As much as I'd like to think McGregor had a chance I'll be shocked if it's not a Mayweather TKO. McGregor has gassed quite badly when he throws a lot of big power shots and with the heavier gloves I think he'll be done for after 5 rounds. Mayweather is too smart and skilled to get caught with a big sucker punch before then. Both counter punchers so it will probably be pretty dull up to the finish too.
Well nothing can be worse than the Pacquiao fight. But won't McG's reflexes be to kick him and S-T? And how old is Floyd FFS. Boxing is so horrible. That sport is on life support. Along with a boxer on one of the cards last Sat night actually.
The official poster is out:
https://twitter.com/ShowtimeBoxing?r...cgregor-061417
Last edited by KrisLetang; 15/06/2017 at 8:49 PM.
It'll be hard for it to beat Rocky v Thunderlips.
That was class start to finish.
Last edited by The Fly; 15/06/2017 at 9:53 PM.
An amusing (and probably pretty accurate) article here on what is set to be a total circus: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...ght-ufc-boxing
In spite of McGregor having zero chance of getting anywhere near Mayweather - Andy Lee compared it to asking a triathlete to swim against Michael Phelps, which I thought was a good analogy - I still can't help but be intrigued by the hype and spectacle of it all.Originally Posted by Bryan Armen Graham
Funnily, the author of the Guardian piece happens to mention "Muhammad Ali's risible fight with the Japanese pro wrestler Antonio Inoki in 1976, widely regarded as the most embarrassing moment of the Greatest’s career"... How had I never heard of that before?!
Just checking it out on YouTube now, and it was indeed an absolute farce:
Here's some footage of a clumsy McGregor sparring with Chris van Heerden (a former welterweight boxer from South Africa) last year:
As Bryan Armen Graham wrote:
Even Van Heerden himself has ridiculed McGregor's suspect boxing abilities:Originally Posted by Bryan Armen Graham
He also said the following:Originally Posted by JOE.ie
It simply won't be a contest.Originally Posted by Chris van Heerden
Wonder could it be a draw as its all a pantomime anyway, so why not string it out for another pay day?
Max Kellerman from ESPN says CM won't land one punch.
http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=19643279
UFC 217 was amazing.
The UFC should have a policy of less PPVs per year and then just stack the cards. Less is more!
Is the mob after Conor?
https://nesn.com/2017/11/crime-exper...red-bar-fight/
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