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

I can see this being a bit of a farce. Mayweather will give him a hiding.

Sort of what I said, isn't it?

Edit - post disappeared??

Misread it ha ha sorry. Deleted that post ha ha

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.

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.

Will they be boxing or kicking?

Belgianclaret wrote:Will they be boxing or kicking?

What about scratching and spitting?

I don't know how anyone can get excited over one of the best defensive boxers of all time fighting a complete amateur.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Months of boring trash talk to come followed by some kind words to each other after the fight.

Build up will be more entertaining than the fight

This'll be great entertainment

on my doorstep, zero interest

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?

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

Part of me wants Mayweather to batter the pikey, part of me wants McGregor to spank mr flash cash. Decisions, decisions......

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

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

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.

An all time low for boxing,it's now become farcical.

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..

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.

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..

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!

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?

I thought for a minute you said Amir Khan.

Oh wait, you did

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.

Saxoman wrote:Maybe 20 years ago..

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

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

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!

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).

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

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

Kodi anyone...?

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.

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.

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

Source?

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

£19.95 on sky confirmed

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