There must be some idiots running these places.
How the guy at the Wynn does it is how it should be done.
Because they're idiots.
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Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor - Saturday August 26th |OT| FOOK / YEAAAH
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There must be some idiots running these places.
How the guy at the Wynn does it is how it should be done.
Because they're idiots.
I mean you say they're idiots but it's the way it is because they are in a way betting on Mayweather, I think that is pretty far from idiotic.
Please read things before saying things. Vegas currently faces a liability of millions. The reason for this is complicated. Vegas odds-makers are not idiots.
I suppose I didn't really look at it as them betting on Floyd. That's a good point.
If that's because they are betting on Mayweather, they're not idiots.
Other than that, yeah. No other good reason for them to face a possible liability at all.
Sure there is. They didn't expect the small money to come in as strong as it did for McGregor, and they expected the big money to come in stronger for Mayweather. They couldn't risk the odds going too close because the larger bets were always going to be late and in Mayweather's favor. The odds came down from like -3500 to -350 for McGregor, they absolutely tried to get the public to vote the other way but the public doesn't like doing things in the public's best interest.
Hands of Stone
Member
Definitely gonna watch this at a bar, the meltdowns are gonna be glorious.
To me that's just like saying that they don't know how to manage a sportsbook properly unlike the guy at the Wynn.
Obliterator
Member
Only way we get real legit meltdowns is if somehow Conor wins. I think even the people predicting / rooting for him to pull it off see it as a long shot. This isn't even his sport.
If he somehow does it though, yeah we are talking full on internet breaking levels of meltdown
Did anybody hear Floyd saying that this will be also Conors last fight?
What did he mean by this?
hold me tight
Last fight in boxing. No conspiracy.
Diprosalic
Banned
they fucking did it, i'm starting to believe that conor has a tiny chance.
i know it's not true, i know they manipulated me into thinking it but goddamn i do think it.
i know it's not true, i know they manipulated me into thinking it but goddamn i do think it.
Obliterator
Member
the fuck......
I feel like Mayweather is manipulating this to some degree. I think he has helped get the line to where it is and now him and his posse will bet on himself so everyone gets paid.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
What kind of sick weirdo gets an erection on stage during a weigh in???
The kind that is going to make a hundred million dollars.
Angelus Errare
Banned
Of course he is, it's in Floyd's best interest financially to make McGregor look good and have folks think McGregor stands a big chance of winning. Floyd is normally WAY more talkative about himself and how good he is, but he's not really saying much at all in the lead up to this but instead is letting McGregor do all the talking and boasting. When Floyd does say things, it's always something that plants doubt in your head like when said McGregor has a good chance because he (Floyd) lost a step.
Floyd is a business man, he knows how to make money.
Obliterator
Member
I had no idea this was a thing with him....thats slightly crazy / psycho
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Oh. So THAT'S what he turns his anxiousness into
I guess that would be intimidating?
It's gonna be red panty night for the McGregors.
You're right, in hindsight this is extremely obvious.
HAHAHAHA
SurrenderDorothy
Banned
Gonna have to side with Mcgregor in this fight.
Rumblebones
Banned
This is hilarious.
Obliterator
Member
Out of all the people I didn't expect, Al Bernstein just went on record and predicted Conor to beat Floyd. That's totally out of left field for me.
Edit - lol not accurate. A reporter fucked up. I was gonna say that made no sense to me
Edit - lol not accurate. A reporter fucked up. I was gonna say that made no sense to me
DrForester
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I've seen a LOT of Irish Flags around the strip today.
This is getting out of hand. Floyd Mayweather is a boxer. Maybe one of the best boxers of all time. He has had 49 professional boxing matches. He has won them all.
Connor McGregor is an MMA fighter who has never had a professional boxing match in his life.
This is a sport people, not a streetfight. A tennis player cannot beat someone who is a professional racketball player at racketball.
Al Bernstein works for Showtime. He's attempting to get people interested. It's working.
SurrenderDorothy
Banned
So that'll be the excuse if it happens...
Obliterator
Member
Official Fight Purses have been release
Floyd - $100 million
Conor - $30 million
Worth noting this is just disclosed purse. Doesn't include any PPV buys, take home from the Gate, or merch / products sold in the arena so both will make substantially higher than this.
Floyd - $100 million
Conor - $30 million
Worth noting this is just disclosed purse. Doesn't include any PPV buys, take home from the Gate, or merch / products sold in the arena so both will make substantially higher than this.
Yessssss. War Mcgregor
oh I thought I had read they were both getting 100mill
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
CM probably 100-150 million and floyd around 250 - 300 million i think from what has been said
Obliterator
Member
Both will make 100+ when everything else like PPV gets factored in
Rumblebones
Banned
This is about what I expected in terms of disparity but I was confident Conor got the initial Pacquiao offer of 40m guaranteed + PPV points. 30 + points is still a hell of a lot more than he made in the UFC and I bet it's near enough his baseline going forward if he continues to fight in the UFC which I expect he will for another 3 fights at the most.
Ok, I was quite confused.
WonkyPanda
Member
Oh snap. Gervonta didnt make weight!?
Angelus Errare
Banned
A good amount for McGregor, I've always worried about his spending habits relative to how much he's won.
Rumblebones
Banned
The UFC more than likely get a promotional cut independent of Conor's purse.
Now I'm kinda hoping Conor wins. Canelo vs McGregor at Cowboys Stadium would look like a damn world cup final.
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