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Title: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on August 24, 2017, 02:32:27 PM
I don't even watch boxing at all and somehow i'm still drawn into this spectacle. Conor has to be the biggest shit talker in the world, however it's so entertaining how confident he is about this fight.  :lol

Do I think Conor has a chance against a undefeated boxing champion, probably not but then again it would be quite a thing if he actually do.

Predictions?
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: Dream Team on August 24, 2017, 03:51:14 PM
All the experts say McGregor has no chance, that the fight will go only as long as Mayweather wants.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: Tick on August 24, 2017, 03:51:50 PM
I don't even watch boxing at all and somehow i'm still drawn into this spectacle. Conor has to be the biggest shit talker in the world, however it's so entertaining how confident he is about this fight.  :lol

Do I think Conor has a chance against a undefeated boxing champion, probably not but then again it would be quite a thing if he actually do.

Predictions?
McGreggor doesn't have a snowballs chance in hell to beat Mayweather. He'll be lucky to lay a glove on him. Mayweather is going to put on a clinic.
A guy who has never fought a professional fight in his lifetime against arguably the best boxer off all time. This is such a mismatch its silly.
And 87% of the suckers betting this fight on laying there money on Connor.
If McGreggor was to win, Vegas would be reeling.

In any event I can't stand Floyd, but don't expect a competitive fight in this one.

Now if Floyd stepped into the Octagon he wouldn't last 3 minutes. Connor would kill him. This isn't the Octagon, and this fight is an over hyped money grab the likes of which we have never seen.
99 bucks to see an exhibition match pitting the best ever against a guy who never strictly boxed.
Cue up the PT Barnum quote...
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: Cool Chris on August 24, 2017, 03:54:36 PM
These guys really know how to sell their product.

I am caught up in this mildly, which is significantly higher than any interest I have ever had in anything boxing or MMA related. Though I do enjoy listening to Chael Sonnen talking about, well, anything.

Was going to try and find a bar nearby to watch this but Mrs. Cool Chris has plans that day so I'll be with my daughter.

I honestly think he has a chance, even if it is minuscule. Floyd just isn't going to give him a chance to land anything solid, which is Conor's best chance.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: Anguyen92 on August 24, 2017, 04:05:43 PM
I feel like, for some reason, this fight will be this generation's Muhammad Ali vs Antonio Inoki.  Here's a link to a good article of that fight as a reference.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/nov/11/the-forgotten-story-of-ali-inoki

I feel like Mayweather/McGregor will go the same route in terms of people being hyped and once the fight ends, people end up being disappointing in both these guys' performance., but Mayweather and McGregor don't care since they will be reeling in that sweet, sweet, sweet payouts that only we can imagine and never attain.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: TheCountOfNYC on August 24, 2017, 04:51:14 PM
If McGregor gets a chance to actually hit him then he has a slight shot at winning. If this ends up being like every other Mayweather fight, with him blocking every shot like a little :censored then Conor has no chance in hell.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: Cool Chris on August 24, 2017, 04:55:31 PM
If this ends up being like every other Mayweather fight, with him blocking every shot like a little :censored...

I know nothing about boxing, but wouldn't blocking the other guy's punches be a good thing, and part of your strategy?
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on August 24, 2017, 05:42:01 PM
Mayweather and McGregor don't care since they will be reeling in that sweet, sweet, sweet payouts that only we can imagine and never attain.
True that, it's just a giant cash grab for both of them no matter the outcome. I still think it will be an entertaining fight to watch.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: gmillerdrake on August 24, 2017, 06:17:20 PM
I would love to see Mayweather get knocked out. Between the two he's the larger ego and I get that he's 49-0.....that's a big deal and all.....but it's not a very impressive 49-0 IMO

McGregor is a 'real' fighter IMO. Yes a massive ego as well but for me at least he's earned it. He will need lightning in a bottle to connect on Mayweather because Mayweathers game is 'you can't touch this'. He's never been rocked. If McGregor can rock him a couple times he will beat him.


Then....there's the financial angle. If you'd like to get conspiratorial with me Mayweather loses this fight intentionally to guarantee (3) massive paydays. The rematch (which he'd win) then the tie breaker. It's not out of the realm of possibility that these two have agreed to something along those lines. There's a ton of $$ to be made
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: Anguyen92 on August 24, 2017, 06:23:00 PM
Then....there's the financial angle. If you'd like to get conspiratorial with me Mayweather loses this fight intentionally to guarantee (3) massive paydays. The rematch (which he'd win) then the tie breaker. It's not out of the realm of possibility that these two have agreed to something along those lines. There's a ton of $$ to be made

In the event that is true, I can go ahead and say "and they say pro wrestling is the only "combat sport" that's scripted."  Maybe Vince McMahon and the WWE wants to sanction one of those events since Mayweather had done work with them in the past and they are always intrigued wanting to bring McGregor at some capacity.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: TheCountOfNYC on August 24, 2017, 06:46:02 PM
If this ends up being like every other Mayweather fight, with him blocking every shot like a little :censored...

I know nothing about boxing, but wouldn't blocking the other guy's punches be a good thing, and part of your strategy?

It's the way he does it. It feels like he's afraid to actually fight. And in a legit fight with McGregor, he would probably lose.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: Tick on August 25, 2017, 06:48:12 AM

Then....there's the financial angle. If you'd like to get conspiratorial with me Mayweather loses this fight intentionally to guarantee (3) massive paydays. The rematch (which he'd win) then the tie breaker. It's not out of the realm of possibility that these two have agreed to something along those lines. There's a ton of $$ to be made
This I don't believe for a second. Floyd does not need more money. He has more than he or his family will ever need. His legacy means a lot to him and I don't see him dropping a fight in order to make more money. I don't buy that conspiracy.
49-1 so he can make more money? No way!
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: King Postwhore on August 25, 2017, 06:53:47 AM
If this ends up being like every other Mayweather fight, with him blocking every shot like a little :censored...

I know nothing about boxing, but wouldn't blocking the other guy's punches be a good thing, and part of your strategy?

It's the way he does it. It feels like he's afraid to actually fight. And in a legit fight with McGregor, he would probably lose.

He's 49-0. I think his strategy is better than yours.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: Chino on August 25, 2017, 06:57:58 AM
I'd lump this fight in with the Kardashians and Snooki's baby in regards to how many fucks I give.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: kaos2900 on August 25, 2017, 07:01:22 AM
I'd lump this fight in with the Kardashians and Snooki's baby in regards to how many fucks I give.

This. I hope they both knock each other out and both of them lose.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: mikeyd23 on August 25, 2017, 07:18:04 AM

Then....there's the financial angle. If you'd like to get conspiratorial with me Mayweather loses this fight intentionally to guarantee (3) massive paydays. The rematch (which he'd win) then the tie breaker. It's not out of the realm of possibility that these two have agreed to something along those lines. There's a ton of $$ to be made
This I don't believe for a second. Floyd does not need more money. He has more than he or his family will ever need. His legacy means a lot to him and I don't see him dropping a fight in order to make more money. I don't buy that conspiracy.
49-1 so he can make more money? No way!

Couple of things - Mayweather owes the IRS tens of millions, so he probably could use the payday (again). Also, he doesn't actually have to lose to get another payday out of this, all that has to happen is Conor being somewhat competitive and winning a couple rounds, ultimately having Floyd win the decision. That way they could sell a rematch as Conor's next shot at Floyd.

Oh and I'm not ruling out that this match is a fix. I mean Mayweather pretty much owns the fight and can do whatever he wants with it. Conor just wants to get paid.

Now if Floyd stepped into the Octagon he wouldn't last 3 minutes. Connor would kill him. This isn't the Octagon, and this fight is an over hyped money grab the likes of which we have never seen.
99 bucks to see an exhibition match pitting the best ever against a guy who never strictly boxed.
Cue up the PT Barnum quote...

Honestly if this was the Octagon 3 minutes is laughable. I'd give Floyd 30 seconds at most. The only big advantage I'd give Conor in this fight is this - he actually could beat the crap out of Floyd in a real fight and Floyd knows it. When Conor yells that in his face on the press tour, he's right and he's probably the first guy that Floyd has been matched against that can really say that. So there is that mental aspect to it that can't be ignored. Even though they are playing by boxing rules in Floyd's world, that will be in the back of his mind.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: ReaperKK on August 25, 2017, 11:09:19 AM
I'm excited to watch, I know it's a spectacle but just like a movie I like to get lost in the narrative and story.

I'm on the side of what Joe Rogan said. If there is no fix then Floyd has a 95% chance of winning. If this was the octagon than Conor would have a 100% chance of winning.

Conor is the overall better fighter, no doubt about it but if I was him I wouldn't turn down a payday as big as he is getting even if the odds are stacked against me.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: mikeyd23 on August 25, 2017, 11:16:06 AM
I'm excited to watch, I know it's a spectacle but just like a movie I like to get lost in the narrative and story.

I'm on the side of what Joe Rogan said. If there is no fix then Floyd has a 95% chance of winning. If this was the octagon than Conor would have a 100% chance of winning.

Conor is the overall better fighter, no doubt about it but if I was him I wouldn't turn down a payday as big as he is getting even if the odds are stacked against me.

Agreed all around. Conor is going to make, what $100 million plus? I'm not sure if he'll even go back to UFC after this, every pay day there will seem like such a let down after this one.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: Samsara on August 25, 2017, 11:16:24 AM
Not buying the fight. This is stupid. And what's even more dumb is that the fight actually counts toward Mayweather's record. I didn't realize that. So, he would go 50-0, even though he is fighting what is basically an amateur boxer. And, he'll surpass Rocky Marciano when he does. I didn't know that until this morning when I heard it on Mike & Mike.

This is ridiculously dumb. Not spending a penny on it.

My hope is, although I am a boxing purist, I want McGregor to sneak one in and floor the bastard. It won't happen, but if it did, so much the better.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: Chino on August 25, 2017, 11:26:43 AM
Not buying the fight. This is stupid. And what's even more dumb is that the fight actually counts toward Mayweather's record. I didn't realize that. So, he would go 50-0, even though he is fighting what is basically an amateur boxer. And, he'll surpass Rocky Marciano when he does. I didn't know that until this morning when I heard it on Mike & Mike.



Oh there they go. There they go, every time I start talkin 'bout boxing, a white man got to pull Rocky Marciano out their ass. That's their one, that's their one. Rocky Marciano. Rocky Marciano. Let me tell you something once and for all. Rocky Marciano was good, but compared to Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano ain't shi!
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: bosk1 on August 25, 2017, 11:31:51 AM
We don't have an Eddie Murphy emoticon, so I have nothing to add.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: cramx3 on August 25, 2017, 11:33:09 AM
I'd lump this fight in with the Kardashians and Snooki's baby in regards to how many fucks I give.

This.  I don't follow boxing or UFC so my interest is already pretty low.  But I'd have more interest if this were a more even match.  Considering the Vegas odds on this, I don't see how this is interesting at all.

My buddy invited everyone over to watch, I'd go if he didn't live an hour away just to socialize, but I'm likely not going to go.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: SchecterShredder on August 25, 2017, 11:43:20 AM
I'll be watching it tomorrow. I'm not a big fan of either sport, really, but I want to see McGregor get knocked the fuck out. Neither fighter has a ton of class, but I can't stand the mouth on McGregor.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: ReaperKK on August 25, 2017, 11:52:11 AM
I think McGregor is a good dude, he just likes to take the heel role in fights.

Mayweather on the other hand lives his life as a heel :lol
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: mikeyd23 on August 25, 2017, 12:29:18 PM
I'll be watching it tomorrow. I'm not a big fan of either sport, really, but I want to see McGregor get knocked the fuck out. Neither fighter has a ton of class, but I can't stand the mouth on McGregor.

Do you think that'll happen? Floyd isn't a guy who is known to knock people out, his strength is his defense. Plus Conor can definitely take a beating...
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: SchecterShredder on August 25, 2017, 12:33:03 PM
I'll be watching it tomorrow. I'm not a big fan of either sport, really, but I want to see McGregor get knocked the fuck out. Neither fighter has a ton of class, but I can't stand the mouth on McGregor.

Do you think that'll happen? Floyd isn't a guy who is known to knock people out, his strength is his defense. Plus Conor can definitely take a beating...

TKO is the likely outcome, IMO. I agree that his 'specialty' is defense, but he's still so far out of McGregor's league when it comes to boxing form that I think he'll easily win by TKO. 
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: bosk1 on August 25, 2017, 12:35:21 PM
Plus Conor can definitely take a beating...

From the few fights I've seen, he's also a really good striker and has won plenty of his fights with his hands.  Not sure why some aren't giving him a fighting chance, other than just writing him off and not giving him a chance since he isn't a traditional boxer.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: mikeyd23 on August 25, 2017, 12:36:07 PM
TKO is the likely outcome, IMO. I agree that his 'specialty' is defense, but he's still so far out of McGregor's league when it comes to boxing form that I think he'll easily win by TKO.

Gotcha, it's just such a weird fight it's kinda hard for me to guess how it'll go down exactly.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: SchecterShredder on August 25, 2017, 12:44:55 PM
Plus Conor can definitely take a beating...

From the few fights I've seen, he's also a really good striker and has won plenty of his fights with his hands.  Not sure why some aren't giving him a fighting chance, other than just writing him off and not giving him a chance since he isn't a traditional boxer.

MMA fights are honestly easier to land strikes, and to generally get closer to your opponent, than in boxing fights. No clutching in boxing means you need to actually catch your opponent off guard to land a strike. Can McGregor throw a good punch? Or course. Can he land one against a legend moving on his feet? Probably not. Also, let's consider that McGregor splits his training time on several disciplines (necessary to compete in the UFC), so I wouldn't expect him to compete against someone who specializes in one discipline. Jack of all trades, master of none.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: Herrick on August 26, 2017, 08:49:35 PM
This fight has inconvenienced Herrick. I've been watching all the old UFC fights on UFC Fight Pass but the servers are overloaded from everyone watching the Mayweather McGregor fight. So I'm just gonna watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles instead.

I'm not familiar with McGregor. I stopped watching UFC years ago because I wasn't interested enough to keep up with the sport. No way I was gonna pay big money to watch these fights. I used to rent the DVDs from Blockbuster. I got up to the Georges St. Pierre, Andei Orlovski, Chuck Liddell, and Matt Hughes era.

So McGregor is a douche like Mayweather? I don't care who wins if that's the case. I don't like shit-talkin' fighters.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: SchecterShredder on August 26, 2017, 10:03:30 PM
The PPV feed has only flickered a couple times, so it's been mostly smooth sailing.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: King Postwhore on August 26, 2017, 10:11:58 PM
Herrick, have you've been on a cave?  You haven't heard of McGregor?
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: SchecterShredder on August 26, 2017, 10:13:50 PM
Here we go. ..
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: Cool Chris on August 26, 2017, 10:18:15 PM
For a second I thought Scorpion from Mortal Kombat was coming out to fight.

ROUND 1: 10-9 for McGregor. Floyd taking his time reading him.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: SchecterShredder on August 26, 2017, 10:33:17 PM
I'd say McGregor is up through 5
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: SchecterShredder on August 26, 2017, 10:42:57 PM
Haha LeBron James shouldn't be allowed to stand up at sporting events. I feel sorry for the chump who paid $20k to stare at the king's back.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: SchecterShredder on August 26, 2017, 10:50:28 PM
And this might be done in 10. McGregor looks exhausted out there.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: King Postwhore on August 26, 2017, 10:52:16 PM
Endurance is McGregor's downfall. 12 rounds is too much for him.


Bulshit stoppage. Let the guy hit the mat first.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: Cool Chris on August 26, 2017, 10:52:44 PM
10 Rounds! At least fans who dropped $$ on this got their money's worth. Great job Conor for taking a legend to 10 rounds in your first fight.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: King Postwhore on August 26, 2017, 10:55:12 PM
Against the champ who is 50-0.

Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: SchecterShredder on August 26, 2017, 10:58:49 PM
It was an entertaining fight; money well spent.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: Herrick on August 26, 2017, 11:47:27 PM
Herrick, have you've been on a cave?  You haven't heard of McGregor?

I know who he is but I haven't watched any of his fights. I know he's a very dominant MMA fighter but I don't know who he has defeated or who has beaten him. I don't even know if he's undefeated in the UFC. I'm going through all the older fights and I'm not reading about any current fighters so nothing gets spoiled. This way I can watch the rise and fall of all the big name UFC guys.

So McGregor lost? No surprise. He's a winner either way. He gets all that money and he's just another guy who lost to Mayweather. Not only that but he's a non-pro boxer who lost to Mayweather. If McGregor would've won then everyone would say, "Mayweather's old and past his prime". This whole thing was a cash grab & to bring more mainstream attention to MMA. Lots of people made lots of money. Good for them.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: King Postwhore on August 26, 2017, 11:58:06 PM
Yup.  It was the best of both worlds.  Anybody who thought McGregor could win was foolish but to last close to 10 rounds was a moral victory.

You could see the lack of defense for McGregor. The stamina would be an issue and was.  Still it was a great thing for both entities.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: Phoenix87x on August 27, 2017, 07:39:34 AM
I thoroughly enjoyed the fight. I was really into it pretty much from round 1 all the way through 10. Good stuff
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: KevShmev on August 27, 2017, 09:40:10 AM
I had no interest in this, but my brother ended up buying it cause his son/my 12-year old nephew wanted to see it, so I went over and watched it.  Entertaining to a point, but McGregor looked exhausted by the 4th round, and Mayweather looked like he could have taken over and won it from pretty much any point from the 4th round on.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: El Barto on August 27, 2017, 11:44:18 AM
I thought Mayweather could have taken over and won from any point after the opening bell. Looked to me like he was taking the piss. I saw nothing that led me to believe that McGregor could hurt FM. In any case, it actually was a pretty entertaining fight to watch. CM's shifting styles made it interesting. There were some things in there that you never see in a boxing match. There was one point where McGreggor jumped hard to get to FM's 5:00 and FM had a right waiting for him when he got there. Fun stuff.

Bulshit stoppage. Let the guy hit the mat first.
I don't think so. Mayweather was landing blows uncontested. CM was effectively helpless when Byrd stopped it and he stopped it exactly when would have.

And while it doesn't factor into the decision to stop the bout, McGreggor couldn't have won no matter how long it went on. He didn't have the power to beat Mayweather and he was too far down in points to win on the cards.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: King Postwhore on August 27, 2017, 12:19:42 PM
Maybe I'm old school but I want to see a man go down.I get he was at the point of being defenseless but I'd like to see a boxer hit the canvas.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: black_biff_stadler on August 27, 2017, 12:23:00 PM
I want to see a man go down.

Oh?
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: lonestar on August 27, 2017, 02:14:13 PM
I want to see a man go down.

Oh?

:heybaby:
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: King Postwhore on August 27, 2017, 04:15:25 PM
Josh you whore. :lol
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: Herrick on August 27, 2017, 09:13:10 PM
I want to see a man go down.

Oh?

 Ha ha!  ;D
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: black_biff_stadler on August 27, 2017, 11:38:59 PM
Josh you whore. :lol

Can't risk having the forum thinking I'm a decent person.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: lonestar on August 27, 2017, 11:52:51 PM
Josh you whore. :lol

Can't risk having the forum thinking I'm a decent person.

Last thing on our minds bro.
Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: black_biff_stadler on August 28, 2017, 01:39:51 AM
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Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: black_biff_stadler on August 28, 2017, 01:42:21 AM
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Title: Re: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Post by: mikeyd23 on August 28, 2017, 08:54:12 AM
More competitive fight than I thought it would be, mainly because Floyd choose to let it be, but still, probably the most entertaining Floyd fight in a long while.