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[Rice-Eater]

There is not going to be a rematch. This was completely non-competitive. You can't sell this shit to people again. Same with a Paq rematch.

They could if the next fight was in MMA. You know how many thirsty people are out there would be willing to pay $100 to see Conor mount Floyd and literally slap(with open palms) him for 3-5 rounds?

Not gonna happen though. It was a good day for both guys. Easy pay day for Floyd and Conor got the biggest payday of his life for partaking in a fight that doesn't hurt his legacy at all.

 

[mr jones]

Dumb in the sense of possibly thinking he could win in a cross-over sport like that. Getting paid does absolutely nothing to wind back the weeks of bullshit he has to eat now. They were always going to get paid.

Please. His fans love him, and he's laughing all the way to the bank. By tomorrow they're gonna be talking about how close the match was, and how he was robbed by the ref.

 

[Nafai1123]

I don't understand how Vegas won on this fight. Yeah, more people voted on Conor, but the avg bet on Mayweather was like 8k.

 

[lightskintwin]

The exposure this fight gave Conor, has only made him an even bigger star. The outcome of this fight has done nothing to diminish it.

If he returns to UFC for another fight, even I, a hardcore boxing fan, will want to see how he performs.

 

[Obliterator]

And now he can make another $30M by being the buff silent henchman in action movies for 3-4 years.

Why are people pretending like Conor suddenly isn't a current champion in the UFC where he still has plenty of fights left for him?

Some very very weird hot takes in here

 

[Tom_Cody]

Clip of the stoppage:

https://streamable.com/prx2x

 

[TunaMarshmallow]

Although I like boxing, I'm not primarily a boxing fan. I'm a die-hard MMA fan. And I'm also a huge McGregor fan. Conor's an exceptionally well-rounded stand-up fighter and definitely a top-10 P4P fighter, IMO.

I also enjoyed tonight's fight. I thought it was appropriately weird, had a few very fun moments, and was a great spectacle. It was worth the $100.

But, as expected, I thought it was a one-sided drubbing. I had Conor winning the first three rounds, though due to Floyd conceding rather than due to any significant feat on Conor's part. Floyd was rather obviously doing what he often does in the early rounds: barely getting his pulse up, seeing what his opponent is throwing, finding defensive liabilities, and waiting for his opponent to begin to fade. The moment Floyd started picking things up in the second half of the fourth round, the fight was completely over. After that, aside from a couple of very brief moments, it was all Floyd.

It was still lots of fun. But this didn't seem like any kind of new vindication of MMA in the boxing domain.

 

[Draper]

The silly stance is the number of MMA fans trying to write this as a win for McGregor.

Now you're deflecting.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I'm not disagreeing but I am. It wasn't going to be competitive to begin with, but the got that ppv money. Why would they think they cant get it again?

You can sell people on the unknown. Conor the boxer is no longer an unknown quantity. We know what it is. And it ain't that good.

 

[Heroman]

The exposure this fight gave Conor, has only made him an even bigger star. The outcome of this fight has done nothing to diminish it.

If he returns to UFC for another fight, even I, a hardcore boxing fan, will want to see how he performs.

I got some bad news for you.

 

[Rubenov]

Oh come on. You know they coming for that rematch money. This fight shouldn't have never happened, but it did. And it wasn't a total farce. So they are going to hype the unnecessary rematch.

Rematches don't happen after mostly one-sided fights like this one. And Floyd was pretty clear that he's done.

 

[Syder]

Is it fun to be this much of a snob?

Ugh...

Floyd did great educating people on what makes a boxing a great, tactical combat sport.

Just leave it at that.

is talking about a sport I enjoy fun? Yeah.

Should a thread die when an event finishes with no discussion? Were you here when dozens of people were spamming 'CONOR IS WINNING'?

Seems only fair that there's some 'hot takes' from the other end of the spectrum.

 

[lightskintwin]

I don't understand how Vegas won on this fight. Yeah, more people voted on Conor, but the avg bet on Mayweather was like 8k.

The odds were much higher for Conor, so if Conor had won, a lot of Vegas sportsbooks would've been hurt having to pay that out.

The payouts for Mayweather winning are much lower.

 

[Frozenprince]

I mean Conor's strategy was the right one. It was the only one to do.

But, like quite literally everybody said. He's an amateur going against a professional who's inarguably the defensive GOAT at his weight class and he wasn't even as hard a puncher as many thought he would be.

Given how soft his hands appeared to be early I'm surprised Floyd didn't just tag him in the 5th.

 

[StoopKid]

Aldo having the nerve to talk lol

https://twitter.com/josealdojunior/status/901668806455681024

 

[Basketball]

I put $10K on McGregor. I'm honestly shaking because if I loose i just screwed up my life

YFW

you'll never be this dumb

 

[Beefy]

And now he can make another $30M by being the buff silent henchman in action movies for 3-4 years.

And $8m a year for being a part timer in WWE

 

[zewone]

The silly stance is the number of MMA fans trying to write this as a win for McGregor.

But it is..

He gets to go back to the UFC getting paid the same purse as a boxer and heaps of respect.

 

[sytadel]

Punches landed against Mayweather: Canelo: 117 McGregor: 111 Pacquiao: 81

 

[jWILL253]

I put $10K on McGregor. I'm honestly shaking because if I loose i just screwed up my life

PRAY FOR THIS MAN

 

[joshcryer]

Not sure if I said it on this thread or what but if he couldn't deal with the clench then he couldn't win. And he obviously had difficulty with the clench.

With that knowledge, and in his training camps, his weakness in the clench would be known.

Therefore rational McGregor knows that he isn't going to win. And his trainers, if they are honest with him (unlike Rousey's, for instance), would've been telling him that.

 

[Obliterator]

The silly stance is the number of MMA fans trying to write this as a win for McGregor.

I mean his next fight in the UFC will be another 1+ million buyrate and he'll make lots of cash. The dude is the current champion.

You think that most MMA fans actually care he lost this fight? He will just talk a bunch of shit about Khabib or something and hype up his "Return to MMA and Real Fighting"

This did absolutely zero to hurt him

 

[JettDash]

Floyd actually pretty classy.

 

[Nightwing123]

Obvious outcome is obvious I still can't some people expected otherwise.Oh well I made easy money today.

 

[besada]

Now you're deflecting.

No, I'm acknowledging that he lost, regardless of the payout, something a lot of folks in here seem to have a hard time doing. Instead we're seeing typical troll logic of "losing is actually winning."

 

[oneils]

Why are people so convinced that there are marks out there getting "worked?" Most people knew what this was and were able to have fun with it. Just like wrestling.

It's fun to have fun.

 

[Valhelm]

after tonight are the irish officially the most oppressed race in america?

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

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

He's not that big of a puncher, he has great timing as a counter puncher.

I'm rewatching this now and yeah, Floyd's only motive in the early rounds was to gas Conor. Because if he kept coming forward, Conor was going to have to back-peddle, expending energy. Floyd Sr. thought by round four, Conor would be done, I thought around that time too. Floyd is one of the best ever at cutting off a ring, he didn't even try to do that this fight. He threw a couple of jabs to Conor's solar plexus to keep him honest. He just let Conor walk backwards, blow his wad, tire himself out. I personally thought Conor's tank would empty earlier, props to him for that, but when it did go, I knew Floyd would do what he needed to do. I don't want to outright say Floyd carried him for the first few rounds because Conor did show legit boxing ability, but Floyd was just biding his time and when it was time, he was going to make it count.

 

[Officerrob]

Aldo having the nerve to talk lol

https://twitter.com/josealdojunior/status/901668806455681024

Mr. 13 seconds should keep quiet , but he's just trying to get a fight against Conor, so whatever

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

And people say Conor's a gracious loser???
My ass.
The stoppage was proper, he was a second from being knocked the fuck out.

 

[Frozenprince]

The odds were much higher for Conor, so if Conor had won, a lot of Vegas sportsbooks would've been hurt having to pay that out.

The payouts for Mayweather winning are much lower.

I saw somewhere that Conor winning would be the biggest combined loss in Vegas history.

Don't know how accurate it was but, easy to see where the wind was blowing. FIVE DUDES put a mil on Floyd, basically house money.

 

[FallingEdge]

I put $10K on McGregor. I'm honestly shaking because if I loose i just screwed up my life

I hope this is true.

 

[Ultra Numb]

After 49 fights, Floyd finally decided to fight for the crowd and give them a show.

Not sure if srs but Floyd used to be significantly more aggressive. He changed as a fighter because his hands are brittle as fuck, they break really easily, plus he was getting older. He's said so himself, the Gatti fight was his last hurrah fighting like that.

 

[caesar]

The silly stance is the number of MMA fans trying to write this as a win for McGregor.

Care to explain?

 

[Heroman]

Why are people so convinced that there are marks out there getting "worked?" Most people knew what this was and were able to have fun with it. Just like wrestling.

It's fun to have fun.

They did?

 

[CrackPebbles]

ya see mcgregor actually won guise he made money lol didn't lose anything nope nothing

 

[jabuseika]

The silly stance is the number of MMA fans trying to write this as a win for McGregor.

I don't know how anyone could see that.

Floyd coasted the first 5 rounds, then turned it on and finished it.

McG never had him in any kind of danger, except for maybe for a rear naked choke.

 

[Magilla]

Rematches don't happen after mostly one-sided fights like this one. And Floyd was pretty clear that he's done.

But there was no reason for this fight to happen in the first place. So a rematch that shouldn't happen could happen.

Get these dudes in front of some ESPN cameras talking some mess and boom $$$. Unless Connor don't want that cash cause you know Money does. Book that shit.

 

[Syder]

It's amazing how many of us predicted the Conor tiring himself out after the 3rd round thing. While we had to endure all the bullshit reasons Conor fans thought he would not gas himself in a 12 round boxing match lol.

You only need to watch McGregor v Diaz 1 and 2 to see Conor struggles to maintain his explosiveness the deeper into a fight he goes, and he has a surprisingly small gas tank.


You're right, many people predicted Conor being spent by rounds 3-5 because if you didn't let yourself get wrapped up in the hype you could see it coming from miles away.

ya see mcgregor actually won guise he made money lol didn't lose anything nope nothing

AKA the CM Punk rule

 

[GravityInsanity]

Aldo having the nerve to talk lol

https://twitter.com/josealdojunior/status/901668806455681024

Didn't Conor put him to sleep in like 8 seconds? Dumb Tweet.

 

[zewone]

No, I'm acknowledging that he lost, regardless of the payout, something a lot of folks in here seem to have a hard time doing. Instead we're seeing typical troll logic of "losing is actually winning."

He lost the fight.

Not only did he not lose anything professionally he actually gained more clout.

I don't think it's a hard concept to understand.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

I hope this is true.

It's not.

 

[RootCause]

Conor should retire, and enjoy all the money.

 

[Obliterator]

No, I'm acknowledging that he lost, regardless of the payout, something a lot of folks in here seem to have a hard time doing. Instead we're seeing typical troll logic of "losing is actually winning."

You've done nothing to explain how this has any affect on his UFC career in a negative light.

 

[Syphon Filter]

Stephen a right now l😭😭

what he said?

 

[oneils]

They did?

Yeah, but then again my whole world isn't a few people on neogaf.

 

[sirap]

Not sure if srs but Floyd used to be significantly more aggressive. He changed as a fighter because his hands are brittle as fuck, they break really easily, plus he was getting older. He's said so himself, the Gatti fight was his last hurrah fighting like that.

Yuup.

This is why I found this fight so entertaining. It had shades of OG Mayweather.

 

[JettDash]

If Floyd can actually get $100m guaranteed plus PPV again, there will be a rematch.

But I doubt it.

 

[sooperkool]

I think we all know Prince Naseem would've beaten him and out-trashed talked him and out-entranced him.

Hamed would have knocked Conor out.

 

[Nafai1123]

The odds were much higher for Conor, so if Conor had won, a lot of Vegas sportsbooks would've been hurt having to pay that out.

The payouts for Mayweather winning are much lower.

I get that, but the odds weren't as lopsided as they should've been due to all the bets on Conor. What, like 80% of the actual money was on Mayweather. Even with worse odds that seems like a huge payout.

I shoud've fucking bet on this fight. Was thinking about it today but decided not to. Damnit.