Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather (August 26th) - Page 56 - Sporting Events and Fantasy Sports

Donald Trump is the President of the United States of America. If that ridiculous **** can happen a man throwing punches can get lucky, even against one of the greats and shock the world. That's where I currently stand. If it happens I won't be shocked.

Plus isn't life a lot more fun when you believe that the impossible is possible?

sort of what happens when the other candidate is the nutlow. thats not the case here.

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07-19-2017 , 03:41 PM

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Even 155lbs is a tough cut for Conor, he's 171lbs on fight night, 160lbs is probably optimal for Conor.

Idk, seems hard to believe that a guy who fought, and fought well at 145 lbs a year or so ago, has an optimal weight of 160 lbs.

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07-19-2017 , 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DisGunBGud

Conor has a chance. He's a world class athlete throwing punches. Maybe he gets lucky, but that extent of it. His skill at the sport he's challenging in is that of an amateur. Treating this like anything other than an exhibition is buying into hype and nothing else.

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07-19-2017 , 04:01 PM

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I'm sure if we go back and look the people thinking Conor has a chance are the same people saying Rowdy Ronda would beat him up.

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07-19-2017 , 04:07 PM

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I have two friends who either are or have been professional sports bettors and whilst neither of them specialise in combat sports they're certain the Betfair's line isn't far enough from the true line for McGregor's chances to be as low as a lot of boxing "experts" seem to think. Obviously it's a tricky event to model but McGregor's current price (6.6) suggests that he has a chance, **** knows how, but he does.

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07-19-2017 , 04:17 PM

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Christ i feel like a flat earther

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07-19-2017 , 04:20 PM

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People banging the CM drum are win-win here.

CM loses = I was optimistic but expected it in the end

Wins = lol 2p2

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07-19-2017 , 04:23 PM

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For every Floyd Mayweather or Terrance Crawford, there are about 5 Ricardo Mayorgas, 1 Pauli Malinagi, 1 Joe Horn, 3 Lucas Matthysse's and a host of bums with nothing to offer but stat padding.

Last week on HBO (I think) there was some Asian bum with little to no "boxing" talent. He lost every round but was still in the fight because he could punch and had heart. This scenario makes up about half of all the boxing events that have ever occurred.

The idea that this will taint the sport as it won't be up to the standard boxing fans have come to expect is absurd.

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07-19-2017 , 04:48 PM

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That Asian bum is a better boxer than Conor.

It's not about embarrassing boxing, judges and promoters do that enough already. It's about skill disparity.

SUB is correct tho, might as well buy a lotto ticket and root for Conor. No one will call you out if you're wrong.

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07-19-2017 , 04:54 PM

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Thread is like the 2016 election thread in /politics

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07-19-2017 , 05:03 PM

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Conor's mental toughness was on full display when he went for the takedown vs Diaz after he got hit in the face.

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07-19-2017 , 05:20 PM

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SUB is correct tho, might as well buy a lotto ticket and root for Conor. No one will call you out if you're wrong.

If anyone wants to revel in the glory of the aftermath of this fight, they'll have to post screenshots of their betting slips?

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07-19-2017 , 05:23 PM

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07-19-2017 , 05:24 PM

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07-19-2017 , 06:10 PM

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Yeah they're right... McGregor is shorter priced than Mayweathers world class boxing legend opponents he has faced. Sounds about right.

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07-19-2017 , 06:10 PM

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Conor's mental toughness was on full display when he went for the takedown vs Diaz after he got hit in the face.

I don't think anyone would say Floyd got exposed if he lost to Andre Dirrell at 168 lbs.

I'm not a psychologist, but what do you guys think having a silverback gorilla tattooed on ones chest says about their psyche?

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07-19-2017 , 06:14 PM

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It says you're a mad ****.

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07-19-2017 , 06:27 PM

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Yeah they're right... McGregor is shorter priced than Mayweathers world class boxing legend opponents he has faced. Sounds about right.

Or proves what some people have been saying all along. Mayweather fights no one.

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07-19-2017 , 06:32 PM

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Floyd throwing the fight to set up another 9 figure rematch is super live

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07-19-2017 , 06:33 PM

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It's one thing to fight Rory MacDonald at 170 pounds, and it's a different thing to fight a natural 155er @ 170 pounds because he was on holidays, stoned, eating burritos and drinking beer on the beach.

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Originally Posted by BertieWooster

Conor's true line should be a ton, but let's say it moves to 12, the people who were going to bet 100$ on Conor @ 6.6, will now bet less money on him @ 12.

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07-19-2017 , 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ra_Z_Boy

Yeah they're right... McGregor is shorter priced than Mayweathers world class boxing legend opponents he has faced. Sounds about right.

I don't know much about sports betting markets and basically f-all about combat sports, but people with more knowledge and capital than anybody itt have the biggest impact on the lines.

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07-19-2017 , 06:36 PM

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I love Conor as a MMA fighter. Argued a ****ton with people when I picked him over Aldo and bet on it, dealt with MMA SE morons calling me idiotic/delusional, etc

Even I would never bet him here, and if he won you probably couldn't convince me it was a legitimate win.

So as I see it there are two outcomes

Floyd wins or Floyd throws fight. Winning is obv like 98% likely but I wouldn't be that surprised to see something sketchy happen in lolboxing either with this kinda money at stake

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07-19-2017 , 06:45 PM

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As the mysterious disappearance of Fanerio has left this forum bereft of pseudo-informed iconoclasm I'm just going to say that Mayweather has almost definitely run good over his career. I think that somehow backs up my earlier statement, let's not worry about exactly how.

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07-19-2017 , 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Herbavorus_Rex

If anyone wants to revel in the glory of the aftermath of this fight, they'll have to post screenshots of their betting slips?

Why do you wanna see 20+ betting slips after the fight? Of course ppl are betting, this is a poker forum and betting Mayweather is the freest money in a long time.

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07-19-2017 , 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by C-Viggity

Floyd throwing the fight to set up another 9 figure rematch is super live

Or at the very least he could keep it competitive so Conor can call for a rematch saying he has more experience now/knows what to expect etc. etc.

If he just goes in there and destroys Conor in every round he never makes another dollar as an active boxer.

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