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[Beefy]

Antony Joshua vs Enzo next

 

[Clockwork5]

Did Mayweather even try? It just seemed like he was willing to allow McGregor to get points deducted while he wore himself out.

Then in the 8th round it seemed like Mayweather decided we all got our money's worth, it's time to end this.

 

[zelas]

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

https://streamable.com/prx2x

Literally 10 completely undefended punches in the span of 15 seconds. Ref gave him 15 whole seconds to raise his arms and he didnt!

 

[Summer Haze]

Even if Connor would've stayed fresher for longer I still think it would've been easy pickings for Floyd...but, it would've been a lot more exciting. Those first few rounds were fun.

 

[AR15mex]

Dude this has to be one of the worst performances that mayweather had. Even though he won, I believe that he actually wont't come back for another match.

 

[Plasticine]

I heard the 1st few rounds the judges actually gave them all to Floyd
Just sayin

I don't see the problem with scoring in Floyd's favor at all.. McGregor was more active. But all he did was poke at Floyd's gloves. Floyd was in control for the whole fight. He never once was in any danger. I think McGregor might have landed one punch of some value during the whole fight. It was Floyd's show all the way.

 

[HiiiLife]

Did Floyd ever explain his stupid walk out outfit?

Did Gervonta Davis?

 

[Eleuin]

I can't wait to hear Uncle Dana's excuses about this.

I'm sure he will spare some words in-between counting his free money

 

[lightskintwin]

Oh, he was going to lose, still should have been a standing 8 count.

Although I haven't watched a boxing match for about a decade, so hey.

I thought the stoppage was a bit premature, but I understood why it happened.

Given all the boxing deaths and trauma, I rather them being too early, than too late.

 

[Ronin Ray]

So McGregor vs Diaz 3 is next for Conor right?

I want to see Oscar De La Hoya come out of retirement to fight McGregor

 

[Godzilla's Left Toe]

Hey I'll second that.

Can I also call Mayweather a woman beating, sexist, racist, homophobic piece of shit though?

Shake on it?

 

[Hidden One]

Stoppage in High Def

Anyone who says this stoppage too early please look at this video again.
Connor was DONE.

 

[Good Job Bob]

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

https://streamable.com/prx2x

I think one of the younger harder hitting boxing stars puts Conor on the mat in this situation.

 

[ForsakenLotus]

So I don't understand. Floyd obviously was laying low early on feeling McGregor out. Floyd is a very smart boxer. But what I don't understand is why judges are rewarding a strategy and not what's going on in the ring? McGregor landed punches in those early rounds, and some decent ones at that, but because it's part of Mayweather's plan he McGregor still loses the rounds.

I've had a problem with how judges score Mayweathers fights for a while. And to be clear, I'm not saying McGregor was ahead or that Pac should have won. I'm just saying judges aren't rewarding what's actually happening. No reasonable person can say Floyd won both round one and round two. I think McGregor won round 3 and maybe one more round, but thosea are definitely more debatable.

 

[commedieu]

The more I think about it the more I realize what bullshit this was lmao

Hindsight.

Conor literally got mercd, the way everyone said he would. Gas out. I can't understand how he didn't train to not gas out.

The only explanation, is that this is a setup.

 

[caesar]

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.

At the end of the day it doesn't really matter, as long as mcg wasn't knocked flat in 2 he had 'won' the participants trophy. This fight had different expectations and both fighters basically got what they wanted.

 

[Cagey]

I can't believe boxing fans are acting like this was a forgone conclusion... I remember the same people saying this wouldn't go past round 5.

Unless Mayweather popped an ACL and got tagged before he collapsed, yes this was a forgone conclusion.

 

[Devilinthiscity]

I was very entertained🤔

I guess I'm a "casual" then because it was pretty bad. I mean the majority of Mayweather fights always tend to be this boring right?

 

[CountAntonius]

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.

Mist not have been looking hard enough that's been a thing in every single thread about this fight.

 

[Choomp]

It was Aran Ryan v Mr. Sandman

Sandman is unbeatable

 

[Mediking]

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.

I just hate how McG was literally boasting and bragging about beating Floyd in one round and throwing out the most craziest of insults.

And....

He loses.

His credibility should be hurt somewhat, in my opinion.

 

[DroneBrother]

I can't wait to hear Uncle Dana's excuses about this.

Oh don't, I will have all the mma fans quoting danas words as if they are there own

 

[Officerrob]

I can't believe boxing fans are acting like this was a forgone conclusion... I remember the same people saying this wouldn't go past round 5.

It was always a foregone conclusion. Conor was always going to gas, and Floyd was always going to finish him then.

 

[Nekketsu Kõha]

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?

No regrets spending here.

 

[hwy_61]

I thought the stoppage was a bit premature, but I understood why it happened.

Given all the boxing deaths and trauma, I rather them being too early, than too late.

Premature? Conor hadn't thrown a punch in 40 seconds. I don't get this.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I heard the 1st few rounds the judges actually gave them all to Floyd
Just sayin

Because most boxing judges don't give you points for hitting a guy in the arms and back of the head. People around here predictably overrated the fuck out of Conor's performance in those first few rounds. All you needed was Joe Rogan yelling every time Conor slapped Floyd's arms to really cement the delusion.

 

[Qvoth]

yeah hopefully u guys stick around for triple g vs canelo

 

[Neith]

because Conor wasn't actually landing anythingMMA 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".

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)

Indeed, this kind of shit will wear out the masses really fast. They aren't going to keep paying for carny bullshit.

Now, one is okay, but if you start paying for another one of these ridiculous spectacles you might be an idiot or not short on cash.

 

[JJH]

 

[strikeselect]

Literally 10 completely undefended punches in the span of 15 seconds. Ref gave him 15 whole seconds to raise his arms and he didnt!

And Floyd still couldn't knock him out. Gas tank was Conor's downfall.

 

[RecRoulette]

Literally 10 completely undefended punches in the span of 15 seconds. Ref gave him 15 whole seconds to raise his arms and he didnt!

Surprised the ref let it go that long to be honest.

 

[SallyIsNow]

History witnessed.

 

[Barzul]

Don't watch UFC, but how does this fight affect future payscales considering what McGregor made here?

 

[RK9039]

holy shit

 

[Buba Big Guns]

Easy money for Mayweather. Conor never stood a chance even though he did the best he could fighting in a completely different sport. No idea how people even bet on McGregor.

The result would of course be reversed if it we're MMA, but Floyd has absolutely no reason to do that.

 

[nampad]

The aftermath in this thread is more entertaining than the fight, lol.

Sucks that Canelo - GGG will be on a Sunday. European watchers are damned.

 

[BSsBrolly]

Unless Mayweather popped an ACL and got tagged in before he collapsed, yes this was a forgone conclusion.

Fair. Poor wording on my part. Boxing fans acted as if this was going to end in round 5. Then acting like ending in round 10 means nothing.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Wait. Its actually legal for the participants to bet on themselves in boxing? You can't do that in any other sports that I'm aware of

 

[Godzilla's Left Toe]

We have a new challenger!

Hulk Hogan Jabroni mark tweet.

 

[Clockwork5]

So I don't understand. Floyd obviously was laying low early on feeling McGregor out. Floyd is a very smart boxer. But what I don't understand is why judges are rewarding a strategy and not what's going on in the ring? McGregor landed punches in those early rounds, and some decent ones at that, but because it's part of Mayweather's plan he McGregor still loses the rounds.

I've had a problem with how judges score Mayweathers fights for a while. And to be clear, I'm not saying McGregor was ahead of that Pac should have won. I'm just saying judges aren't rewarding what's actually happening. No reasonable person can say Floyd won both round one and round two. I think McGregor won round 3 and maybe one more round, but thosea are definitely more debatable.

McGregor was also landing karate chops to the back of Mayweather's head. Judges tend to frown on that. This isn't a no holds barred cage match.

 

[RootCause]

I can't believe boxing fans are acting like this was a forgone conclusion... I remember the same people saying this wouldn't go past round 5.

Lol May toyed with him, even walked him down. Not Conor, not Ronda...
50-0

 

[ForsakenLotus]

I don't even know what to say. This meme is out of control.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

I can't believe boxing fans are acting like this was a forgone conclusion... I remember the same people saying this wouldn't go past round 5.

I've never watched boxing in my life and didn't even know about this fight until getting to work and seeing my coworker had the pre-game playing. He's a huge MMA fan and asked who I thought would win. After telling him I have no clue as I don't pay attention to the stuff he explained briefly the history and my immediate thought was "obviously the pro boxer wins the boxing match as an MMA fighter is trained and conditioned for something different". So you don't need to be particularly astute or well-versed in either sport to see the outcome.

 

[Jerm411]

Because most boxing judges don't give you points for hitting a guy in the arms and back of the head. People around here predictably overrated the fuck out of Conor's performance in those first few rounds. All you needed was Joe Rogan yelling every time Conor slapped Floyd's arms to really cement the delusion.

How many "oh he hurt him" would we have got? It would've been ridiculous....

 

[HiiiLife]

It was always a foregone conclusion. Conor was always going to gas, and Floyd was always going to finish him then.

Yep. It was just a matter of guessing the round. Doesn't matter if we said by round 5 or round 10.

 

[JettDash]

And Floyd still couldn't knock him out. Gas tank was Conor's downfall.

What if Floyd wasn't trying to knock him out?

 

[MassiveNights]

A boxing novice talked his way into a $100m fight against one of the best boxers of all time, left smiling and you think he's taking an L on this?

 

[jett]

This will always be one of my favorite tweets.

 

[Beefy]

Easy money for Mayweather. Conor never stood a chance even though he did the best he could fighting in a completely different sport. No idea how people even bet on McGregor.

The result would of course be reversed if it we're MMA, but Floyd has absolutely no reason to do that.

It was easy money for both. McGregor only got hit hard a few times, dude made a shit load of cash for just getting gassed.

 

[ash321]

So I don't understand. Floyd obviously was laying low early on feeling McGregor out. Floyd is a very smart boxer. But what I don't understand is why judges are rewarding a strategy and not what's going on in the ring? McGregor landed punches in those early rounds, and some decent ones at that, but because it's part of Mayweather's plan he McGregor still loses the rounds.

I've had a problem with how judges score Mayweathers fights for a while. And to be clear, I'm not saying McGregor was ahead or that Pac should have won. I'm just saying judges aren't rewarding what's actually happening. No reasonable person can say Floyd won both round one and round two. I think McGregor won round 3 and maybe one more round, but thosea are definitely more debatable.

Because his point got docked for try to do a take down and keep fucking hammer fist.

Like, this is boxing people, not MMA.