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[bbd23]

that was way more entertaining than I thought it would be

respect to conor man. anyone that puts him down because of this performance is an idiot. thats fuckin floyd mayweather he was up against and he made it fun.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

I hate the "gassing excuse".
That's a huge part of almost any sport.
Plus, the skill level difference was obvious.

 

[bob_arctor]

it's almost as if stamina and being able to pace yourselves are important boxing skills.

But McGregor hung in there, Ninja! He. Hung. In. There.

 

[lightskintwin]

He would've fallen? Lol

LOL You're right, and for some people that's what they need to see in order for it to be definite. I don't have issue with the ref stopping it, but I can understand why people thought it was bit early.

Bloodthirst? Yeah, probably. LOL

 

[Frozenprince]

I feel like I'm living in some alternate timeline RN where the professional and lifelong highly trained technical master boxer didn't just have his way with a literal amateur for 3 rounds before beating his face in.

 

[Buba Big Guns]

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.

Well yea, Conor is a legendary shit talker and essentially talked his way to 100M+

 

[Officerrob]

Decent fight all around. Now, put Mayweather in the octagon and lets see who wins.

Floyd only came back for this huge payday because of how easy the fight would be for him. He will never fight again.

 

[SallyIsNow]

Saying this match sucked because it wasn't a great technical/pure boxing match is like saying Hogan/Rock at Wrestlemania X8 is shit because of lack of technical prowess

it's a spectacle folks

Get'im Small4Life!

 

[MassiveNights]

Why are MMA and Boxing fans taking this serious?

It was fun and that's it. Enjoy the moment.

Exactly.

Boxing fans trying to analyse this are hilarious.

 

[Heroman]

Decent fight all around, deserved win. Now, put Mayweather in the octagon and lets see who wins.

What does even mean? Of course the MMA fighter would win , he is a MMA fighter.

 

[King Kovu]

Won $750 off dummies. Can't wait to get back to Cali on Tuesday.

 

[Godzilla's Left Toe]

Decent fight all around, deserved win. Now, put Mayweather in the octagon and lets see who wins.

Wouldn't last 10 seconds.

 

[Magilla]

Did they schedule the rematch pre-fight or is that too carny?

 

[T-0800]

I want to see Rocky vs Federer. Best of 5 sets on grass.

$10000 Rocky wins in straight sets.

 

[Farsi]

I feel like I'm living in some alternate timeline RN where the professional and lifelong highly trained technical master boxer didn't just have his way with a literal amateur for 3 rounds before beating his face in.

we're all used to having a few drinks for mayweather fights. bad habit.

 

[Nafai1123]

I feel like I'm living in some alternate timeline RN where the professional and lifelong highly trained technical master boxer didn't just have his way with a literal amateur for 3 rounds before beating his face in.

....but he lasted 10 rounds!

 

[HStallion]

I'll reiterate if people want to see a more traditionally exciting boxing match they should tune in for the Canelo vs GGG in a few weeks. There are have been a lot of great fights this year but that one especially should satisfy people looking for much more of a visceral boxing match between two legit hungry pro's.

 

[commedieu]

I feel like I'm living in some alternate timeline RN where the professional and lifelong highly trained technical master boxer didn't just have his way with a literal amateur for 3 rounds before beating his face in.

Did we watch the same fight? Because he tagged conor. Remember every hit on conor, is insured by all of the bullshit he talked.

It's like quad damage.




He didn't last 10 rounds.

Floyd decided to end it in 10 rounds.

 

[Speely]

Why are MMA and Boxing fans taking this serious?

It was fun and that's it. Enjoy the moment.

Well said. This was a fun spectacle, nothing more.

 

[bob_arctor]

I feel like I'm living in some alternate timeline RN where the professional and lifelong highly trained technical master boxer didn't just have his way with a literal amateur for 3 rounds before beating his face in.

Well, Trump is also President, so yes, this is an alternate timeline.

 

[Deuce Deuce]

Oh wow. ESPN just released some behind the scenes footage of Mayweather preparing for this fight:

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

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?

Are we just gonna ignore all his talk about finishing this fight under four rounds and rip off Floyd's head and all this other shit?

Some of you are desperate for him to have his cake and eat it too. Mystic Mac! He says what he will do and then does it! But it's cool when he doesn't.

 

[JettDash]

I would let Floyd beat me up for $100m.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Decent fight all around, deserved win. Now, put Mayweather in the octagon and lets see who wins.

The UFC couldn't afford him.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Fight out of the high guard stance and let him tire out hitting gloves and elbows. Pretty smart gameplan and something none of us expected. Winky Wright and Joshua Clottey would be proud. Broner tried to use that stance against Mikey Garcia but he doesn't know what he's doing and poorly imitates Mayweather's fighting style including the shoulder roll.

 

[pixelation]

UFC "STRIKING" IS BASURA

Someone hasn't seen a Ronda Rousey fight...

 

[hwy_61]

I'll reiterate if people want to see a more traditionally exciting boxing match they should tune in for the Canelo vs GGG in a few weeks. There are have been a lot of great fights this year but that one especially should satisfy people looking for much more of a visceral boxing match between two legit hungry pro's.

Fuck yes!!

 

[Officerrob]

I hate the "gassing excuse".
That's a huge part of almost any sport.
Plus, the skill level difference was obvious.

So you are saying there was a massive skill difference between one of the greatest boxers ever and a guy making his boxing debut? Who could have predicted that?

 

[HiiiLife]

What does even mean? Of course the MMA fighter would win , he is a MMA fighter.

Has mayweather ever talked about going MMA? Why is this even a thing in this thread lol

 

[MassiveNights]

Are we just gonna ignore all his talk about finishing this fight under four rounds and rip off Floyd's head and all this other shit?

Some of you are desperate for him to have his cake and eat it too. Mystic Mac! He says what he will do and then does it! But it's cool when he doesn't.

I think you got worked brother.

 

[Draper]

After Brexit and Trump, a Conor victory would signal the end of days

 

[Ultra Numb]

Yeah, winning the early rounds clearly wasn't the goal for Mayweather. He pretty much did nothing, threw barely anything. Didn't seem phased by Conor's shots either. The goal was to study, figure, download and ultimately tire him out. He wanted to stop him.

If he was going for rounds we would of seen his more traditional defensive counter-play style in full force with a lot more movement, and he almost certainly would of won those early rounds. He saved his energy, lost the rounds so he could unload in the later rounds.

 

[Panzon]

The UFC couldn't afford him.

Facts. Floyd is waaay too smart to do MMA and he would never/should never take that kind of paycut

 

[illmatic22]

The Great White Hype has been vanquished

We're fooking Blessed

 

[Lulubop]

I don't watch much boxing any more but would Canelo wash Floyd if they rematched these days?

 

[FiraB]

Was a good fun fight. Better then all the rounds before it.

 

[Amneisac]

Did they schedule the rematch pre-fight or is that too carny?

Ain't gonna be no rematch. Don't want one.

 

[Sentenza]

Someone hasn't seen a Ronda Rousey fight...

is this a joke? Ronda's striking was bad even by MMA standards.

 

[Tubie]

I'm still astonished at the lack of power in Conors punches, even in the first 3 rounds where he was at his best.

 

[RootCause]

I would let Floyd beat me up for $100m.

So would I.

 

[Beefy]

I would let Floyd beat me up for $100m.

I would do what Conner did tonight for $5m.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Did they schedule the rematch pre-fight or is that too carny?

The only way any rematch works is if the match going 10 rounds somehow convinced enough people that Conor could actually beat Mayweather with more training. For some i'm sure it did, but if you follow boxing then it was pretty clear that Mayweather was toying with his food.

 

[SallyIsNow]

Are we just gonna ignore all his talk about finishing this fight under four rounds and rip off Floyd's head and all this other shit?

Some of you are desperate for him to have his cake and eat it too. Mystic Mac! He says what he will do and then does it! But it's cool when he doesn't.

^mark.txt

They were selling the fight. Both clearly respect each other.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

I think you got worked brother.

I've called this a fucking sham from day one, it's his dumbass fans who were the only ones that were making fools of themselves. McGregor was just in it for the check and his followers were the suckers.

 

[lightskintwin]

Per ESPN

Las Vegas sportsbooks won big off Floyd Mayweather's win over Conor McGregor. Sportsbook operator CG Technology said Mayweather's TKO produced a "high six-figure" profit. The fight was the most heavily bet ever for William Hill's Nevada sportsbook, attracting more than double the handle that was bet on the 2015 Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao bout.

 

[User Name Here]

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

What were you expecting? Areial fights? Kamehamehas? Transformations?

 

[opticalmace]

Oh wow. ESPN just released some behind the scenes footage of Mayweather preparing for this fight:

:lol

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

If Conor ever boxes again, somebody fucking tell him to cover his face and head.

 

[Nekketsu Kõha]

Are we just gonna ignore all his talk about finishing this fight under four rounds and rip off Floyd's head and all this other shit?

Some of you are desperate for him to have his cake and eat it too. Mystic Mac! He says what he will do and then does it! But it's cool when he doesn't.

Also at all the people saying Floyd was gonna throw the fight and lose intentionally.

 

[PR_rambo]

UFC "STRIKING" IS BASURA

Even with 8 ounce gloves i'm shocked Conor's punches were so soft