Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

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Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Longsidejono » Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:49 pm

https://twitter.com/FloydMayweather/sta ... 4334023680

Any boxing fans, finally confirmed!
Big miss match and a lot of money being invested, Burnley v all blacks next?

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by DCWat » Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:51 pm

I can see this being a bit of a farce. Mayweather will give him a hiding.
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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by DCWat » Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:57 pm

Sort of what I said, isn't it?

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Cleveleys_claret » Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:58 pm

Misread it ha ha sorry. Deleted that post ha ha
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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Belial » Wed Jun 14, 2017 11:32 pm

My first thought when I saw this earlier was 'oh dear'. Conor was shown up against Diaz in his own sport when they first fought after getting overconfident... Mayweather might just finish him off.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Caballo » Thu Jun 15, 2017 6:56 am

We'll find out just how good Mayweather really is, as he carries McGregor late into the fight in attempt to stimulate interest in a rematch.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Belgianclaret » Thu Jun 15, 2017 8:22 am

Will they be boxing or kicking?

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Sutton-Claret » Thu Jun 15, 2017 8:29 am

Belgianclaret wrote:Will they be boxing or kicking?
What about scratching and spitting?

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Geoff » Thu Jun 15, 2017 8:37 am

I don't know how anyone can get excited over one of the best defensive boxers of all time fighting a complete amateur.
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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by happyclaret17 » Thu Jun 15, 2017 8:43 am

Geoff wrote:I don't know how anyone can get excited over one of the best defensive boxers of all time fighting a complete amateur.
a bit harsh
mayweathers not that bad.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Quickenthetempo » Thu Jun 15, 2017 8:46 am

It's just simply a money making scheme that a lot of idiots will pay to watch.
Connor McGregor has a big following and Vegas will want to host them like they did for Ricky Hattons thousands.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by happyclaret17 » Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:10 am

I have lost interest in these pay per view over hyped fights....I watched all the great heavy weights and middle weights in the 70s and 80s....ali...foreman...frasier...holmes in heavy weight division.....then the likes of sugar ray leonard...hearns...haggler in the middle weight division....more recently...barrera...chavez further down the weights....none of these were pay per view but all of them extraordinary boxers....sky just ramp up nothing fights for weeks in advance and my sky subscription is paying for the adds.....they should have a stand alone sky channel instead of annoying us with their hype.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by FactualFrank » Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:14 am

I can't get excited about a fight involving someone who has been beat 3 times in his own sport. Had he been undefeated in something like 40-50 fights, then it may have been a bit more interesting.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Geoff » Thu Jun 15, 2017 12:46 pm

FactualFrank wrote:I can't get excited about a fight involving someone who has been beat 3 times in his own sport. Had he been undefeated in something like 40-50 fights, then it may have been a bit more interesting.
Yeah because that'd make it less one sided.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Bordeauxclaret » Thu Jun 15, 2017 1:19 pm

Months of boring trash talk to come followed by some kind words to each other after the fight.
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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Andingle » Thu Jun 15, 2017 1:33 pm

Build up will be more entertaining than the fight

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by UTCAndrew123 » Thu Jun 15, 2017 2:26 pm

This'll be great entertainment

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Vegas Claret » Thu Jun 15, 2017 3:48 pm

on my doorstep, zero interest

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by jrgbfc » Thu Jun 15, 2017 5:05 pm

Anyone who buys this on PPV is an absolute mug. McGregor won't be able to get anywhere near Mayweather, won't even get to see a knockout either Floyd will just completely outbox him for 12 rounds and then go on about how he's the greatest of all time. How about fighting Amir Khan or the lad Spence, someone who may just give you something to think about?

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by KefkaClaret » Thu Jun 15, 2017 5:28 pm

jrgbfc wrote:Anyone who buys this on PPV is an absolute mug. McGregor won't be able to get anywhere near Mayweather, won't even get to see a knockout either Floyd will just completely outbox him for 12 rounds and then go on about how he's the greatest of all time. How about fighting Amir Khan or the lad Spence, someone who may just give you something to think about?

Because he would rather have $100m

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by box_of_frogs » Thu Jun 15, 2017 8:09 pm

Part of me wants Mayweather to batter the pikey, part of me wants McGregor to spank mr flash cash. Decisions, decisions......
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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Right_winger » Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:26 pm

Mayweather will carry him. McGregors boxing is **** poor. Plenty of videos out there.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Saxoman » Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:43 pm

If may weather gets on top, t'other guy might be temped to start kicking..

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Geoff » Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:53 pm

Saxoman wrote:If may weather gets on top, t'other guy might be temped to start kicking..
Not when there's a clause meaning he forfeits his entire purse if this were to happen.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Flatline » Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:01 pm

An all time low for boxing,it's now become farcical.
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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Saxoman » Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:03 pm

Geoff wrote:Not when there's a clause meaning he forfeits his entire purse if this were to happen.
Shame. They should have had an 'all in', bareknuckle.. :lol:

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Bop » Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:54 pm

Belial wrote:My first thought when I saw this earlier was 'oh dear'. Conor was shown up against Diaz in his own sport when they first fought after getting overconfident... Mayweather might just finish him off.
I'm not a fan of the sport, but Cameron Diaz in just boxing shorts would finally get me to pay to view.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Saxoman » Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:56 pm

Bop wrote:I'm not a fan of the sport, but Cameron Diaz in just boxing shorts would finally get me to pay to view.
Maybe 20 years ago.. :lol:

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by IanMcL » Fri Jun 16, 2017 12:00 am

Bop wrote:I'm not a fan of the sport, but Cameron Diaz in just boxing shorts would finally get me to pay to view.
Cameron says count her in!

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Braindead » Fri Jun 16, 2017 12:06 am

jrgbfc wrote:Anyone who buys this on PPV is an absolute mug. McGregor won't be able to get anywhere near Mayweather, won't even get to see a knockout either Floyd will just completely outbox him for 12 rounds and then go on about how he's the greatest of all time. How about fighting Amir Khan or the lad Spence, someone who may just give you something to think about?
:lol: :lol: I thought for a minute you said Amir Khan.

Oh wait, you did :lol: :lol:

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Dom » Fri Jun 16, 2017 7:32 am

One of the most one sided boxing matches ever. Good luck to McGregor though, if he comes out of it unhurt then he'll be able to retire a very wealthy man.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Bop » Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:24 am

Saxoman wrote:Maybe 20 years ago.. :lol:
I see your point Saxo. However some things look far better after 20 years. Just one example could be the Premier League table.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by FactualFrank » Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:26 am

Maybe if Mayweather does win, as expected, they should have a rematch, but in the cage.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by SammyBoy » Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:53 am

Even though Mayweather isn't a big puncher, and hasn't knocked anybody out for years I genuinely think he could take McGregor out of there in the first round should he wish. McGregor won't be able to see the punches coming, won't be able to hit Mayweather with any of his own and through sheer accumulation of shots I can see the referee being forced to step in and stop it. The question is will Mayweather toy with McGregor and string it out for long enough to give the fans more than 3 minutes of action? I'm a huge boxing fan but I'm not excited about this at all, and probably won't even stay up to watch it unless there's a sensational undercard that will offer some evenly matched fights. For a real competitive contest check out Ward-Kovalev II this weekend!

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by SammyBoy » Fri Jun 16, 2017 11:01 am

FactualFrank wrote:Maybe if Mayweather does win, as expected, they should have a rematch, but in the cage.
I can't see that happening, Mayweather is 40 and rich enough that he's not going to bother learning a whole new discipline. Added to that he's never claimed to be any good in the cage, McGregor called out Mayweather for a boxing match and he's got what he wanted (which I assume is just a massive pay day rather than any actual belief he can really win).

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Sidney1st » Sun Jul 16, 2017 9:07 pm

Rumoured to be £90 PPV if you've got the full sky package or £130 without full sky package :lol:

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by karatekid » Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:03 pm

£90!! This could be the least watched ppv event ever. I hope! :shock:

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Rick_Muller » Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:27 pm

Kodi anyone...?

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Wile E Coyote » Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:57 pm

that irresponsible and horrific theatrical and scripted slanging match was a disgrace, this is a billion light years from the noble art of boxing.
Stage managed shite designed to lure the punters and satisfy the bookies. These aren't men, its a distasteful affair from start to finish. If I'm mistaken, then I can only say I hope the manic big mouthed irish tosser gets destroyed in seconds.
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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by JohnMac » Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:02 am

I personally am waiting for Real Madrid v China in the innaugral 'Underwater Extreme Ironing' Championships which will be offered on pay per view in low resolution for only £35.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by Geoff » Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:25 am

Sidney1st wrote:Rumoured to be £90 PPV if you've got the full sky package or £130 without full sky package :lol:
Source?

I've seen nothing of the sort. UK PPV broadcaster hasn't even been agreed yet.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by karatekid » Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:49 am

In the US the prices are $89.95 for standard definition and $99.95 for HD. Confirmed. :o

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by karatekid » Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:52 am

Apparently showtime hasn't decided whether to go with sky UK or ITV box office yet. Projected price at this point is around £60.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by FulledgeClaret » Mon Jul 17, 2017 11:35 am

If those prices are about right I think whoever broadcasts it in the UK may be disappointed.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by willsclarets » Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:05 pm

It's nonsense, Sky will charge around the 20 quid mark for customers in the UK - same as the manny vs mayweather fight. Which was also around the $100 in the U.S.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by JimmyRobbo » Mon Jul 17, 2017 9:03 pm

As a few have said before me, pathetic scripted nonsense aimed at who? The American market? It's as bad as the old WWF garbage at such a childish level.

I hate what boxing is becoming if this is the future.

I hope it is an enormous flop.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by karatekid » Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:15 pm

Sky box office have it but no mention of a price yet.

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by ayrshireclaret83 » Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:28 pm

£19.95 on sky confirmed

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Re: Mayweather v mcgregor confirmed!

Post by FactualFrank » Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:38 pm

I doubt it'll be worth 20 sheets. 3rd/4th round knockout.

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