Win or lose, they will be walking away with paychecks larger than most of us will see in a year (or a lifetime.)
I was actually going to make this thread but I actually thought I would be the only on on Lush who would be even remotely interested in this fight.
I'm a huge MMA fan so I'm obviously going for Connor. Mayweather is a multiple-convicted woman-beater who at 40 years old can't even read.
That being said, McGreggor will be a huge underdog in this fight. Both guys will both be walking away with over 100 million dollars each. As a long time fight fan, the best fights usually aren't put on by multimillionaires.
This will be the biggest fight in history though, so it will definitely be worth the 100 dollar pay-per-view.
I'm with Damon - i'm also a huge MMA fan and a big fan of Conor. I am not into boxing, but from what i heard, Mayweather's last fight was pretty uninspiring and Conor has the energy of a madman and the a lot of heart. Plus, he doesn't take it outside of the ring and beat on girls. it is Floyd's sport, but i think Conor's gonna surprise a lot of people - mostly, i just WANT him to wipe the floor with the douchebag.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
As Nikki notes the rules lean in Mayweather's favour but I think there are a lot of unknowns and McGregor may surprise his ass. McGregor has a two inch reach advantage and an unorthodox boxing style and if he stays outside he may pull off an upset and the boy can punch fucking hard! I think McGregor is going to get carried away by his own enthusiasm and will try to take the fight to Mayweather. If that's the case Mayweather will wait for his opening and drop him.
I'm thinking Mayweather's usual defensive stance may not work as well against McGregor and if McGregor lands one really hard shot Floyd's going down if not on that punch in the flurry that will follow. If McGregor fights smart or gets just a little bit lucky he will win. I see the age differences as a huge factor.
And don't kid yourself McGregor can box.
I'm rooting for McGregor all the way.
didn't watch, but i did keep track of the round by round blog - sounds like Conor wasn't a push over, considering it was a sport he's new to. having spent time training in both martial arts and boxing, i know how very different the disciplines are - switching like that on a profesional level can't be easy. also, Conor was hampered by having to wear gloves, while Mayweather got to wear lighter gloves than normal, so the match started on uneven ground. no loss of respect for McGregor at all - that said, yeah, rather see him in the Octagon.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
Taking the sentiment out of it McGregor fought well but Mayweather's experience carried the fight. As expected McGregor started off strong but he couldn't sustain the pace. McGregor threw way more punches but most didn't land and Mayweather just waited for him to tire. Mayweather fought a smart fight, didn't let McGregor use his reach advantage and his defense was far superior to McGregor's. As for the ref stopping the fight early that's often a controversy but McGregor was getting pounded, he couldn't keep his arms up to defend and that's usually when the ref will intervene to stop the fight. Had the 10th round been almost over I could see letting them box but the way it was going McGregor was gonna get dropped or potentially seriously hurt. I think Mayweather was the better boxer but full credit to McGregor, he just ran out of gas.
The conditioning needed for a 12 round fight is significantly different than MMA; obviously McGregor is in great shape but if you've ever boxed you'll understand the difference.
Bottom line, the hotels, bars, and casinos of Las Vegas were the true winners. Everything was booked solid the weekend before Labor Day.
Now I'm just being facetious.
