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A preview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqerSSt07JA McGregor being murdered in a hotel room wouldn't be surprising either.
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Conor's going to win.
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Jun 15, 2017 15:40
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Work Friend Keven posted:Conor's going to win. Yeah, a trip to the hospital!!!!
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Work Friend Keven posted:Conor's going to win. I like an underdog
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...and the pitch! posted:I like an underdog Cheering for Floyd, I see.
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Work Friend Keven posted:Cheering for Floyd, I see. You see right thru me
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Jun 15, 2017 15:42
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This is what Conor looked like 10 months ago, but people (including the head of the Nevada Athletic Commission) are reassuring us that Conor has been training boxing since then and is a lot better now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8kTW1ofejM
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Jun 15, 2017 15:43
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That's fair, but here's a video of Floyd from only six weeks ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cenZsucH51c
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Jun 15, 2017 15:46
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Work Friend Keven posted:That's fair, but here's a video of Floyd from only six weeks ago: Now you know why he had to get good at fighting. Ah, closure.
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Jun 15, 2017 15:49
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Lid posted:https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/15/conor-mcgregor-floyd-mayweather-fight-ufc-boxing the headline alone contains enough salt to kill all the slugs in the world
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Lid posted:https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/15/conor-mcgregor-floyd-mayweather-fight-ufc-boxing 
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Jun 15, 2017 16:38
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Jack B Nimble posted:If you're coming at this as a mma fan, you might be surprised by how much wrestling is in boxing: I suspect Floyd outworks Conor in a boxing clinch, easily.
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Jun 15, 2017 16:48
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I.N.R.I posted:That guy is talking out of his rear end Obviously. It was a joke.
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I suspect that the fight itself won't be that great but the lead-up to it should be really entertaining. Already we've got that Twitter pic with Mayweather Sr. and also It's going to be a great few months.
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Jun 15, 2017 16:58
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Roberto Guerrero was the last southpaw outside of Manny that Floyd has fought right? Doesn't seem like he has had much trouble with them in recent years.
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Jun 15, 2017 16:59
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I understand that the PPV will cost $100 or so. I'm willing to pay $200 for a PPV feed that has commentary from Nate Diaz who just sits there smoking from his UFC glove bong mocking McGregor.
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I don't keep up with mma and assumed McGregor, as a champ, had at least "good" skills at the stand up clinch, and that a good clinch game by ufc standards would be above average when brought into boxing. I guess I made a mistake to think this multi belt guy didn't had big flaws in a large part of the mma skill set? Or am I overestimating how much stand up clinch work from mma translates to boxing?
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Jun 15, 2017 17:05
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Booking this fight is criminally responsible. As in, criminals will be responsible sheparding the minecarts full of cash bundles from one secure location to another
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InfiniteZero posted:I understand that the PPV will cost $100 or so. I'm willing to pay $200 for a PPV feed that has commentary from Nate Diaz who just sits there smoking from his UFC glove bong mocking McGregor. $300 for Nate Diaz, Nick Diaz and Joey Diaz
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Jack B Nimble posted:I don't keep up with mma and assumed McGregor, as a champ, had at least "good" skills at the stand up clinch, and that a good clinch game by ufc standards would be above average when brought into boxing. I guess I made a mistake to think this multi belt guy didn't had big flaws in a large part of the mma skill set? Or am I overestimating how much stand up clinch work from mma translates to boxing? I am not a big boxing guy, but the mma clinch serves a different purpose from boxing and utilizes different skills and tools that aren't available in boxing. In mma if you clinch up you have a variety of takedowns and strikes you can utilize, including knees and punches that would be illegal in boxing. There is a reason most punches in the mma clinch are described as "dirty boxing." Even the aspects that are similar in terms of controlling your opponent work differently enough, since pushing and holding someone against the cage is a different beast than trying to do so against the ropes, and that's before even getting into how the ref is going go react in each sport when you're stalling in a clinch. So no, I wouldn't expect those skills to translate super easily, and McGregor isn't known for his high level clinch work comparatively in the first place.
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Jack B Nimble posted:I don't keep up with mma and assumed McGregor, as a champ, had at least "good" skills at the stand up clinch, and that a good clinch game by ufc standards would be above average when brought into boxing. I guess I made a mistake to think this multi belt guy didn't had big flaws in a large part of the mma skill set? Or am I overestimating how much stand up clinch work from mma translates to boxing? he probably trains it as much as anyone else. its not a big feature of his fighting style though. theres 10 thousand ways to win an mma fight, its not possible to be better than all of your potential opponents at all of them. its more efficient to develop ways to protect your flaws from being exploited instead
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The idea that any boxer has "good" skills at clinching in a ruleset where everyone is wearing mittens, can't do takedowns, can't knee, and it's automatically broken up is simply laughable. You might as well as laud a snowboarder for his great mountain climbing skills as he rides the chair lift.
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Rigel posted:This is what Conor looked like 10 months ago, but people (including the head of the Nevada Athletic Commission) are reassuring us that Conor has been training boxing since then and is a lot better now!
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Jun 15, 2017 17:29
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Jack B Nimble posted:I don't keep up with mma and assumed McGregor, as a champ, had at least "good" skills at the stand up clinch, and that a good clinch game by ufc standards would be above average when brought into boxing. I guess I made a mistake to think this multi belt guy didn't had big flaws in a large part of the mma skill set? Or am I overestimating how much stand up clinch work from mma translates to boxing? He relies very heavily on his power, he's very accurate and everyone at 155 and below who gets hit by his left goes to sleep. His takedown defense has also been good, but he wants to keep the fight at range and avoid the clinch. When he gets a guy with a strong chin (first Diaz fight), he's in trouble. Since Mayweather is probably the greatest defensive boxer in history and MMA striking is very different from boxing, we're assuming Conor won't be able to touch Mayweather so his power doesn't matter. When his power doesn't work, Conor doesn't have a plan B.
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if Conor doesn't TKO/KO Mayweather by Round 3, he loses. I'm completely uncultured to boxing but I've seen Mayweather fights and that dude just floats. Conor can't touch that.
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Work Friend Keven posted:That's fair, but here's a video of Floyd from only six weeks ago: lol
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congrats to conor on securing the biggest money fight since where's my bong, niggy? in the driveway
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coconono posted:if Conor doesn't TKO/KO Mayweather by Round 3, he loses. I'm completely uncultured to boxing but I've seen Mayweather fights and that dude just floats. Conor can't touch that. He's a defensive puzzle that some of the greatest boxers of their generation, such as Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya couldn't solve. It's entirely possible some of the people Money has fought hit harder than Conor too. There's really not much of a chance here barring Money's skills suddenly dropping off a cliff.
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Conor has real power, but I think a lot of his reputation as this guy who just sleeps dudes or batters them to a really brutal TKO, like in the Aldo and Alvarez fights, comes from him being able to get guys to rush in on him, eat counter shots and double up on that power with their own momentum. It's really hard to imagine a fight where Floyd is charge in behind a right hand like Eddie Alvarez and repeatedly getting dropped, even if Floyd has aged and slowed down a bunch since he retired. It's a really dumb fight, but the only way it could not be entertaining is if Floyd just kind of coasts to a decision without landing too much on Conor as Conor follows him around trying to taunt him into a making a mistake or whatever.
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Josuke Higashikata posted:
Why does John Kavanagh use a pen name to discuss boxing with the BBC
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Jun 15, 2017 18:31
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Josuke Higashikata posted:
ha..he is somehow probably right about the outcome of this fight while having the worst possible take
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Kills the greatest featherweight of all time in 13 seconds: "Garbage" Knocks the gently caress out of the Lightweight champion while barely being touched: "LOL this guy can't even throw a punch" Gets choked out by Nate Diaz: "Holy gently caress, Conor might just be legit..."
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Josuke Higashikata posted:Kills the greatest featherweight of all time in 13 seconds: "Garbage" Nate Diaz would easily defeat Jose Junior Aldo.
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Jun 15, 2017 18:50
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Josuke Higashikata posted:Kills the greatest featherweight of all time in 13 seconds: "Garbage" cant win them all
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Josuke Higashikata posted:Kills the greatest featherweight of all time in 13 seconds: "Garbage" He was extremely inefficient with his energy in this fight.
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Jun 15, 2017 19:03
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I.N.R.I posted:cant win them all Floyd did
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floyd has not defeated his greatest foe illiteracy
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How can a man be expected to defeat Conor McGregor if he can't even read The Secret!?!?
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