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http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/conor-mcgregor-vs-floyd-mayweather-superfight-announced-w477762


For the work blocked or TL;DR crowd:

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor have agreed in principle to a boxing match to take place on August 26th in Las Vegas. Rolling Stone is reporting that some relatively minor details still remain to be worked out, however the date is set.


I for one might be somewhat interested in this one, mostly because I am hoping that Mayweather gets whooped.

I'm pretty pumped but I think it's going to be pretty one-sided in favor of Mayweather. Would love to see a good fight. But heck, after Brexit, the U.S. presidential election, the Hawks losing in 4 to the Preds and GW finally releasing "true-scale" marines this weekend, you never know.

Would rather Mcgregor defend his belt in the UFC. An entire weight class is on hold for this dog and pony show.

I think Mcgregor has a punchers chance, but thats about it. He was outboxed and outworked to lose somewhat shockingly to Nate Diaz, who took the fight on very short notice. Their rematch was a pretty close decision in favor of Mcgregor, but even then, a near gassed Mcgregor couldn't put him away.

I dislike Mayweather for a lot of reasons, but I don't see him losing this fight. A 49-0 boxing record vs. a 0-0 boxing record. Let that sink in. Most athletic commissions wouldn't even allow a fight like this to happen, in normal conditions, based on the disparity in pro boxing records. But money talks.

Whoever loses, their respective sport will take a credibility hit. If the boxer loses, MMA is the future of combat sports. The MMA champion loses, boxing is still the pre-eminent combat sport.

Now if Mayweather stepped into the UFC octagon... he'd get proper fethed.

 Popsghostly wrote:
I'm pretty pumped but I think it's going to be pretty one-sided in favor of Mayweather. Would love to see a good fight. But heck, after Brexit, the U.S. presidential election, the Hawks losing in 4 to the Preds and GW finally releasing "true-scale" marines this weekend, you never know.

If its pure boxing Maywether may kill him. In the words of the Bard:"Boxers deserve Boxers sir."

I do not consider this a superfight.....I consider it a way to fleece fans of mma and boxing out of $$ and pad the fighters' bank accounts.

 TheMeanDM wrote:
I do not consider this a superfight.....I consider it a way to fleece fans of mma and boxing out of $$ and pad the fighters' bank accounts.

It is not a superfight, it's a circus.... and it won't be a particularly entertaining one (outside of the pressers anyway).

You've got a boxing match featuring one counter puncher vs another counter puncher.

One of these counter punchers is a decent to good striker in MMA (see Nels' summation of the Diaz fights), the other counter puncher is one of the best and most efficient professional boxers there has ever been.

However, as a fan of both sports, I'm trying to be fairly philosophical about it.

Firstly, fair play to the two guys. People are waving BIG $$$ at them. Neither have anything to lose here (it is inconceivable that Mayweather could lose), and millions to gain. Take the money

Secondly, any fan of either sport has to see this for what it is... An attraction, a show, NOT a sporting contest. In that sense, if they pay for the PPV, you can't really say that they're being fleeced. They should be fully aware.

The people being fleeced will be those (hopefully few) who buy the build-up propoganda which will keep telling them that McGregor has a chance here.

Everyone else paying for the PPV should be knowingly paying for a freakshow. And that's completely up to them.

What would be truly shameful, and I doubt this would be the case (although it would not surprise me), is if there has already been agreements between the camps regarding the duration and finish of the fight. The UFC really need Mayweather to make McGregor look a legit threat for parts of this fight.

So, I doubt I'll be paying for it... Potentially, if a few of the boys are up for it we might chip in between 5 or 6 of us and watch it. Mostly out of morbid (or masochistic) curiosity.

The build-up will be entertaining at least.

Mayweather is certain to win, but that won't stop me from throwing bad money at McGregor!

Mayweather in all likelihood will mop up on points if not score a knockout, but even though a blowout is likely, I'm intrigued by the novelty of the fight and will likely pitch in with some friends to buy the PPV.

This fight will likely break all PPV records...all the boxing fans want to see it, all the UFC fans want to see it, and it will draw casuals in just to see the novelty of it and the longshot chance to see Mayweather finally get beat up.

No one will lose belts ims ure too. so its just a freakshow $$$$$$ fight.,

He is MMA, Other is a Boxer, two different sports, they cannot hold another sports belt.

This is a first round knock out for sure. Possibly brain damage.

Superfight? More like 'circus'.

 jasper76 wrote:
Mayweather in all likelihood will mop up on points if not score a knockout, but even though a blowout is likely,

I think this is quite true here. . . Looking up on his wiki, Mayweather does have 26 wins by KO, however I cannot recall the last time I saw mention of a knockout. It's just something that really grinds my gears with him. It just looks for all appearances that Mayweather doesn't really box anymore, and just goes for points as opposed to knockouts (and it seems rather endemic of the lower weight classes)


Also. . . I did put "superfight" in scare quotes for a reason

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:
It just looks for all appearances that Mayweather doesn't really box anymore, and just goes for points as opposed to knockouts

Mayweather's an extraordinarily talented defensive boxer, arguably the best defensive boxer ever. Defensive boxing is just boring to watch, unless your interested in appreciating technical skills on display rather than slugfests. One of the main reasons Mayweather is such a draw is because he talks so much gak (or at least he used to), and people don't watch him to watch him fight, but rather they watch his fights in hopes to see someone finally beat him up.

I think Joe Calzaghe s. Mayweather would have been a great fight. Not sure if it ever could have been made based on weight but it's a shame it never happened somehow.

 Xenomancers wrote:
This is a first round knock out for sure. Possibly brain damage.

Nobody is getting knocked out in this fight. Mayweather hasn't scored a KO since 2007 (Hatton) and McGregor is going to struggle to land punches against Mayweather's exceptional defense. Mayweather doesn't hit hard enough to KO McGregor and McGregor isn't skilled enough to land a power punch on Mayweather. We'll have a boring fight, Mayweather doesn't want to get hit so he won't so Mayweather doesn't need a KO to win so he won't chase one. McGregor might have an interesting exchange in the first couple rounds but we already know how this fight is going to go down.

 jasper76 wrote:

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:
It just looks for all appearances that Mayweather doesn't really box anymore, and just goes for points as opposed to knockouts

Mayweather's an extraordinarily talented defensive boxer, arguably the best defensive boxer ever. Defensive boxing is just boring to watch, unless your interested in appreciating technical skills on display rather than slugfests. One of the main reasons Mayweather is such a draw is because he talks so much gak (or at least he used to), and people don't watch him to watch him fight, but rather they watch his fights in hopes to see someone finally beat him up.

I think Joe Calzaghe s. Mayweather would have been a great fight. Not sure if it ever could have been made based on weight but it's a shame it never happened somehow.

This is Mayweathers home turf. He a experienced pro boxer, Mgreggor while a good fighter has far less experience in a pro boxing match.
He may be arrogant and such but he knows how to fight a boxing match.

This is maywathers game.

If and when McGregor loses, Mayweather should return the favor and give him a rematch using MMA rules (never happen, obviously)

 jasper76 wrote:
If and when McGregor loses, Mayweather should return the favor and give him a rematch using MMA rules (never happen, obviously)

He'd still lose. One of the great boxers vs. yea no.

This will be the most boring 'fight' in the history of boxing, perhaps only behind every other match Mayweather has fought in the last 10 years.

The only hope for something interesting to watch would be an outcome like this:

 Frazzled wrote:

 jasper76 wrote:
If and when McGregor loses, Mayweather should return the favor and give him a rematch using MMA rules (never happen, obviously)

He'd still lose. One of the great boxers vs. yea no.

Are you contending that Mayweather would win in an MMA fight vs MacGregor?!

 Frazzled wrote:

 jasper76 wrote:
If and when McGregor loses, Mayweather should return the favor and give him a rematch using MMA rules (never happen, obviously)

He'd still lose. One of the great boxers vs. yea no.

Be helpful to know who you mean by "He". Mayweather would be crushed by McGregor in an MMA fight. I think it would borderline on cruelty to even expect him to compete in an MMA fight, or even in a street fight.

Mayweather's been schooled since childhood to fight with only his fists. This disadvantage he has would be absolutely crippling against McGregor (or really any top tier MMA fighter) using MMA rules.

 jasper76 wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

 jasper76 wrote:
If and when McGregor loses, Mayweather should return the favor and give him a rematch using MMA rules (never happen, obviously)

He'd still lose. One of the great boxers vs. yea no.

Be helpful to know who you mean by "He". Mayweather would be crushed by McGregor in an MMA fight. I think it would borderline on cruelty to even expect him to compete in an MMA fight, or even in a street fight.

Mayweather's been schooled since childhood to fight with only his fists. This disadvantage he has would be absolutely crippling against McGregor (or really any top tier MMA fighter) using MMA rules.

McGreggor likely has some boxing training as part of whole MMA background but no where near the skill of a Pro Boxer with some 20 years and 49 pro fights under belt.

Sure he older, but he has experience. He is technically a very good fighter and knows what he doing.

this will be about as exciting as my old fat ass fighting Mike Tyson. Floyd Mayweather may well be the greatest boxer in the history of the sport. He is 49-0. Mcgregor is not undefeated in MMA. I would not spend money on what will likely be a first round knockout , 22 ko/tko under Mayweather's belt. He will either "make an example" out of Mcgregor and quickly eliminate him or he will toy with him a bit.

Reading the article I posted in the OP again, I'm looking forward more to the fight that moved the Mayweather fight to August:

Golovkin v. Alvarez. . . One, because it's in the middleweight division (since I've been watching boxing, it's the division I've liked/watched the most of, from Roy Jones Jr on up. And two, because I LOVE watching GGG fight. Dude isn't the prettiest boxer out there, but he gets gak done in the ring.

For those who want a primer on Gennady Golovkin, here's but one highlight video I've been watching:

 yakface wrote:

This will be the most boring 'fight' in the history of boxing, perhaps only behind every other match Mayweather has fought in the last 10 years.

The only hope for something interesting to watch would be an outcome like this:

no the most boring match was similar between Ali and a judo guy. Ali popped him once and after tgat tge judo guy would flop on the ground and try to kick him like a toddler. it was almost shameful.


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 feeder wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

 jasper76 wrote:
If and when McGregor loses, Mayweather should return the favor and give him a rematch using MMA rules (never happen, obviously)

He'd still lose. One of the great boxers vs. yea no.

Are you contending that Mayweather would win in an MMA fight vs MacGregor?!

a motivated mayweatger you betcha.

 Frazzled wrote:


no the most boring match was similar between Ali and a judo guy. Ali popped him once and after tgat tge judo guy would flop on the ground and try to kick him like a toddler. it was almost shameful.

The way I have heard stories told about that fight there was a bit more to it than that.

Steelmage99 wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:


no the most boring match was similar between Ali and a judo guy. Ali popped him once and after tgat tge judo guy would flop on the ground and try to kick him like a toddler. it was almost shameful.

The way I have heard stories told about that fight there was a bit more to it than that.

I watched it. There wasn't.

Making them compete in a sport only one them of has a real professional record makes it in to a bit of a farce.

They should have invented a new sport halfway between boxing and MMA. Halfway btw a square and an octogon would be a hexagon. And they could alternate between rounds of boxing and rounds of that awkward mma hugging thing.

 sebster wrote:
Making them compete in a sport only one them of has a real professional record makes it in to a bit of a farce.

They should have invented a new sport halfway between boxing and MMA. Halfway btw a square and an octogon would be a hexagon. And they could alternate between rounds of boxing and rounds of that awkward mma hugging thing.

Ful contact thumb wrestling, complete with AC/DC soundtrack and Baysplosions in the background. Also lots of slo-mo.

Can you imagine how bad it will be for boxing as an industry of McGregor actually wins (which is not to suggest that he will)? The entire sport will go down the gutter.

 Frazzled wrote:

 feeder wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

 jasper76 wrote:
If and when McGregor loses, Mayweather should return the favor and give him a rematch using MMA rules (never happen, obviously)

He'd still lose. One of the great boxers vs. yea no.

Are you contending that Mayweather would win in an MMA fight vs MacGregor?!

a motivated mayweatger you betcha.

I strongly disagree. In an octogon with MMA rules, it's game over for Mayweather.

But it's never happening. We may as well argue the merits of King Kong vs T-Rex.