McGregor v Mayweather - 26th Aug 2017

Floyd being the hardest hitter McGregor has ever faced... that was good. Then the words "sustained shots" were used in the same post. If he was the hardest hitter he wouldn't need sustained shots.

Btw, when I say they can't handle the truth I'm talking about McGregor having a chance and McGregor being the bigger draw for this fight.

Watch them bring up something else out of context like the gloves or McGregor being the biggest draw ever... which wasn't said.

 

It was brutal for one pretty simple reason - unsubstantiated nonsense was (as is extremely often the case with certain posters) presented as fact, with nothing else to back it up other than "I said so".

Case in point - McGregor's ability to one-punch KO Floyd Mayweather. Show me some evidence to back up that claim - something like McGregor KO'ing anyone in 10oz gloves, or KO'ing anyone in the boxing ring, or something to suggest he actually hits harder than the likes of Pacquiao, Mosley or Maidana, all of whom caught Mayweather with big shots.

Secondly - being the biggest draw. Show me something that backs up that claim? Lets disregard the potential viewing figures of this fight entirely because there's no way of telling if people are paying to see Mayweather or McGregor or both when they fight on the same promotion. Show me some times when more people have bought into a McGregor fight than they have a Mayweather fight via PPV?

Rationale debate please, don't evidence this by saying all your mates are paying to watch McGregor.

 

Well all my mates are paying because of.... oh.

 

You're also not presenting a valid argument. The basis of your argument was you having more boxing experience than McGregor because you've trained with boxers and had a few fights.

We are going round and round in circles. If you're denying McGregor has pure knock out power whether it's 4oz or 10oz gloves you're deluded. He put Aldo to sleep going backwards ffs! Not a TKO... he was out cold. Maybe Mayweather can handle it, but you don't know that because he hasn't been punched by McGregor. But on the basis of McGregors knock out power which he's shown time and time again, he can knock Mayweather out.

You're also bringing up PPV sales again as if that's a valid argument and I'll tell you again. You can't compare the PPV sales of a boxing PPV and a UFC PPV. You simply can't. But you can compare the sales of this PPV to the other boxing PPVs and when it surpasses anything done before that's the McGregor effect. Simple. There's a reason you stayed up last night. It wasn't purely Mayweather. If it was Mayweather Canelo you wouldn't have stayed up, no matter what you say.

 

This thread is embarrassing..

 

No, McGregor is the one who has trained with boxers and has (maybe) had a few fights in the ring. I've pretty much grown up boxing and had a couple of dozen * bouts as a * (17+), as well as 10+ as a junior. It isn't my opinion to say I have more boxing experience - it is factual. I'm not sure how that can even be up for debate. That doesn't mean McGregor wouldn't beat me in the ring, he's a professional fighter and I know all too well what that means, however me saying I'm more experienced in the boxing ring still stands.

I'm not denying he has KO power with 10oz gloves ffs I'm saying I have absolutely know idea if he does because at the age of 29 he has never once demonstrated that fact! Again, that is the cold hard reality and not my opinion. Could McGregor render an average man unconscious with 10oz gloves, almost definitely yes! Does he hit harder than Pacquiao, Maidana, Canelo, Mosley, Judah, Ortiz, Berto etc almost definitely no. Now that is opinion. It's based in the assumption that if world class boxers can catch him clean and only stun him briefly at best, then a non-boxer is going to fid it extremely difficult to render him unconscious with one punch, which imo is a fairly sound logical basis, but it's opinion nonetheless.

I'm genuinely not having a go at you here mate, but you ain't providing much to really get into. Think about it:

1. McGregor will do something different - yet you've no idea what that might be.
2. McGregor has the ability to one-punch KO him - ok, show me why you think that? So far I've had nothing other than "you're deluded if you think otherwise". Demonstrate to me why you think his left hand is better than Pacquiao's, a fighter who basically built his early career on that single punch?

 

This bit especially made me laugh because I was genuinely a button's click away from actually booking a trip to Vegas largely because the fight was on.

 

McGregor is fantastic. I want him to win but of course Mayweather is gonna win.

 

I think this goes one of two ways Mayweather on points or McGregor early KO I l lean towards the former

 

As it stands Mayweather is the bigger draw purely because boxing is the bigger sport but imo McGregor will surpass him in terms of star power by the time his career finished .

I think MMA will surpass boxing in our life time as well

 

You've said it's opinion and really that's what it's down to. Opinion. But some people get very defensive and start throwing the "fanboy" tag around when someone has a positive opinion of McGregor and it makes people sound stubborn and ignorant as they are not willing to listen to other opinions.

I'm of the opinion that McGregor can knock him out, I'm of the opinion that McGregor will bring something different to the ring based on what I've seen and heard.

Will it happen, I have no idea, and neither does anyone else... which is why this fight is selling.

I might sound like I'm telling you this is what will definitely happen... "Mayweather WILL struggle with McGregors movement and angles, Mayweather WILL get knocked out even in 10oz gloves... but I'm not saying that, it's just an avenue I'm willing to go down because it interests me and I'm not willing to rule McGregor out.

Like your boxing experience is good and all, but it's not really relevant. I'm a casual boxing fan and a massive MMA fan. You can call it a biased opinion but it's more just intrigue because I know what they are capable of. Someone summed up the ignorance towards MMA by calling them "wrestlers or whatever". I'm just a little more open minded.

 

I agree, apart from the first bit. I just think Mayweather has his fan base, McGregor has his fan base. Everyone in the middle is drawn to this fight by McGregor. Boxing is more popular than MMA in the grand scheme but the gap is closing.

 

Fair enough man

Experience wise you did specifically ask about it otherwise I would never bother saying anything like that online as obviously there will be a decent percentage who will call BS on it, and anything that even remotely suggests I'm trying to equate my own ability with McGregor's is wide of the mark. I work in an office and haven't boxed competitively in about 5 years, and probably never will again.

 

Naw. You specifically said you'd smash McGregor.

I'd never call bullshit on something like that because how would I know. Just the way it was said was making it sound like you thought you'd have a better chance than him because of your experience. But obviously you weren't.

 

Apparently I'm daft for thinking this

Mayweather one of the best boxers every to grace the sport. If McGregor was anywhere near his class he would be a professional boxer.

This will be over in 30 secs. Likewise if it was mma mayweather wouldn't know what's his him

 

These press conferences are getting beyond ridiculous now what a * circus.

 

They've done too many, should probably only have booked 3 or really 2 as they seemed to run out of patter last night and they still have one left. Cringeworthy to watch, Mayweather is 40 and is acting like a 15 year old and McGregor trying to rap stoating about in circles calling each other hoes and * for 10 minutes.

 

Has there been another since the one in Toronto?

 

NY last night London tonight.



as for the fight its going to interesting to see what happens.

 

Not sure, just seen one with McGregor swaggering around with a big white fur coat on with a snake on it and Mayweather throwing money over him.