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[valkillmore]

They probably already were. All that pre-match bullshit was to hype the fight and bring in the punters. It was more WWE than WWE if we're being honest.

Yeah I would suspect that's the case. But obviously you can't say that before the match so who knows

 

[King_Moc]

As far as I'm considered Conor won. He managed to last 9 rounds in a sport he doesn't even play. I'm surprised things went past round 3.

C'mon dude. Pay attention. First two rounds was just Mayweather standing there and figuring out all of Mcgregors weaknesses. Then he won every round.

 

[lightskintwin]

I still wonder how the UFC is going to handle Conor after this. From Conor perspective, how can you really justify going from what he just made to what the UFC can pay him? I'm sure he's under contract and all, but they're just in completely different leagues from a pay perspective. And this fight set him and his family for life.

My guess is he doesn't fight again unless UFC is willing to give him more of the lion's share of his next PPV fight.

 

[Tinfoilhatsron]

Pls be photoshop.

It is. See his next post lol.

 

[Fergie]

No way Floyd stays retired

Think he's actually done now to be honest.

100m clean and whatever extra to be counted.

No need to go the way of other greats who fought 40+.

 

[Hidden One]

Is that snot comin out his nose

Yes!!

 

[JettDash]

Pls be photoshop.

Real screenshot but at the same time fake.

 

[adj_noun]

That was several years ago. Our president has done much worse recently and I don't see him being called disgusting.

Huh.

 

[MiddeSummer]

That was several years ago. Our president has done much worse recently and I don't see him being called disgusting.

.... But Trump was, is, and will always be disgusting.

Also wife-beaters are also disgusting. WTF?

 

[sf2fanatic]

He was saying it might be $5m I think.

I dunno if anyone would have took a bet that large though.

One of the higher end hotels will. In exchange for an autograph session

 

[Latvian Hitman]

This was way more embarassing for boxing than mma.

Can't see how it was embarrassing for either, tbh. This was never really a referendum on MMA or boxing anymore than Ali vs. Inoki was.

 

[VariantX]

Respect

"I'm rich!!"

"I'm also rich!!"

 

[Wazzy]

Like I said, several years ago. How long would it take for him to live it down?

He's never going to live it down because he's a piece of shit who has done it multiple times. He's also a racist and homophobic asshole but keep trying to defend your trash idol.

 

[Erv]

What a shit show. All that hype for the most boring fight of the year.

I was very entertained🤔

 

[HiiiLife]

So, Mayweather purposely went easy on Mcgregor for the first three rounds in order to bait Mcgregor in letting out all of his steam. Then when he is fatigued later on, Mayweather would go all out on Mcgregor who would be too fatigue to fight. This was Mayweather's strategy from the outset correct?

This is mayweathers strategy...ever.

 

[Westbahnhof]

That was several years ago. Our president has done much worse recently and I don't see him being called disgusting.

Like I said, several years ago. How long would it take for him to live it down?

Please stop this. Nothing good will come of it.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I was expecting Conor to look embracing for most of the fight.

He did. Floyd played with him. Floyd did not look like the Floyd of old, did not fight like the Floyd of old, was a lot more aggressive and open, and still cruised. Which should be expected. Because Conor is not a boxer.

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

Not the Floyd I'm accustomed to seeing but the result is the same. Floyd came forward, all fight. Senior in the corner after round 1 said to wait till the 4th, basically, wait till Conor gassed and then step on the game. Coming in at 170 was the death of him. It was a good stoppage, Floyd was playing tag with his face at that point.

 

[Nuu]

C'mon dude. Pay attention. First two rounds was just Mayweather standing there and figuring out all of Mcgregors weaknesses. Then he won every round.

I should really rephrase that as in he "did much better than expected" or "he accomplished his aims" or something similar.

Also I came in during around 4 and saw that Mcgregor won the first four rounds according to the casters.

 

[Einchy]

Like I said, several years ago. How long would it take for him to live it down?

Never.

 

[El Sloth]

This thread's taught me that a lot of people think a boxing match is only stopped when a fighter's knocked to the ground and can't get up like some Rocky shit.

well, I mean that's literally most people's introduction (and sometimes only exposure) to boxing. Then there are the Hajime no Ippo kids....

 

[Officerrob]

So, Mayweather purposely went easy on Mcgregor for the first three rounds in order to bait Mcgregor in letting out all of his steam. Then when he is fatigued later on, Mayweather would go all out on Mcgregor who would be too fatigue to fight. This was Mayweather's strategy from the outset correct?

Conor was going to gas himself out regardless of what Floyd did

 

[TaterTots]

Conor did better than expected, but Floyd was obviously wearing him out. Kept coming in with hands up over and over and then BAM.....round 6 he was on fire.

Damn, didn't notice Floyd has no markings while Conor is all swollen lol. Sparring confirmed.

 

[Nydius]

Respect

"Just remember Conor, swollen eyes heal, headaches go away, but cash is forever. Talk to you at da club later."

 

[Ultravi0lence]

Hopefully this can be a yearly thing. Next year the English Premier League vs the American NFL?

 

[Turin]

It was better than expected, people cant say floyd was so called running. even skip finally gave credit to floyd.

I understand that line of thinking but I'd rather watch something like the Canelo fight than what this was.

 

[Dodecagon]

So, Mayweather purposely went easy on Mcgregor for the first three rounds in order to bait Mcgregor in letting out all of his steam. Then when he is fatigued later on, Mayweather would go all out on Mcgregor who would be too fatigue to fight. This was Mayweather's strategy from the outset correct?

Yes. In fact mayweather never comes out punching...

 

[Godzilla's Left Toe]

That was several years ago. Our president has done much worse recently and I don't see him being called disgusting.

Do you want me to call Trump a rapist and racist and a piece of shit. Because I have no issue saying that.

 

[LosDaddie]

EASY WORK.

Floyd toyed with him,walked him down the entire time and landed over 50 percent of this punches. Gave conor 2 rounds.

Plus FLOYD IS SHOT TO SHIT. Waste of time. Conor had no power whatsoever in boxing like i said a billion times.

If you believed conor was gonna win dont ever watch boxing again please.

My man.
I was telling my coworker all week that I was making $100 easy money off him for the fight. He kept telling me McGregor was going to win in 6 rounds.

 

[Dekmental]

Imagine how boring these threads would be without the naïveté tho

Crazy how people used his kos of fucking Alvarez and aldo as some sort of yard stick as how well he would do.

He slaps not punchs ffs

 

[RecRoulette]

Think he's actually done now to be honest.

100m clean and whatever extra to be counted.

No need to go the way of other greats who fought 40+.

Plus he hit the big 50.

 

[studyguy]

Think he's actually done now to be honest.

100m clean and whatever extra to be counted.

No need to go the way of other greats who fought 40+.

tfw you saw Bhop drop out the ring live in person like it was some WWE shit... Yeah I prefer no one else end their careers like that. Shits too much

 

[zelas]

If hammerfists in the clinch constitute a good performance then, sure, Conor did great.

People need to learn what constitutes winning a round because spending all your energy and landing nothing is not it.

Diehard MMA fans are already forming their narrative. They seem keen on erasing all footage between rounds 3 and 10 so they can pretend Mayweather didnt completely dismantle Conor BEFORE he was gassed. If Conor wasn't so keen on going for repeat back mount attempts, to escape Floyd teeing off on him, he might have lasted all 12.

They also need to realize Floyd gave Conor those early rounds for free.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Sorry. Kid got me riled up.

Riled up over nothing that had anything to do with you? Might need to get those emotions in check then while riding that deserved ban.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Those two put on a show marketing that "fight" and stole suckers money. Anybody who thought those two legit didn't like each other were crazy

.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Hopefully this can be a yearly thing. Next year the English Premier League vs the American NFL?

Winner gets to be the real "Football"

 

[Beefy]

Well TheTruth1983 gets worse post of this thread award

 

[Widdle Puppy]

this fight was good for a few laughs

 

[crazyprac]

Two tkos tonight. One on ppv and one in this thread.

 

[B1gg_Randall]

That was several years ago. Our president has done much worse recently and I don't see him being called disgusting.

 

[thefro]

The moving goal posts for Conor are pretty funny. Well he didn't die in this sham of a fight, where is the belt for that.

He won some rounds, landed some good flush shots on Floyd, didn't embarrass himself, and lasted deep into the fight against one of the best of all time in his first boxing match as an adult. Was also clear to MMA fans if he could clinch/wrestle or elbow or use hammerfists Floyd would be in big trouble (let alone kicks or BJJ).

That's way better than most people expected.

 

[sooperkool]

Stoppage in High Def

 

[Tubie]

Its gonna be a while before we get a more skilled fighter than Mayweather.

Maybe not again in my lifetime.

 

[Clockwork5]

Gotta give it to mcgregor, he did better then I thought he would. Had him losing in 8

Mayweather didn't even start fighting until the 8th round.

 

[Sentenza]

Meanwhile, "it was a bullshit stoppage, Conor was doing just fine!":

https://streamable.com/prx2x

 

[Cagey]

I see people getting way off topic. I'm not surprised they salty Mayweather won.

Just quote people for posting about Mayweather's domestic abuse history and admit that's what you're bothered by, instead of this coy shit.

 

[Heroman]

My guess is he doesn't fight again unless UFC is willing to give him more of the lion's share of his next PPV fight.

Which they will never do.

 

[Ploid 3.0]

[IMG snot punch pic [/IMG]

So that's the meaning of, "he knocked the snot out of him." I always thought it was metaphorical, as Daenerys would say.

 

[Latvian Hitman]

My guess is he doesn't fight again unless UFC is willing to give him more of the lion's share of his next PPV fight.

I think they'll give him a sweetheart deal. They need him pretty bad right about now with Ronda being toast and Jon Jones staring down a potential four-year ban. They're pretty starved for star power and they need to stay relevant to the masses.

 

[kasane]

everyone here got played lMAO