All Things Boxing

[AsburySkinsFan]

18 hours ago, Mr. Sinister said:

I wonder if Samuel L is gonna walk down to the ring with Floyd in his Sultan getup, and MacGregor with the eye-er-lund flag and bagpipes 

 

Edit, looks like ASF beat me to it way earlier 

Yeah this whole thing has "Great White Hype" written all over it. And as much as I'd love to see McGregor go UFC on Mayweather tonight it just isn't going to happen.

 

The commentators on ESPN this morning summed it up for me, if ANY other 0-0 boxer wanted to get a sanctioned fight against a 49-0 boxer the commission would refuse. This is about McGregor getting paid and Mayweather getting his 50-0. What I don't like is that his 50 will be at the expense of a guy who has NEVER boxed in his professional career. IMO when Mayweather wins tonight he'll be 50*-0

[Mr. Sinister]

That 50 is gonna get an asterisk, and rightfully so

[Dr. Do Itch Big]

1 hour ago, Malapropismic Depository said:

I will predict a McGregor win.

I'm looking at the intangibles and immeasurables, which can often offset the measurables and tangibles.

My view is that Conor is a Prodigy. And prodigies can transcend experience.It's not fantasy or wishful thinking. It's a reality.

You've heard the true stories of 2 year old kids listening to a Mozart song for the very first time, and then immediately sitting at the piano

and playing it note for note ?

Well, Conor is the 2 year old boxer who is going to play Mozart.

Conor KO's in the 5th.

Okay, you can call him a prodigy, but Mayweather would be one too? Connor has 3 loses in his prime. He isn't the equal of Mayweather in mma. 

[Mr. Sinister]

1 hour ago, Malapropismic Depository said:

I will predict a McGregor win.

I'm looking at the intangibles and immeasurables, which can often offset the measurables and tangibles.

My view is that Conor is a Prodigy. And prodigies can transcend experience.It's not fantasy or wishful thinking. It's a reality.

You've heard the true stories of 2 year old kids listening to a Mozart song for the very first time, and then immediately sitting at the piano

and playing it note for note ?

Well, Conor is the 2 year old boxer who is going to play Mozart.

Conor KO's in the 5th.

 

This one of those times when I wish I was a mod, because I'd have you put something down on this, like your fate as a poster, where you would get automatically permabanned if it didn't happen.

Edited August 26, 2017 by Mr. Sinister

[Hersh]

7 hours ago, spjunkies said:

I'm pretty sure this thing tonight is fixed so I'm taking CM by some miracle knockout to set the stage for a big money rematch.

 

Who do you think this is fixed for? There is no way Mayweather is going to throw a fight and lose his perfect record. 

[Chump Bailey]

Just my gut opinion:

 

I like Conor a lot and am rooting for him but if he does not KO Floyd in rounds 1-3 the fight will tilt heavily in Floyd's favor. Conor's speed and power are legit and if his legs hold out he does have a chance.

[Hersh]

14 hours ago, stevemcqueen1 said:

This is an aside, but one of the reasons I just haven't been able to follow boxing in a long time is that I couldn't give less of a crap about middle and welter weights.  To me 150 pounds is just not a respectable grown man weight.  I want to see an American renaissance in the heavy weight class before I die.

 

So you have no interest in some of the best fights in the history of the sport? BTW, one thing I've never liked about boxing is weighing in the day before than guys coming in bigger than that weight. That's just the wrestler in me that had an hour after weigh-ins before it was time for a match. 

Edited August 26, 2017 by Hersh

[justice98]

This is a disaster for Floyd if Mcgregor even makes it one round.  Even a defensive fighter like Floyd should dispatch McGregor quickly.  The longer it goes, the worse Floyd, and boxing looks, IMO.  Even if Floyd strings it along on purpose. If it even goes 3-4 rounds, that's terrible.  

Edited August 26, 2017 by justice98

[CRobi21]

Wonder how that Irish member that posts for Connor fights in the mma thread thinks this is gonna go.

 

 

Hes the ultimate homer for his fellow countryman. 

[Warhead36]

I'd love to see McGregor win just for the lulz but I just don't see it happening.

 

It won't be a KO or anything. It'll go 12.

[CRobi21]

 

[sacase]

I heard one of the announcers say they other day that right now Floyd is in training camp and Connor is learning how to box. Very telling comment. 

[daveakl]

So......how does one see this fight for free?

[AsburySkinsFan]

24 minutes ago, sacase said:

I heard one of the announcers say they other day that right now Floyd is in training camp and Connor is learning how to box. Very telling comment. 

"Learning how to box"

Let that sink in........

[ksun247]

3 hours ago, d0ublestr0ker0ll said:

I hate the comparisons I've been hearing between sports.  "It's like a golfer playing hockey."    "It's like a tennis player playing ping pong."  No, it isnt.  Boxing is a part of MMA.  It's like a slapshot specialist playing in an NHL game.  He might score.  It's like a serve specialist playing Tennis.  He might ghost one past the #1 player in the world.  But Tennis isn't a sport where that causes a KO.  Hockey isn't a sport where when you own someone ONE TIME, you win the Stanley Cup.

 

The different attack stances and angles, derived from different martial arts, are what I think Conor's best chances are.  Early on is what I'm thinking.   Otherwise he's gonna get boxed up something beautiful. 

 

Faking kicks and knees may get Floyd thinking, perhaps flinching.  Ref confused, Floyd confused, Conor takes advantage.  Superman punches are legal, I'm expecting some Machida-esque karate type strikes from the outside.

 

Thinking outside the box about ways Conor can win.  You're prolly right, Kellermans of the world, but damn.  He ain't know about the rest of martial arts at all.  Again, boxing is a part of MMA.  Conor held it down with Nate Diaz, who is 15 lbs heavier and 4 inches taller, who trains with Andre Ward.

 

Nate isn't the best fighter in his division, but he's put on some boxing clinics against top shelf fighters.  I think the quality of boxing in MMA has gone up in recent years.  It's still the weakest link, but that's because Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Wrestling have been at an extremely high level for a while now.

 

I give McGregor a chance early, but if his unorthodox approach is blown up, yeesh.  I can see Floyd acting like matrix Anderson Silva.

 

I'll admit it, I'm totally hyped.  Shameless.

 They are illegal. Boxers must keep one foot on the mat. At least that what I heard this week from Jessie Vargas. He did an interview on Fighthype.com. He stated he wish he could see that punch, but it's illegal.

[TradeTheBeal!]

1 hour ago, justice98 said:

This is a disaster for Floyd if Mcgregor even makes it one round.  Even a defensive fighter like Floyd should dispatch McGregor quickly.  The longer it goes, the worse Floyd, and boxing looks, IMO.  Even if Floyd strings it along on purpose. If it even goes 3-4 rounds, that's terrible.  

 

Counterpoint:  Every Mayweather fight for the last ten years has been a disaster for boxing.

 

GGG v Canelo can't happen soon enough.

[Dr. Do Itch Big]

I want Connor to win for the lolz. 

[ksun247]

1 hour ago, justice98 said:

This is a disaster for Floyd if Mcgregor even makes it one round.  Even a defensive fighter like Floyd should dispatch McGregor quickly.  The longer it goes, the worse Floyd, and boxing looks, IMO.  Even if Floyd strings it along on purpose. If it even goes 3-4 rounds, that's terrible.  

 

 

No, this isn't a disaster if Conor lasts 1 round. Money Mayweather never goes out to KO a guy early. He takes his time, measures his opponent, adjusts and then outboxes them. That's what he does. Besides, Conor has a decent chin. What if he's able to take Floyd's punches to the face and not be dropped? I still see Floyd schooling him, with punches Conor never sees coming (check hooks, uppercuts, straight jabs to the body, etc.) No punches are off-limits. I got Floyd by TKO! BODY WORK!!!

[DCSaints_fan]

I think  his fight is going to be disappointing because neither of these guys has anything to fight for.   They're both getting huge paydays and have nothing really to prove. 

Edited August 26, 2017 by DCSaints_fan

[CRobi21]

I see this playing out the way the Anderson Silva - Nick Diaz fight went. McGregor playing the part of Diaz, doing more taunting than landing. And Mayweather (Silva) scoring enough to win. 

 

More cheers from taunts than shots landed. Boring fight. Boos will be heard. 

[Redskins Reparations]

I understand the hype surrounding Mayweather/McGregor but Canelo vs. GGG is the boxing match fans should be talking about.

[AJ*]

4 hours ago, justice98 said:

This is a disaster for Floyd if Mcgregor even makes it one round.  Even a defensive fighter like Floyd should dispatch McGregor quickly.  The longer it goes, the worse Floyd, and boxing looks, IMO.  Even if Floyd strings it along on purpose. If it even goes 3-4 rounds, that's terrible.  

 

From what I've seen of Mayweather's fights I wouldn't be surprised at all if it went into the later rounds. The guy is honestly one of the most boring fighters I've ever seen. I can't get excited to watch a boxer backpedaling all night.

[tshile]

I respect Mayweather tactics, especially how good he is at them, but it's not exciting in the general sense. I don't know if boring is the right word, just like its not the right word for every 17-14 football game.

 

I want McGregor to do well enough to force Mayweather to do something other that play defense all night.

 

Otherwise don't care who wins (but expect the undefeated professional boxer to beat the guy just learning the rules...)

[PCS]

Sitting in The Diner in Nashville at a reunion with some friends from my Air Force days. Turns out they're showing the fight. Cool

 

 

[Going Commando]

5 hours ago, justice98 said:

This is a disaster for Floyd if Mcgregor even makes it one round.  Even a defensive fighter like Floyd should dispatch McGregor quickly.  The longer it goes, the worse Floyd, and boxing looks, IMO.  Even if Floyd strings it along on purpose. If it even goes 3-4 rounds, that's terrible.  

 

Mayweather couldn't give less of a crap about how his fights look or how they reflect on boxing as a whole.  He's going to do the same thing he always does and turtle up the whole fight and keep McGregor from hitting him until he gets tired.  It's going to be a boring, shambolic fight.