*** Official Money Fight - 8/26/17 - Mayweather VS. McGregor Thread ***

[alnorth]

The Money Fight
Mayweather vs. McGregor

Saturday, August 26th 2017
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas NV
PPV Card Begins 8pm CT (Free fights start 6pm CT on FOX)

Main Event: Super Welterweight Bout (154 pounds)





Floyd "Money" Mayweather

Nationality:
Record: 49-0 (26 KO)
Official Weight: 149.5 lb
History: 5-division world boxing champion. Won or defended championship belts 48 times in 26 sanctioned championship bouts.

VS.

"The Notorious" Conor McGregor



Nationality:
Record: Professional Debut
Official Weight: 153 lb
History: lol, nothing in boxing. He's got the touch of death in his left hand within MMA, but who knows if that translates to boxing.

The Money Belt



Stats: Italian Alligator Leather, 3,360 diamonds, 600 sapphires, 300 emeralds, 1.5 kg of 24 karat gold.

Undercard

Who cares, this is boxing. In this sport, only the main event matters. There are apparently two title fights if you are interested.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by jspchief

Paid $20 to watch it at a bar and it was well worth it. Fun being in a crowd that's all hyped and invested. I felt like McGregor did better than most expected, even if the end result was completely predictable. The ref did a good job cutting McGregor slack on the hammer punches, and he called the fight at the exact moment he should have.

You can laugh off the idea of this fight being an over-hyped circus act, but the reality is this fight succeeded where boxing has failed more often than not in the last decade. It was an event. Households threw parties to host the fight. Bars were busting at the seams with all eyes on the tv. The Canelo fight is a much bigger deal in the boxing world and and comparatively speaking, no one will give a shit about it. At the end of the day, we can wax poetic about the "sweet science" but the truth is boxing is dying as a spectator sport.

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Agreed, I had 10 friends over and everyone pitched in 10 bucks. We ate good food, drank good beer and had fun watching the fight.

McGregor did what he needed to do, he went 10 rounds with one of the best ever and now he can say, alright get into the octagon which will never happen so he can say he is still the better fighter.

I dont think they should have stopped it where they did though.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by RubberSponge

All types of fighting evolve. Nothing wrong with being a defensive fighter. That is a legitimate tactic. Not all great boxers have to be Hulk in the ring to be successful.

Did I say anything that disagree with your post?

[WhawhaWhat]

The final CompuBox stats for Mayweather-McGregor. pic.twitter.com/ZKiAHLyODa

— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) August 27, 2017

[WhawhaWhat]

Originally Posted by notorious

I am not defending Mcgreggor at all. He is not a boxer, he sucks at it.

I have never watched a MMA except for the old VHS tapes back in the 90's.

Mayweather is like the old Wisconsin college basketball teams that burned the clock up slowly. Sure, they were good, but it's very hard to watch.

Canelo vs GGG next month should be your kind of match then.

[CoMoChief]

Well I thought it would go the distance. Didn't think Mayweather would be able to knock out McGregor. Also thought the ref stopped the fight way too prematurely. Conor has been in much worse shape than that before (see the Diaz fight). Didn't think Conor would be able to land much....and he really didn't other than some pesky little jabs that you or I could even probably handle.

BUT

You're talking about the greatest boxer ever....or def one of the greatest. Conor probably would have lasted 12rds had the ref not stopped the fight.

Boxing is a joke. It's dead. Floyd is done, and there isn't a guy out there that's mainstream enough to carry the sport.

[notorious]

Boxing rules are a little different than MMA rules CoMo.

[Abba-Dabba]

Originally Posted by notorious

Did I say anything that disagree with your post?

I'm not in the camp that boxing has gone downhill. Is it in it's prime commercially? No. I think boxing has evolved. I don't think the days of big bruising toe to toe brawlers will be back any time soon. And that is what people miss about boxing. People miss seeing big men out there just crushing each other. Hence the popularity of MMA. Boxing has really become a thinking man's sport in the past 2 decades.

[Buns]

What did Conor mean when he said he turned Mayweather into a Mexican?

[thegame214]

Originally Posted by Buns

What did Conor mean when he said he turned Mayweather into a Mexican?

The style of fighting.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Well I thought it would go the distance. Didn't think Mayweather would be able to knock out McGregor. Also thought the ref stopped the fight way too prematurely. Conor has been in much worse shape than that before (see the Diaz fight). Didn't think Conor would be able to land much....and he really didn't other than some pesky little jabs that you or I could even probably handle.

BUT

You're talking about the greatest boxer ever....or def one of the greatest. Conor probably would have lasted 12rds had the ref not stopped the fight.

Boxing is a joke. It's dead. Floyd is done, and there isn't a guy out there that's mainstream enough to carry the sport.

McGregor was saying "Im dead" when he stopped the fight. He was just out of gas, not hurt.

[Abba-Dabba]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

McGregor was saying "Im dead" when he stopped the fight. He was just out of gas, not hurt.

The fight was over. There was 1:55 left. His hands were down, he was gassed, he was a punching bag. He could not grapple to stop the incoming punch. Mayweather would have never allowed himself to get tied up at that point. This is not MMA. He was going to be knocked out if the fight wasn't called just based upon the rules of the game. The fight was called at the right time to limit potential long term health related damage to the fighter from being beaten further.

[New World Order]

Originally Posted by Buns

What did Conor mean when he said he turned Mayweather into a Mexican?

That's hilarious

[Buns]

Originally Posted by thegame214

The style of fighting.

That's what I thought, thanks

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by nceagle_11

So what you're saying is boxing is a pretend sport that is based on "impressing" some old guys sitting next to the ring. Conner had a few hammer fists out of habit, but he also dominated mayweather for a few rounds. Mayweather also played a b_tch role and turned his back several times when mcgregor got going, then complained that he hit the back of his head. McGregor should won at least 3 of the first 5 rounds, but that was never part of the plan. This fight was designed to show that boxing still matters and is better than MMA. The problem is that McGregor held his own and spoiled that plan. How long would Mayweather last in an octagon?

These MMA diehards get butthurt way too easily.

Yeah, boxing is a "pretend" sport the same way that every other sport is--it has rules. Do you also complain whenever a defensive player doesn't spear the ball carrier after he's already gone down? Should shots that go in after the whistle count in basketball? Should players be able to leg out foul balls in baseball?

McGregor gassed himself throwing pitter-patter punches at a dismal connect percentage. McGregor did not hold his own. Floyd carried him until he wanted to finish them, then he finished him.

[WhiteWhale]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

These MMA diehards get butthurt way too easily.

Yeah, boxing is a "pretend" sport the same way that every other sport is--it has rules. Do you also complain whenever a defensive player doesn't spear the ball carrier after he's already gone down? Should shots that go in after the whistle count in basketball? Should players be able to leg out foul balls in baseball?

McGregor gassed himself throwing pitter-patter punches at a dismal connect percentage. McGregor did not hold his own. Floyd carried him until he wanted to finish them, then he finished him.

It's stupid because MMA has rules too.

You can't kick a downed opponent. You can't punch people in the back of the head. You can't poke people in the eye. You can't kick people in the nuts...

This fight could have ended in 4 rounds, but Floyd put on a show.

And I'm a huge Conor mark, but let's get real here.