Floyd Mayweather tables £12.2m offer for McGregor to face him in a boxing ring.
 

Absolutely massive headway made into a ridiculous super fight.

This literally could be the clash of Titans, The former face of boxing vs the new face of MMA

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/38591420

McGregor responded by posting a cartoon picture of himself holding all three WW titles around his waist, stood over a fallen figure.

Mayweather favorite to win on points but he really should be careful what he wishes for. McGregor is incredibly quick, accurate and powerful. Mayweather wants a boxing match. McGregor will want a war. Starting to get the impression Mayweather is jealous, not of the meager amount McGregor makes compared to him but that Conor has become to MMA what he was to boxing and even further in Conor's case.

This would be the biggest boxing PPV of all time, it will shatter records.

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Utterly pathetic full stop.:td:

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Maybe he should actually bother to box those that offer something different to the style he's legendary at. When will he take on Khan or Bradley? The two quickest and most accurate punchers in the division? Is it because he can't knock either of them out thus they pose an actual threat to the 0 beside the 49? Kell Brook has proven his chin isn't being wobbled at 147. With that easy deduction I see him taking out Garcia with ease but would be far too much like Maidana when it comes to fighting Floyd.

The way I see this though is McGregor has nothing to lose, Mayweather has it all to lose. Mayweather needs a 12 round sweep otherwise he still comes off looking bad. Get cracked and wobbled once and he'll never live it down. It may be as lopsided as it sounds but nothing is impossible and Conor McGregor is the real deal. This guy put the steel chinned Nate Diaz at WW on the floor four times, noting McGregor is a natural lightweight and that Diaz beefed up right after the weigh in. He just obliterated the number 1 ranked fighter in the division above him. He knocked out a 10 year champion within 14 seconds with his first punch of the fight.

Mayweather would be in for a whole new style of punching. Noting that McGregor would be impossible to train for and anticipate.

Then there's the wild card. That it's Conor McGregor, he'd happily get himself DQ'd just to take Floyd off his feet and batter him.

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Dana White responds by offering a $50 million purse after Mayweather backs out of his original statement. :erm:

Typical Floyd, riling people up much like Pacman for years on end for a fight he has no desire to take. Khan, Pacman, Bradley now McGregor? Scared that anything other than a knockout would make him look daft. Dodged manny till he was way past it. Ducking Khan and Bradley till they get slower and start missing shots? Maidana gave him far too much of a fight for his liking too.

Re: Floyd Mayweather tables £12.2m offer for McGregor to face him in a boxing ring.
 

One step closer as Floyd says the fight will likely be going ahead, Date expected Nov 2017- March 2018

Many are speculating whether it will be the first billion dollar fight in history.

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Connor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather agree terms. Let the promotion begin. Fight date to be confirmed in following weeks.

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Once upon a time I could give a toss about boxing. Sadly now it's just like Premiership football - more about the money than anything else. Whilst that may be understandable to an extent (short careers etc.), I won't be adding my few £££'s to the swollen bank accounts of those involved in PPV and just feel so lucky that I got to see some great fights which were more about pride than cash.

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I tend to stick to stuff I know I'll get something worth watching from. David Haye is a guaranteed smash fest, but my favourite at the minute is Golovkin, just superb to watch, steel chinned brute, good old fashioned last man standing slug fest.

When Khan isn't pampering his face, he's exciting to watch, win or lose.

The guy in question though, Mayweather, whilst consistently putting on boxing clinics I just can't forgive him for avoiding the top of the pile until they were past it. Manny being the highest but the way he ducked Amir Khan and Tim Bradley before bowing it.

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I disagree. Never heard of the guy but I just watched a 18 minute vid of his knockouts. He's a technician. Clinical and efficient. Very nice :tu: But yes, superb to watch :)

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McGregor vs Mayweather penned in for June, McGregor training camp has been underway for a while (MMA Background now developing boxing skills) Mayweather is expected to begin shortly.

Absolutely crazy this. This will be bigger than Lewis vs Tyson. Not the boxers involved but the hype, money, PPV, fans. The entire event will be absolutely historical from the offset. Circus show, maybe, but boxing has needed an event like this for some time.

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:rofl::rofl::rofl:

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So hang on, is this a boxing match or MMA rules?:confused:

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Boxing rules which naturally unfavorably the latter. They should let McGregor use MMA gloves though, he's incredibly accurate, powerful and quick. Anyone that has the idea this will actually be a boxing match is insane. Mayweather will box, McGregor will go in there looking to take his head off. Wouldn't shock me to see McGregor drop Floyd with a head kick and just walk off.

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Well yes. TBH if the gloves aren't off so to speak, the fight is pointless except as a money-spinner. MMA rules and it'd be a real fight worth seeing.

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Money and madness go hand in hand...

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McGregor can punch though. Asking Mayweather to try achieve 25 minutes in a cage would be out of the question. Even with a year to train he'd be systematically dismantled and risk serious injury compared to McGregors risk at solely stand up in a boxing ring. Look at Paul Brooks (CM Punk) whom transitioned from Pro Wrestling to MMA via UFC, in his debut he threw a wild right hand to which he was slammed to the floor and obliterated for the next two minutes before being tapped. That was by an American newcomer. McGregor is a two weight dual champion, a deadly striker and a should be P4P #1 in the world.

McGregor would do the same to Mayweather, a guy that literally couldn't defend off his back and risks getting smashed to pieces.

So yeah, McGregor has the skillset to last 12 rounds in a stand up environment, Floyd naturally does too. McGregor can go 25 minutes in a UFC Octagon, whilst Floyd would be lucky to do 2 to 3 minutes.

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Yep, agreed. Don't really see what Conor has to gain fighting Queensbury. The octagon is a different kind of hurt especially when it's taken to the floor. It doesn't matter how big and flashy you are when you're in an armbar and being pummelled...

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Can't see point in any event where the intent is to cause harm, it's televised assault and should removed from TV and any other public access. Judo, karate and so forth are on points and get stopped once a score is reached - the intent is different.

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It's primal instinct tweetiepooh. You are a civilised person whilst adzii and I are still apes. Fighters participate by choice and you can choose not to watch.

At least we've removed the swords and lions. I admit though that the Michael Watson and Gerald McClellan outcomes, for example, are upsetting.

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Sadly every time boxers and fighters go into the ring there is a risk.

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They are paid to take that risk and a lot of fighters would fight paid or not! Being a policeman/woman, a fireman/woman etc carries risk. So, are you a fight fan or not Den?

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Yes l love boxing as many of my brothers boxed when they were nippers and l like them was brought up watching all those classic fights on ITV.:)

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David Haye, Dana white and Jimi Manuwa in talks about Boxing match at the O2.. This being the second boxing/ufc crossover and far more likely to happen soon over McGregor vs Mayweather.

I can see the appeal with McGregor vs Mayweather, they're the alpha's of their sport the P4P kings.

I can't really see the point in a Manuwa vs Haye fight. So far, Manuwa has been taken out by the best, he has good knockout ability but I wouldn't describe his boxing as top class, nor would I describe his chin in such a manner. To Haye it's what Mark de mori and Arnold were, sparring fights essentially. Pointless fight that wouldn't really attract that much hype surrounding it. I doubt Manuwa's ability to pull out 12 rounds at Heavyweight nevermind surviving a right hand from Haye or anyone else playing at Heavyweight boxing. It's dangerous. See I don't and many others don't think Mayweather could scratch McGregor, he'll outbox him over 12 rounds but that's all I could see on that front. I could see Haye doing serious damage to a guy that's never boxed Professionally whilst punching the way Haye does. You could fight at the top level in UFC forever but nothing will prepare you for a barrage of mega punches from a Heavyweight like Haye, Joshua, Wilder etc. It's just stupid.

Bellew is back in full training, Haye is making progress so hopefully that'll come around before this crossover.

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I think i'd face him in the ring for that. My corner would have instructions to throw the towel in after 0.1 seconds.

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Whilst I get why you've made such a comment of course in jest :D There's actually stipulations to avoid such outcomes, payout restrictions in contracts etc. You can also be investigated for a number of things regarding getting yourself out as early as possible and taking the payout.

Example in point being Audley Harrison vs David Haye in which Audley landed a single jab until he was knocked down in round 3 and made no effort to recover. He was set to pocket millions from the fight, win or lose. He did get the payout, he was just a mediocre boxer that was past his best.. which isn't great, he was massively slower, massively outpaced, outpunched in every single way by a far better fighter that's a dynamite puncher, it was a total mismatch. The better question being how did Audley ever end up with a title fight in the first place.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/40283206

Thread title needs amended.

Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather 26th August 2017

Re: Floyd Mayweather tables £12.2m offer for McGregor to face him in a boxing ring.
 

Another deplorable obscene waste of money IMO.

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Let's just revert to numbers here.

Conor McGregor has 36 minutes to find Floyds chin. If he does, you'll witness the greatest upset in the history of the sport.

As before, the only loser than can come from any of this is Floyd. If McGregor only wins a single round he'll be applauded.. and so forth.

Typical from Floyd though, the boxing world wanted Bradley or Khan to fight him but for the third time in a row he's ducked the pair of them. Floyd has no interest in dealing with the speed of Bradley or Khan, either of which would be the quickest and most accurate punchers he's ever faced. Bradley even packs a knockout blow too. There's also Keith Thurman dangling about after the number he did on Brook.

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Floyd 'Money' Mayweather vs. 'The Notorious' Conor McGregor - The 180 million dollar dance.

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You mean The 180 million dollar circus.:td:

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heard about the insane ticket prices on the news this morning, measures were in place to stop touts, I'm guessing those measures weren't very good....

Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor: Tickets on StubHub for $150,000
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/40746053


whether they will actually sell at that price is another matter ;)

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I reckon they could easily pocket double the face value on the most expensive tickets. People that could afford to pay $150,000 a ticket likely have a middleman and tickets already though. Just wishful thinking I hope.

It's the PPV cost that's bothering me at the minute. It isn't set in stone but we saw £25 I think for Mayweather vs Pacman? We could see £30 odd quid here. I'd expect to see a P4P top ten list card for that.

American cinema chains are broadcasting at £30 per head. That's atrocious. A tenner would easily suffice. I'd welcome that idea here too for a reasonable cost again. £30 would hopefully see it blow up in their face with empty screenings.

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I'm pretty sure here where cinemas have shown "big" football matches and concerts tickets have been similar price to normal film prices, which would almost seem reasonable. Surely at $30 ppl will flock to a sports bar showing it, but maybe they''ll have to pay too much to show it so will charge admission?

I remember many years ago going on a date, not realising teh pub I went to on first date with a girl was showing Frank Bruno fight, I was sneakily watching it, funnily enough she caught me out, 'cos she was doing same thing :)

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Freak show.