Hmmm... Part of thinks Floyd will knock him out, but the other says he will just purposely punish Conor for the entire fight.
McGregor saud the other day he could knock Mayweathout in 10 seconds, but he is preparing to go 12 rounds.
That sounds suspicious to me...
McGregor saud the other day he could knock Mayweathout in 10 seconds, but he is preparing to go 12 rounds.
That sounds suspicious to me...
What if it is just a boxing match that is totally legit though? The most likely scenario.
Imagine sitting there watching it and thinking to yourself "How the fuck didn't I bet Floyd Mayweather vs a guy with 0 pro fights?" as he is totally outclassing him.
Sure it could be rigged, but you just gotta assess the probability of that and decide if you still want to bet it.
Imagine sitting there watching it and thinking to yourself "How the fuck didn't I bet Floyd Mayweather vs a guy with 0 pro fights?" as he is totally outclassing him.
Sure it could be rigged, but you just gotta assess the probability of that and decide if you still want to bet it.
I like it...GL
Floyd Mayweather issues '100 percent' guarantee he'll KO Conor McGregor
Dan Rafael
ESPN
8/24/17
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather's reputation is as one of the greatest defensive fighters of all time. As the highest-paid fighter in history he has grossed nearly $1 billion in large part because of his "Money" persona and the skills to back it up.
So it may come to a surprise to some that Mayweather --- giving his best Joe Namath Super Bowl III proclamation -- is guaranteeing he will knock out Conor McGregor, the UFC star crossing over to boxing for a huge money fight when they meet on Saturday (Showtime PPV, 9 p.m. ET) at the T-Mobile Arena.
"One hundred percent, it will not go the distance," Mayweather told ESPN on Wednesday. "One hundred percent chance this fight won't go the distance."
Mayweather's greatest skill is on defense, where he is supremely difficult to hit with a clean punch. And while he often makes his opponents pay by landing his own assortment of shots, one thing he is not is a knockout artist.
In fact, Mayweather has not knocked out an opponent since his somewhat controversial fourth-round stoppage of Victor Ortiz in September 2011. In that fight, Mayweather reclaimed a welterweight world title when he nailed Ortiz -- after Ortiz dropped his hands and was looking at the referee, who had broken them from a clinch.
Prior to that KO, Mayweather's previous stoppage -- a no-doubt-about it one with no controversy -- came when he blasted Ricky Hatton in the 11th round of a 2007 welterweight world title defense.
In all, Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs) has only stopped two opponents in his last 11 bouts.
And when he said Saturday's fight against McGregor wouldn't go the distance, Mayweather did not mean it would be because McGregor would somehow knock him out and score perhaps the biggest upset in sports history.
Mayweather, a supreme counter puncher, said he will be aggressive and go forward even though McGregor's trainer, John Kavanagh, has said he was skeptical.
Asked why anyone should believe him based on his history, Mayweather was nearly indignant.
"We'll see. We'll see. At the end of the day you will see the results," Mayweather said. "This fight won't go the distance. Remember that, no matter what his coach say. His coach can't fight for him. When it comes down to it, it comes down to the two fighters. I just said what I said (about winning by knockout). This is how I feel.
"I say I guarantee it won't go the distance. He says it's not going the distance. I say it's not going the distance. So it's obvious we going to come out from the opening bell and drop bombs."
Mayweather, 40, of Las Vegas, has rarely predicted he would score a knockout. He said the reason he's doing so for this fight with McGregor (0-0) is because he will return to retirement and wants to make his finale something memorable.
He also said he wanted to make up for the 2015 mega fight with Manny Pacquiao that so badly disappointed.
"I'm doing this for myself and my family, but I want to give everyone a great show," Mayweather said. "Everyone deserves a good show. The Pacquiao fight wasn't exciting enough. That was on Pacquiao, but I have to give the fans a great show this time."
McGregor has predicted a knockout from even before the fight was made official. He initially predicted he would stop Mayweather in the fourth round. Then, after the Nevada State Athletic Commission agreed to grant a one-fight waiver to reduce the size of the gloves from the standard 10 ounces for junior middleweight fights to 8 ounces, which are for fights under 147 pounds, a thrilled McGregor predicted he would stop Mayweather inside two rounds.
"Floyd can talk about whatever he wants to talk about. He can talk any kind of trash he wants, because he's talking to the new God of boxing," Ireland's McGregor, 28, said. "If people are overlooking my size, power and youth, they shouldn't be. I'm very confident in those attributes. I believe I'll knock him out early.
"If you look at the way I fight, I am a fast starter. I come out and bang people right away. With 8-ounce gloves, I don't see him lasting more than one or two rounds."
Dan Rafael
ESPN
8/24/17
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather's reputation is as one of the greatest defensive fighters of all time. As the highest-paid fighter in history he has grossed nearly $1 billion in large part because of his "Money" persona and the skills to back it up.
So it may come to a surprise to some that Mayweather --- giving his best Joe Namath Super Bowl III proclamation -- is guaranteeing he will knock out Conor McGregor, the UFC star crossing over to boxing for a huge money fight when they meet on Saturday (Showtime PPV, 9 p.m. ET) at the T-Mobile Arena.
"One hundred percent, it will not go the distance," Mayweather told ESPN on Wednesday. "One hundred percent chance this fight won't go the distance."
Mayweather's greatest skill is on defense, where he is supremely difficult to hit with a clean punch. And while he often makes his opponents pay by landing his own assortment of shots, one thing he is not is a knockout artist.
In fact, Mayweather has not knocked out an opponent since his somewhat controversial fourth-round stoppage of Victor Ortiz in September 2011. In that fight, Mayweather reclaimed a welterweight world title when he nailed Ortiz -- after Ortiz dropped his hands and was looking at the referee, who had broken them from a clinch.
Prior to that KO, Mayweather's previous stoppage -- a no-doubt-about it one with no controversy -- came when he blasted Ricky Hatton in the 11th round of a 2007 welterweight world title defense.
In all, Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs) has only stopped two opponents in his last 11 bouts.
And when he said Saturday's fight against McGregor wouldn't go the distance, Mayweather did not mean it would be because McGregor would somehow knock him out and score perhaps the biggest upset in sports history.
Mayweather, a supreme counter puncher, said he will be aggressive and go forward even though McGregor's trainer, John Kavanagh, has said he was skeptical.
Asked why anyone should believe him based on his history, Mayweather was nearly indignant.
"We'll see. We'll see. At the end of the day you will see the results," Mayweather said. "This fight won't go the distance. Remember that, no matter what his coach say. His coach can't fight for him. When it comes down to it, it comes down to the two fighters. I just said what I said (about winning by knockout). This is how I feel.
"I say I guarantee it won't go the distance. He says it's not going the distance. I say it's not going the distance. So it's obvious we going to come out from the opening bell and drop bombs."
Mayweather, 40, of Las Vegas, has rarely predicted he would score a knockout. He said the reason he's doing so for this fight with McGregor (0-0) is because he will return to retirement and wants to make his finale something memorable.
He also said he wanted to make up for the 2015 mega fight with Manny Pacquiao that so badly disappointed.
"I'm doing this for myself and my family, but I want to give everyone a great show," Mayweather said. "Everyone deserves a good show. The Pacquiao fight wasn't exciting enough. That was on Pacquiao, but I have to give the fans a great show this time."
McGregor has predicted a knockout from even before the fight was made official. He initially predicted he would stop Mayweather in the fourth round. Then, after the Nevada State Athletic Commission agreed to grant a one-fight waiver to reduce the size of the gloves from the standard 10 ounces for junior middleweight fights to 8 ounces, which are for fights under 147 pounds, a thrilled McGregor predicted he would stop Mayweather inside two rounds.
"Floyd can talk about whatever he wants to talk about. He can talk any kind of trash he wants, because he's talking to the new God of boxing," Ireland's McGregor, 28, said. "If people are overlooking my size, power and youth, they shouldn't be. I'm very confident in those attributes. I believe I'll knock him out early.
"If you look at the way I fight, I am a fast starter. I come out and bang people right away. With 8-ounce gloves, I don't see him lasting more than one or two rounds."
The line isn't indicative of how much of a mismatch it is. It's a rare situation where there is an overwhelming amount of small public bets on McGregor thus keeping the odds down far lower than what the true odds should be.
If he somehow KO'd Floyd I'd just assume it was rigged, but let's just say we didn't think it was, I'd think it was the biggest upset I've ever seen. Atleast until McGregor did more in a boxing ring to prove otherwise.
If he somehow KO'd Floyd I'd just assume it was rigged, but let's just say we didn't think it was, I'd think it was the biggest upset I've ever seen. Atleast until McGregor did more in a boxing ring to prove otherwise.
LOL ... "Money Belt" goes to the winner
3360 diamonds / 600 sapphires / 300 emeralds / alligator leather
Here`s a better picture of the belt.
