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Regardless of the actual fight, Mcgregor won last night. Actually, he dominated.
Posted on 8/27/17 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 8/27/17 at 1:30 pm
Not in the boxing ring. Not for MMA. But he won more than anyone else or sport did last night.
Mcgregor just successfully baited and flat out used the sport of boxing and it's biggest star to his own advantage and came away the winner of the whole event.
He just accomplished something most fighters, in either sport, will never, ever sniff regardless of their talent or ability. He became the level of a "household Name" very few will ever obtain. Regardless of what anyone tries to argue, outside of diehard fans, Mcgregor is a bigger name in either sport other than Mayweather. Elementary aged kids know his name...but they sure as hell couldn't begin to tell you what GGG means or who the hell he is.
While doing this, he also just happened land a payday that the majority of either sport's athletes will only ever dream of. It was an awful easy one at that as he sat there sipping on some Irish whiskey afterwards.
And he did all this while still managing to keep his credibility intact.
Mayweather may have toyed with him in the ring to the diehards, but Mcgregor just abused Mayweather's entire sport.
Mcgregor just successfully baited and flat out used the sport of boxing and it's biggest star to his own advantage and came away the winner of the whole event.
He just accomplished something most fighters, in either sport, will never, ever sniff regardless of their talent or ability. He became the level of a "household Name" very few will ever obtain. Regardless of what anyone tries to argue, outside of diehard fans, Mcgregor is a bigger name in either sport other than Mayweather. Elementary aged kids know his name...but they sure as hell couldn't begin to tell you what GGG means or who the hell he is.
While doing this, he also just happened land a payday that the majority of either sport's athletes will only ever dream of. It was an awful easy one at that as he sat there sipping on some Irish whiskey afterwards.
And he did all this while still managing to keep his credibility intact.
Mayweather may have toyed with him in the ring to the diehards, but Mcgregor just abused Mayweather's entire sport.
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Posted on 8/27/17 at 1:32 pm to ummagumma
Is this another moral victory thread?
Posted on 8/27/17 at 1:35 pm to ummagumma
Well he made five times more money in one night than he had to this point in UFC.
Of course he won. He won when this shite was scheduled
Of course he won. He won when this shite was scheduled
Posted on 8/27/17 at 1:43 pm to ummagumma
Lol so many moral victories.
Posted on 8/27/17 at 1:46 pm to ummagumma
wtf is this shite
Posted on 8/27/17 at 1:47 pm to ummagumma
Mcgregor did dominate....in regards to promoting the fight and cashing in. You as a person buying the fight hype was dominated.
Posted on 8/27/17 at 1:53 pm to ummagumma
People starting these threads post-fight are truly stupid.
Posted on 8/27/17 at 2:03 pm to castorinho
Is it a moral victory? For me....sure, if you want to look at it that way. I'm just a casual fan who is not alone when I say I have really started to dislike the sport of boxing.
So it is somewhat satisfying when all the boxing diehards feel vindicated about a 10 rounder and talk down to everyone, when the truth of the whole event is an outsider just used the sport of boxing for his own personal gain and became a bigger household name in the process, with an 0-1 record, than anyone not named Mayweather. That really says a lot about the sport if one would admit it.
So it is somewhat satisfying when all the boxing diehards feel vindicated about a 10 rounder and talk down to everyone, when the truth of the whole event is an outsider just used the sport of boxing for his own personal gain and became a bigger household name in the process, with an 0-1 record, than anyone not named Mayweather. That really says a lot about the sport if one would admit it.
Posted on 8/27/17 at 2:08 pm to ummagumma
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casual fan who is not alone when I say I have really started to dislike the sport of boxing.
Care to explain why?
Posted on 8/27/17 at 2:18 pm to ummagumma
You're under the belief that Mcgregor wasn't a household name before this fight?
I guarantee, 99% of casual observers who watch ESPN could tell you the name of two UFC fighters: Mcgregor and Rousey. All Mcgregor did was go get a payday that was far more than anyone in the UFC will ever dream of.
I guarantee, 99% of casual observers who watch ESPN could tell you the name of two UFC fighters: Mcgregor and Rousey. All Mcgregor did was go get a payday that was far more than anyone in the UFC will ever dream of.
Posted on 8/27/17 at 2:20 pm to Weagle25
quote:I think we've moved on to Moral Knock Out, MKO.
Is this another moral victory thread?
Posted on 8/27/17 at 2:22 pm to ummagumma
This fight has really brought out the idiots
Posted on 8/27/17 at 2:24 pm to DBU
quote:
You're under the belief that Mcgregor wasn't a household name before this fight?
I guarantee, 99% of casual observers who watch ESPN could tell you the name of two UFC fighters: Mcgregor and Rousey. All Mcgregor did was go get a payday that was far more than anyone in the UFC will ever dream of.
This. I don't watch MMA, but I was fully aware of who McGregor was and what he could do before this whole spectacle.
Anyone with even the slightest bit of common sense knew McGregor was out of his depth. He got slapped around for 10 rounds by a legend and it hasn't, and won't, hurt his reputation. He's still one of the baddest men on the planet, he's now just 4x richer than he was before.
This post was edited on 8/27/17 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 8/27/17 at 2:41 pm to ummagumma
Mcgregor embarrassed mma last night you nitwit.
Posted on 8/27/17 at 2:44 pm to airfernando
quote:
Mcgregor embarrassed mma last night you nitwit.
How so?
quote:
Anyone with even the slightest bit of common sense knew McGregor was out of his depth. He got slapped around for 10 rounds by a legend and it hasn't, and won't, hurt his reputation. He's still one of the baddest men on the planet, he's now just 4x richer than he was before.
And I agree with all of this.
This post was edited on 8/27/17 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 8/27/17 at 3:29 pm to Smoke7024
An average adult sports fan knew likely knew who Mcgregor was before this. I'll give you that. That doesn't equal a household name though. Because you also have a ton of non-sport fans and a whole slew of kids who never even knew who Floyd Mayweather was before this thing.
Now many of those people only know who Mayweather is because of this event with Conor Mcgregor.
If you all want to clown Mcgregor as a boxer, fine. I don't pretend he'll ever be a decent professional boxer. But he just accomplished something very few professional athletes ever do and did so in a very deliberate and methodical way. He set out to get a big money fight, he used the only sport that could command that kind of money, and went after the only guy who could demand that kind of money.
The day after its being estimated he just made upwards to $100 Million and he never hit the mat.
So yes, I call that domination...regardless of what technically went down or any other analysis someone wants to through out there.
I swear...some of you all need to think outside that narrow box you keep yourselves in sometimes.
Now many of those people only know who Mayweather is because of this event with Conor Mcgregor.
If you all want to clown Mcgregor as a boxer, fine. I don't pretend he'll ever be a decent professional boxer. But he just accomplished something very few professional athletes ever do and did so in a very deliberate and methodical way. He set out to get a big money fight, he used the only sport that could command that kind of money, and went after the only guy who could demand that kind of money.
The day after its being estimated he just made upwards to $100 Million and he never hit the mat.
So yes, I call that domination...regardless of what technically went down or any other analysis someone wants to through out there.
I swear...some of you all need to think outside that narrow box you keep yourselves in sometimes.
Posted on 8/27/17 at 3:36 pm to ummagumma
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He set out to get a big money fight, he used the only sport that could command that kind of money, and went after the only guy who could demand that kind of money.
Nice theory. The only problem is that Mayweather is the guy that did all that.
He's the one that decided he either wanted or needed one more mega payday, took advantage of all the boxing vs MMA fanfiction out there and chose McGregor as his opponent, while making sure he kept a vast majority of the money and every single advantage.
McGregor's twin "contributions" were being the most marketable MMA star and able to fight in Mayweather's weight class.
Posted on 8/27/17 at 3:40 pm to ummagumma
You have no idea how boxing works. Other than about 8 shots (he only got because mayweather was aggressive and coming toe to toe with him) mcgregor only landed headbutts, rabbit punches/hammer fists to the back of the head, and insults.
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