to happen" while "everyone" was looking around saying "was it you? it wasn't me? who's he talking about?". Floyd deserves ALL the credit for this one. He knew how enormous the fight WOULD be because of CM's unmatched popularity and acting ability. People can say Floyd can't read and intimate he's not intelligent but he created the biggest fight in history from nothing. Unlike Manny/Floyd, that was public generated. Floyd/Conor was all Floyd's genius.

Floyd tested the waters by initially making a couple of innocuous statements, but the resulting frenzied media response made him realise that a bout against McGregor was big business.

Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey had both previously trash-talked Floyd, by using his name as a means of self-promotion, which also grabbed the media headlines.

So the perceived “rivalry” had existed between Mayweather & McGregor for years.

Therefore, the demand for the Mayweather-McGregor fight was already absolutely massive prior the bout being announced.

You’re not as pedantic as I am…. And I know for certain that I’m correct about this! I think you do too, but you’re clearly determined to make a desperate futile effort to save face.

You're wrong dude. You are like the Fonz and can't admit when you're wrong...i get it. You probably have issues apologizing as well but at least you can hit your elbow on a juke box and make it play. Good for you.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Do you REALLY not understand what i'm saying here? Floyd created this fight from nothing...He kept giving interviews saying how "everyone wants this fight to happen" while "everyone" was looking around saying "was it you? it wasn't me? who's he talking about?". Floyd deserves ALL the credit for this one. He knew how enormous the fight WOULD be because of CM's unmatched popularity and acting ability. People can say Floyd can't read and intimate he's not intelligent but he created the biggest fight in history from nothing. Unlike Manny/Floyd, that was public generated. Floyd/Conor was all Floyd's genius.

Floyd tested the waters by initially making a couple of innocuous statements, but the resulting frenzied media response made him realise that a bout against McGregor was big business.

Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey had both previously trash-talked Floyd, by using his name as a means of self-promotion, which also grabbed the media headlines.

So the perceived “rivalry” had existed between Mayweather & McGregor for years.

Therefore, the demand for the Mayweather-McGregor fight was already absolutely massive prior the bout being announced.

You’re not as pedantic as I am…. And I know for certain that I’m correct about this! I think you do too, but you’re clearly determined to make a desperate futile effort to save face.

You're wrong dude. You are like the Fonz and can't admit when you're wrong...i get it. You probably have issues apologizing as well but at least you can hit your elbow on a juke box and make it play. Good for you.

He's a troll, don't waste your time. Enlightenment is the ignore function.