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Posted on 4/14/17 at 1:43 am to Sneaky__Sally
Posted on 4/14/17 at 1:43 am to Sneaky__Sally
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The rule in boxing is no punches during a referee's break, but it doesn't say anything about after the break. (Was Mayweather supposed to trust that Ortiz wasn't going to butt him again or throw a punch instead of giving him a hug?)
I think there's a problem in boxing where being a sportsman is punished and classified as ''a rookie mistake''. That you can do something, or that it won't get you disqualified, isn't morally acceptable or very manly regarding just about the entire boxing world.
Every logical person knows it was a sucker punch, a cheap shot, whatever you'd like to call it. The 'jab' thrown by Mayweather obviously showed no ill intentions from his opponent who looked to the referee as if to say ''can you believe this?''.
Mayweather had gotten plugged several times, and knew that Ortiz had the knockout power and saw an opportunity to cheapshot a guy who was legitimately trying to apologize.
The morality is undisputable, the strategy is as well but in the end:
Mayweather has fought fighters tailored to his style, with shorter reaches and statures. This will be the first time he's stepped out of his comfort zone perhaps ever -- and will be hilarious when he gets clipped.
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Posted on 4/14/17 at 1:46 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
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Every logical person knows it was a sucker punch, a cheap shot, whatever you'd like to call it. The 'jab' thrown by Mayweather obviously showed no ill intentions from his opponent who looked to the referee as if to say ''can you believe this?''.
One thing to point out is they had alrady touched gloves and shite as apology so IMO issue over, fight on as ref said - so not like he hit him touch gloves to apologize first time which would be illegal -but...by pure definistion i suppose you could count it as a sucker punch and also be correct ( I wouldn't but whatever) ... but you shouldn't put your gloves down and should expect to get hit so i don't count it as so and a couple others don't as well. I've argued with my friends over this that night and continue to do so clearly.
Sportmanship is for golf IMO, not combat sports so ioved it, dude low blowed and got nailed for too much apologizing.Its a gentlemans combat sport to a degree, but still combat sport.
High five on being awake thouse, IM thread time
This post was edited on 4/14/17 at 1:54 am
Posted on 5/18/17 at 7:26 am to Sneaky__Sally
McGregor has agreed to the terms of the deal. Looking like this fight will actually happen.
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Posted on 6/15/17 at 6:41 am to ugastreaker
August 26!
Posted on 6/15/17 at 8:50 am to ugastreaker
Why are people excited about this?
Posted on 6/15/17 at 12:06 pm to pvilleguru
Novelty? I don't follow either boxing or MMA religiously and my interest is piqued.
Posted on 6/17/17 at 5:02 pm to TbirdSpur2010
quote:Don't buy the hype.
Novelty? I don't follow either boxing or MMA religiously and my interest is piqued.
Conor vs a boxer in sparing
He gets lit up on the feet the whole time. Plus anyone who watched the Diaz fight will see that Nate has better boxing than Conor. But how is he supposed to beat or make the fight with Mayweather competitive? Other top boxers in their prime couldn't but some UFC guy with barbaric level boxing is supposed to? I guess it goes to show how gullible and stupid people are in wanting to buy this joke. It would be awesome as frick for Mayweather to straight beast mode and KO him in the 1st round and make like 250+ million in 2 mins of those tards.
Posted on 6/17/17 at 5:26 pm to TheDeathValley
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A) I did neither
B) Mayweathwr is a 40-0 professional boxer. McGreggor's speciality is not boxing. It be the equivalent of a PGA golfer playing a round with an NFL QB who is also a scratch golfer.
I have my own Dojo in Mexico City for self-defense and I have to say: This is some annoying shite that people say.
Boxing and MMA are related, almost every MMA fighter goes through a tutorial in boxing -- this isn't like football and golf, this is like football and rugby.
What we're talking about is a fighter who is much larger and longer than Mayweather has fought in a while, who also happens to be a Southpaw with reach.
He just happens to have the one-hitter-quitter type of hands that Money ''broken hands'' doesn't.
Mayweather should win, but let's not talk like McGregor is in a different sport like golfing to football, and man I'll put a hundred on McGregor with the odds of having a good counter that rocks Mayweather.
shite, he's rocked a guy that's 30 pounds heavier than Mayweather -- three times.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:51 am to TheDeathValley
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It be the equivalent of a PGA golfer playing a round with an NFL QB who is also a scratch golfer.
You do know that Tom Brady beat Keegan Bradley in a round of golf, right?
Posted on 6/20/17 at 10:17 pm to TeLeFaWx
Mayweather is a boring fighter period. He's really not even a fighter, more like an evasionist and tactician. McGregor won't beat him in the ring but that's only because Mayweather won't actually fight him. I'd love to see them in the octagon.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 11:28 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
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Boxing and MMA are related, almost every MMA fighter goes through a tutorial in boxing -- this isn't like football and golf, this is like football and rugby.
Excellent analogy.
Posted on 6/21/17 at 1:10 pm to DawgGONIT
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Diaz
Diaz was two weight classes heavier than McGregor, and when they fought Diaz was 20 pounds heavier than anyone Mayweather has fought.
Second fight, McGregor knocked Diaz down three times. When was the last time Mayweather put anyone worth some salt on their arse? Six years?
Let alone someone bigger.
Posted on 6/24/17 at 12:35 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
Mayweather will run and counter the entire fight. It won't be as boring as the Pac/Mayweather fight, but it will be close.
Posted on 6/24/17 at 9:00 am to Inadvertent Whistle
McGregor is barely going to be able to throw a punch after round 5. He won't touch Floyd.
Posted on 7/7/17 at 10:10 pm to Inadvertent Whistle
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Mayweather will run and counter the entire fight. It won't be as boring as the Pac/Mayweather fight, but it will be close
I have to ask the majority who participated in this thread: Did you watch the Horn vs. Pacquiao fight?
We had a lot of the same rhetoric. Horn stands no chance, Pacquiao is going to make a mess of him and work him good.
Guess what? Didn't turn out that way. Horn, who was four inches taller and had a one inch reach advantage -- with a different style and a complete drop-off in experience, managed to hurt Pacquiao several times.
That's why Mayweather doesn't fight guys who are taller, stronger and longer -- they can negate experience and technique advantages.
If McGregor can corner him and land a big shot, Mayweather is in trouble. Hugging a boxer vs. hugging someone who trains in wrestling is incredibly different, especially when the other guy is stronger and knows how to move around.
The difference between Pacquiao and Mayweather is that Pacquiao actually can hit hard, whereas Mayweather hasn't knocked someone out in six years, and only has two in ten years -- one by a cheapshot and another by a guy he outweighed.
McGregor has knocked people out that are larger, and generally speaking wins his fights as a pugilist. He started out as a youth boxing champion and changed to mixed martial arts.
It's gonna be a fun fight, but there seems to be a lot of fluff going on. McGregor is being underestimated, and any college football fan knows what that can spell.
EDIT: Even the line for Pacquiao vs. Horn was the exact same.
This post was edited on 7/7/17 at 10:19 pm
Posted on 7/8/17 at 11:45 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
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Boxing and MMA are related, almost every MMA fighter goes through a tutorial in boxing
LMAO, a tutorial vs a life of wrecking the best of the best in the sport.
Anyone who thinks McGregor can win needs help.
Posted on 7/8/17 at 12:32 pm to Ronaldo Burgundiaz
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LMAO, a tutorial vs a life of shucking and jiving the best of the best in the sport.
FIFY
Posted on 7/10/17 at 6:18 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
Floyd Mayweather -600
Conor McGregor +400
With those odds how much will $100 bet on McGregor pay?
Conor McGregor +400
With those odds how much will $100 bet on McGregor pay?
Posted on 7/11/17 at 4:48 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
quote:How is Diaz two weight classes heavier? Both are 155'ers. Or are you stupid enough to buy the hype from Dana White? Conor fought Diaz two times and then fought Eddie. Diaz and EA are both 155'ers, so that makes Conor a 155'er as well. Just because Conor and Nate both came in fat for their fight at 170, don't make either of them a WW.
Diaz was two weight classes heavier than McGregor, and when they fought Diaz was 20 pounds heavier than anyone Mayweather has fought.
Plus Conor is a 5'7 155'er, but Floyd already has beat bigger guys who are studs at boxing. Canelo, is 5'9, 164 just to name one. Conor would get destroyed by the red headed mexican. And only reason Conor knocked down nate is because of his leg kicks, but I guess you are too stupid to realize that that wont happen with Floyd, because it is a boxing match.
Plus Nate Diaz showed in both fights to have superior boxing to Conor. If anything, Nate would be a bigger challenge to Floyd than some conor midget.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 7:40 am to DawgGONIT
You're wrong. Diaz is 6' tall and walks around about 180. He fights at 170. You boxing purists are so smug. I rented Mayweather's fight and completely lost what respect I had for boxing. Neither he or Manny even had a black eye. Just a couple of dancers. He will actually get hit in this fight.
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