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[BewareTheBatsie]

Mauro

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

I can't wait till I don't have to hear the words, 'angles', unorthodox, etc. Floyd, please dead this dumb shit.

 

[hyp3rlink]

Do people really pay $100 to watch what could be a 10 minute fight?

 

[Latvian Hitman]

If McGregor just says fuck it and kicks Floyd in the face, does he stil get paid? Cuz that's the only way he's knocking him out.

Well, you see, there are these things that exist called, "contracts"...

 

[jett]

I think I will be happy if either fighter gets destroyed. A patented Floyd decision borefest would be the worst outcome.

Sadly the most probable.

 

[HStallion]

If McGregor just says fuck it and kicks Floyd in the face, does he stil get paid? Cuz that's the only way he's knocking him out.

Then he most likely loses out on the money

 

[Tekniqs]

Naw, he'll most likely be DQ'd and sued.

he'll also give up a lot of his purse from i've read

 

[crazygambit]

Do people really pay $100 to watch what could be a 10 minute fight?

How long something lasts has little to do with how much entertainment it provides.

McGregor starched Aldo in 13 seconds to win the Featherweight belt after more than a year of build-up and it was glorious. Worth every penny.

A 10 minute exciting fight is much better than a 12 rounds snoozefest of a decision.

 

[Sgtpepper89]

Geez how about spend some money on mics.. :/

 

[_illmatic_]

he'll also give up a lot of his purse from i've read

Right, from my understanding in most matches if a fighter is DQ'd from a foul they give up their purse. Similar to weight penalties.

 

[Eanan]

Anyone know what the guy said to Conor as he was going to the mic?


Utterly pointless presser. Boring AF.

 

[Syder]

Mauro

Glad he's getting that big payday

Spoiler

FUCK JBL

 

[Monkeyball]

Damn these 2 airheads are making so much money of this media fest. They are probably best buddies behind the scenes.

 

[Ultra Numb]

Floyd gonna cry

Floyd's a genius when it comes to marketing his own brand. He always makes the masses believe this next fight could be the one where he finally falls, and they all eat that shit up.

Floyd finally gets in the ring, shows he's on another level to everyone else and laughs his way to the bank.

 

[Jarrod38]

Just found out the BW3 near me is hosting but it's $20 not including food and drinks. Might go but don't want to wait midnight to watch it though.

 

[Man with Knife]

Do people really pay $100 to watch what could be a 10 minute fight?

It's crazy that you have to pay $100 for this farce in the US if you want to watch this legally.

Here in Germany it's 10€ (or with a free trial) for one month of DAZN and you get tons of other sports on top of that.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

It's crazy that you have to pay $100 for this farce in the US if you want to watch this legally.

Here in Germany it's 10€ (or with a free trial) for one month of DAZN and you get tons of other sports on top of that.

That's because it's going to air at like 4 in the morning over there.

 

[RBelong2Us]

The biggest hype from this whole sham of a fight has been McGregor beating up on some over the hill guido that has more shame then pride at this point.

If that goon wasn't in on it then all he did was humiliate himself and make McGregor more money.

 

[Angelus Errare]

The biggest hype from this whole sham of a fight has been McGregor beating up on some over the hill guido that has more shame then pride at this point.

If that goon wasn't in on it then all he did was humiliate himself and make McGregor more money.

Yea the amount of folks who've been equating Paulie with Mayweather has been frustrating as shit.

 

[Man with Knife]

That's because it's going to air at like 4 in the morning over there.

3AM I think, but like I said you get a lot of other stuff too for one month (including NFL and tons of Futbol).

 

[El Topo]

That's because it's going to air at like 4 in the morning over there.

PPVs are not really much of a thing over here in general, not to mention the (relative) lack of popularity of MMA and boxing as a whole. It's also because DAZN is trying to establish itself as a sports streaming service, so an event like this is useful to them.

 

[RecRoulette]

Because you can buy PPVs through the PlayStation 4, Sony's doing some marketing for the fight. You can get an official Mayweather vs McGregor PlayStation 4 avatar here.

Everyone's getting in on the cash grab.

 

[Mailenstein]

That's because it's going to air at like 4 in the morning over there.

It's gonna air live on Sunday at 10am here in Japan and it's still part of their 1 month free trial period. Can't complain :^).

 

[kinggroin]

It's crazy that you have to pay $100 for this farce in the US if you want to watch this legally.

Here in Germany it's 10€ (or with a free trial) for one month of DAZN and you get tons of other sports on top of that.

Hook me up with a subscription trial! I have a VPN service that'll let me access DAZN, but I don't have a qualifying credit or debit card to sign up

 

[Haunted]

It's crazy that you have to pay $100 for this farce in the US if you want to watch this legally.

Here in Germany it's 10€ (or with a free trial) for one month of DAZN and you get tons of other sports on top of that.

First time I've ever seen commercials for a combat sports event here in real life, a DAZN video ad with McGregor and Mayweather was playing on a big screen in Frankfurt central station, pretty crazy.

 

[samar11]

That press conference room didnt have a lot of people compared to the other ones. Is there a reason for this? Press only ? lol

 

[Tom_Cody]

Gervonta Davis is fighting in the lead undercard bout on Saturday night. This is him knocking out previously undefeated Jose Pedraza to claim the IBF title in January as Mayweather looks on.

 

[HStallion]

Gervonta Davis is fighting in the lead undercard bout on Saturday night. This is him knocking out previously undefeated Jose Pedraza to claim the IBF title in January as Mayweather looks on.

I love those punches that don't register for a second or two. Guy was stumbling around like he still had it but then went down hard.

 

[crazygambit]

Yea the amount of folks who've been equating Paulie with Mayweather has been frustrating as shit.

True, but to be fair no one believed McGregor could beat someone at that level either, even out of shape. This is still a "world champion" against a 0-0 dude.

And everyone believed Paulie at first when he said he schooled McGregor. After everything not many people believe that anymore.

And the goalposts continue to move. Even if McGregor wins this in the eyes of the press it'll be because he got lucky, Floyd didn't take him seriously and he got old. You can bet your ass they'll say, this doesn't matter, he still gets destroyed by Canelo or GGG.

 

[____]

That press conference room didnt have a lot of people compared to the other ones. Is there a reason for this? Press only ? lol

Seemed that way.

 

[Farsi]

You gotta be kidding me, I can't buy a ticket at any of the 3 big Cinemark locations in my area for this fight that isn't in the front row. This has never happened before, these screenings for the UFC/Boxing PPVs are usually empty. I think I underestimated how big this fight is.

 

[Tom_Cody]

That press conference room didnt have a lot of people compared to the other ones. Is there a reason for this? Press only ? lol

Yeah, press only. That next big public event is the weigh-in.

 

[_illmatic_]

True, but to be fair no one believed McGregor could beat someone at that level either, even out of shape. This is still a "world champion" against a 0-0 dude.

And everyone believed Paulie at first when he said he schooled McGregor. After everything not many people believe that anymore.

And the goalposts continue to move. Even if McGregor wins this in the eyes of the press it'll be because he got lucky, Floyd didn't take him seriously and he got old. You can bet your ass they'll say, this doesn't matter, he still gets destroyed by Canelo or GGG.

Ehhh, the goal posts continue to move with Mayweather. Beats Canelo, "he was too young", beats Pacman "He was too old, was injured", last year people were saying he would get killed by GGG. Every single person he's beaten there is an excuse about why. Even this fight the excuse going in is "Conor has angles, he has power in both hands, he has a nice left", once Mayweather beats him then it'll just be "Well, he wasn't a boxer".

To me it depends on what happens in the ring. If Conor comes out and looks fantastic, great foot work, cutting the ring off, slipping punches, etc. Then yeah, that'll deff be a win, but let's not kid ourselves. If Mayweather is barely active, showing his age, moving slow as nails and all around awful, why would we celebrate that? It's one thing if Conor legit looks amazing, and there's another if Mayweather legit looks horrible.

 

[FTF]

Mayweather wins by KO in round 3, final prediction.

 

[Lan Dong Mik]

I've got Connor winning this 1st round KO

 

[Sephzilla]

Gervonta Davis is fighting in the lead undercard bout on Saturday night. This is him knocking out previously undefeated Jose Pedraza to claim the IBF title in January as Mayweather looks on.

Jesus Christ that right hook was clean

Mayweather wins by KO in round 3, final prediction.

Does Mayweather even have KO power anymore?

 

[Mighty Chin]

How long something lasts has little to do with how much entertainment it provides.

McGregor starched Aldo in 13 seconds to win the Featherweight belt after more than a year of build-up and it was glorious. Worth every penny.

A 10 minute exciting fight is much better than a 12 rounds snoozefest of a decision.

So like every mayweather fight.

 

[jett]

Except for the cheap knockout against Ortiz, Mayweather hasn't knocked out anyone in a decade.

 

[Spuck-uk]

Jesus Christ that right hook was clean



Does Mayweather even have KO power anymore?

Diaz never had, and he beat the shit out of McGregor just fine

 

[MarkMclovin]

Put a tenner on Floyd to win by KO, win before the 6th and Connor to go down at least once.

6 to 1 odds on that ain't bad.

Then put a fiver on Connor to win as a side bet. Both pay the same.

 

[Diprosalic]

Diaz never had, and he beat the shit out of McGregor just fine

That was with MMA gloves and it didn't knock him out.

 

[Sephzilla]

Diaz never had, and he beat the shit out of McGregor just fine

diaz never knocked out conor

 

[_illmatic_]

Jesus Christ that right hook was clean



Does Mayweather even have KO power anymore?

Except for the cheap knockout against Ortiz, Mayweather hasn't knocked out anyone in a decade.

I think he has KO power when going for the KO, however in this fight I predict the accumulation of damage to Conor with no response will end in a stoppage.

 

[HStallion]

I still say it's going the full 12 with an obvious decision for Mayweather. I doubt the fight will even be all that interesting after the half way point once Conor gasses out.

 

[RecRoulette]

Jesus Christ that right hook was clean



Does Mayweather even have KO power anymore?

Considering the commission broke their own rules and allowed them to use 8oz gloves, I could totally see a KO

 

[Sephzilla]

I still say it's going the full 12 with an obvious decision for Mayweather. I doubt the fight will even be all that interesting after the half way point once Conor gasses out.

Yeah, after round 5 or 6 it's going to become a real snoozefest unless Conor sandbags for a few rounds for a late fight surge

 

[NervousXtian]

Creating a phony belt is exactly the kind of carny bullshit this "fight" deserves

Let's be honest, if you a true boxing fans you know that all the belts are phony.

 

[Stinkles]

I think I will be happy if either fighter gets destroyed. A patented Floyd decision borefest would be the worst outcome.

Sadly the most probable.

I would be ecstatic with a full round decision because I expect Floyd to batter him fast and early.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Jesus Christ that right hook was clean



Does Mayweather even have KO power anymore?

Anymore? He's always had relatively little KO power, pretty all of his tape guys point to his fragile hands/bones in his hands as the primary issue. Mayweather works around that by having surgical precision with god tier defense.

Throughout his career he's only KO'ed what? 3 people, unless we're including technicals. If we're talking TKO ability, of course, that's a cumulation of punches that have render you too fucked up to continue even if there isn't enough power to actually put you on your ass. If anything Floyd should pretty much retain that because of his god like accuracy and precision.

 

[Fleet_of_Foot]

I'm buying this fight as a birthday gift for my brother. It better go longer than 10 minutes!

I've never watched let alone bought a fight before. I really don't care who wins - we're just excited to watch it for the spectacle, so I hope there is some.

I'm pretty ignorant about boxing and MMA but I can say, as a total outsider, just watching that most recent press conference, that McGregor came off as a lot more "scared." He seems pretty nervous.