lightskintwin
Banned
They may in Conor's case. He's transcended UFC and will have been apart of the biggest PPV event of all time. He has leverage.
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Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor - Saturday August 26th |OT| FOOK / YEAAAH
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They may in Conor's case. He's transcended UFC and will have been apart of the biggest PPV event of all time. He has leverage.
BiGBoSSMk23
A company being excited for their new game is a huge slap in the face to all the fans that liked their old games.
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.
To be fair he got a really clean uppercut in round 1.
Honestly feel like Mayweather was playing games. He was just letting McGregor tee off on him. I was feeling embarassed for boxing for a minute there. Then he just starts dismantling McGregor like I expected him to from the start. Trying a set a rematch if I had to guess but then again he seemed serious about retiring.
Officerrob
Banned
Well he wasn't fighting a boxer, so he had nothing to worry about
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
That was easy work for Floyd.
He carried him through the early rounds knowing he'd tire.
He carried him through the early rounds knowing he'd tire.
Hm? Again, don't play dumb. Say what you mean.
Pretty much 10 undefended blows to the head in a row
Latvian Hitman
Member
Probably. That's where the money is.
Syphon Filter
Member
Anyone seeing zewone? Is he ok?
NoFaceNico
Member
That fight was worth it just to hear my sister's disgruntled racist in-laws complain at the end about it not being fair, the scoring being off, and the referee being "family" or as they say "that's what they call home cookin'!!"
HAHA
Eat shit.
HAHA
Eat shit.
No, he strung the audience along. Come the fuck on now and stop posting like this was anything but a money making exhibition match.
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.
Yeah. I'm with you. They don't seem to understand how Boxing works. The fight wasn't a real fight. People expecting a K.O or something grand were a little lost. Congratulations to the smart people who didn't believe in the the hype train and bet for MW.
friskykillface
Banned
I low key wanted a DQ but these two don't hate each other
Love it.
The media will certainly make it seem like Conor did something out of this world and casuals will eat it up for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It's clockwork and that's why both these men deserve every penny they get
give mcg a bigger piece of the ppv while still making a ton of money or refuse and make no money at all? lets add that they don't exactly have many stars at the moment who are as big of a name as mcg currently is. his return fight will probably do big numbers.
CountAntonius
Member
Kinda shit so many people are calling people who bought this fight idiots, morons and marks. It was for spectacle and fun. The elitest shit in boxing threads on Gaf is embarrassing. Does it make you feel better?
Kurt Angle
Member
hollywood could take floyd
Officerrob
Banned
Yeah, that "fight" was rough to watch. Two guys waiting for a feather to knock them out
Can Dana pocketbook afford 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.
The majority of the boxing world already knew how the fight would pan out. I love these tweets.
In wrestling terms shoot is 'real' and work is 'staged.' It's basically saying in a really weird and jumbled way that people who are too into 'works' start to think what's happening is a 'shoot.'
GravityInsanity
Member
A lot of people and I mean a LOT of people thought Floyd was going to run in this fight but he didn't. The man was taking everything Conor threw and then got the TKO.
I see.
I still stand by my claim that McGregor didn't really "lose" in a figurative sense, since he seemed to perform very well for someone who isn't a boxer. Or is there something I'm missing here?
Thornton Reed
Member
I've made it this far with no spoilers can anyone do me a solid and provide a link to the fight. I can't risk googling it
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Anyone seeing zewone? Is he ok?
9-3 McGregor, new champion of the world.
No,
He repeatedly try to hammer fist, try to take down. Floyd have to be the one try to muscle out of that shit so that he doesn't get a DQ.
He did embarrass himself went he try to boxing without a tank. He gassed out at round 3 !!! like how ? He got as deep as he did was because he fight a 40 years old boxer who style is turtle. Put him again a young aggressive one and see how many round he gonna last.
Again, 40 years old vs 29 years old and the other guy look like he done sparring after the fight.
Edit: also how many freaking free hit he got when he try to grab Floyd lol
bonchooski
Member
I can't wait to hear Uncle Dana's excuses about this.
I really think people are trying their best not to give Conor credit. He looked great for the first 4 rounds and while it became obvious by 5 that Floyd was trying to gas him, he still got some great punches in and went all the way to 10. I'm not saying that makes Conor the second greatest boxer ever but he did pretty good for his first ever fight against the best boxer of all time.
Don't bother responding to him he does this frequently. He turns everything into a race issue no matter what the context is. Floyd is an abusive racist? don't worry he doesn't care because he thinks the only reason people hate Floyd is for racial reasons.
Don't bother responding to him he does this frequently. He turns everything into a race issue no matter what the context is. Floyd is an abusive racist? don't worry he doesn't care because he thinks the only reason people hate Floyd is for racial reasons.
SallyIsNow
Banned
Anth0ny whete yoy at famp?
Officerrob
Banned
Did Floyd ever explain his stupid walk out outfit?
Did you see Conner's punches?
Godzilla's Left Toe
Member
Carney lingo
Dirk Benedict
Member
Connor got played by a strategy. In any case, both fighters did so well and I think it was worth every penny. Connor tried aggression and to use his brute strength, while it seemed like Floyd was in it for the long haul and just biting his time.
That's my take on it anyway. Again, both guys did so well, and for an amatuer boxer, Connor needs to be given a pat on the back, and Floyd for living up to his hype, I KNEW bro wasn't talking shit back during the short tour for a reason, dude was going to let his action speak, rather than his words, while Connor did the usual, amusing showboating.
Both Men deserve praise for putting on a great show. It will be a long time before we get another event like this. /thumbsup
That's my take on it anyway. Again, both guys did so well, and for an amatuer boxer, Connor needs to be given a pat on the back, and Floyd for living up to his hype, I KNEW bro wasn't talking shit back during the short tour for a reason, dude was going to let his action speak, rather than his words, while Connor did the usual, amusing showboating.
Both Men deserve praise for putting on a great show. It will be a long time before we get another event like this. /thumbsup
Good Job Bob
Member
Respect to Conor but it was inevitable.
I don't see people doing that. This was a work, exactly as expected. That doesn't mean people who bought it are idiots, morons and marks. People pay to watch wrestling too. You do you.
because Conor wasn't actually landing anything
MMA fans get salty after defensive wins in that sport too. Tyron Woodley is one of the most hated Champions of all time because his fights are "boring".
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.
It figures that casuals think Conor's performance was good. Not only did Floyd give Conor those rounds, he actively tried to stop Conor from getting points deducted or disqualified.
Tonight's card was garbage from top to bottom and anyone that paid the full $100 has been swiftly punished for being a mark for this carny bullshit. This was not a spectacle, and I pray to God something like this never happens again; it wasn't worth the months of build-up.
Go buy Canelo Alvarez v Gennady Golovkin if you want to be entertained (Sept 16th)
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
The scoring was terrible though. McGregor won the first 3 rounds, even if you think Floyd let him. Not like it really matters though.
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