TheStruggler
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this will be epic if true
EDIT: The trash talking will be insane
EDIT: The trash talking will be insane
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Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor in talks to fight
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Sweeney Tom
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Vigilant Walrus
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The rules favor Mayweather too much. Even with the weight difference, Connor winning is almost impossible. Mayweather would outbox him and distance himself. There is no way McGregor can catch him.
If he also has to lose nearly 20 kilos then it won't just be a freakshow but dangerous. the weight cut for that combined with the punishment he is gonna take to the head. Don't do it Conor! Even if its the biggest pay day of your life, the head trauma is not worth it. He's not a boxer. He is an MMA fighter.
Mayweather in a MMA fight would have been even more disastrous, but here we are....
If he also has to lose nearly 20 kilos then it won't just be a freakshow but dangerous. the weight cut for that combined with the punishment he is gonna take to the head. Don't do it Conor! Even if its the biggest pay day of your life, the head trauma is not worth it. He's not a boxer. He is an MMA fighter.
Mayweather in a MMA fight would have been even more disastrous, but here we are....
ISWThunder
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I dont believe this at all. Conor would stand zero chance in a boxing match with one of the greatest boxers of all time and he has to know that.
TheStruggler
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What weight does mayweather usually box at also what is the height and reach comparison to Mcgregor?
Ninja Scooter
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would you take $10 million to lose a boxing match to one of the greatest boxers of all time? Or would you take maybe half that and probably get choked out by Nate Diaz again?
TheStruggler
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this right here, even if he loses he is making bank. Hell i'd go against mayweather for a 500,000 pay day.
Exactly. Losing to Mayweather doesn't even damage his image as he would be stepping into Mayweather's world. He loses, collects more cash than he could make with the UFC, still has MMA open with little to no damage to his career.
TheStruggler
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you think mayweather would agree to an MMA fight...?
Master Thespian
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They should meet halfway under Glory kickboxing rules to make this actually interesting. Conor is still handicapped, but Floyd has to deal with something outside of his comfort zone.
bronk
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Them duckets!
TheStruggler
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Mcgregor will have to counter and counter, jesus this very well could turn into a wwe match with all the reversals on finishes
Always-honest
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yeah that's in no way in Conor's favor.
It's a fast way to make money i guess. And i'm sure he'll try.
It's a fast way to make money i guess. And i'm sure he'll try.
George Claw M.D.
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IF this is even real, gotta hand it to Floyd for figuring out how to get the biggest payday for his 50th win with the least amount of risk. He'd have to fight an actually dangerous pro boxer to get anywhere near the same purse. And obviously Connor is no dummy to think he has any legitimate chance. I think it would be a shoot with Connor expecting to lose but not giving a fuck because he just wants the payday. It's like the proverbial ordinary Joe fighting Mike Tyson for a million dollars.
I mean guys kickbox and do MMA and Conor was a boxer.
Not like Floyd is gonna shoot for a single leg, only thing Floyd will do in the fight is hug and collect his checks.
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I actually wonder what Mcgregors retaliation would be due to all the clinching that mayweather does. I hate how much clinching there is in boxing, you should be only allowed a certain amount of clinches per round and if you go over you lose a point
Can you edit your post as it's not 10 mill it's more like over 30, possibly 40, and upwards of 50 mill for Connor. I base these numbers off the purses from Mayweather's previous opponents even going on the low end.
Yes, I would take $10 million to lose to the greatest boxer of his generation. Conor comes from the slums so this fight is basically hitting the lotto. Take this fight and retire. Mayweather is making at least $100 million from this fight as that is "low" six figures. It's not really low to me but it's low for him.
TomWaitsForNoMan
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Yeah this. UFC fighters do grappling sometimes because UFC lets them. They will not let Conor box. He won't be able to retire to get out of the contract because Randy Couture tried that and got fucked in court.
Not to mention that no reputable commission would sanction a fight between Floyd and someone who never boxed before.
This is another negotiating tactic just like claiming he was back on UFC 200. Both his PR team and the press who are buying this have lost their minds
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Mayweather would die if he got in the octagon
DKehoe
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The UFC will let fighters do grappling and BJJ events.
maybe it will feature shoot grappling?
They need to get permission from UFC to do that. Bisping getting permission to do that UR Fight grappling match or guys like Josh Barnett getting permission to do Metamoris is a whole different thing than Conor doing a boxing match with Mayweather.
It is not going to happen and acting like it might is pointless.
SubScorpianZero
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It will not happen. Dana is not Stupid, this would be an embarrassment and absolute domination.
TomWaitsForNoMan
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I'm stunned that anyone is buying into this nonsense tbqh
The problem with free speech absolutism is we can't ban any journalist who takes this seriously from ever writing again
BigJonsson
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What a joke, I really doubt this is going to happen
... Why?
Conor could have the biggest payday of his life. This is the best decision he could make.
TomWaitsForNoMan
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It's not up to him. He's under contract to UFC, and even if he wasn't it's incredibly unlikely a commission would sanction a fight between a 49-0 boxer and a 0-0 boxer
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BadAss2961
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Worth it for Conor. He'll get wrecked, but it's the biggest payday he'll ever receive. He also has nothing to lose.
And win. Don't forget that. Floyd will win.
BadAss2961
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Nah, Conor would get stopped. Boxers are on a whole 'nother level with their hands.
JimiNutz
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Completely ludicrous.
Conor is never going to beat Floyd in straight boxing just as Floyd will never beat Conor at MMA or kickboxing.
Conor is also way too big and would have to cut way too much weight.
The whole thing would be a freakshow fight and I'm not interested in seeing it. Conor is surely only in it for the payday.
Conor is never going to beat Floyd in straight boxing just as Floyd will never beat Conor at MMA or kickboxing.
Conor is also way too big and would have to cut way too much weight.
The whole thing would be a freakshow fight and I'm not interested in seeing it. Conor is surely only in it for the payday.
SubScorpianZero
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I wouldnt have been too surprised if Dana did better than most would have believed. They used to spar when he was Chuck and Tito's manager, and would get the best of him. There's a reason Tito chose not to show up, he didn't want to take the risk.
Dana knows what he's doing, he might be an idiot, but he's a good promoter.
crazygambit
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Why though? McGregor is the UFC 145 champion, so he has no problem performing at that weight.
DKehoe
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The UFC would get an injunction and stop the event taking place. It would be an open and shut case.
I didn't think an mma fighter would agree to a boxing match against arguably the greatest boxer of all time...
BadAss2961
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Conor would cut less weight fighting Floyd than he does to make Featherweight in UFC.
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