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SO LET'S PICK ON THESE TWO GUYS AND POSSIBLY GAIN SOME KNOWLEDGE (Thanks, Marty!) ON THE SPORTS BOOK QUANDARY.
Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor Odds: Latest Prop Bets And Why A McGregor Win Would Be A 'Disaster'
Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor have had an interesting last two weeks. The two embarked on a four-day, three-country press tour for their Aug. 26 showdown that featured plenty of trash talking, some racist comments, and a tinge of misogyny and homophobia.
Then, earlier this week, it was reported that McGregor had been knocked out while sparring, though his camp was quick to deny it.
If you think Floyd Mayweather, left, will beat Conor McGregor, right, you can get good value in the betting odds right now. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)
So, let’s check in with the latest betting odds to see if anything from the past few days has changed the minds of people who think McGregor, the world’s biggest MMA star who’s never had a boxing match, can somehow upset Mayweather—the best boxer of his generation.
Last month, the public was heavily favoring McGregor, as he dropped from a 10/1 underdog (when the fight was first announced) to 15/4 underdog. As of this writing, bettors continue to believe in McGregor.
Mayweather is now a -500 favorite (meaning you’d have to bet $500 on him to win $100), while McGregor is a +350 underdog (if you bet $100, you’d take home $350). The last time we checked in with Bovada about a month ago, Mayweather was a -550 favorite and McGregor was at +375.
It seems like through all the shenanigans and the rumors that McGregor was laid out in sparring camp, people still think McGregor can win. All of it makes Kevin Bradley, the sports book manager for Bovada.lv, nervous. A McGregor win, he said, would be a horrible result for the sports books.
“One thing is for sure … we will need Mayweather [to win] huge,” Bradley said. “A McGregor early round KO, as he promised, would be a potential disaster and is partly a reason we are giving a great price on Mayweather at the moment.”
ANY GETBIGGER OFFERING BETTER ODDS?
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PS.... I can get you the following tickets if you act immediately,,,
Ringside SECTION ....$24,000 approx
Cheapest seats ..... $2,700 (Bring your own binoculars)
How many rounds will be required in order to prevent a riot?
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PS.... I can get you the following tickets if you act immediately,,,
Ringside SECTION ....$24,000 approx
Cheapest seats ..... $2,700 (Bring your own binoculars)
How many rounds will be required in order to prevent a riot?
What's amazing is that people want to attend this "fight" thinking it's a real sporting contest. Its an entertainment event.
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This reminds me of the Irish Terry Conklin and James Roper fight.
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if you wanted to put money on conor you shouldve done that a month ago when he was like 20-1 now he's like 6-1
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What's amazing is that people want to attend this "fight" thinking it's a real sporting contest. Its an entertainment event.
This. I'm not paying for this mockery. Just an easy payday for both fighters, as they fuck the fans.
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im paying for it. while you refresh getbig in search for a link all night long missing out on this historical event when conor will upset the world.
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im paying for it. while you refresh getbig in search for a link all night long missing out on this historical event when conor will upset the world.
A no power runner, vs a MMA fighter that can't MMA fight.
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there's only two types of fights
one is the fight where to fighters are so equally matched you dont know whos gonna win.
the other you're pretty certain who's gonna win.
for some reason people turn in to watch these fights ALL THE TIME and i mean EVERY SINGLE WEEK.
with getbig logic this shouldnt be. only real fights should be watched where you cant tell whos gonna win.
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No longer much of a fight fan here any longer but I want to see Conor win this one because he wears a suit and tie.
Now ain't that fucked up after managing the USMC Boxing Team which won the Golden Gloves event so many years that it's higher than I can count. (And I'm a good counter!)
And in keeping with this here topic ... I gotta ask one and all, "Who would win this fight??!" under the Marquis of Queesbury Rules? (Or however it is that you spell it~!
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im paying for it. while you refresh getbig in search for a link all night long missing out on this historical event when conor will upset the world.
What are you thick? How does he beat the best boxer of the last twenty five years in his pro debut? His boxing abilities are 3rd rate
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What are you thick? How does he beat the best boxer of the last twenty five years in his pro debut? His boxing abilities are 3rd rate
you will have to watch the fight
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What are you thick? How does he beat the best boxer of the last twenty five years in his pro debut? His boxing abilities are 3rd rate
Best boxer in 25 years? Bwhahaha dude is a Bitch made runner.
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As I said earlier ... I know nothing about the fight game but I'm gonna stick my neck out and say that cGregor is gonna get his ass handed to him via a knockout at precisely 2 mins 45 seconds in the first round (not sooner nor later) and I plan to go to one of the casinos tomorrow to see if they will accept my $10 bet on a Connor knockout at precisely 2:45 in the first round.
I will call this my "Psychic Bet".
Can any of your smarter GetBiggers figure the odds on that bet?
The latest non-reliable info I got is that Mayweather will leave that ring $400 million richer and McGregor will get $175 million.
I have a feeling that the IRS will be well represented in that audience.
Does anyone see the possibility that McGregor knows that he most likely will lose this fight but , "What the hell, I'm getting $175,000,000!". ??
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As I said earlier ... I know nothing about the fight game but I'm gonna stick my neck out and say that cGregor is gonna get his ass handed to him via a knockout at precisely 2 mins 45 seconds in the first round (not sooner nor later) and I plan to go to one of the casinos tomorrow to see if they will accept my $10 bet on a Connor knockout at precisely 2:45 in the first round.
I will call this my "Psychic Bet".
Can any of your smarter GetBiggers figure the odds on that bet?
The latest non-reliable info I got is that Mayweather will leave that ring $400 million richer and McGregor will get $175 million.
I have a feeling that the IRS will be well represented in that audience.
Does anyone see the possibility that McGregor knows that he most likely will lose this fight but , "What the hell, I'm getting $175,000,000!". ??
the world used to be a place where if you worked hard and strived for things you could become successful, now all it seems is that you become a criminal/asshole and society will reward you.
TV shows like Big brother are all you need these days to carve out a lucrative career for yourself if you are a big enough prick...
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Mayweather can knock him out in the first round but will play him for a couple of rounds. I will be one of the fools buying this fight.
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Mayweather can knock him out in the first round but will play him for a couple of rounds. I will be one of the fools buying this fight.
Do you even watch boxing? ??? Mayweather is know for not having knock out power. ::)
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im paying for it. while you refresh getbig in search for a link all night long missing out on this historical event when conor will upset the world.
Aww man, that's so funny because it's true. ;D
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Conor wins, hes got more tattoos, everyone know if you have tattoos you re automatically a badass and you d beat ANYONE no matter what they re trained in IF they don't have tattoos and Floyd has no tattoos.
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Conor wins, hes got more tattoos, everyone know if you have tattoos you re automatically a badass and you d beat ANYONE no matter what they re trained in IF they don't have tattoos and Floyd has no tattoos.
Do you ever stop thinking about people that have tattoos?
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the world used to be a place where if you worked hard and strived for things you could become successful, now all it seems is that you become a criminal/asshole and society will reward you.
TV shows like Big brother are all you need these days to carve out a lucrative career for yourself if you are a big enough prick...
You can say a lot of things about both these clowns, but you can't deny the work ethic.
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the world used to be a place where if you worked hard and strived for things you could become successful, now all it seems is that you become a criminal/asshole and society will reward you.
TV shows like Big brother are all you need these days to carve out a lucrative career for yourself if you are a big enough prick...
Yes the nature of mankind has substantially changed, and during your lifetime. ::)
No wonder you go around "trolling" all day, every "honest" post shows what a simpleton you are.
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It's all a work. There will be two fights. Whoever loses the first one will win the second one. This is what Dana arranged so that neither fighter is tarnished, and both get huge paydays for both. All a work.
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I honestly can't believe they are actually taking bets on this fight, it's way too sketchy, whose to say Mayweather won't take a dive, he owes money to the IRS, people say he's going broke, so why not fix the fight to score a rematch to make even more money and come out of debt.
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It's all a work. There will be two fights. Whoever loses the first one will win the second one. This is what Dana arranged so that neither fighter is tarnished, and both get huge paydays for both. All a work.
Then they need a 3rd fight which should be held at WRESTLEMANIA with Trump as ref!
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if he wins its 50 and 0, that beats Marcianos record, will he seriously take a dive and not take the opportunity to be the best of all time.
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if he wins its 50 and 0, that beats Marcianos record, will he seriously take a dive and not take the opportunity to be the best of all time.
Best of all time? Because he boxes people out of their prime and runs the whole time? Serious, get off mayweather's dick, you're sounding like a groupie.
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if 50 - 0 was important to him he would've fought already in the last 2 years against some handpicked opponont
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if 50 - 0 was important to him he would've fought already in the last 2 years against some handpicked opponont
To Floyd, McGregor is a hand picked opponent. McGregor's boxing record: 0-0-0
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still doesnt explain why he didnt take a 50-0 fight sooner.
which gives us the hint that its not about the 50-0 its about the money he needs.
but i suppose we can PRETEND that he was waiting 2+ years as he goes into his 40's just for this very fight to come along to give him that 50-0 and that he has no money problems at all.
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I have just returned from The Palms where I placed a $10 bet that Mayweather will knock out McGregor in the first round.
The odds on that happening today is 20-1, so I will get $200 immediately following the knockout if it does in fact occur..
I asked for a bet in which Mayweather would KO McGregor in the first round at 2 minutes and 45 seconds exactly but they would not take my $10 on that bet and recommended that I go to the Orleans where it most likely can be booked.
After I paid the ten and got a 'ticket' I asked what the payoff for a teen dollar 'ticket' if McGregor knocked out Mayweather in the first round and was told that the odds on that situation would be 18-1 so I would only get $180.
Gonna hit the Orleans tomorrow unless I am forced to attend the IDEA Fitness Convention that has been going on this week.
Also saw VALERIAN today. It really messed my mind up to the point in which I had no idea what was going on. But the first few minutes in which the US astronauts greet the Russian astronauts in outer space and then a continuation of the scene over the years where we meet every extrterrestial creature 'unknown' to man ... was really interesting, but from then on it got crazy and difficult to understand.
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This can't be a sanctioned fight as far as it being a pro boxing match. Floyd's boxing record will not reflect this fight.
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Conor wins because anyone that trains UFC beats any boxer even at boxing.
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I can't picture any GetBigger attending this fight in person but just in case you do plan to do so .... here are the ticket prices as of July 27 ...
Cheapest ticket way up there in the back .... $1,782
Most expensive ticket price way down there almost ringside ...
$42,000
This town is getting pretty excited about this mash-up but the Sports Book dudes are very relaxed and each of them pick different winners in different rounds every time I ask their advice. (There may be some policy that they cannot offer advice though.)
Still trying to place a bet that Connor goes down in 2:45 of the first round ... That's my psychic bet but it's been difficult (so far) getting it placed.
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We have some Old related DVD's and some good movie DVD that we no longer have use of ...... so it any GetBigger wants to enter a Mayweather vs. Connor contest ....
Just go ahead and predict the following on this here post.
Name the overall winner ___________
Name the number of rounds ___________
Will it be a knock-out?
Call the minute in which the fight is over
First GetBigger to post the most accurate answer wil receive the first place award.
Decision of the judge is final and the prize may be a bit more than expected (Maybe!).
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1) Mayweather
2) 7
3) No (kinda)
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Mayweather by unanimous decision, no KD nor KO of course.
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10oz gloves, no one is getting knocked out. And if Mayweather gets knocked out, it's because the UFC put 100+ million in an offshore account for him.
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do they weigh in 36 hrs before fight time?
and are they fighting as welters?
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conor wins, 2nd round, ko.
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OK, Morgan
OK, Mortal
OK, Rather
What, what, DJ??
What, what, Snowman??
PS... Consider the following to be the FINE PRINT ....Any bet posted on this site made prior to July 27 will not be considered to be a part of this betting 'game'. So repost it now or when you want to do so but prior to a date before the fight yet to be determined.
That last sentence is a bit hard to understand, so read it twice and you'll only make it two times more un-understandable.
This is one of the reasons why Keith Jone's daughter did not win the grand prize in one of the MvDonald's million dollar games a few years back.
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OK, Morgan
OK, Mortal
OK, Rather
What, what, DJ??
What, what, Snowman??
just trying to get a feel for what they will actually weigh in the ring at fight time
I know gayweather's walking weight is pretty close to his fighting weight, but mcfaggor drops huge weight and weighs in way over limt come fight time
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DJ, I can't help you regarding check-in time bodywt cause I am dumb when it comes to present day wt classes in relationship to this fight.
And .... More fine print. You gotta remember that the first BetBigger who posts the outcome correctly will be the winner, so if you want to play the game I would suggest that you make sure that a earlier entrant had not posted what you want to post.... As there will only be one winner ... and that is the GetBiggers who posts the correct outcome earlier than any other GetBiggers who posts the same winning outcome.
Or something like that.
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^^^ white boy has ZERO CHANCE
so gayweather will win fo' sho'
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We have some Old related DVD's and some good movie DVD that we no longer have use of ...... so it any GetBigger wants to enter a Mayweather vs. Connor contest ....
Just go ahead and predict the following on this here post.
Name the overall winner ___________
Name the number of rounds ___________
Will it be a knock-out?
Call the minute in which the fight is over
First GetBigger to post the most accurate answer wil receive the first place award.
Decision of the judge is final and the prize may be a bit more than expected (Maybe!).
I won't be paying for it, but I'll play: Mayweather, 4 rounds, TKO, final minute of round.
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Mayweather when ever he feels like ending it.
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META, OK, Got it1 You're on the board.
DISGUSTED, Can you be more specific as to when and how?
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PS.... I can get you the following tickets if you act immediately,,,
Ringside SECTION ....$24,000 approx
Cheapest seats ..... $2,700 (Bring your own binoculars)
How many rounds will be required in order to prevent a riot?
Espn said tickets are slow moving and there are plenty available in every section. :/
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The only way this goes any type of distance is if Mayweather allows it to rig the betting. Also there is scuttlebutt that McGregor wants to try his hand at boxing afterward rather than MMA because of the pay outs are higher, so I won't disregard the thought that there might be a little fixing that way.
As far as Malignaggi vouching for McGregor? He's getting paid, plus, while he's been a World champion, he himself is light years below Mayweather talent wise.
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The only way this goes any type of distance is if Mayweather allows it to rig the betting. Also there is scuttlebutt that McGregor wants to try his hand at boxing afterward rather than MMA because of the pay outs are higher, so I won't disregard the thought that there might be a little fixing that way.
As far as Malignaggi vouching for McGregor? He's getting paid, plus, while he's been a World champion, he himself is light years below Mayweather talent wise.
The article quoting Malignaggi yesterday didn't vouch for McGregor at all. He sounded pissed at Ferittatta and Dana White.
I think CM gets frustrated at not being able to hit FMJ and he does something to get DQed.
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The article quoting Malignaggi yesterday didn't vouch for McGregor at all. He sounded pissed at Ferittatta and Dana White.
I think CM gets frustrated at not being able to hit FMJ and he does something to get DQed.
I think CM gets frustrated at not being able to hit FMJ and he does something to get KTFO.
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I think CM gets frustrated at not being able to hit FMJ and he does something to get KTFO.
I was thinking this also, but instead of getting knocked out, he picks FM up and slams his ass, then get DQ.
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I was thinking this also, but instead of getting knocked out, he picks FM up and slams his ass, then get DQ.
Would be horrible for MMA if he doesn't play by the boxing rules.
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wide open as f##k, inexperienced, improper knuckle punching technique, and defenseless vs a guy who shoots a straight or lead right from a philly stance.
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Good for McGregor for getting the payday he'll get for this. He'll be set for life.
As a bout, it makes as much sense as putting a good water polo player into a freestyle race with Michael Phelps. They both do their thing in a pool - that's about it.
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wide open as f##k, inexperienced, improper knuckle punching technique, and defenseless vs a guy who shoots a straight or lead right from a philly stance.
Before Alvarez fight most said he would have good enough boxing to close the distance and grapplefuck CM, now everyone is expert..
Aldo was P4P #1 fighter, every american/brazilian said he would KTFO CM:. Conor KTFO aldo in 13 seconds..
Conor isn't a worldclass pugilist like Lomachenko or Lara.. but he has an unorthodox style that will surprise Floyd.
Conor is a thinking fighter as is Floyd, but he will surprise Floyd..
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Conor vs paul malignaggi sparring sessions :o :o
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and another one
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Pauls on the floor because he was pushed over, it was no KD.
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Pauls on the floor because he was pushed over, it was no KD.
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=631815.0
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http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news/alleged-mcgregor-ufc-purse-split-reported (http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news/alleged-mcgregor-ufc-purse-split-reported)
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Before Alvarez fight most said he would have good enough boxing to close the distance and grapplefuck CM, now everyone is expert..
Aldo was P4P #1 fighter, every american/brazilian said he would KTFO CM:. Conor KTFO aldo in 13 seconds..
Conor isn't a worldclass pugilist like Lomachenko or Lara.. but he has an unorthodox style that will surprise Floyd.
Conor is a thinking fighter as is Floyd, but he will surprise Floyd..
McGregor and Lara's tale-of-the-tap, 5'9 165-170 fight night 74'' reach, are identical, but for delusional MMA f##ks the comparisons end right there.
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McGregor and Lara's tale-of-the-tap, 5'9 165-170 fight night 74'' reach, are identical, but for delusional MMA f##ks the comparisons end right there.
I'm going to assume if you showed these vids to dumbass casual mma fans they'd think mcgregor would knock lara out in a boxing ring. with FMW being smaller 5'8 161 72'' reach i get it.
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I'm going to assume if you showed these vids to dumbass casual mma fans they'd think mcgregor would knock lara out in a boxing ring. with FMW being smaller 5'8 161 72'' reach i get it.
I specifically said that Conor isn't a world class pugilist like Lara or Lomachenko.. Conor is NOT going to outbox Floyd or any top10 boxer in 154lbs division.. however Conor will FIGHT Floyd NOT BOX!!! that's different
If you can't understand this..... ::)
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all it takes is one punch from conor
and mayweather just in time for the fight developing a glass jaw
and the match being fixed.
THAT IS ALL THAT IT WOULD TAKE DAMMIT
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I specifically said that Conor isn't a world class pugilist like Lara or Lomachenko.. Conor is NOT going to outbox Floyd or any top10 boxer in 154lbs division.. however Conor will FIGHT Floyd NOT BOX!!! that's different
If you can't understand this..... ::)
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Yeah, awkward and unorthodox are the trick.
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so gaywethers walk around wweight is a buck 61
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I specifically said that Conor isn't a world class pugilist like Lara or Lomachenko.. Conor is NOT going to outbox Floyd or any top10 boxer in 154lbs division.. however Conor will FIGHT Floyd NOT BOX!!! that's different
If you can't understand this..... ::)
It ain't a fight it's a boxing match dumbo. You try fight in a boxing ring like you would in da street you ll get boxed senseless
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I'm going to assume if you showed these vids to dumbass casual mma fans they'd think mcgregor would knock lara out in a boxing ring. with FMW being smaller 5'8 161 72'' reach i get it.
guy is fucking wide open...he would get annihilated by any half decent boxer.
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guy is fucking wide open...he would get annihilated by any half decent boxer.
horrid punching form, almost as bad as that polish blockhead pudz :-X
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horrid punching form, almost as bad as that polish blockhead pudz :-X
That's why Conor will be making over $100 million on 8/26
and you will still be borrowing your parents car and sleeping in your childhood bedroom
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guy is fucking wide open...he would get annihilated by any half decent boxer.
He's also participating in an MMA match...
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He's also participating in an MMA match...
with guys who cant box... yes Im aware of that, its actually my point.
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with guys who cant box... yes Im aware of that, its actually my point.
Neither is boxing...
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all it takes is one punch from conor
and mayweather just in time for the fight developing a glass jaw
and the match being fixed.
THAT IS ALL THAT IT WOULD TAKE DAMMIT
Yeah one punch just like the 49 other pros boxers that tried to fight him and knock him out. Conor is not even going to land a decent punch the whole entire fight and it's not out of the question that Floyd will win by KO.
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CONOR BY KO
believe you me !
within 4 rounds!
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lol all those comments.. Conor didn't went 12 rounds with Paul Malignaggi and outboxed paul..
You'll be sucking my balls after the fight. 8)
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CONOR BY KO
believe you me !
within 4 rounds!
ANother bodybuilder who thinks he knows about fighting!!! Funny how all the fighters I speak to at London shootfighters, be they boxers, mma, muay thai, whatever pick FLoyd easily. But bodybuilders all pick Conor!
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lol all those comments.. Conor didn't went 12 rounds with Paul Malignaggi and outboxed paul..
You'll be sucking my balls after the fight. 8)
Eh? Were you there? Cos no one know what actually happened just rumours. Go back to thinking youre a badass cos you have tribal tattoos and big biceps/
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Eh? Were you there? Cos no one know what actually happened just rumours. Go back to thinking youre a badass cos you have tribal tattoos and big biceps/
hahaha you're funny.. but I'm don't have big biceps or tattoos.. however I'm a former boxer, Floyd can outbox Conor any day of the week.. but Conor has a gameplan and will clown around so that Floyd will open himself.. that will be the surprise, will be that enough? who knows, Conor ain't bad as a boxer.. He knows distance, has power and very fast counter/reaction.
Malignaggi already admitted that Conor got the better off him.. straight from the horses mouth..
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hahaha you're funny.. but I'm don't have big biceps or tattoos.. however I'm a former boxer, Floyd can outbox Conor any day of the week.. but Conor has a gameplan and will clown around so that Floyd will open himself.. that will be the surprise, will be that enough? who knows, Conor ain't bad as a boxer.. He knows distance, has power and very fast counter/reaction.
Malignaggi already admitted that Conor got the better off him.. straight from the horses mouth..
Everybody has a game plan till they get punched in the face.
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Everybody has a game plan till they get punched in the face.
that's usually goes to a judoka/wrestler/Bjj'er
a experienced boxer like Conor is used to getting punched, the hate Conor has from 'Muricans is astounding..
Remember JOSE ALDO WAS P4P #1 and Conor KO'ed him in 13second!!!! NOBODY, even me thought that would happen!!
trust me he will surprise a lot of people!
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hahaha you're funny.. but I'm don't have big biceps or tattoos.. however I'm a former boxer, Floyd can outbox Conor any day of the week.. but Conor has a gameplan and will clown around so that Floyd will open himself.. that will be the surprise, will be that enough? who knows, Conor ain't bad as a boxer.. He knows distance, has power and very fast counter/reaction.
Malignaggi already admitted that Conor got the better off him.. straight from the horses mouth..
did you box in ametur or pro fights or both?
which weight class were you in?
and how much weight did you cut 24 hours prior to your weigh in?
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http://deadspin.com/floyd-mayweather-vs-conor-mcgregor-is-the-second-bigge-1797272009 (http://deadspin.com/floyd-mayweather-vs-conor-mcgregor-is-the-second-bigge-1797272009)
Great read, even if you couldn't care less about the fight.
Here’s what I see.
Sparring: McGregor walks directly into punches. He keeps his hands too low, and is forced to constantly make adjustments to block and throw punches. These adjustments are done too slowly, with no sense of anticipation as to either where the incoming punch will land or where his own punch should go. In coming forward, he often presents himself as a square target, and he doesn’t move his head. He loops slow punches from the outside, leaving himself entirely vulnerable to counter shots. His footwork is poor, alternating between a too wide stance that simultaneously makes him unable to punch and susceptible to being knocked off balance, and an overcompensating tendency to place his feet nearly together, a mistake that will produce the same sorry results as the overly wide stance. By pro boxing standards, he has no power at all. When moving around the ring, he often crosses one foot in front of the other, a recipe for being embarrassed by any boxer better than a novice pro with a losing record.
Grade: F
Boxing training: I’ve watched some of McGregor’s bag and drill work, and find it difficult to know whether he’s serious about some of what he does. There’s a highly performative element to much of what I saw. That’s not necessarily a bad thing; it clearly establishes McGregor’s general fitness, athleticism, and natural coordination. The question is whether the aspects of his training that are most impressive—yoga-like stretching and acts of balance, deft pivots, strenuous calisthenics—can be usefully applied when he’s in a boxing ring. He hits the bags and jumps rope about the same as everyone else who is serious about those things. His mitt work is pretty bad.
Grade: Incomplete
Out of the gym, on the mic, etc.: Here’s where Conor McGregor earns his share of the purse. Although Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is a veteran self-promoter whose work behind a microphone must, by virtue of what it’s earned him, be considered successful, he is not a gifted talker. He comes across as either querulous and petty or solicitous. He is a man without charm, a smaller-than-life figure. He was catapulted into superstardom on the backs of two opponents—Ricky Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya—who were the A sides of the promotions at the time they lost to Floyd. The minor accomplishment of beating them (Pacquiao, to compare, effortlessly annihilated both) served as the catalyst for Mayweather’s TBE mantra.
Conor McGregor, his costly custom (but too small) suits and designer eyewear serving to call attention to his gargoyle head with its jutting chin and outlandish red beard, draws the eye in a public venue in a way that Mayweather does not. He is at once both compactly efficient and ridiculously oafish—someone who boxing people would tell you was born to be knocked out were he to make the mistake of genuinely seeing himself as a prizefighter. He is graceful in a way, but also—again, by boxing standards—parceled out in his movements. They are too precise, too fussy, and too brittle when not engaged in fight-related activities. Even if his body is capable of doing things that great boxers’ bodies might not be able to, it doesn’t move with the ease that theirs do.
He is at once both compactly efficient and ridiculously oafish—someone who boxing people would tell you was born to be knocked out.
McGregor can talk. He falls short of being loquacious, but he has the prized Dublin gift of gab. On the mic, he has energy, humor, and a pugnaciousness that people will either be drawn to or put off by, responses that are equally bankable. Although much of what he says stays close to predetermined Poor Boy Makes Good narrative (“Like many folks in Ireland, my family didn’t have much. My parents struggled to pay the mortgage. They’ll be struggling no more.”), he listens closely to questions posed by interviewers and he can improvise. When asked by Conan O’Brian what he thought of José Aldo backing out of their fight by claiming a rib injury, McGregor deadpanned, “Really I cannot hold any grudge towards him, because I would not want to face me either.” He paused, then added, “He has been medically cleared to fight. Doctors have looked at him, examined him. He went and saw a gynecologist.”
From an impromptu interview when someone on the street thrust a mic in his face: “I’m the boxing guy. Watch me take over boxin’. Trust me on that. No one in this boxing game knows what’s comin’. Trust me on that. When I step into that ring, I’m gonna show the whole goddamn world. Trust me on that. Look me in the eyes! Twenty-eight years of age. Confident as a guy … I’m gonna stop Floyd … the whole world is gonna eat their words.”
He’s got certain rhythms down pat. The “Trust me on that” riff is exquisitely timed, a preacher bringing the flock into his confidence. A con man is a confidence man. Back me, trust me; I won’t let you down.
Grade: A
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did you box in ametur or pro fights or both?
which weight class were you in?
and how much weight did you cut 24 hours prior to your weigh in?
I competed amateur at 54-57kg.. went to hiatus, came back and competed at 67kg.. Not much weight to cut since we amateurs were/are constantly competing. retired since long time now..
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A Theory:
Whether it goes 1 or 12 rounds, Mayweather takes it easily, then both agree to a rematch under MMA rules.
That's when the really stupid money rolls in. Right now the estimate for FM's earnings from this match is $400M. I think he'd risk a drubbing in the octagon for $400M+.
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I competed amateur at 54-57kg.. went to hiatus, came back and competed at 67kg.. Not much weight to cut since we amateurs were/are constantly competing. retired since long time now..
thanks for the feedback Bro
ametures have a same day weigh in so the most you could cut without it fucking up performance would be 2 kg or so